Path following and obstacle avoidances are used in heading control and path replanning for unmanned surface vessels (USVs), which have attracted the interest of many researchers over the years. This paper investigates the path-following and obstacle avoidance problems for USVs. First, on the basis of the current position and desired path, an adaptive line-of-sight (ALOS) algorithm is used to obtain the desired heading angle, a...

Background Major depressive disorder is a leading cause of disability worldwide, affecting up to 17 % of the general population. The neural mechanisms of depression, however, are yet to be uncovered. Recently, attention has been drawn to the effects of dysfunctional brain-gut axis on depression, and many substances have been suggested to be involved in the communication between the gut and brain, such as ghrelin. Methods We he...