The present study describes a rich amphibian and reptilian assemblage from the early Miocene locality Echzell, Germany. It consists of one allocaudate, five salamander, frog, gecko, chamaeleonids, anguine lizards, lacertid, skink snake taxa. entire herpetofauna Echzell is represented by genera and/or families very broadly known Europe. Contrary to other herpetofaunas, includes surprisingly only...

We introduce a version of the DICE-2007 model designed for uncertainty analysis. DICE is a wide-spread deterministic integrated assessment model of climate change. Climate change, long-term economic development, and their interactions are highly uncertain. The quantitative analysis of optimal mitigation policy under uncertainty requires a recursive dynamic programming implementation of integrat...

The integrated Rule-Oriented Data System (iRODS) is a rule-based data management system that explicitly characterizes policies as rules controlling server-side workflows. By automating the execution of data management processes, petabyte-sized collections can be assembled and managed, with minimal administrative labor support. By defining rules that evaluate assessment criteria, the trustworthi...