Ultima Tule

Draft genome of tule elk

This paper presents the first draft genome of the tule elk (Cervus elaphus ), a subspecies native to California that underwent an extreme nannodes genetic bottleneck in the late 1800s. The genome was generated from Illumina HiSeq 3000 whole genome sequencing of four individuals, resulting in the assembly of 2.395 billion base pairs (Gbp) over 602,862 contigs over 500 bp and N50 = 6,885 bp. Thi...

Guilds: Communities in Ultima Online

This paper is concerned with the massively multi-player online role-playing game Ultima Online. Because of the large number of players, the evolution of sub-groups, or guilds, are very common. This document contains a general description of Ultima Online and an analysis of a particular guild. I show that the guild can be classified as a virtual community and discuss the importance of its rules ...

ULTIMA RATIO - A Visual Language for Argumentation

In the third act of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, the hero is unsure whether to kill Claudius the assassin of Hamlet’s father or not. He argues that if he does kill him, Claudius who is praying at that very moment goes to heaven and if he does not kill him Hamlet’s father is not revenged. A contradiction. Ultima Ratio aims at formalization and visualization of argumentation for agents. An agent is cons...

Current Status and Management Challenges For Tule White-Fronted Geese

Draft genome of tule elk Cervus elaphus nannodes.

This paper presents the first draft genome of the tule elk ( Cervus elaphus nannodes), a subspecies native to California that underwent an extreme genetic bottleneck in the late 1800s.  The genome was generated from Illumina HiSeq 3000 whole genome sequencing of four individuals, resulting in the assembly of 2.395 billion base pairs (Gbp) over 602,862 contigs over 500 bp and N50 = 6,885 bp. Thi...