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This paper aims to discuss a method of quantifying the 'shape' of data, via a methodology called topological data analysis. The main tool within topological data analysis is persistent homology; this is a means of measuring the shape of…

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Topological Data Analysis (TDA) is a rising field of computational topology in which the topological structure of a data set can be observed by persistent homology. By considering a sequence of sublevel sets, one obtains a filtration that…

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Multiplexed imaging allows multiple cell types to be simultaneously visualised in a single tissue sample, generating unprecedented amounts of spatially-resolved, biological data. In topological data analysis, persistent homology provides…

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Topological Data Analysis (TDA) is a novel statistical technique, particularly powerful for the analysis of large and high dimensional data sets. Much of TDA is based on the tool of persistent homology, represented visually via persistence…

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Understanding the behavior and evolution of a dynamical many-body system by analyzing patterns in their experimentally captured images is a promising method relevant for a variety of living and non-living self-assembled systems. The arrays…

Spatial domain identification requires jointly modeling molecular signatures and physical coordinates, yet current tools frequently over-smooth biological boundaries, require user-specified cluster numbers, and lack principled multimodal…

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We develop a method for analyzing spatial and spatiotemporal anomalies in geospatial data using topological data analysis (TDA). To do this, we use persistent homology (PH), which allows one to algorithmically detect geometric voids in a…

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Persistent homology (PH) is one of the most popular tools in topological data analysis (TDA), while graph theory has had a significant impact on data science. Our earlier work introduced the persistent spectral graph (PSG) theory as a…

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Popular technologies for generating spatially resolved transcriptomic data measure gene expression at the resolution of a "spot", i.e., a small tissue region 55 microns in diameter. Each spot can contain many cells of different types. In…

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The advancement of Spatial Transcriptomics (ST) has facilitated the spatially-aware profiling of gene expressions based on histopathology images. Although ST data offers valuable insights into the micro-environment of tumors, its…

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Single-cell spatial transcriptomics (ST) offers a unique approach to measuring gene expression profiles and spatial cell locations simultaneously. However, most existing ST methods assume that cells in closer spatial proximity exhibit more…

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