In this, paper we present a probabilistic approach to analysis and prediction of protein structure. We argue that this approach provides a flexible and convenient mechanism to perform general scientific data analysis in molecular biology. We apply our approach to an important problem in molecular biology-predicting the secondary structure of proteins-and obtain experimental results comparable t...

Business Intelligence (BI) over unstructured text is under intense scrutiny both in the industry and research. Recent work in this field includes automatic integrating of unstructured text into business analytics, model recognition, and probabilistic databases to handle uncertainty of Information Extraction (IE). However, still an open issue is how to handle IE quality, which is a part of ETL l...

The bloom-forming, toxic cyanobacterium Microcystis synthesizes multiple secondary metabolites and has been shown to deter zooplankton grazing. However, the biochemical and/or molecular basis by which Microcystis deters zooplankton remains unclear. This global transcriptomic study explored the response of Microcystis to direct and indirect exposures to multiple densities of two cladoceran graze...

Plant-herbivore interactions are hypothesized to drive vole population cycles through the grazing-induced production of phytoliths in leaves. Phytoliths act as mechanical defences because they deter herbivory and lower growth rates in mammals. However, how phytoliths impair herbivore performance is still unknown. Here, we tested whether the amount of phytoliths changes tooth wear patterns. If c...

Kreisman, Stuart H., Anthony Manzon, Sharon J. Nessim, José A. Morais, Réjeanne Gougeon, Simon J. Fisher, Mladen Vranic, and Errol B. Marliss. Glucoregulatory responses to intense exercise performed in the postprandial state. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 278: E786–E793, 2000.—A sevento eightfold increment in hepatic glucose production (endogenous Ra) occurs in postabsorptive (PA) intense exerc...

n-propylsalicylidene based on silica as ion exchanger (ie) was used for the separation by complexation of mn2+, co2+, ni2+, cu2+, hg2+, cr3+, fe3+, and uo22+ from their parent solutions. ie and its metal complexes are characterized by elemental analysis, electronic and infrared spectra, in addition to thermal analysis in atmospheric pressure. the mode of chelation and the proposed geometric str...

Drought is common in rangeland environments and an understanding of its impacts on the structure and function of rangeland ecosystems is paramount for developing effective management strategies. This research was the second of a series of studies investigating the impacts of varying seasonal droughts on northern Great Plains rangelands. Research was conducted on native rangeland during the 1998...

Two levels of grazing intensity were unposed on pasture durtng a spring-time pre-treatment period in two years at Massey University’s Dary Cattle Research Urut. The two grazing intensws were lax (L), 2000-2500 kg DMlha residual herbage mass (RHM) and intense (I) 1000-1500 kg DM/ha RHM. imposed for 2 grazmg rotations. Durmg this period, net herbage accumulation (NHA) on the L wards was approxima...

The functional significance of the change in enamel thickness and microstructure shown by the molar of the European mammoth lineage is discussed. It is suggested that the extreme reduction of the enamel thickness in Mammuthus primigenius may represent an adaptation to increase occlusal pressure during mastication. Consistently, the enamel microstructure underwent a differentiation that led to a...

Coral reefs provide a number of ecosystem services including coastal defense from storms, the generation of building materials, and fisheries. It is increasingly clear that the management of reef resources requires an ecosystem approach in which extractive activities are weighed against the needs of the ecosystem and its functions rather than solely those of the fishery. Here, I use a spatially...