We present the Proteome Quality Index (PQI; http://pqi-list.org), a much-needed resource for users of bacterial and eukaryotic proteomes. Completely sequenced genomes for which there is an available set of protein sequences (the proteome) are given a one- to five-star rating supported by 11 different metrics of quality. The database indexes over 3000 proteomes at the time of writing and is prov...

The Ria Formosa lagoon is an ecosystem whose water quality reflects the anthropogenic influence upon the surrounding areas. In this lagoon, the clam Ruditapes decussatus has a great economical importance and has been widely used as a biomonitor. A multibiomarker approach (δ-aminolevulinic acid dehydratase, metallothionein, lipid peroxidation, acetylcholinesterase, alkali-labile phosphates, DNA ...

Intelligent reservoir characterization using seismic attributes and hydraulic flow units has a vital role in the description of oil and gas traps. The predicted model allows an accurate understanding of the reservoir quality, especially at the un-cored well location. This study was conducted in two major steps. In the first step, the survey compared different intelligent techniques to discover ...

the “driving force - pressure - state - impact – response” modeling framework isadopted to consider the formation mechanisms of environmental risks and the requirements ofecological environment protection. moreover, a systematical index system and evaluation model forthe measurement of the coastal ecological security level is put forward in this paper to assess thestate of coastal ecological en...

background: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (copd) is a major public health problem worldwide. smoking is the number one cause of copd; however, genetic, environmental and dietary factors contribute to the etiology of this disease. in this study, we assessed the association between three diet quality indices -the healthy eating index-2005 (hei-2005), the healthy eating index-2010 (hei-201...

while the growth of mis investment and its influence is making mis evaluation ever more indispensable, little attention has been paid to assessing and communicating system effectiveness. this paper attempts to empirically assess the effectiveness of integrated human resource information system in iranian oil industry. as suggested by recent research, the widely accepted is success model is ba...

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We consider the problems of interest group discovery in a social network graph using term-based topic descriptions. For a given query consisting of a set of terms, we efficiently compute a connected subset of users that jointly cover the query terms, based on the annotation vocabulary utilized by users in the past. The presented approach is twofold; first we identify so-called seed users, cente...

Falling back past few years rapid progress in Air pollution has become a life-threatening concern many nations throughout the world due to human activity, industrialisation, and urbanisation.. As result of these activities, sulphur oxides, carbon dioxide (CO2), nitrogen monoxide (CO), chlorofluorocarbons (CFC), lead, mercury, other pollutants be emitted into atmosphere. Simultaneously, estimati...