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Norman Morrison Dan Bearden Jacob G. Bundy Tim Collette Felicity Currie Matthew P. Davey Nathan S. Haigh David Hancock Oliver A. H. Jones Simone Rochfort Susanna-Assunta Sansone Dalibor Štys Quincy Teng Dawn Field Mark R. Viant 《Metabolomics : Official journal of the Metabolomic Society》2007,3(3):203-210
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A key point in the analysis of dynamical models of biological systems is to handle systems of relatively high dimensions.
In the present paper we propose a method to hierarchically organize a certain type of piecewise affine (PWA) differential
systems. This specific class of systems has been extensively studied for the past few years, as it provides a good framework
to model gene regulatory networks. The method, shown on several examples, allows a qualitative analysis of the asymptotic
behavior of a PWA system, decomposing it into several smaller subsystems. This technique, based on the well-known strongly
connected components decomposition, is not new. However, its adaptation to the non-smooth PWA differential equations turns
out to be quite relevant because of the strong discrete structure underlying these equations. Its biological relevance is
shown on a 7-dimensional PWA system modeling the gene network responsible for the carbon starvation response in Escherichia coli.
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Laurent Tournier (Corresponding author)Email: |
Jean-Luc GouzéEmail: |
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Terry Harmer 《Cluster computing》2007,10(3):277-285
Gridcast is an R&D project investigating grid ideas and technologies in the broadcasting technical infrastructure. In this
paper I discuss the business and technical issues in building infrastructures to support broadcasters and outline the structure
of the Gridcast grid-based service oriented architecture for broadcasting playout support.
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Terry HarmerEmail: |
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The presence of several types of allelochemicals has been reported from Ajuga, a Labiatae genus comprising more than 40 species of wide distribution in extratropical regions of both hemispheres. The
genus is of great medicinal and economic importance and among the biological properties of the secondary metabolites, the
antifeedant activity against pest insects appears to be related to the presence of neo-clerodane type diterpenes. This review focuses on the isolation and structural elucidation of this type of compounds from
Ajuga species and the hemisynthetic compounds of closely related structure obtained. The reported biological activity of crude
extracts and isolated diterpenes will be briefly commented.
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Josep CollEmail: |
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Julio C. Postigo Kenneth R. Young Kelley A. Crews 《Human ecology: an interdisciplinary journal》2008,36(4):535-551
Pastoralists of the high Andes Mountains raise mixed herds of camelids and sheep. This study evaluates the land use of herdsmen
who are confronted by both socioeconomic and climate changes in Huancavelica, central Peru. Land use/ land cover change (LULCC)
was measured through satellite imagery, and pastoralists’ capacity to adapt to socioenvironmental changes was evaluated through
interviews and archival research. The most dynamic LULCCs between 1990 and 2000 were large increases in wetlands and a loss
of permanent ice. We conclude that the people’s responses to these changes will depend on availability of institutions to
manage pastures, other household resources, and perceptions of these biophysical changes. Socioenvironmental change is not
new in the study area, but current shifts will likely force this community to alter its rules of access to pastures, its economic
rationales in regards to commodities produced, and the degree of dependence on seasonal wage labor. In this scenario, households
with a greater amount of livestock will fare better in terms of assets and capital that will allow them to benefit from the
increasing presence of a market economy in a landscape undergoing climate change.
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Julio C. PostigoEmail: |
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Sub-Antarctic Marion Island has had a permanent research station for 50 years and the islands Wandering Albatrosses have been intensively studied for 20 years. The reactions of breeding birds to approaches by a human on foot were recorded. Three response variables were calculated: intensity of vocal reaction (IVR), intensity of non-vocal reaction (INR) and overall response index (ORI). At 5 m from the nest, twice as many birds stood and/or vocalised as at 15 m. Nearest neighbour distance, age and gender did not explain individual variability of responses. Study colony birds had higher IVR scores than non-study colony birds; birds at colonies closest to the station had the highest ORI scores. A better breeding record was associated with lower IVR and ORI scores, but a causative relationship remains to be demonstrated. A minimum viewing distance of 25 m is recommended for breeding Wandering Albatrosses.
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Marienne S. de VilliersEmail: Fax: +27-21-6503434 |
John CooperEmail: |
Peter G. RyanEmail: |
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Edoardo Datteri 《Biology & philosophy》2009,24(3):301-324
Bionic technologies connecting biological nervous systems to computer or robotic devices for therapeutic purposes have been
recently claimed to provide novel experimental tools for the investigation of biological mechanisms. This claim is examined
here by means of a methodological analysis of bionics-supported experimental inquiries on adaptive sensory-motor behaviours.
Two broad classes of bionic systems (regarded here as hybrid simulations of the target biological system) are identified,
which differ from each other according to whether a component of the biological target system is replaced by an artificial
component, or else a component of an artificial system is replaced by a biological component. The role of these hybrid systems
in the modelling of adaptive sensory-motor biological behaviours is discussed with reference to bionics-supported experiments
on the mechanisms of body stabilization in lampreys. Methodological problems emerging from these case studies often arise
in computer-based and biorobotic simulations of biological behaviours too. Accordingly, the present analysis contributes to
identifying a more general regulative methodological framework for the machine-based modelling of biological systems.
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Edoardo DatteriEmail: |
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Koen Kusters Manuel Ruiz Pérez Hubert de Foresta Ton Dietz Mirjam Ros-Tonen Brian Belcher Philip Manalu Ani Nawir Eva Wollenberg 《Human ecology: an interdisciplinary journal》2008,36(3):357-370
Resin producing agroforestry in the Krui area of Sumatra in Indonesia is presented as an environmentally friendly, income
generating land-use system which contributes to both development and conservation objectives. We studied the change in household
income portfolios in three communities in the Krui area. The studies revealed that in the period 1995–2004 agroforestry remained
the main source of income. We predict, however, that due to declining resin productivity per hectare, and rising price and
demand for timber, an increasing number of farmers will cut their mature agroforests in the near future. At the same time
our data suggests that farmers will continue tree planting activities. In result old agroforests may vanish while new ones
will be established.
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Koen KustersEmail: |