Kot: A cat cannot see directly under its nose

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The double-nail illusion is a multi-modal illusion in which two similar physical objects, which are located one behind the other in depth, appear visually to be next to each other (at a depth about halfway between the two physically present objects) instead of one being directly behind the other. This observation cannot be explained on the basis of classical theories of binocular depth perception (Krol 1982, p. 28-33), but it can be explained by binocular ghosts in a neural network. The basic setup was mentioned in 1950 by Rønne and rediscovered and systematically investigated in 1978 by Krol, see Research history. The conditions for the illusion and the main observations are described unde…

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Data-driven exploration of electronic nose technology to differentiate bacteria in blood cultures under biofilm-promoting conditions.. Biofilms are a major cause of delayed wound healing, yet current biofilm identification methods are limited by invasiveness, processing times, or specificity. This study investigates the potential of metal-oxide electronic noses for identifying bacterial cultures of Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Enterococcus faecium, and Staphylococcus epidermidis grown in blood-based growth medium. We conducted in-vitro experiments to capture volatilome signatures from cultures grown under biofilm-promoting conditions and analyzed data using an interpretabl…

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