cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Agrostis schleicheri Jord. & Verl.
Creators: name: Konrad Lauber
name: Gerhart Wagner
name: Andreas Gygax
Publisher: name: Haupt Verlag
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Liliopsida
Poales
Poaceae
Agrostis
Agrostis schleicheri

description: Agrostis schleicheri Jord. & Verl.
Artbeschreibung: Unterscheidet sich von A. rupestris durch folgende Merkmale: bis 40 cm hoch, Rispe bis 10 cm lang, stets eng zusammengezogen, Ährchen ca. 5 mm lang, meist gelbgrün bis hellbraun.
Blütezeit: 7-9
Standort und Verbreitung in der Schweiz: Kalkfelsen / montan-subalpin(-alpin) / AN, M am Alpenrand. (Reculet-Kette)
Verbreitung global: Südwesteuropäisch
Ökologische Zeigerwerte nach Landolt & al. (2010)
BodenfaktorenKlimafaktorenSalztoleranzFeuchtezahl Fmässig feuchtLichtzahl LhellSalzzeichen--Reaktionszahl Rneutral bis basisch (pH 5.5-8.5)Temperaturzahl Tunter-subalpin und ober-montanNährstoffzahl NnährstoffarmKontinentalitätszahl Ksubozeanisch (hohe Luftfeuchtigkeit, geringe Temperaturschwankungen, eher milde Winter)
Volksname Deutscher Name: Schleichers Straussgras Nom français: Agrostide de Schleicher Nome italiano: Cappellini di Schleicher
description: Published as part of Konrad Lauber, Gerhart Wagner & Andreas Gygax, 2018, Flora Helvetica - Poaceae, pp. 1458-1570 in Flora Helvetica, Bern :Haupt Verlag on page 1556
Additional file 3: Figure S1. of Deep targeted sequencing of 12 breast cancer susceptibility regions in 4611 women across four different ethnicities
Creators: name: Lindstrรถm, Sara
name: Akweley Ablorh
name: Chapman, Brad
name: Gusev, Alexander
name: Chen, Gary
name: Turman, Constance
name: A. Eliassen
name: Alkes Price
name: Henderson, Brian
name: Loic Le Marchand
name: Hofmann, Oliver
name: Haiman, Christopher
name: Kraft, Peter
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy
subject: Plant Biology
subject: Computational Biology

description: Diagram describing the initial QC pipeline for the 12 breast cancer GWAS regions as well as the TERC region that was later excluded from analysis because it has not been reported to be associated with breast cancer. (DOCX 135 kb)
title: Serious Injury Determinations for Small Cetaceans off the Southeast U.S. Coast, 2011–2015
Creators: name: Maze-Foley, Katherine
name: Garrison, Lance P.
Publisher: name: NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service Southeast Fisheries Science Center
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/0396y0w87
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2017

description: Southeast Fisheries Science Center reference document PRBD ; 2017-07
description: The Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) requires NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to distinguish between injuries to marine mammals that are serious and not serious. During 2012 NMFS issued a policy directive and procedural directives to establish a process for distinguishing serious from non-serious injuries (NMFS 2012a, b). This document summarizes serious injury determinations for small cetaceans in southeast U.S. waters during 2011–2015.
Multi-view hockey tracking with trajectory smoothing and camera selection
Creators: name: Wu, Lan
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2008

description: We address the problem of multi-view multi-target tracking using multiple stationary cameras in the application of hockey tracking and test the approach with data from two cameras. The system is based on the previous work by Okuma et al. [50]. We replace AdaBoost detection with blob detection in both image coordinate systems after background subtraction. The sets of blob-detection results are then mapped to the rink coordinate system using a homography transformation. These observations are further merged into the final detection result which will be incorporated into the particle filter. In addition, we extend the particle filter to use multiple observation models, each corresponding to a view. An observation likelihood and a reference color model are also maintained for each player in each view and are updated only when the player is not occluded in that view. As a result of the expanded coverage range and multiple perspectives in the multi-view tracking, even when the target is occluded in one view, it still can be tracked as long as it is visible from another view. The multi-view tracking data are further processed by trajectory smoothing using the Maximum a posteriori smoother. Finally, automatic camera selection is performed using the Hidden Markov Model to create personalized video programs.
Agrostis schraderiana Bech.
Creators: name: Konrad Lauber
name: Gerhart Wagner
name: Andreas Gygax
Publisher: name: Haupt Verlag
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Liliopsida
Poales
Poaceae
Agrostis
Agrostis schraderiana

description: Agrostis schraderiana Bech.
Artbeschreibung: 30-70 cm hoch, knickig aufsteigend, ohne oberirdische, wurzelnde Triebe. Blätter bis 5 mm breit, flach, schlaff, bläulich-grün. Blatthäutchen nicht über 3 mm lang, zerschlitzt. Rispe schlank, meist auch zur Blütezeit zusammengezogen, 3-10(-15) cm lang. Ährchen einblütig, meist violett, 2,5-3,5 mm lang. Deckspelze 1,5-2,5 mm lang, auf dem Rücken mit höchstens 1 mm langer Granne oder unbegrannt. Unter der Deckspelze ein Kranz von Haaren, diese ca. halb so lang wie die Spelze.
Blütezeit: 7
Standort und Verbreitung in der Schweiz: Runsen mit langer Schneebedeckung, Grünerlenbestände, kalkarme Blockhänge / (montan-)subalpin-alpin / A, M am Alpenrand
Verbreitung global: Mittel- und südwesteuropäisch
Ökologische Zeigerwerte nach Landolt & al. (2010)
BodenfaktorenKlimafaktorenSalztoleranzFeuchtezahl Ffeucht; Feuchtigkeit stark wechselnd (mehr als ± 2 Stufen)Lichtzahl LhellSalzzeichen--Reaktionszahl Rsauer (pH 3.5-6.5)Temperaturzahl Tunter-alpin, supra-subalpin und ober-subalpin (Arven-Lärchenwälder)Nährstoffzahl Nmässig nährstoffarm bis mässig nährstoffreichKontinentalitätszahl Ksubozeanisch (hohe Luftfeuchtigkeit, geringe Temperaturschwankungen, eher milde Winter)
Volksname Deutscher Name: Zartes Straussgras Nom français: Agrostide fluette Nome italiano: Cappellini di Schrader
description: Published as part of Konrad Lauber, Gerhart Wagner & Andreas Gygax, 2018, Flora Helvetica - Poaceae, pp. 1458-1570 in Flora Helvetica, Bern :Haupt Verlag on page 1556
Agrostis stolonifera L.
Creators: name: Konrad Lauber
name: Gerhart Wagner
name: Andreas Gygax
Publisher: name: Haupt Verlag
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Liliopsida
Poales
Poaceae
Agrostis
Agrostis stolonifera

description: Agrostis stolonifera L.
Artbeschreibung: Stängel 10-70(-100) cm, niederliegend-aufsteigend, an den Knoten wurzelnd, mit beblätterten, oberirdischen Ausläufern. Blätter 2-6 mm breit, Blatthäutchen 4-7 mm lang, zugespitzt und meist zerschlitzt. Rispe bis 20 cm lang, mit schief aufwärts gerichteten, rauen Ästen, nach dem Blühen zusammengezogen. Ährchen einblütig, 2-3 mm lang, mit 2 +/- gleich langen Hüllspelzen. Deckspelze 1,5-2 mm lang, meist unbegrannt, unter ihr meist keine Haare.
Blütezeit: 6-7
Standort und Verbreitung in der Schweiz: Feuchte Wiesen, Äcker, Kies- und Schlickböden an Ufern / kollin-subalpin(-alpin) / CH
Verbreitung global: Eurasiatisch-nordamerikanisch
Ökologische Zeigerwerte nach Landolt & al. (2010)
BodenfaktorenKlimafaktorenSalztoleranzFeuchtezahl Fsehr feucht; Feuchtigkeit stark wechselnd (mehr als ± 2 Stufen)Lichtzahl LhalbschattigSalzzeichen1Reaktionszahl Rneutral bis basisch (pH 5.5-8.5)Temperaturzahl Tmontan (Wälder mit Buche, Weisstanne, in den Zentralalpen mit Waldföhre)Nährstoffzahl NnährstoffreichKontinentalitätszahl Ksubozeanisch bis subkontinental (mittlere Luftfeuchtigkeit, mässige Temperaturschwankungen und mässig tiefe Wintertemperaturen)
Volksname Deutscher Name: Kriechendes Straussgras, Fioringras Nom français: Agrostide stolonifère, Fiorin Nome italiano: Cappellini comuni
description: Published as part of Konrad Lauber, Gerhart Wagner & Andreas Gygax, 2018, Flora Helvetica - Poaceae, pp. 1458-1570 in Flora Helvetica, Bern :Haupt Verlag on page 1556
Agrostis vinealis Schreb.
Creators: name: Konrad Lauber
name: Gerhart Wagner
name: Andreas Gygax
Publisher: name: Haupt Verlag
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Liliopsida
Poales
Poaceae
Agrostis
Agrostis vinealis

description: Agrostis vinealis Schreb.
Artbeschreibung: Wie A. canina, aber mit kurzen unterirdischen Ausläufern, ohne oberirdische Kriechtriebe. Stängelblätter zusammengerollt, +/- starr. Rispe zur Fruchtzeit stark zusammengezogen.
Standort und Verbreitung in der Schweiz: Trockene Wiesen und Wälder / kollin-montan / Verbreitung ungenügend bekannt
Ökologische Zeigerwerte nach Landolt & al. (2010)
BodenfaktorenKlimafaktorenSalztoleranzFeuchtezahl F--Lichtzahl L--Salzzeichen--Reaktionszahl R--Temperaturzahl T--Nährstoffzahl N--Kontinentalitätszahl K--
Volksname Deutscher Name: Heide-Straussgras Nom français: Agrostide des vignes
description: Published as part of Konrad Lauber, Gerhart Wagner & Andreas Gygax, 2018, Flora Helvetica - Poaceae, pp. 1458-1570 in Flora Helvetica, Bern :Haupt Verlag on page 1556
Additional file 7: of Attitudes of Austrian veterinarians towards euthanasia in small animal practice: impacts of age and gender on views on euthanasia
Creators: name: Hartnack, Sonja
name: Springer, Svenja
name: Pittavino, Marta
name: Grimm, Herwig
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Science Policy
subject: Plant Biology

description: Effect sizes of the ABN models (DAGS). (PDF 175Â kb)
An all-at-once approach to nonnegative tensor factorizations
Creators: name: Flores Garrido, Marisol
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2008

description: Tensors can be viewed as multilinear arrays or generalizations of the notion of matrices. Tensor decompositions have applications in various fields such as psychometrics, signal processing, numerical linear algebra and data mining. When the data are nonnegative, the nonnegative tensor factorization (NTF) better reflects the underlying structure. With NTF it is possible to extract information from a given dataset and construct lower-dimensional bases that capture the main features of the set and concisely describe the original data. Nonnegative tensor factorizations are commonly computed as the solution of a nonlinear bound-constrained optimization problem. Some inherent difficulties must be taken into consideration in order to achieve good solutions. Many existing methods for computing NTF optimize over each of the factors separately; the resulting algorithms are often slow to converge and difficult to control. We propose an all-at-once approach to computing NTF. Our method optimizes over all factors simultaneously and combines two regularization strategies to ensure that the factors in the decomposition remain bounded and equilibrated in norm. We present numerical experiments that illustrate the effectiveness of our approach. We also give an example of digital-inpainting, where our algorithm is employed to construct a basis that can be used to restore digital images.
Additional file 3: of Evaluation of an Australian health literacy training program for socially disadvantaged adults attending basic education classes: study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial
Creators: name: McCaffery, Kirsten
name: Morony, Suzanne
name: Muscat, Danielle
name: Smith, Sian
name: Shepherd, Heather
name: Haryana Dhillon
name: Hayen, Andrew
name: Luxford, Karen
name: Wedyan Meshreky
name: Comings, John
name: Nutbeam, Don
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Science Policy
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Shared decision-making (immediate follow-up). (PDF 352 kb)
Additional file 3: of Attitudes of Austrian veterinarians towards euthanasia in small animal practice: impacts of age and gender on views on euthanasia
Creators: name: Hartnack, Sonja
name: Springer, Svenja
name: Pittavino, Marta
name: Grimm, Herwig
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Science Policy

description: Technical details on ABN modeling. (DOCX 14Â kb)
Aira caryophyllea L.
Creators: name: Konrad Lauber
name: Gerhart Wagner
name: Andreas Gygax
Publisher: name: Haupt Verlag
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Liliopsida
Poales
Poaceae
Aira
Aira caryophyllea

description: Aira caryophyllea L.
Artbeschreibung: 5-30 cm hoch. Blätter +/- borstenförmig, meist eingerollt. Blatthäutchen 2-5 mm lang. Blütenstand eine lockere, 2-8 cm lange Rispe mit haardünnen, nach dem Blühen abstehenden Ästen. Ährchen 2 blütig, nur zu äusserst an den Rispenästen, 2-3(-3,5) mm lang. Deckspelzen kürzer als die Hüllspelzen, mit geknieter, auf dem Rücken eingefügter, 2-3 mm langer Granne, diese 2-3mal so lang wie die Deckspelze.
Blütezeit: 6-7
Standort und Verbreitung in der Schweiz: Wegränder, Magerwiesen, Mauern, Alluvionen / kollin(-montan) / TI, sonst vereinzelt
Verbreitung global: Ursprünglich westeuropäisch-mediterran?
Ökologische Zeigerwerte nach Landolt & al. (2010)
BodenfaktorenKlimafaktorenSalztoleranzFeuchtezahl Fsehr trockenLichtzahl Lsehr hellSalzzeichen--Reaktionszahl Rsauer (pH 3.5-6.5)Temperaturzahl Twarm-kollinNährstoffzahl Nsehr nährstoffarmKontinentalitätszahl Ksubozeanisch (hohe Luftfeuchtigkeit, geringe Temperaturschwankungen, eher milde Winter)
Volksname Deutscher Name: Nelken-Haferschmiele, Nelken-Schmiele Nom français: Aïra caryophyllé Nome italiano: Nebbia maggiore
description: Published as part of Konrad Lauber, Gerhart Wagner & Andreas Gygax, 2018, Flora Helvetica - Poaceae, pp. 1458-1570 in Flora Helvetica, Bern :Haupt Verlag on page 1556
Additional file 3: of Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for inflammatory bowel disease patients: findings from an exploratory pilot randomised controlled trial
Creators: name: Schoultz, Mariyana
name: Atherton, Iain
name: Watson, Angus
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine

description: A sample list of activities for session 1. (DOCX 13 kb)
Additional file 1: of Evaluation of an Australian health literacy training program for socially disadvantaged adults attending basic education classes: study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial
Creators: name: McCaffery, Kirsten
name: Morony, Suzanne
name: Muscat, Danielle
name: Smith, Sian
name: Shepherd, Heather
name: Haryana Dhillon
name: Hayen, Andrew
name: Luxford, Karen
name: Wedyan Meshreky
name: Comings, John
name: Nutbeam, Don
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Stimuli for functional health skills measures. (PDF 430 kb)
Additional file 6: of Attitudes of Austrian veterinarians towards euthanasia in small animal practice: impacts of age and gender on views on euthanasia
Creators: name: Hartnack, Sonja
name: Springer, Svenja
name: Pittavino, Marta
name: Grimm, Herwig
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Science Policy

description: Results of the linear regression models. (PDF 270Â kb)
Aira elegantissima Schur
Creators: name: Konrad Lauber
name: Gerhart Wagner
name: Andreas Gygax
Publisher: name: Haupt Verlag
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Liliopsida
Poales
Poaceae
Aira
Aira elegantissima

description: Aira elegantissima Schur
Artbeschreibung: Ähnlich wie A. caryophyllea, aber Ährchen auf den Rispenästen regelmässig verteilt, viele Ährchenstiele 2-5mal so lang wie das zugehörige Ährchen (bei A. caryophyllea die meisten Stiele höchstens 2mal so lang wie das Ährchen), Rispe dadurch locker. Ährchen 1,5-2,5 mm lang, Deckspelze der unteren Blüte oft unbegrannt (bei A. caryophyllea stets beide Deckspelzen begrannt), Granne der oberen Blüte ca. 2 mm lang.
Blütezeit: 5-6
Standort und Verbreitung in der Schweiz: Magerwiesen, Mauern, sandige Orte, auch adventiv / kollin(-montan) / TI, VS
Verbreitung global: Mediterran
Ökologische Zeigerwerte nach Landolt & al. (2010)
BodenfaktorenKlimafaktorenSalztoleranzFeuchtezahl F--Lichtzahl L--Salzzeichen--Reaktionszahl R--Temperaturzahl T--Nährstoffzahl N--Kontinentalitätszahl K--
Volksname Deutscher Name: Zierliche Haferschmiele Nom français: Aïra élégant Nome italiano: Nebbia minore
description: Published as part of Konrad Lauber, Gerhart Wagner & Andreas Gygax, 2018, Flora Helvetica - Poaceae, pp. 1458-1570 in Flora Helvetica, Bern :Haupt Verlag on page 1556
Additional file 1: of Evaluation of forensic DNA mixture evidence: protocol for evaluation, interpretation, and statistical calculations using the combined probability of inclusion
Creators: name: Bieber, Frederick
name: Buckleton, John
name: Budowle, Bruce
name: Butler, John
name: Coble, Michael
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: 29999 Physical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: Medicine
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 19999 Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: Science Policy
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: 60506 Virology

description: A Supplemental Materials section is provided which shows a formulaic derivation of the stochastic threshold. (DOC 251 kb)
Additional file 5: of Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for inflammatory bowel disease patients: findings from an exploratory pilot randomised controlled trial
Creators: name: Schoultz, Mariyana
name: Atherton, Iain
name: Watson, Angus
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 19999 Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: Marine Biology
subject: Science Policy

description: CONSORT check list. (DOC 217 kb)
A REVIEW ON PRECLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY AND TOXICOLOGY
Creators: name: Kukkannagari Sai Nuthan Raju and Dr.R. Jona methusala
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: Preclinical pharmacology and toxicology are essential elements of the drug discovery and development process and are critical in enabling the translation of findings from the laboratory and the clinic. The drug discovery process is complex and involves numerous iterative steps designed to optimize the pharmacological and drug-like properties of a candidate molecule, a New Chemical Entity (NCE), and minimize the potential for side effects and toxicities. Key concepts addressed in this record include: compound identification; lead optimization; pharmaceutical profiling; the use of animal models to predict efficacy and safety and toxicological assessment as these relate to the regulatory requirements for Phase I trial initiation. Commentary is also provided on the current challenges associated with translational medicine as it applies to the effective evolution of candidate NCEs into viable clinical candidates.
Alopecurus aequalis Sobol.
Creators: name: Konrad Lauber
name: Gerhart Wagner
name: Andreas Gygax
Publisher: name: Haupt Verlag
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Liliopsida
Poales
Poaceae
Alopecurus
Alopecurus aequalis

description: Alopecurus aequalis Sobol.
Artbeschreibung: Unterscheidet sich von A. geniculatus durch folgende Merkmale: Blütenstand nur 3-4 mm dick, Ährchen ca. 2 mm lang, Granne der Deckspelze nur ca. 2 mm lang, gerade, der Mitte der Spelze entspringend, diese kaum überragend. Staubbeutel gelbweiss, dann ocker (bei A. geniculatus hellbraun werdend).
Blütezeit: 5-9
Standort und Verbreitung in der Schweiz: Periodisch überschwemmte Böden, nasse, gedüngte Wiesen / kollin-subalpin / CH
Verbreitung global: Eurosibirisch-nordamerikanisch
Ökologische Zeigerwerte nach Landolt & al. (2010)
BodenfaktorenKlimafaktorenSalztoleranzFeuchtezahl Füberschwemmt, bzw. unter Wasser; Feuchtigkeit stark wechselnd (mehr als ± 2 Stufen)Lichtzahl LhellSalzzeichen1Reaktionszahl Rschwach sauer bis neutral (pH 4.5-7.5)Temperaturzahl Tmontan (Wälder mit Buche, Weisstanne, in den Zentralalpen mit Waldföhre)Nährstoffzahl NnährstoffreichKontinentalitätszahl Ksubozeanisch (hohe Luftfeuchtigkeit, geringe Temperaturschwankungen, eher milde Winter)
Volksname Deutscher Name: Kurzgranniger Fuchsschwanz, Rotgelber Fuchsschwanz Nom français: Vulpin fauve Nome italiano: Coda di topo arrossata
description: Published as part of Konrad Lauber, Gerhart Wagner & Andreas Gygax, 2018, Flora Helvetica - Poaceae, pp. 1458-1570 in Flora Helvetica, Bern :Haupt Verlag on page 1556
Additional file 1: of The factors and motivations behind United Kingdom chiropractic professional association membership: a survey of the Welsh Institute of Chiropractic Alumni
Creators: name: Wotherspoon, Sheena
name: McCarthy, Peter
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2016
Subjects: Developmental Biology
Science Policy

description: The survey instrument used in this study. (DOCX 225 kb)
Computational approaches for RNA energy parameter estimation
Creators: name: Andronescu, Mirela Stefania
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2008

description: RNA molecules play important roles, including catalysis of chemical reactions and control of gene expression, and their functions largely depend on their folded structures. Since determining these structures by biochemical means is expensive, there is increased demand for computational predictions of RNA structures. One computational approach is to find the secondary structure (a set of base pairs) that minimizes a free energy function for a given RNA conformation. The forces driving RNA folding can be approximated by means of a free energy model, which associates a free energy parameter to a distinct considered feature. The main goal of this thesis is to develop state-of-the-art computational approaches that can significantly increase the accuracy (i.e., maximize the number of correctly predicted base pairs) of RNA secondary structure prediction methods, by improving and refining the parameters of the underlying RNA free energy model. We propose two general approaches to estimate RNA free energy parameters. The Constraint Generation (CG) approach is based on iteratively generating constraints that enforce known structures to have energies lower than other structures for the same molecule. The Boltzmann Likelihood (BL) approach infers a set of RNA free energy parameters which maximize the conditional likelihood of a set of known RNA structures. We discuss several variants and extensions of these two approaches, including a linear Gaussian Bayesian network that defines relationships between features. Overall, BL gives slightly better results than CG, but it is over ten times more expensive to run. In addition, CG requires software that is much simpler to implement. We obtain significant improvements in the accuracy of RNA minimum free energy secondary structure prediction with and without pseudoknots (regions of non-nested base pairs), when measured on large sets of RNA molecules with known structures. For the Turner model, which has been the gold-standard model without pseudoknots for more than a decade, the average prediction accuracy of our new parameters increases from 60% to 71%. For two models with pseudoknots, we obtain an increase of 9% and 6%, respectively. To the best of our knowledge, our parameters are currently state-of-the-art for the three considered models.
Alopecurus geniculatus L.
Creators: name: Konrad Lauber
name: Gerhart Wagner
name: Andreas Gygax
Publisher: name: Haupt Verlag
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Liliopsida
Poales
Poaceae
Alopecurus
Alopecurus geniculatus

description: Alopecurus geniculatus L.
Artbeschreibung: Stängel 10-40 cm, büschelig, niederliegend und an den Knoten wurzelnd, oft im Wasser flutend, knickig aufsteigend. Blatthäutchen bis 5 mm lang. Oberste Blattscheide etwas aufgeblasen. Blütenstand dicht ährig-zylindrisch, 2-5 cm lang und ca. 5 mm dick. Ährchen einblütig, ca. 3 mm lang. Hüllspelzen nur am Grund verwachsen, stumpf, ganzer Kiel behaart. Deckspelze so lang wie die Hüllspelzen. Granne gekniet, dem Grund der Spelze entspringend und diese um ca. 2 mm überragend.
Blütezeit: 5-9
Standort und Verbreitung in der Schweiz: Periodisch überschwemmte Böden, nasse, gedüngte Wiesen / kollin-subalpin / CH
Verbreitung global: Eurosibirisch
Ökologische Zeigerwerte nach Landolt & al. (2010)
BodenfaktorenKlimafaktorenSalztoleranzFeuchtezahl Fnass; Feuchtigkeit stark wechselnd (mehr als ± 2 Stufen)Lichtzahl LhellSalzzeichen1Reaktionszahl Rschwach sauer bis neutral (pH 4.5-7.5)Temperaturzahl Tunter-montan und ober-kollinNährstoffzahl Nmässig nährstoffarm bis mässig nährstoffreichKontinentalitätszahl Ksubozeanisch bis subkontinental (mittlere Luftfeuchtigkeit, mässige Temperaturschwankungen und mässig tiefe Wintertemperaturen)
Volksname Deutscher Name: Geknieter Fuchsschwanz Nom français: Vulpin genouillé Nome italiano: Coda di topo ginocchiata
description: Published as part of Konrad Lauber, Gerhart Wagner & Andreas Gygax, 2018, Flora Helvetica - Poaceae, pp. 1458-1570 in Flora Helvetica, Bern :Haupt Verlag on page 1556
Usermode kernel : running the kernel in userspace in VM environments
Creators: name: George, Sharath
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2008

description: In many instances of virtual machine deployments today, virtual machine instances are created to support a single application. Traditional operating systems provide an extensive framework for protecting one process from another. In such deployments, this protection layer becomes an additional source of overhead as isolation between services is provided at an operating system level and each instance of an operating system supports only one service. This makes the operating system the equivalent of a process from the traditional operating system perspective. Isolation between these operating systems and indirectly the services they support, is ensured by the virtual machine monitor in these deployments. In these scenarios the process protection provided by the operating system becomes redundant and a source of additional overhead. We propose a new model for these scenarios with operating systems that bypass this redundant protection offered by the traditional operating systems. We prototyped such an operating system by executing parts of the operating system in the same protection ring as user applications. This gives processes more power and access to kernel memory bypassing the need to copy data from user to kernel and vice versa as is required when the traditional ring protection layer is enforced. This allows us to save the system call trap overhead and allows application program mers to directly call kernel functions exposing the rich kernel library. This does not compromise security on the other virtual machines running on the same physical machine, as they are protected by the VMM. We illustrate the design and implementation of such a system with the Xen hypervisor and the XenoLinux kernel.
Alopecurus myosuroides Huds.
Creators: name: Konrad Lauber
name: Gerhart Wagner
name: Andreas Gygax
Publisher: name: Haupt Verlag
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Liliopsida
Poales
Poaceae
Alopecurus
Alopecurus myosuroides

description: Alopecurus myosuroides Huds.
Artbeschreibung: 20-50 cm hoch, büschelig, knickig aufsteigend. Blätter 3-6 mm breit. Blatthäutchen 2-5 mm lang, stumpf. Blütenstand dicht und schlank ährig-zylindrisch, 5-10 cm lang und nur 3-5 mm dick. Ährchen einblütig, mit zwei 5-6 mm langen, bis gegen die Mitte verwachsenen, gekielten und spitzen, auf dem Kiel nur unten kurz behaarten Hüllspelzen. Deckspelze so lang wie die Hüllspelzen, auf dem Rücken mit langer, das Ährchen weit überragender Granne.
Blütezeit: 5-9
Standort und Verbreitung in der Schweiz: Äcker, Weinberge, Ödland / kollin(-montan) / M, J, seltener A
Verbreitung global: Ursprünglich mediterran
Ökologische Zeigerwerte nach Landolt & al. (2010)
BodenfaktorenKlimafaktorenSalztoleranzFeuchtezahl Fmässig feuchtLichtzahl LhellSalzzeichen1Reaktionszahl Rneutral bis basisch (pH 5.5-8.5)Temperaturzahl Tkollin (Laubmischwälder mit Eichen)Nährstoffzahl Nmässig nährstoffarm bis mässig nährstoffreichKontinentalitätszahl Ksubkontinental (niedrige relative Luftfeuchtigkeit, grosse Temperaturschwankungen, eher kalte Winter)
Volksname Deutscher Name: Acker-Fuchsschwanz, Mäuseschwanzähnlicher Fuchsschwanz Nom français: Vulpin des champs Nome italiano: Coda di topo dei campi
description: Published as part of Konrad Lauber, Gerhart Wagner & Andreas Gygax, 2018, Flora Helvetica - Poaceae, pp. 1458-1570 in Flora Helvetica, Bern :Haupt Verlag on page 1556
Alopecurus pratensis L.
Creators: name: Konrad Lauber
name: Gerhart Wagner
name: Andreas Gygax
Publisher: name: Haupt Verlag
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Liliopsida
Poales
Poaceae
Alopecurus
Alopecurus pratensis

description: Alopecurus pratensis L.
Artbeschreibung: 30-100 cm hoch. Blätter bis 10 mm breit, beidseits rau. Blatthäutchen breiter als lang, gestutzt, bewimpert. Blütenstand dicht ährig-zylindrisch, 3-8 cm lang und 6-10(-15) mm dick. Ährchen einblütig, mit zwei 4-7 mm langen, unten verwachsenen, gekielten und spitzen, am Kiel lang behaarten Hüllspelzen. Deckspelze so lang wie die Hüllspelzen, auf dem Rücken mit 6-10 mm langer, weit aus dem Ährchen ragender Granne.
Blütezeit: 5-7
Standort und Verbreitung in der Schweiz: Fettwiesen / kollin-subalpin / CH
Verbreitung global: Eurasiatisch
Ökologische Zeigerwerte nach Landolt & al. (2010)
BodenfaktorenKlimafaktorenSalztoleranzFeuchtezahl Ffeucht; Feuchtigkeit mässig wechselnd (± 1-2 Stufen)Lichtzahl LhellSalzzeichen--Reaktionszahl Rschwach sauer bis neutral (pH 4.5-7.5)Temperaturzahl Tunter-montan und ober-kollinNährstoffzahl NnährstoffreichKontinentalitätszahl Ksubozeanisch bis subkontinental (mittlere Luftfeuchtigkeit, mässige Temperaturschwankungen und mässig tiefe Wintertemperaturen)
Volksname Deutscher Name: Wiesen-Fuchsschwanz Nom français: Vulpin des prés Nome italiano: Coda di topo comune
description: Published as part of Konrad Lauber, Gerhart Wagner & Andreas Gygax, 2018, Flora Helvetica - Poaceae, pp. 1458-1570 in Flora Helvetica, Bern :Haupt Verlag on page 1556
The Effect of Ozone Dosage of Sunflower and Olive Oils on Their Biological Activities and Chemical Properties
Creators: name: Jacinto, Gabriel Serpa
name: Benvenutti, Larissa
name: Santin, José Roberto
name: de Freitas, Rilton Alves
name: Cruz, Alexandre Bella
name: Corrêa, Rogerio
name: Malheiros, Angela
name: Klein-Junior, Luiz Carlos
name: Bresolin, Tania Mari Bellé
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2023
Subjects: Medicine
Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: The ozonation process of vegetable oils is commonly monitored by peroxide value (PV). However, PV methodology has been adapted from vegetable oils, with protocol divergences. In addition, few studies are based on the minimum level of ozonation to ensure biological activity. This study aimed to optimize the PV methodology for sunflower oil with different ozone dosage aiming to discriminate these samples. Also, to establish the relationship between its physicochemical properties with the biological activity. The optimized PV method was also applied to ozonated olive oil, as well as the other analytical techniques of iodine value (IV), acidity value (AV), density, viscosity, gas chromatography, infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), differential scanning calorimetry and thermogravimetry (DSC and TG). The PV method discriminated the ozonation level of the samples. Both ozonated sunflower and olive oils need to reach an intermediary ozone dosage to perform the in vitro bactericidal and fungicidal activity (MIC ≤2.5%), and anti-inflammatory activity (inhibition of nitric oxide release in Raw cells). These results point to the importance of standardizing the ozone dosage for each oil and the analytical methodologies used in its characterization.
title: WETLAND TREATMENT SYSTEMS FOR MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER AT A BOURBON DISTILLERY AND POTENTIAL VALUE OF INCORPORATING STILLAGE FOR WATER TREATMENT ENHANCEMENT
Creators: name: Ristola, Katherine J.
Publisher: name: University of Kentucky Libraries
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 2.7
subject: FOS: Environmental engineering

description: The use of constructed treatment wetlands, as a secondary treatment method for wastewater effluent from package treatment plants and distillery stillage has potential to be an innovative, sustainable method for improving water quality in the Central Kentucky region. However, the use of constructed wetlands to treat stillage and wastewater treatment plant effluent has been limited. Therefore, the objectives of this study were to: 1) quantify constructed wetland removal as a secondary treatment method for distillery’s wastewater; 2) explore the potential to utilize constructed treatment wetlands to remove nutrients from bourbon stillage; and 3) optimize treatment design to meet wastewater effluent discharge limits. Four free water surface flow treatment wetland mesocosm experiments were completed during the summer of 2023. Denitrifying conditions were measured along with collection of water quality grab samples over the 10-day experiments. The constructed wetlands removed nitrate-N between 50 to 99%, E. coli 99%, and phosphate-P between 61 to 99%, depending on influent and period of the growing season. Bourbon stillage was found to enhance removal of nutrients when added to the wetlands in combination with the wastewater effluent. Findings support constructed treatment wetlands as a potential mechanism for secondary treatment for distillery wastewater and bourbon stillage.
description: © 2024 Katherine J. Ristola
Model-based active learning in hierarchical policies
Creators: name: Cora, Vlad M.
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2008

description: Hierarchical task decompositions play an essential role in the design of complex simulation and decision systems, such as the ones that arise in video games. Game designers find it very natural to adopt a divide-and-conquer philosophy of specifying hierarchical policies, where decision modules can be constructed somewhat independently. The process of choosing the parameters of these modules manually is typically lengthy and tedious. The hierarchical reinforcement learning (HRL) field has produced elegant ways of decomposing policies and value functions using semi-Markov decision processes. However, there is still a lack of demonstrations in larger nonlinear systems with discrete and continuous variables. To narrow this gap between industrial practices and academic ideas, we address the problem of designing efficient algorithms to facilitate the deployment of HRL ideas in more realistic settings. In particular, we propose Bayesian active learning methods to learn the relevant aspects of either policies or value functions by focusing on the most relevant parts of the parameter and state spaces respectively. To demonstrate the scalability of our solution, we have applied it to The Open Racing Car Simulator (TORCS), a 3D game engine that implements complex vehicle dynamics. The environment is a large topological map roughly based on downtown Vancouver, British Columbia. Higher level abstract tasks are also learned in this process using a model-based extension of the MAXQ algorithm. Our solution demonstrates how HRL can be scaled to large applications with complex, discrete and continuous non-linear dynamics.
Anthoxanthum alpinum A. Loeve & D. Loeve
Creators: name: Konrad Lauber
name: Gerhart Wagner
name: Andreas Gygax
Publisher: name: Haupt Verlag
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Liliopsida
Poales
Poaceae
Anthoxanthum
Anthoxanthum alpinum

description: Anthoxanthum alpinum Á. Löve & D. Löve
Artbeschreibung: Nur 10-25 cm hoch, Blätter 2-5 mm breit, unterseits gelbgrün und glänzend, oberseits graugrün und matt, sich nach oben einrollend. Blütenstand meist nicht über 2 cm lang, gelb- bis rotbraun. Deckspelzen der fertilen Blüte oben kurzhaarig rau. Granne der obersten Hüllspelze das Ährchen 1-4 mm überragend.
Blütezeit: 5-7
Standort und Verbreitung in der Schweiz: Wiesen, Weiden, Zwergstrauchheiden, nur auf saurem Boden / (montan-)subalpin-alpin / A, M am Alpenrand, JS, vereinzelt JN
Verbreitung global: Eurarktisch-alpin
Ökologische Zeigerwerte nach Landolt & al. (2010)
BodenfaktorenKlimafaktorenSalztoleranzFeuchtezahl Fmässig feuchtLichtzahl LhellSalzzeichen--Reaktionszahl Rschwach sauer bis neutral (pH 4.5-7.5)Temperaturzahl Tunter-alpin, supra-subalpin und ober-subalpin (Arven-Lärchenwälder)Nährstoffzahl NnährstoffarmKontinentalitätszahl Ksubozeanisch bis subkontinental (mittlere Luftfeuchtigkeit, mässige Temperaturschwankungen und mässig tiefe Wintertemperaturen)
Volksname Deutscher Name: Alpen-Ruchgras, Alpen-Geruchgras Nom français: Flouve des Alpes Nome italiano: Paleo delle Alpi
description: Published as part of Konrad Lauber, Gerhart Wagner & Andreas Gygax, 2018, Flora Helvetica - Poaceae, pp. 1458-1570 in Flora Helvetica, Bern :Haupt Verlag on page 1556
Anthoxanthum odoratum L.
Creators: name: Konrad Lauber
name: Gerhart Wagner
name: Andreas Gygax
Publisher: name: Haupt Verlag
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Liliopsida
Poales
Poaceae
Anthoxanthum
Anthoxanthum odoratum

description: Anthoxanthum odoratum L.
Artbeschreibung: 20-60 cm hoch. Blätter 3-7 mm breit, beiderseits graugrün und matt, flach. Blütenstand 2-8 cm lang, gelblich, glänzend. Deckspelze der fertilen Blüten glatt und kahl. Granne der obersten Hüllspelze das Ährchen nicht oder bis 1 mm überragend.
Blütezeit: 4-6
Standort und Verbreitung in der Schweiz: Wiesen, Weiden, Flachmoore, lichte Wälder / kollin-alpin / CH
Verbreitung global: Eurosibirisch
Ökologische Zeigerwerte nach Landolt & al. (2010)
BodenfaktorenKlimafaktorenSalztoleranzFeuchtezahl Fmässig feuchtLichtzahl LhellSalzzeichen--Reaktionszahl Rsauer (pH 3.5-6.5)Temperaturzahl Tunter-montan und ober-kollinNährstoffzahl NnährstoffarmKontinentalitätszahl Ksubozeanisch bis subkontinental (mittlere Luftfeuchtigkeit, mässige Temperaturschwankungen und mässig tiefe Wintertemperaturen)
Volksname Deutscher Name: Duftendes Ruchgras, Gemeines Geruchgras Nom français: Flouve odorante Nome italiano: Paleo odoroso
description: Published as part of Konrad Lauber, Gerhart Wagner & Andreas Gygax, 2018, Flora Helvetica - Poaceae, pp. 1458-1570 in Flora Helvetica, Bern :Haupt Verlag on page 1556
Anthoxanthum odoratum
Creators: name: Konrad Lauber
name: Gerhart Wagner
name: Andreas Gygax
Publisher: name: Haupt Verlag
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Liliopsida
Poales
Poaceae
Anthoxanthum
Anthoxanthum odoratum

description: Anthoxanthum odoratum aggr.
Artbeschreibung: Blatthäutchen 1-4 mm lang. Rispe ährenförmig, zylindrisch bis eiförmig. Ährchen 7-12 mm lang, mit 2 sterilen und einer fertilen Blüte, Staubblätter 2. Hüllspelzen 4, die beiden unteren häutig, die zweite das ganze Ährchen einschliessend. Obere Hüllspelzen begrannt. Getrocknete Pflanzen mit Cumarinduft.
Ökologische Zeigerwerte nach Landolt & al. (2010)
BodenfaktorenKlimafaktorenSalztoleranzFeuchtezahl F--Lichtzahl L--Salzzeichen--Reaktionszahl R--Temperaturzahl T--Nährstoffzahl N--Kontinentalitätszahl K--
Volksname Deutscher Name: Duftendes Ruchgras Nom français: Flouve odorante
description: Published as part of Konrad Lauber, Gerhart Wagner & Andreas Gygax, 2018, Flora Helvetica - Poaceae, pp. 1458-1570 in Flora Helvetica, Bern :Haupt Verlag on page 1556
HMM converter a tool box for hidden Markov models with two novel, memory efficient parameter training algorithms
Creators: name: Lam, Tin Yin
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2009

description: Hidden Markov models (HMMs) are powerful statistical tools for biological sequence analysis. Many recently developed Bioinformatics applications employ variants of HMMs to analyze diverse types of biological data. It is typically fairly easy to design the states and the topological structure of an HMM. However, it can be difficult to estimate parameter values which yield a good prediction performance. As many HMM-based applications employ similar algorithms for generating predictions, it is also time-consuming and error-prone to have to re-implement these algorithms whenever a new HMM-based application is to be designed. This thesis addresses these challenges by introducing a tool-box, called HMMC0NvERTER, which only requires an XML-input file to define an HMM and to use it for sequence decoding and parameter training. The package not only allows for rapid proto-typing of HMM-based applications, but also incorporates several algorithms for sequence decoding and parameter training, including two new, linear memory algorithms for parameter training. Using this software package, even users without programming knowledge can quickly set up sophisticated HMMs and pair-HMMs and use them with efficient algorithms for parameter training and sequence analyses. We use HMMCONVERTER to construct a new comparative gene prediction program, called ANNOTAID, which can predict pairs of orthologous genes by integrating prior information about each input sequence probabilistically into the gene prediction process and into parameter training. ANNOTAID can thus be readily adapted to predict orthologous gene pairs in newly sequenced genomes.
Apera interrupta P. Beauv.
Creators: name: Konrad Lauber
name: Gerhart Wagner
name: Andreas Gygax
Publisher: name: Haupt Verlag
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Liliopsida
Poales
Poaceae
Apera
Apera interrupta

description: Apera interrupta (L.) P. Beauv.
Artbeschreibung: Unterscheidet sich von A. spica-venti durch folgende Merkmale: nur 20-30 cm hoch, Blätter 1-4 mm breit, Rispe höchstens 10 cm lang, eng zusammengezogen und unregelmässig unterbrochen, Äste nicht über 3 cm lang. Staubbeutel höchstens 0,5 mm lang.
Blütezeit: 6
Standort und Verbreitung in der Schweiz: Ödland, Bahnareale / kollin / VS, M
Verbreitung global: Mediterran-westasiatisch
Ökologische Zeigerwerte nach Landolt & al. (2010)
BodenfaktorenKlimafaktorenSalztoleranzFeuchtezahl F--Lichtzahl L--Salzzeichen--Reaktionszahl R--Temperaturzahl T--Nährstoffzahl N--Kontinentalitätszahl K--
Volksname Deutscher Name: Unterbrochener Windhalm Nom français: Apéra interrompue Nome italiano: Cappellini sottili
description: Published as part of Konrad Lauber, Gerhart Wagner & Andreas Gygax, 2018, Flora Helvetica - Poaceae, pp. 1458-1570 in Flora Helvetica, Bern :Haupt Verlag on page 1556
Apera spica-venti P. Beauv.
Creators: name: Konrad Lauber
name: Gerhart Wagner
name: Andreas Gygax
Publisher: name: Haupt Verlag
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Liliopsida
Poales
Poaceae
Apera
Apera spica-Venti

description: Apera spica-venti (L.) P. Beauv.
Artbeschreibung: 20-80(-150) cm hoch, büschelig, knickig aufsteigend. Blätter stark rau, 2-4 mm breit. Blatthäutchen bis 6 mm lang. Rispe bis 40 cm lang, regelmässig und dichtblütig, mit schief aufwärts gerichteten Ästen. Ährchen einblütig, meist gelblich, 2,5-3 mm lang. Beide Hüllspelzen häutig, obere länger als untere. Granne der Deckspelze 2-3mal so lang wie das Ährchen. Staubbeutel 0,8-1,5 mm lang.
Blütezeit: 6-7
Standort und Verbreitung in der Schweiz: Getreidefelder, Wegränder, Bahnareale / kollin-montan / M, JN, seltener A
Verbreitung global: Eurasiatisch
Ökologische Zeigerwerte nach Landolt & al. (2010)
BodenfaktorenKlimafaktorenSalztoleranzFeuchtezahl FfrischLichtzahl LhalbschattigSalzzeichen--Reaktionszahl Rsauer (pH 3.5-6.5)Temperaturzahl Tkollin (Laubmischwälder mit Eichen)Nährstoffzahl NnährstoffreichKontinentalitätszahl Ksubkontinental (niedrige relative Luftfeuchtigkeit, grosse Temperaturschwankungen, eher kalte Winter)
Volksname Deutscher Name: Acker-Windhalm Nom français: Apéra jouet du vent Nome italiano: Cappellini dei campi
description: Published as part of Konrad Lauber, Gerhart Wagner & Andreas Gygax, 2018, Flora Helvetica - Poaceae, pp. 1458-1570 in Flora Helvetica, Bern :Haupt Verlag on page 1556
Multiagent learning and empirical methods
Creators: name: Zawadzki, Erik P.
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2008

description: Many algorithms exist for learning how to act in a repeated game and most have theoretical guarantees associated with their behaviour. However, there are few experimental results about the empirical performance of these algorithms, which is important for any practical application of this work. Most of the empirical claims in the literature to date have been based on small experiments, and this has hampered the development of multiagent learning (MAL) algorithms with good performance properties. In order to rectify this problem, we have developed a suite of tools for running multiagent experiments called the Multiagent Learning Testbed (MALT). These tools are designed to facilitate running larger and more comprehensive experiments by removing the need to code one-off experimental apparatus. MALT also provides a number of public implementations of MAL algorithms—hopefully eliminating or reducing differences between algorithm implementations and increasing the reproducibility of results. Using this test-suite, we ran an experiment that is unprecedented in terms of the number of MAL algorithms used and the number of game instances generated. The results of this experiment were analyzed by using a variety of performance metrics—including reward, maxmin distance, regret, and several types of convergence. Our investigation also draws upon a number of empirical analysis methods. Through this analysis we found some surprising results: the most surprising observation was that a very simple algorithm—one that was intended for single-agent reinforcement problems and not multiagent learning— performed better empirically than more complicated and recent MAL algorithms.
MOESM1 of Choices have consequences: the nexus between DNA repair pathways and genomic instability in cancer
Creators: name: Bhattacharjee, Sonali
name: Saikat Nandi
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: 80699 Information Systems not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Additional file 1. Supplementary references.