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Competition for finite resources
The resources in a cell are finite, which implies that the various components
of the cell must compete for resources. One such resource is the ribosomes used
during translation to create proteins. Motivated by this example, we explore
this competition by connecting two totally asymmetric simple exclusion
processes (TASEPs) to a finite pool of particles. Expanding on our previous
work, we focus on the effects on the density and current of having different
entry and exit rates.Comment: 15 pages, 9 figures, v2: minor revisions, v3: additional reference &
minor correction
Complex spatial organization in a simple model of resource allocation
A dynamical model for the distribution of resources between competing agents
is studied. While global competition leads to the accumulation of all the
resources by a single agent, local competition allows for a wider resource
distribution. Multiplicative processes give rise to almost-ordered spatial
structures, thourgh the enhancement of random fluctuations.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figures, preliminary versio
Emotion based attentional priority for storage in visual short-term memory
A plethora of research demonstrates that the processing of emotional faces is prioritised over non-emotive stimuli when cognitive resources are limited (this is known as ‘emotional superiority’). However, there is debate as to whether competition for processing resources results in emotional superiority per se, or more specifically, threat superiority. Therefore, to investigate prioritisation of emotional stimuli for storage in visual short-term memory (VSTM), we devised an original VSTM report procedure using schematic (angry, happy, neutral) faces in which processing competition was manipulated. In Experiment 1, display exposure time was manipulated to create competition between stimuli. Participants (n = 20) had to recall a probed stimulus from a set size of four under high (150 ms array exposure duration) and low (400 ms array exposure duration) perceptual processing competition. For the high competition condition (i.e. 150 ms exposure), results revealed an emotional superiority effect per se. In Experiment 2 (n = 20), we increased competition by manipulating set size (three versus five stimuli), whilst maintaining a constrained array exposure duration of 150 ms. Here, for the five-stimulus set size (i.e. maximal competition) only threat superiority emerged. These findings demonstrate attentional prioritisation for storage in VSTM for emotional faces. We argue that task demands modulated the availability of processing resources and consequently the relative magnitude of the emotional/threat superiority effect, with only threatening stimuli prioritised for storage in VSTM under more demanding processing conditions. Our results are discussed in light of models and theories of visual selection, and not only combine the two strands of research (i.e. visual selection and emotion), but highlight a critical factor in the processing of emotional stimuli is availability of processing resources, which is further constrained by task demands
Global Competition for Mobile Resources: Implications for Equity, Efficiency, and Political Economy
International integration of markets for labor and capital has far-reaching policy implications in economies where governments pursue extensive programs of redistribution through tax and transfer policies. The large fiscal impacts that result from movement of high- and low-income populations, as well as of capital, affect the benefits, costs, and political payoffs of redistributive policies, creating incentives for fiscal competition that may limit the extent of redistribution over time. Migration and capital flows are dynamic adjustment mechanisms, analysis of which can shed light on the consequences of structural changes such as globalization of factor markets and EU enlargement.Fiscal Competition
Competition and Resource Sensitivity in Marriage and Roommate Markets
We consider one-to-one matching markets in which agents can either be matched as pairs or remain single. In these so-called roommate markets agents are consumers and resources at the same time. We investigate two new properties that capture the effect newcomers have on incumbent agents. Competition sensitivity focuses on newcomers as additional consumers and requires that some incumbents will suffer if competition is caused by newcomers. Resource sensitivity focuses on newcomers as additional resources and requires that this is beneficial for some incumbents. For solvable roommate markets, we provide the first characterizations of the core using either competition or resource sensitivity. On the domain of all roommate markets, we obtain two associated impossibility results.core; matching; competition sensitivity; resource sensitivity; roommate market
A graphical theory of competition on spatial resource gradients
Resource competition is a fundamental interaction in natural
communities.However little is known about competition in spatial environments
where organisms are able to regulate resource distributions. Here, we analyze
the competition of two consumers for two resources in a one-dimensional habitat
in which the resources are supplied from opposite sides. We show that the
success of an invading species crucially depends on the slope of the resource
gradients shaped by the resident. Our analysis reveals that parameter
combinations which lead to coexistence in a uniform environment may favor
alternative stable states in a spatial system, and vice versa. Furthermore,
differences in growth rate, mortality or dispersal abilities allow a consumer
to coexist stationarily with - or even outcompete - a competitor with lower
resource requirements. Applying our theory to a phytoplankton model, we explain
shifts in the community structure that are induced by environmental changes
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