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Distance, dissimilarity index, and network community structure
We address the question of finding the community structure of a complex
network. In an earlier effort [H. Zhou, {\em Phys. Rev. E} (2003)], the concept
of network random walking is introduced and a distance measure defined. Here we
calculate, based on this distance measure, the dissimilarity index between
nearest-neighboring vertices of a network and design an algorithm to partition
these vertices into communities that are hierarchically organized. Each
community is characterized by an upper and a lower dissimilarity threshold. The
algorithm is applied to several artificial and real-world networks, and
excellent results are obtained. In the case of artificially generated random
modular networks, this method outperforms the algorithm based on the concept of
edge betweenness centrality. For yeast's protein-protein interaction network,
we are able to identify many clusters that have well defined biological
functions.Comment: 10 pages, 7 figures, REVTeX4 forma
What can the braking indices tell us about pulsars' nature?
As a result of observational difficulties, braking indices of only six
rotation-powered pulsars are obtained with certainty, all of which are
remarkably smaller than the value () expected for pure magnetodipole
radiation model. This is still a real fundamental question not being well
answered after nearly forty years of the discovery of pulsar. The main problem
is that we are shamefully not sure about the dominant mechanisms that result in
pulsars' spin-down. Based on the previous works, the braking index is
re-examined, with a conclusion of suggesting a constant gap potential drop for
pulsars with magnetospheric activities. New constrains on model parameters from
observed braking indices are presented.Comment: 10 pages, 4 figures, submitted to "Advances in Space Research"
(Proceedings of COSPAR 2006
Network Landscape from a Brownian Particle's Perspective
Given a complex biological or social network, how many clusters should it be
decomposed into? We define the distance from node to node as
the average number of steps a Brownian particle takes to reach from .
Node is a global attractor of if for any of
the graph; it is a local attractor of , if (the set of
nearest-neighbors of ) and for any . Based
on the intuition that each node should have a high probability to be in the
same community as its global (local) attractor on the global (local) scale, we
present a simple method to uncover a network's community structure. This method
is applied to several real networks and some discussion on its possible
extensions is made.Comment: 5 pages, 4 color-figures. REVTeX 4 format. To appear in PR
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InPBi Single Crystals Grown by Molecular Beam Epitaxy
InPBi was predicted to be the most robust infrared optoelectronic material but also the most difficult to synthesize within In-VBi (V = P, As and Sb) 25 years ago. We report the first successful growth of InPBi single crystals with Bi concentration far beyond the doping level by gas source molecular beam epitaxy. The InPBi thin films reveal excellent surface, structural and optical qualities making it a promising new III–V compound family member for heterostructures. The Bi concentration is found to be 2.4 ± 0.4% with 94 ± 5% Bi atoms at substitutional sites. Optical absorption indicates a band gap of 1.23 eV at room temperature while photoluminescence shows unexpectedly strong and broad light emission at 1.4–2.7 μm which can't be explained by the existing theory
The benefits of intermittent fasting: A review of possible mechanisms on central neurological disorders
Intermittent fasting (IF) is a dietary strategy that involves alternating periods of abstention from calorie consumption with periods of ad libitum food intake and has been shown to have beneficial effects in many ways. Recent studies have shown that IF attenuates neurodegeneration and improves cognitive decline, enhances functional recovery after stroke as well as attenuates the pathological and clinical features of epilepsy in animal models. Furthermore, IF induced several molecular and cellular adaptations in neurons that overall enhanced cellular stress resistance, synaptic plasticity, and neurogenesis. In this review, the beneficial effects of IF on central neurological disorders are discussed. The information summarised in this review can be used to help contextualise existing research and better guide the development of future IF interventions
Boty-II, a novel LTR retrotransposon in Botrytis cinerea B05.10 revealed by genomic sequence
Botrytis cinerea is a necrotrophic pathogen causing pre- and
post-harvest diseases in at least 235 plant species. It manifests
extraordinary genotype and phenotype variation. One of the causes of
this variation is transposable elements. Two transposable elements have
been discovered in this fungus, the retrotransposon (Boty), and the
transposon (Flipper). In this work, two complete (Boty-II-76 and
Boty-II-103) and two partial (Boty-II-95 and Boty-II-141) long terminal
repeat (LTR) retrotransposons were identified by an in silico genomic
sequence analysis. Boty-II-76 and Boty-II-103 contain 6439 bp
nucleotides with a pair of LTRs at both ends, and an internal deduced
pol gene encoding a polyprotein with reverse transcriptase and DDE
integrase domains. They are flanked by 5 bp direct repeats (ACCAT,
CTTTC). In Boty-II-141, two LTRs at both ends, and a partial internal
pol gene encoding a protein with a DDE integrase domain were
identified. In Boty-II-95, a right LTR and a partial internal pol gene
encoding a protein with no conserved domains were identified. Boty-II
uses a self-priming mechanism to initiate synthesis of reverse
transcripts. The sequence of the presumed primer binding site for
first-strand reverse transcription is 5'-TTGTACCAT-3'. The
polypurine-rich sequence for plus-strand DNA synthesis is
5'-GCCTTGAGCGGGGGGTAC-3'. Fourteen Boty-II LTRs that contain 125-158 bp
nucleotides and share 69.1 ~ 100% identities with the short inverted
terminal repeats of 5 bp (TGTCA\u2026TGACA) were discovered. Analysis
of structural features and phylogeny revealed that Boty-II is a novel
LTR retrotransposon. It could potentially be used as a novel molecular
marker for the investigation of genetic variation in B. cinerea
How control systems influence product innovation processes: examining the role of entrepreneurial orientation
This paper yields insights into the channels through which Management Accounting and Control Systems (MACS) exert an influence on product innovation by examining the extent to which different forms of control (i.e. value systems, diagnostic control systems, interactive control systems) are directly associated with the distinct phases of innovation processes. Using survey data collected from 118 medium and large Spanish companies, we find that: (1) value systems and interactive control systems have significant main effects on the creativity, coordination and knowledge integration, and filtering (sub-)phases of innovation processes; and (2) the significance and direction of these influences vary depending on the Entrepreneurial Orientation (EO) of firms. By highlighting the relevance of EO in shaping the influence of MACS on product innovation processes, this study calls for caution in generalising the expected effects of MACS on innovation
Status of an Investigation of the 3-He Wave Function by Quasi-Free Scattering
This research was sponsored by the National Science Foundation Grant NSF PHY-931478
Measurement of the Charged Multiplicities in b, c and Light Quark Events from Z0 Decays
Average charged multiplicities have been measured separately in , and
light quark () events from decays measured in the SLD experiment.
Impact parameters of charged tracks were used to select enriched samples of
and light quark events, and reconstructed charmed mesons were used to select
quark events. We measured the charged multiplicities:
,
, from
which we derived the differences between the total average charged
multiplicities of or quark events and light quark events: and . We compared
these measurements with those at lower center-of-mass energies and with
perturbative QCD predictions. These combined results are in agreement with the
QCD expectations and disfavor the hypothesis of flavor-independent
fragmentation.Comment: 19 pages LaTex, 4 EPS figures, to appear in Physics Letters
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