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Responses to stretch and the effect of pull on propagation in non-striated muscles of golfingia (= phascolosoma) and mustelus
No Abstract.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/50121/1/1030540203_ftp.pd
A model of hyphal tip growth involving microtubule-based transport
We propose a simple model for mass transport within a fungal hypha and its
subsequent growth. Inspired by the role of microtubule-transported vesicles, we
embody the internal dynamics of mass inside a hypha with mutually excluding
particles progressing stochastically along a growing one-dimensional lattice.
The connection between long range transport of materials for growth, and the
resulting extension of the hyphal tip has not previously been addressed in the
modelling literature. We derive and analyse mean-field equations for the model
and present a phase diagram of its steady state behaviour, which we compare to
simulations. We discuss our results in the context of the filamentous fungus,
Neurospora crassa.Comment: 5 pages, 5 figure
Techniques for assessing the performance of a landscape-based sediment source and transport model: sensitivity trials and physical methods
Widespread degradation of aquatic habitat and water quality has occurred since European settlement of Australia. Repairing this degradation is expensive and hence on-ground management needs to be carefully focussed. The Sediment River Network model, SedNet, used for the estimation of the sources and transport of sediment spatially and at catchment scales, potentially provides a useful tool to assist land managers in focusing this work. The complete model, whilst broadly applied has not been systematically tested to assess its accuracy or sensitivity to its various model components. The aim of this paper is to propose a framework for such testing. Results from the work will be used to prioritise data acquisition, and improve the structure and parameterisation of the model where necessary. The research is also particularly relevant for shifting application of the model from continental to catchment scales. The testing will comprise two components - sensitivity assessment and accuracy assessment. This paper provides a brief introduction to the SedNet model and a framework for assessing the model. Examples of sensitivity assessment and accuracy assessment are provided and discussed
Generalized Arago-Fresnel laws: The EME-flow-line description
We study experimentally and theoretically the influence of light polarization
on the interference patterns behind a diffracting grating. Different states of
polarization and configurations are been considered. The experiments are
analyzed in terms of electromagnetic energy (EME) flow lines, which can be
eventually identified with the paths followed by photons. This gives rise to a
novel trajectory interpretation of the Arago-Fresnel laws for polarized light,
which we compare with interpretations based on the concept of "which-way" (or
"which-slit") information.Comment: 14 pages, 6 figure
Maximum-confidence discrimination among symmetric qudit states
We study the maximum-confidence (MC) measurement strategy for discriminating
among nonorthogonal symmetric qudit states. Restricting to linearly dependent
and equally likely pure states, we find the optimal positive operator valued
measure (POVM) that maximizes our confidence in identifying each state in the
set and minimizes the probability of obtaining inconclusive results. The
physical realization of this POVM is completely determined and it is shown that
after an inconclusive outcome, the input states may be mapped into a new set of
equiprobable symmetric states, restricted, however, to a subspace of the
original qudit Hilbert space. By applying the MC measurement again onto this
new set, we can still gain some information about the input states, although
with less confidence than before. This leads us to introduce the concept of
"sequential maximum-confidence" (SMC) measurements, where the optimized MC
strategy is iterated in as many stages as allowed by the input set, until no
further information can be extracted from an inconclusive result. Within each
stage of this measurement our confidence in identifying the input states is the
highest possible, although it decreases from one stage to the next. In
addition, the more stages we accomplish within the maximum allowed, the higher
will be the probability of correct identification. We will discuss an explicit
example of the optimal SMC measurement applied in the discrimination among four
symmetric qutrit states and propose an optical network to implement it.Comment: 14 pages, 4 figures. Published versio
Microtubule Dependent Mechano-Transduction Drives Oxidative Stress and Calcium Dysregulation in Dystrophic Skeletal Muscle
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Taking Blockchain Seriously
In the present techno-political moment it is clear that ignoring or dismissing the hype surrounding blockchain is unwise, and certainly for regulatory authorities and governments who must keep a grip on the technology and those promoting it, in order to ensure democratic accountability and regulatory legitimacy within the blockchain ecosystem and beyond. Blockchain is telling (and showing) us something very important about the evolution of capital and neoliberal economic reason, and the likely impact in the near future on forms and patterns of work, social organization, and, crucially, on communities and individuals who lack influence over the technologies and data that increasingly shape and control their lives. In this short essay I introduce some of the problems in the regulation of blockchain and offer counter-narratives aimed at cutting through the hype fuelling the ascendency of this most contemporary of technologies
The Grounds and Extent of Legal Responsibility
To question that is the title of this symposium, What Do Compensatory Damages Compensate?, requires consideration of the basic grounds and purposes of legal responsibility. The question is usefully brought into sharper focus by the specific questions and puzzles posed to the contributors to stimulate thought and discussion
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