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Exploiting Environmental Computation in a Multi-Agent Model of Slime Mould

open access: yes, 2015
Very simple organisms, such as the single-celled amoeboid slime mould Physarum polycephalum possess no neural tissue yet, despite this, are known to exhibit complex biological and computational behaviour.
Jones, Jeff
core   +1 more source

Natural polymer‐based hydrogels: Types, functionality, food applications, environmental significance and future perspectives: An updated review

open access: yesFood Biomacromolecules, Volume 2, Issue 1, Page 84-105, March 2025.
Abstract Hydrogels of natural, synthetic and hybrid origin are used in various food applications in modern days. Among them, natural polymer‐based hydrogels are becoming increasingly popular in the food industry owing to their structural diversity, biocompatibility, affordability, biodegradability and non‐toxicity compared to their synthetic ...
Piyumi Chathurangi Wanniarachchi   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Commodity risk assessment of Alnus cordata, Alnus glutinosa and Alnus incana plants from the UK

open access: yesEFSA Journal, Volume 23, Issue 1, January 2025.
Abstract The European Commission requested the EFSA Panel on Plant Health to prepare and deliver risk assessments for commodities listed in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2019 as ‘high‐risk plants, plant products and other objects’. Taking into account the available scientific information, including the technical information provided by ...
EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH)   +36 more
wiley   +1 more source

Parallel Accelerated Virtual Physarum Lab Based on Cellular Automata Agents

open access: yesIEEE Access, 2019
Self-aware and self-expressive physical systems are inspiring new methodologies for engineering solutions of complex computing problems. Among many other examples, the slime mold Physarum Polycephalum exhibits self-awareness and self-expressiveness while
Nikolaos I. Dourvas   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Advances in Aureobasidium research: Paving the path to industrial utilization

open access: yesMicrobial Biotechnology, Volume 17, Issue 8, August 2024.
The extremotolerant fungus Aureobasidium chassis can utilize a broad spectrum of substrates to synthesize value‐added products including pullulan, polyol lipids, polymalate, and melanin. We furthermore describe available genetic engineering tools and up‐scaling approaches.
Difan Xiao   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fluid flows shaping organism morphology

open access: yes, 2018
A dynamic self-organized morphology is the hallmark of network-shaped organisms like slime moulds and fungi. Organisms continuously re-organize their flexible, undifferentiated body plans to forage for food. Among these organisms the slime mould Physarum
Alim, Karen
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Physarum rubiginosum Fr.

open access: yes, 2023
Published as part of Kluša, Julita, 2023, Complete Checklist Of Myxomycetes In Latvia, pp. 127-151 in Acta Biologica Universitatis Daugavpiliensis 23 (2) on pages 127-151, DOI: 10.59893/abud.23(2).002, http://zenodo.org/record ...
openaire   +2 more sources

Slime mold (Physarum cinereum (Batsch) Pers.) on turfgrass

open access: yesКарантин і захист рослин, 2019
Goal. To study the spread and severity of slime mold on turfgass in Ukraine. Methods. Field and laboratory methods were used. The research was conducted on two varieties of mixed with different percentage and species composition of cereal grasses. The
S. Retman, O. Nychyporuk
doaj   +1 more source

Nanomaterials as Microglia Modulators in the Treatment of Central Nervous System Disorders

open access: yesAdvanced Healthcare Materials, Volume 13, Issue 12, May 7, 2024.
Microglia activation states M1 and M2, besides their physiological roles, play key roles in the onset and progression of various CNS disorders. The modulation of microglia activity using nanomaterials represents a promising therapeutic approach for the treatment of these diseases (created with BioRender.com).
Matteo Battaglini   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A revised model of fluid transport optimization in Physarum polycephalum

open access: yes, 2016
Optimization of fluid transport in the slime mold Physarum polycephalum has been the subject of several modeling efforts in recent literature. Existing models assume that the tube adaptation mechanism in P. polycephalum's tubular network is controlled by
Bonifaci, Vincenzo
core   +1 more source

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