Cyanobacteria can form nitrogen-fixing symbioses with a broad range of plant species. Unlike other plant-bacteria symbioses, little is understood about the immunological responses induced by cyanobionts (symbiotic cyanobacteria). Here, we demonstrated that model plant-symbiotic cyanobacteria, Nostoc punctiforme capable protecting against programmed cell death (PCD) when in Arabidopsis thaliana ...

Most experts agree (Piatetsky-Shapiro, 2000; Thearling, 2007) that data mining began in the 1960s with the advent of computers that could store and process large amounts of data. In the 1980s, data mining became more common and widespread with the distribution of relational databases and SQL. In the 1990s, business saw a boom in data mining as desktop computers and powerful server-class compute...

Host and symbiont often conflict over patterns of symbiont transmission. Symbionts favour dispersal out of the host to avoid competition with close relatives. Migration leads to competition among different symbiotic lineages, with potentially virulent side-effects on the host. The hosts are favoured to restrict symbiont migration and reduce the virulent tendencies of the symbionts. Reduced mixi...

Many trackers have been proposed for tracking objects individually in previous research. However, it is still difficult to trust any single tracker over a variety of circumstances. Therefore, it is important to estimate how well each tracker performs and fusion the tracking results. In this paper, we propose a symbiotic black-box tracker (SBB) that learns only from the output of individual trac...

This paper will consider the coevolution of species which are symbiotic in their interaction. In particular, we shall analyse the interaction of squirrels and oak trees, and develop a mathematical framework for determining the coevolutionary equilibrium for consumption and production patterns.

Real time data from several traffic participants such as smart-phone users and vehicles equipped with GPS devices (taxi and bus fleets) is potentially available in the form of a continuous data stream in several mega cities. This real time data can be augmented with that from the traditional sensors for the implementation of several advanced traffic management and control strategies. In this re...