Pub Date : 2016-03-01DOI: 10.1109/LLS.2016.2568259
Xiaodong Yang;Aifeng Ren;Tianqiao Zhu;Fangming Hu
Digital phantoms are vital for various biomedical researches. Traditional phantoms include theoretical models and voxel models reconstructed from medical images. It has been demonstrated that the homogeneous phantom filled with uniform tissue is accurate enough for wearable antenna design, body-centric channel modeling, etc. Therefore, it is interesting and necessary to investigate the novel approach of generating digital phantoms using an optical noncontact measurement system. In this letter, the point cloud data are first obtained; then, they are simplified via principal component analysis; finally, by applying surface reconstruction and mesh simplification techniques, a digital Chinese phantom is established. To verify the usability of the phantom, numerical calculation is performed to check E-fields at different positions on the body. Results sufficiently prove the feasibility of the train of thought presented in this letter.
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Pub Date : 2016-01-01DOI: 10.1109/LLS.2016.2644645
Marc Martin-Casas;Ali Mesbah
Computational models are useful for quantitative elucidation of the dynamical behavior of biological systems. Oftentimes, several competing models (i.e., hypotheses) are proposed to describe the underlying molecular mechanisms of a biological system. Selecting the most representative model is imperative for obtaining meaningful quantitative insights into the dynamics of the system of interest. However, the discrimination between competing models poses a significant challenge due to heterogeneity that is intrinsic to biological systems. This letter demonstrates the effectiveness of a probabilistic approach to optimal experiment design for model discrimination in the presence of time-invariant cell-to-cell differences within a cell population. The JAK2/STAT5 signaling pathway, which is involved in proliferation and differentiation of hematopoietic stem cells, is used as a case study.
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The Synthetic Biology Open Language (SBOL) is an emerging data standard for representing synthetic biology designs. The goal of SBOL is to improve the reproducibility of these designs and their electronic exchange between researchers and/or genetic design automation tools. The latest version of the standard, SBOL 2.0, enables the annotation of a large variety of biological components (e.g., DNA, RNA, proteins, complexes, small molecules, etc.) and their interactions. SBOL 2.0 also allows researchers to organize components into hierarchical modules, to specify their intended functions, and to link modules to models that describe their behavior mathematically. To support the use of SBOL 2.0, we have developed the libSBOLj 2.0