Maturity Model for Interoperability Potential Measurement

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Adult neural stem cells and multiciliated ependymal cells share a common lineage regulated by the Geminin family members

Adult neural stem cells and multiciliated ependymalcells are glial cells essential for neurological func-tions. Together, they make up the adult neurogenicniche. Using both high-throughput clonal analysisand single-cell resolution of progenitor division pat-terns and fate, we show that these two componentsof the neurogenic niche are lineally related: adult neu-ral stem cells are sister cells to ependymal cells,whereas most ependymal cells arise from the termi-nal symmetric divisions of the lineage. Unexpectedly,we found that the antagonist regulators of DNA repli-cation, GemC1 and Geminin, can tune the proportionof neural stem cells and ependymal cells. Our find-ings reveal the controlled dynamic of the neurogenicniche ontogeny and identify the Geminin familymembers as key regulators of the initial pool of adultneural stem cells

Enterprise interoperability development in multi relation collaborations : Success factors from the Danish electricity market

Increased complexity and the risk of fragmentized business processes and data in many-to-many relationships is hindering development of interoperability. This study aims at clarify what are the success factors for overcoming issues of business process and data fragmentation in the development of enterprise interoperability in multi relation collaborations. A case study allowed for in-depth understanding of experiences and conditions. Seven deep interviews with actors in the Danish electricity market provided empirical data. A literature study formed the base for the analytical framework. Success factors fell into the categories of general project and change management, business process and information and data

Collaborative network for district energy operation and semantic technologies: A case study

The growing interest toward renewable energies and alternative energy sources has led to the development of an increasingly complex district energy landscape with multiple agents and systems. In this new prospect, some frameworks such as USEF [1] or holonic multi-agent systems [2] propose new approaches, where, in the way of a Virtual Organisation Breeding Environment (VOBE) [3], diverse organizations cooperate on a long-term basis to run an energy system. This study focuses on the THERMOSS project, an EU-funded project that investigates the efficient operation of district heating and cooling networks, and demonstrates that such organisation can be integrated into the Collaborative Networks (CNs) paradigm. Additionally, a semantic approach is briefly introduced as a mean to support and improve data transfer and communication between the different entities of THERMOSS as a CN