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Networks in Transition: Adaptive Cycles, Organizational Traps, and the Mechanisms of Supply Chain Resilience
(2026-07-13)
The inability of organizations to adapt to disruptive change represents one of the most consequential challenges in supply chain management. Motivated by the widespread failure of supply chains during the COVID-19 pandemic, ...
Neural Correlates of Abstract Rule use within the Rostro-Caudal Axis of the Frontal Lobes
(2015-05-05)
This paper presents 2 experiments aimed to address key limitations in the understanding
of how abstract rules (i.e., matching, non-matching) are subserved by regions of the prefrontal
cortex (PFC) and frontal lobes of ...
Neural correlates of emotions in dogs
(2018-04-24)
Dogs are considered to be man’s best friend; they share a close and intense relationship with humans and have shown to excel in reading human social cues, including facial cues. Due to this intimate relationship shared ...
Neural Correlates of Trauma and Binge Drinking: Exploring the Impact of Trauma, Moral Injury, and PTSD Symptoms on Brain Activity and Drinking Behavior in Trauma Exposed Individuals
(2026-05-01)
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and alcohol use disorder (AUD) often co-occur, yet their neural mechanisms remain unclear. This pilot study examined whether PTSD symptoms and moral injury (MI) influence neural responses ...
Neural Enhancement for Multiobjective Optimization
(2008-05-15)
In this work, a neural network approach is applied to multiobjective optimization problems in order to expand the set of optimal solutions. The network is trained using results obtained from existing evolutionary multiobjective ...
Neural Network Based Gesture Recognition Robot
(2017-11-30)
Autonomous mobile robots (ARM’s) are defined by their ability to perform some tasks independently from direct human interaction. However, interaction with humans at some point is necessary. There are some situations in ...
A Neural Network Implementation on Embedded Systems
(2010-07-22)
This dissertation presents a solution for embedded neural networks across many types of hardware and for many applications. The software package presented here allows the user to develop a neural network for a desired ...
A Neural Network-Based Modeling and Prediction of Crater Formation and Evolution in Plume-Surface Interaction
(2026-04-13)
Retro-propulsive landings on extraterrestrial surfaces pose significant risks due to the interaction between the supersonic plume from rocket nozzles and the ground. The plume–surface interaction (PSI) releases dust and ...
Neural Profiles of Fear and Guilt: An Investigation Using Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Spectroscopy
(2019-01-09)
Fear and guilt are emotional processes that are implicated in the development and maintenance of psychiatric disorders. While research on fear has established a consistent neural network, a corresponding ‘guilt’ network ...
Neural Underpinnings of Implicit Reappraisal: How Preceding Descriptions Influence Emotional Responses to Videos
(2024-12-12)
Emotion regulation is an essential part of everyday life, and deficits in regulatory behaviors can have harmful effects on one’s mental, physical, and social well-being. Existing models of emotion regulation propose different ...
Neuro-Fuzzy System with Increased Accuracy Suitable for Hardware Implementation
(2009-05-15)
Fuzzy controllers are easy to design for complex control surfaces but produce rough control surfaces which might lead to unstable operation. On the other hand neural controllers are hard and complex to train but they produce ...
Neurobehavioral Consequences of Aging and Chronic Methylmercury Exposure: Interactions with Dietary Selenium
(2008-08-15)
Methylmercury (MeHg), although a well-described toxicant to the adult and developing nervous system, is inadequately understood in adult onset, low-level chronic exposure. Among the known effects are somatosensory deficits ...
Neurobehavioral Effects of Neonatal Methylmercury Exposure: Impacts on Perseveration and Learning
(2022-04-20)
Neural changes occurring during the neonatal period in rodents are akin to those seen in humans during the third trimester of pregnancy. The neonatal period is a developmental period during which the monoamine systems ...
Neurofunctional Correlates of Geometry and Feature Use in a Virtual Environment Across the Lifespan
(2017-04-12)
There are mixed results regarding the differentiation of neurofunctional correlates of spatial abilities. To help elucidate the existing mixed findings, three experiments were conducted. In Experiment 1, college-aged ...
Neuromorphic Computing Based on Superconductive Quantum Phase-Slip Junctions
(2021-11-29)
Superconductive electronics that exhibit ultra-low power consumption and high speed are good candidates for neuromorphic computing, which aims to emulate the human brain, as CMOS-based systems are approaching the bottleneck ...
Neuromuscular Insights for the Design and Control of Hand-Assistive Robots
(2022-12-09)
Engineers often neglect the dynamics of neuromuscular control when developing hand-assistive robots. Models of the hand that decouple ‘peripheral’ kinematic and sensory dynamics from the ‘central’ dynamics of neural ...
The Neurophysiological Correlates of Choice on Engagement, Motivation, and Motor Skill Learning
(2017-07-22)
Autonomous practice conditions have time and again shown to be advantageous for motor skill learning, but the reason for this benefit is still unclear. Some studies suggest this benefit arises from increased motivation ...
Neuroprotection against Methamphetamine Induced Neurotoxicity: Applications for Parkinson’s Disease
(2009-05-04)
Parkinson’s disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder associated with selective degeneration of nigrostriatal dopaminergic neurons. It is the most common of the neurodegenerative movement disorders, affecting ...
Neuroprotective effects of bioactive compounds (resveratrol and genistein) in various mouse models
(2021-04-26)
Obesity is a complex disease which has adverse effects on various organ including liver, heart and brain. It was shown that obesity is a significant risk factor for developing type 2 diabetes, heart disease and neurodegenerative ...
Neuroprotective effects of carnitinoid antioxidants in rodent models of mitochondrial dysfunction
(2016-07-27)
The pathological effects of mitochondrial dysfunction result from both oxidative damage and bioenergetic deficiency, and are more severe in cells and tissues with high metabolic energy demands such as neurons, skeletal ...