Biological systems are resistant to perturbations caused by the environment and by the intrinsic noise of the system. Robustness to mutations is a particular aspect of robustness in which the phenotype is resistant to genotypic variation. Mutational robustness has been linked to the ability of the system to generate heritable genetic variation (a property known as evolvability). It is known tha...

This poster paper summarizes our research on fault tolerance arising as a by-product of the evolutionary computation process. Past research has shown evidence of robustness emerging directly from the evolutionary process, but none has examined the large number of diverse networks we used. Despite a thorough study, the linkage between evolution and increased robustness is unclear.

Hyperhidrosis is a disorder of excessive sweating beyond what is physiologically necessary for thermoregulation. Primary hyperhidrosis is localized; it can affect the axillae, palms, soles, face, and other areas and is idiopathic. The prevalence of hyperhidrosis in the United States is estimated to be 2.8% of the population, with about one-half (1.4%) of these individuals having the axillary fo...

chirurgie) advises the employment of these means to rid the system of poison in puerperal septiccemia. Of course, the early treatment of this disease, if the case is seen in time, is, first, by asepsis and antisepsis by means of uterine irrigation, etc. ; and, secondly, by the use of alcohol and every means to prevent the poison from overpowering the organism. But, if the morbid germs and their...

we have first to look at its effects in small doses and then in larger and constant doses. I will not enter into arguments about the harm, misery and crime it is responsible for, suffice it to say that it can save as well as destroy. Alcohol in moderate doses stimulates the brains, the respiratory and cardiac nerves, and produces capillary dilatation, diaphoresis, and a sensation of warmth, but...

OBJECTIVES This case report aims to help healthcare providers and methadone clinic patients to recognize one of the less recognized adverse effects of methadone, hyperhidrosis, and to suggest oxybutynin as a possible solution. METHODS A 35-year-old man on methadone maintenance therapy presented with excessive sweating, which began promptly after methadone was introduced. Urine toxicology was ...

Vertigo is a sensation of movement when no movement is actually occurring. It is often accompanied by visceral autonomic symptoms including pallor, diaphoresis, nausea, and vomiting. Vertigo is similar to motion sickness in that both may be caused by vestibular stimulation that does not match an internal model of expected environmental stimuli. Indeed, a functioning vestibular system is necessa...

This study aims to discuss the use of robustness analysis in evaluation and selection the strategies of an organization based on a matrix approach. The proposed technique can overcome the weakness of the robustness analysis model related to reviewing a few future scenarios and also, make it possible to in a short time include the ideas of the decision makers who participate in the strategic pla...

This paper presents a framework for the study of policy implementation in highly uncertain natural resource systems in which uncertainty cannot be characterized by probability distributions. We apply the framework to parametric uncertainty in the traditional Gordon–Schaefer model of a fishery to illustrate how performance can be sacrificed (traded-off) for reduced sensitivity and hence increase...