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Whole-Cell Computational Model of Mycoplasma genitalium
- The goal of this project was to develop the first detailed, "whole-cell" computational model of the entire life cycle of living organism, <i>Mycoplasma genitalium</i>. The model describes the dynamics of every molecule over the entire life cycle and accounts for the specific function of every annotated gene product.
We anticipate that whole-cell models will be critical for synthetic biology and personalized medicine. Please see the project website <a href="http://wholecell.org">wholecell.org</a> and the Downloads page to explore the whole-cell knowledge base and simulations and obtain the model code. | |
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Registered: 2012-01-24 03:21 |
Are subject-specific musculoskeletal models robust to parameter identification?
- This study analyzed the sensitivity of the predictions of an MRI-based musculoskeletal model (i.e., joint angles, joint moments, muscle and joint contact forces) during walking to the unavoidable uncertainties in parameter identification, i.e., body landmark positions, maximum muscle tension and musculotendon geometry. To this aim, we created an MRI-based musculoskeletal model of the lower limbs, defined as a 7-segment, 10-degree-of-freedom articulated linkage, actuated by 84 musculotendon units. We then performed a Monte-Carlo probabilistic analysis perturbing model parameters according to their uncertainty, and solving a typical inverse dynamics and static optimization problem using 500 models that included the different sets of perturbed variable values. Model creation and gait simulations were performed by using freely available software that we developed to standardize the process of model creation, integrate with OpenSim and create probabilistic simulations of movement. | |
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Activity Percentile: 92.56 Registered: 2014-11-10 15:19 |
SCONE: Open Source Software for Predictive Simulation
- If SCONE is helpful for your research, please cite the following paper:
Geijtenbeek, T (2019). SCONE: Open Source Software for Predictive Simulation of Biological Motion. Journal of Open Source Software, 4(38), 1421, https://doi.org/10.21105/joss.01421 | |
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Registered: 2016-10-27 13:07 |
Practical Annotation and Exchange of Virtual Anatomy
- Representation of anatomy in a virtual form is at the heart of clinical decision making, biomedical research, and medical training. Virtual anatomy is not limited to description of geometry but also requires appropriate and efficient labeling of regions - to define spatial relationships and interactions between anatomical objects; effective strategies for pointwise operations - to define local properties, biological or otherwise; and support for diverse data formats and standards - to facilitate exchange between clinicians, scientists, engineers, and the general public. Development of aeva, a free and open source software package (library, user interfaces, extensions) capable of automated and interactive operations for virtual anatomy annotation and exchange, is in response to these currently unmet requirements. This site serves for aeva outreach, including dissemination the software and use cases. The use cases drive design and testing of aeva features and demonstrate various workflows that rely on virtual anatomy.
aeva downloads:
Downloads (https://simtk.org/frs/?group_id=1767)
Kitware data repository (https://data.kitware.com/#folder/5e7a4690af2e2eed356a17f2)
aeva documentation:
Guides and tutorials (https://aeva.readthedocs.io)
aeva videos:
Short instructions (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCubfUe40LXvBs86UyKci0Fw)
aeva source code:
Kitware source code repository (https://gitlab.kitware.com/aeva)
aeva forum:
Forums (https://simtk.org/plugins/phpBB/indexPhpbb.php?group_id=1767 ) | |
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Registered: 2019-08-28 01:27 |
Model of the Scapulothoracic Joint
- In this study, we developed a rigid-body model of a scapulothoracic joint to describe the kinematics of the scapula relative to the thorax. This model describes scapula kinematics with four degrees of freedom: 1) elevation and 2) abduction of the scapula on an ellipsoidal thoracic surface, 3) upward rotation of the scapula normal to the thoracic surface, and 4) internal rotation of the scapula to lift the medial border of the scapula off the surface of the thorax. The surface dimensions and joint axes can be customized to match an individual’s anthropometry. We compared the model to “gold standard” bone-pin kinematics collected during three shoulder tasks and found modeled scapula kinematics to be accurate to within 2 mm root-mean-squared error for individual bone-pin markers across all markers and movement tasks. As an additional test, we added random and systematic noise to the bone-pin marker data and found that the model reduced kinematic variability due to noise by 65% compared to Euler angles computed without the model. Our scapulothoracic joint model can be used for inverse and forward dynamics analyses and to compute joint reaction loads. The computational performance of the scapulothoracic joint model is well suited for real-time applications, is freely available as an OpenSim 3.2 plugin, and is customizable and usable with other OpenSim models. | |
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Activity Percentile: 80.47 Registered: 2015-01-14 23:10 |
BlurLab -- 3D Microscopy Simulation Package
- BlurLab is an easy to use platform for generating simulated fluorescence microscopy data for use in mechanistic modeling visualization, image comparison, and hypothesis testing. The software accepts the 3D positions, intensities and labels of fluorescing objects that are produced by an underlying mechanistic model and transforms them into high quality simulated images. The program includes full 3D convolution with realistic (or even measured) point spread functions; inclusion of thermal, shot and custom noise spectra; simulations of mean and fully stochastic photobleacing; the ability to view scenes in wide-field and TIRF, and perform Z-slicing; and the ability to simulate FRAP experiments.
The software provides a platform for adjusting and saving these simulated images, as well as a number of helpful, semi-automated features to make image simulation easy and less error prone. | |
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Activity Percentile: 78.14 Registered: 2011-08-05 01:17 |
STO / TRC / MOT files plotter
- This Matlab tool allows the user to load up to 4 different files among sto, trc and mot extensions.
The user has the possibility to add a TAG name for each file.
This TAG name will be used as legend to plot the selected data in the next window.
The user will also have the possibility to extract ALL or only the desired data in a mat file.
This tool is more convenient to use than the Plot tab in OpenSIM for the user. | |
Registered: 2020-02-11 10:58 |
Simbody: Multibody Physics API
- This project is a SimTK toolset providing general multibody dynamics capability, that is, the ability to solve Newton's 2nd law F=ma in any set of generalized coordinates subject to arbitrary constraints. (That's Isaac himself in the oval.) Simbody is provided as an open source, object-oriented C++ API and delivers high-performance, accuracy-controlled science/engineering-quality results.
Simbody uses an advanced Featherstone-style formulation of rigid body mechanics to provide results in Order(<em>n</em>) time for any set of <em>n</em> generalized coordinates. This can be used for internal coordinate modeling of molecules, or for coarse-grained models based on larger chunks. It is also useful for large-scale mechanical models, such as neuromuscular models of human gait, robotics, avatars, and animation. Simbody can also be used in real time interactive applications for biosimulation as well as for virtual worlds and games.
This toolset was developed originally by Michael Sherman at the Simbios Center at Stanford, with major contributions from Peter Eastman and others. Simbody descends directly from the public domain NIH Internal Variable Dynamics Module (IVM) facility for molecular dynamics developed and kindly provided by Charles Schwieters. IVM is in turn based on the spatial operator algebra of Rodriguez and Jain from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), and Simbody has adopted that formulation.
<b>SOURCE CODE:</b> Simbody is distributed in source form. The source code is maintained at <a href="https://www.github.com/simbody">GitHub</a>. You can get a zip of the latest stable release <a href="https://github.com/simbody/simbody/releases">here</a>, then build it on your Windows, Mac OSX, or Linux machine (you will need CMake and a compiler).
You can also clone the git repository and build the latest development version <a href="https://github.com/simbody/simbody">here</a>; the repository URL is https://github.com/simbody/simbody.git. If you would like to contribute bug fixes, new code, documentation, examples, etc. to Simbody (and we hope you will!), please fork the repository on GitHub and send pull requests.
If you are new to git, you may want to start with GitHub's <a href="https://help.github.com/categories/54/articles">Bootcamp tutorial</a>. | |
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Registered: 2005-07-26 19:52 |
Analysis of arm swing during human walking
- This project provides a simplified version of the UpperLowerBodySimple model from the ULB-project, which was adjusted with the purpose to decrease the run time of the simulations.
The adjusted model was used to determine arm swing kinematics (with and without muscle excitations) during human walking, with arm movements not exceeding 70 degrees of anteflexion or abduction. However, the adjusted_ULB model can be used for modeling and simulating kinematics and kinetics of all neuromusculoskeletal systems.
For an example of an arm swing simulation without muscle excitation we refer to the video below.
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Activity Percentile: 55.35 Registered: 2013-10-19 09:43 |
MITK-GEM: Software pipeline to GEnerate Models from images
- An attempt to provide a software pipeline to interactively create finite element models from medical images. Primarily intended to model bone fracture risk.
An application with graphical user interface and image processing plugins is provided. The application is build using the MITK Workbench software framework. The following plugins are available: fast image segmentation using graph cut, volume meshing using tetgen and density to modulus conversion for bone material property assignment.
Documentation and tutorials are available on our <a href="http://araex.github.io/mitk-gem-site/">tutorial website</a>.
Along with pre-compiled executables available here, the source code is available on our <a href="https://github.com/araex/mitk-gem">github page</a>.
The graph cut segmentation plugin and the material mapping plugin were developed as part of research studies.
If you use the software or source code in your research, please cite the corresponding journal <a href="https://simtk.org/project/xml/publications.xml/?group_id=1063">publications</a>. | |
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Registered: 2015-12-23 02:46 |
Predictive framework for functional electrical stimulation (FES) cycling
- Enhancing the efficacy of spinal cord injury (SCI) rehabilitation is crucial for a patient’s optimal recovery. While functional electrical stimulation (FES) cycling stands as a standard therapy, achieving notable improvements proves challenging due to the inherent complexities embedded in the dynamics of the movement. Indeed, overcoming the time-consuming nature of cycling becomes imperative, prompting the development of predictive models through optimal control simulation. The current challenge lies in the demand for a specific framework that considers the unique intricacies of SCI FES cycling. In response, our innovative approach introduces a novel framework and showcases its application in solving predictive models. Leveraging open-source tools, including OpenSim and Blender, we built the FES cycling model. Subsequently, we outlined predictive problems within OpenSim Moco. This advancement mitigates the time-consuming constraints of prior methods. This improved avenue for simulating FES cycling for SCI rehabilitation paves the way for practical and time-effective integration of Digital Twins in clinical applications. | |
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Registered: 2018-07-18 14:14 |
Autoscoper (Bone/Implant Tracking Software)
- <div align="justify">This is Autoscoper v2.7 upgraded and maintained by <a href="https://sites.google.com/view/bardiya-akhbari/">Bardiya Akhbari</a>. Autoscoper is a 2D-to-3D registration software that gives the users the ability to track bones or implants in the videoradiographs. This version supports the particle swarm optimization algorithm and active feedback on normalized cross-correlation to improve the accuracy and speed of registration. Earlier version (v 2.0) was programmed by Dr. <a href="http://bknoerlein.de/index.html">Ben Knoerlein</a>. Version 2 combined the sources of both the CUDA and OpenCL versions and allows usage of either one. Version 2 has improved processing, several bug fixes, and new functionality, e.g. multi bone, batch processing, when compared to the original versions. The first version of this software was developed by Andy Loomis (original CUDA version) and Mark Howison (OpenCL reimplementation).</div>
Please cite this article when using the latest version of Autoscoper:
<div align="justify"><a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0021929019303847"> Akhbari, B., Morton, A. M., Moore, D. C., Weiss, A-P. C., Wolfe, W. S., Crisco, J. J., 2019. Accuracy of Biplane Videoradiography for Quantifying Dynamic Wrist Kinematics, Journal of Biomechanics.</a></div>
You can find the full protocol in the Journal of Visualized Experiment:
<div align="justify"><a href="https://www.jove.com/t/62102/biplanar-videoradiography-to-study-wrist-distal-radioulnar"> Akhbari, B., Morton, A. M., Moore, D. C., Crisco, J. J. Biplanar Videoradiography to Study the Wrist and Distal Radioulnar Joints. <em>J. Vis. Exp.</em> (168), e62102, doi:10.3791/62102 (2021).
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To watch the tutorials, please check out our <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQkw3tZ6MA9QaVnSUyh9K-OeY9dsjb2P1">YouTube playlist</a>.
Please help us to improve this software package by responding to this <a href="https://brown.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4Nq1M03vthQzigm">quick survey</a>. | |
Registered: 2019-10-09 16:21 |
Ion Simulator Interface
- SimTK ISIM interface a simple Java graphical user interface for running the program ISIM. ISIM is package that simulates the thermodynamic ensemble of ions around a macromolecule using a grand canonical Monte Carlo scheme and simple hard sphere ion models. It is meant to provide an alternative mechanism to mean field approaches to allow the calculation of ion distributions around a highly charged molecule using a simple model that takes into account ion-ion correlations and steric interactions. The original source was created in the McCammon group at UCSD (http://mccammon.ucsd.edu/isim/). The version of ISIM used is available in the ISIM project on simtk.org. | |
Registered: 2006-03-08 17:34 |
Finite Element Mesh Overclosure Reduction and Slicing (FEMORS)
- The code was developed with the project to make freely available 3D geometries of the lower limbs of the Visible Human Female and Visible Human Male. The FEMORS code was used to remove all overclosures between adjacent geometries. The VH 3D geometries are available at: https://simtk.org/projects/3d-vh-geometry
The code was implemented in MATLAB utilizing the Machine Learning Toolbox and is available free and open-source, but we ask that you cite the following two works:
Andreassen, T. E., Hume, D. R., Hamilton, L. D., Higinbotham, S. E. & Shelburne, K. B. "An Automated Process for 2D and 3D Finite Element Overclosure and Gap Adjustment using Radial Basis Function Networks". 1–13 (2022) https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2209.06948
TE Andreassen, DR Hume, LD Hamilton, K Walker, SE Higinbotham, KB Shelburne, "Three-dimensional lower extremity musculoskeletal geometry of the Visible Human Female and Male,” Sci Data 10, 34 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-022-01905-2.
Adding changes to the code is encouraged and can be added to the repository by contacting the author. The author will check new or revised content for accuracy and completeness and add it to the repository.
Future/ongoing work aims to recreate the code using code that does not need the Machine Learning Toolbox, as well as implementing the code into a Python Toolbox for widespread use. | |
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Registered: 2023-03-27 19:58 |
Muscle function of overground running across a range of speeds
- This project is a repository of overground running data (3.5m/s 5.2m/s, 7.0m/s and 9.0m/s) along with a working musculoskeletal model to perform simulations and derive the function of individual muscles. | |
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Registered: 2011-08-07 14:01 |
Live Cell NF-κB
- This project provides data and visualization tools to explore single-cell NF-κB dynamics. To view the interactive figure, please see the Downloads section. | |
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Activity Percentile: 3.72 Registered: 2013-03-05 01:40 |
Prediction of trunk muscle size and position
- This project provides programs for predicting trunk muscle size and position values given sex, age, height, and weight. The predictions apply regressions developed based on CT measurements in a multi-ethnic sample of the Framingham Heart Study. This implements the regressions in Python code, specifically enabling users to run online via Google Colab notebooks. This may be of interest for researchers creating musculoskeletal models or other studies needing estimates of muscle morphometry.
The code (available in downloads) provides estimations of trunk muscle cross-sectional areas and positions at the vertebral levels between T4 and L4. Copy the Google Colab notebook to your Google Colab account to run. https://colab.research.google.com/
The form requires submission of a subject's sex, weight ( kg / lb ), height ( cm / in ), Age and ID (optional). After clicking the play button on the form an excel workbook will be downloaded. It contains four sheets: Cross-Sectional Area in mm^2 , Distance in mm^2 , Angle in degrees and an additional sheet describing your subject's inputs. Note that this calculator was developed with a dataset containing healthy adults between ages 40 and 90. Application outside this range may not be accurate, and this should not be used for children and adolescents.
FAQ.
1: What sample pool was used to generate the regression used in this calculator?
Table 1: Mean (SD) [Range] characteristics of participants included in the sample.
<table border="1"> <tr> <th style="background-color: gray"> </th> <th style="background-color: gray"> Men (N=247) </th> <th style="background-color: gray"> Women (N=260 ) </th> </tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: gray">Age (years)</th> <td>60.8 (14.1) [40-88]</td> <td>61.8 (12.6) [40-90]</td> </tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: gray">Height (cm)</th> <td>173.8 (7.2) [155.5-193.7] </td> <td>159.9 (6.6) [139.7-175.9] </td> </tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: gray"> Weight (kg)</th> <td>86.0 (14.4) [47.2-122.9]</td> <td>70.7 (15.3) [40.4-127.0]</td> </tr>
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2: Can this calculator be used for anyone?
The calculator can be used for anyone who falls within the data ranges noted above (i.e age 40 – 90, 140cm-195cm (4ft-6.4ft) and 70kg -130kg (154lbs-286lbs). Outside these ranges, the calculator may still be used, but will generate a warning that predictions are being extrapolated. Prediction intervals will also increase as inputs move outside the range of the sample. If an age < 40 is entered, the calculations will be performed for age = 40, as aging-related effects are likely not found in the same way for adults under 40.
3: How were the muscle distance and angle measurements calculated?
Measurements were performed in transverse plane CT scans at the mid-level of the vertebral body. After segmenting a muscle, the CSA is defined as its area in this plane. The distance and angle refer to the transverse plane polar coordinates representing position of a muscle’s centroid in relation to the centroid of the vertebral body, where the posterior direction is 0°.
4. What are the prediction intervals?
The prediction intervals are calculated at each vertebral level along with the predicted value. The prediction intervals for an outcome (lower 95% and upper 95%) provide a likely range of values for an individual with the given input sex, age, height and weight. A hard lower limit of 0 is applied for CSA predictions and distance predictions, and lower and upper limits of 0° and 180°, respectively, for angle predictions.
5. How do I run multiple individuals at once?
Use the MuscleCalculator_ForBulkUse. pynb code and fill in the arrays with your individuals' information, using commas for delineation and quotation marks for Sex, WeightUnits, HeightUnits and Names. Click run and your files will download. Your browser may ask you to allow multiple files to be downloaded. If you do not see a notification for the files being downloaded, check your google drive folder as some browsers may automatically send it there.
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Registered: 2022-12-09 18:54 |
Tibial forces in independently ambulatory children with spina bifida
- Experimental motion capture and bone strength data and simulation results from 16 independently ambulatory children with spina bifida and 16 age- and sex-matched children with typical development. Additional motion capture and EMG data and simulation results for 6 independently ambulatory children with spina bifida and 1 child with typical development. Custom scripts were used to calculate joint kinematics, moments, and forces. Post-simulation analyses were conducted to compare these waveforms between the group with spina bifida and the group with typical development.
The manuscript using these data and simulations can be found here:
Lee MR, Hicks JL, Wren TAL, and Delp SL (2022). Independently ambulatory children with spina bifida experience near-typical knee and ankle joint moments and forces during walking. Gait and Posture, 99:1-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2022.10.010 | |
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Registered: 2022-06-01 20:00 |
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) Analysis ToolBox
- TMS Analysis ToolBox is user friendly matlab based toolbox with a graphical user interface that can perform basic and advanced analyses of common TMS related outcomes on individual or averaged signal TMS trials (e.g. MEP latency/amplitudes, silent periods (duration and % decrease), input/output curves (sigmoidal fitting and area under the curve), paired-pulse ratios, and EMG onset detection. The toolbox imports whole multi-channel files and time-locks the data based on comments, data blocks, or thresholds (e.g. TTL). Further, the toolbox allows for easy organization of data and allows interactive analysis for data reduction and outcome detection for immediate visualization and exporting of results for second level analyses. TMS analysis toolbox currently supports file exports from: LabChart, Brain Vision, AcqKnowledge, Signal, Spike and Brainsight.
For more information, basic tutorial and/or to provide data from alternate data acquisition software for inclusion, please contact: David Cunningham, PhD (dxc536@case.edu). The software is also available from our github page: https://github.com/CunninghamLab/TMSAnalysisToolBox | |
Registered: 2022-02-24 20:28 |
Total Wrist Arthroplasty Biomechanics
- Total Wrist Arthroplasty (TWA) biomechanics was assessed using a biplane videoradiography (BVR) system at the <a href="https://www.xromm.org/">XROMM facility</a>, at Brown University.
This database will include:
1) Videoradiographs from 2 X-ray Sources
2) Tracked Implants in Radiographs
3) Matlab Codes for Processing the Tracked Data
4) Contact Calculation for Implants
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Registered: 2021-02-22 19:30 |
65 projects in result set. Displaying 20 per page. Projects sorted by alphabetical order.
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