Real-time simulation of fur is a key element inmany virtual reality applications. However, it is still difficult to simulate effects of fur animation in real-time. In this paper, we propose an interactive fur simulation method, to calculate effects of external forces, such as wind and gravity, and direct manipulation for real-time interactive animation. The proposed method consists of two layer...

Cortical representation of the common fur of mystacial pad is situated outside postero-medial barrel subfield (PMBSF) in rat primary somatosensory cortex. Following neonatal vibrissectomy, stimulation of the common fur activates the neurones in PMBSF. We examined if sparing of one mystacial vibrissa from the neonatal ablation, which results in a very extensive increase of its cortical represent...

The origin and evolution of manual grasping remain poorly understood. The ability to cling requires important grasping abilities and is essential to survive in species where the young are carried in the fur. A previous study has suggested that this behaviour could be a pre-adaptation for the evolution of fine manipulative skills. In this study we tested the co-evolution between infant carrying ...

Abstract The type VI secretion system (T6SS) is a widespread protein apparatus deployed by many Gram-negative bacterial species to interact with competitor bacteria, host organisms, and the environment. Yersinia pseudotuberculosis T6SS4 was recently reported be involved in manganese acquisition; however, underlying regulatory mechanism still remains unclear. In this study, we discovered that re...

Moshe Phillipa,b,c, Thomas Danned, Shlomit Shalitina,b,c, Bruce Buckinghame, Lori Laffelf, William Tamborlaneg, Tadej Battelinoh and for the Consensus Forum Participantsi aThe Jesse Z and Sara Lea Shafer Institute of Endocrinology and Diabetes, National Center for Childhood Diabetes, Schneider Children’s Medical Center of Israel, Petach Tikva, Israel; bMolecular Endocrinology and Diabetes Labor...

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Many territorial species have the ability to recognise neighbours from stranger individuals. If the neighbouring individual is assumed to pose less of a threat, the territorial individual responds less and avoids unnecessary confrontations with familiar individuals at established boundaries, thus avoiding the costly energy expenditure associated with fighting. Territorial male Australian fur se...

Northern fur seals breeding on the Pribilof Islands are characterized by pelagic migrations that begin each fall and last approximately eight months. Previous studies have examined the early phases of the migration with respect to timing, location, and effects of ocean surface currents on movement. We used satellite telemetry and remotely sensed satellite data to examine relationships between o...