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ZV-Sim: Probabilistic Simulation Framework for Pre-emergent Novel Zoonose Tracking
Joseph Maffetone, Julia Gersey, Pei Zhang
https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.20319

ZV-Sim: Probabilistic Simulation Framework for Pre-emergent Novel Zoonose Tracking
ZV-Sim is an open-source, modular Python framework for probabilistic simulation and analysis of pre-emergent novel zoonotic diseases using pervasive sensing data. It incorporates customizable Human and Animal Presence agents that leverage known and simulated location data, contact networks, and illness reports to assess and predict disease origins and spread. The framework supports Monte Carlo experiments to analyze outcomes with various user-defined movement and probability models. Although in…

A System for Accurate Tracking and Video Recordings of Rodent Eye Movements using Convolutional Neural Networks for Biomedical Image Segmentation
Isha Puri, David Cox
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.08183

A System for Accurate Tracking and Video Recordings of Rodent Eye Movements using Convolutional Neural Networks for Biomedical Image Segmentation
Research in neuroscience and vision science relies heavily on careful measurements of animal subject's gaze direction. Rodents are the most widely studied animal subjects for such research because of their economic advantage and hardiness. Recently, video based eye trackers that use image processing techniques have become a popular option for gaze tracking because they are easy to use and are completely noninvasive. Although significant progress has been made in improving the accuracy and robus…

Satellite tracking of 12,000 marine animals reveals ocean giants are in trouble #ocean

Satellite tracking of 12,000 marine animals reveals ocean giants are in trouble
A massive global collaboration has tracked over 12,000 marine animals from whales to turtles to create one of the most detailed movement maps of ocean giants ever assembled. The project, MegaMove, highlights how animal migrations intersect with fishing, shipping, and pollution, revealing alarming gaps in current ocean protections. Even if 30% of the oceans were protected, most critical habitats would still be exposed to threats.