A lumped parameter model of endoplasm flow in Physarum polycephalum explains migration and polarization-induced asymmetry during the onset of locomotion.

The plasmodial slime mold Physarum polycephalum exhibits strong, periodic flow of cytoplasm through the veins of its network.In the special case of mesoplasmodia, a newly described starvation-induced, shape-constant morphotype, this periodic endoplasm streaming is the basis of locomotion.Furthermore, we presume that cytoplasm flow is also involved

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Toward Learning Human-Like, Safe and Comfortable Car-Following Policies With a Novel Deep Reinforcement Learning Approach

In this Pentair IntelliFlo3 Parts paper, we present an advanced adaptive cruise control (ACC) concept powered by Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL) that generates safe, human-like, and comfortable car-following policies.Unlike the current trend in developing DRL-based ACC systems, we propose defining the action space of the DRL agent with discrete a

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