The world food system is globalized and interconnected, in which trade plays an increasingly important role in facilitating food availability. We present a novel application of network analysis to domestic food flows within the USA, a country with global importance as a major agricultural producer and trade power. We find normal node degree distributions and Weibull node strength and betweennes...

The breaking of left-right symmetry in the mammalian embryo is believed to occur in a transient embryonic structure, the node, when cilia create a leftward flow of liquid. It has been widely confirmed that this nodal flow is the first sign of left-right differentiation; however, the mechanism through which embryonic cilia produce their movement and how the leftward flow confers laterality are s...

This paper presents PLATO, an analytical technique to model the performance in all-optical packet-switched networks with various topologies and node architectures. Using this technique, we propose a two-part algorithm, incorporating mathematical analysis and a numeric method, to model the network’s traffic flow and the local packet-loss probability inside each node. The PLATO technique has demo...

We discuss the physics of embolic stroke using a minimal model of emboli moving through the cerebral arteries. Our model of the blood flow network consists of a bifurcating tree into which we introduce particles (emboli) that halt flow on reaching a node of similar size. Flow is weighted away from blocked arteries inducing an effective interaction between emboli. We justify the form of the flow...

Test sequence generation through code is mainly done by using some sort of a flow graph viz. Control Flow Graph (CFG), Concurrent Control Flow Graph (CCFG), event Graph etc. approaches that use UmL also need flow graph as an intermediate representation for final test sequence generation. In the present approach, a Flow Graph for a new concept i.e. Java7 Fork/Join is constructed and hence, by tr...

INTRODUCTION Nasopharyngeal carcinoma-associated gene 6 (NGX6) is a newly discovered tumor suppressor gene. It contains one epidermal growth factor (EGF)-like domain. Many studies have shown that proteins contain (EGF)-like domain structure affect a variety of biological actions. However, little is known about the relationships between NGX6 expression and biological behaviors in invasive ductal...

This paper studies the resilience of logistics network against node failures in context express industry owing to disruption network. By considering flow capacity between nodes and impact each node's failure, we propose a load redistribution mechanism presence cascading which is akin criticality-based assessment or stress testing supply chain. To further investigate node/nodes simulate algorith...