PLOS ONE

Collective behavior quantification on human odor effects against female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes—Open source development

Publishing date: 2017-02-02 Published on: PLOS ONE summary: The method proposed contributes towards (a) unlimited open source use, (b) a low-cost setup, (c) complete guide for any entomologist to adapt in terms of hardware and software, (d) simple to use, and (e) a lightweight data output for collective behavior analysis of mosquitoes.

Individualized 3D printing navigation template for pedicle screw fixation in upper cervical spine

Publishing date: 2017-02-02 Published on: PLOS ONE summary: Pedicle screw fixation in the upper cervical spine is a difficult and high-risk procedure. The screw is difficult to place rapidly and accurately, and can lead to serious injury of spinal cord or vertebral artery.

Single-shot quantitative phase microscopy with color-multiplexed differential phase contrast (cDPC)

Publishing date: 2017-02-02 Published on: PLOS ONE summary: A new technique for quantitative phase and amplitude microscopy from a single color image with coded illumination. The system consists of a commercial brightfield microscope with one hardware modification—an inexpensive 3D printed condenser insert.

Vigi4Med Scraper: A Framework for Web Forum Structured Data Extraction and Semantic Representation

Publishing date: 2017-01-25 Published on: PLOS ONE summary: None authors: Bissan Audeh, Michel Beigbeder, Antoine Zimmermann, Philippe Jaillon, Cédric Bousquet link to paper: 10.1371/journal.pone.0169658 Icons made by catkuro from www.flaticon.com

A 3D Printed Toolbox for Opto-Mechanical Components

Publishing date: 2017-01-18 Published on: PLOS ONE summary: Editors note: The article presents a toolbox for opto-mechanical pieces that are based on printable 3D models and commercially available parts; each piece is tested for stability and precision and compared to pieces from well-known manufacturers.

WiseEye: Next Generation Expandable and Programmable Camera Trap Platform for Wildlife Research

Publishing date: 2017-01-11 Published on: PLOS ONE summary: The development of a user-customisable open source camera trap platform named ‘WiseEye’, designed to provide flexible camera trap technology for wildlife researchers.

Chaos-Based Simultaneous Compression and Encryption for Hadoop

Publishing date: 2017-01-10 Published on: PLOS ONE summary: None authors: Muhammad Usama, Nordin Zakaria link to paper: 10.1371/journal.pone.0168207 Icons made by catkuro from www.flaticon.com

A Modular and Affordable Time-Lapse Imaging and Incubation System Based on 3D-Printed Parts, a Smartphone, and Off-The-Shelf Electronics

Publishing date: 2016-12-21 Published on: PLOS ONE summary: The ATLIS enables the transformation of simple inverted microscopes into live cell imaging systems using custom-designed 3D-printed parts, a smartphone, and off-the-shelf electronic components.

An Assemblable, Multi-Angle Fluorescence and Ellipsometric Microscope

Publishing date: 2016-12-01 Published on: PLOS ONE summary: A multi-functional microscope for research laboratories that have significant cost and space limitations. The microscope pivots around the sample, operating in upright, inverted, side-on and oblique geometries.

LudusScope: Accessible Interactive Smartphone Microscopy for Life-Science Education

Publishing date: 2016-10-05 Published on: PLOS ONE summary: An accessible, interactive do-it-yourself smartphone microscopy platform that promotes exploratory stimulation and observation of microscopic organisms, in a design that combines the educational modalities of build, play, and inquire.