Digital Ecosystems: Ecosystem-Oriented Architectures [PDF]
We view Digital Ecosystems to be the digital counterparts of biological ecosystems. Here, we are concerned with the creation of these Digital Ecosystems, exploiting the self-organising properties of biological ecosystems to evolve high-level software applications.
Suzanne Sadedin+2 more
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The comparison of the conventional development and sustainable development model [PDF]
Great ideas usually start out as rather simple ideas. In social sciences, the ideas which impact the lives of the millions and which direct policies must be available to all, not only to the elite. Only in this way can they properly permeate institutions
Labović Bojan+2 more
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The prospects of Bahrain’s entrepreneurial ecosystem: an exploratory approach [PDF]
Having a positive environment and enforcement in a social-political economy is necessary to poster an effective entrepreneurial climate. The passion for self-startups and risk-taking attitude are entrepreneurs’ traits with effective motivations ...
Abdelrhman Meero+2 more
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Smells and Scents in Lawrence’s Poems: Strange Connections to the Environment
Ecocriticism is, in part, the study of the relationship between man and his natural environment. I therefore propose to look at this relationship from the perspective of smells in the poetry of D.H. Lawrence.
Elise Brault-Dreux
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Europe is investing significant resources in research and technology development of 5G networks through the 5G Private Public Partnership (5G PPP). In addition to various scientific and technological topics, the effort focuses on societal and business challenges creating value with 5G networks. This white paper discusses 5G ecosystems as a prerequisite
Hallingby, Hanne Kristine+5 more
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Background: Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are stable and highly toxic environmental pollutants, which are produced mainly through combustion processes.
Ghafour Nourian+3 more
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Organisms as Ecosystems/Ecosystems as Organisms [PDF]
It is well known that most organisms are composed of smaller subunits, including not only cells and semi-independent organelles but often also a whole suite of parasites, commensal organisms, and other symbionts (Buss 1987; Margulis 1970; Bouchard and Huneman 2013).
Minus van Baalen+2 more
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Investigation of the relationships of the size and production characteristics of phyto- and zooplankton in the Vistula and Curonian lagoons of the Baltic Sea. Part 1. The statistical analysis of long-term observation data and development of the structure for the mathematical model of the plankton food chain [PDF]
In the paper the statistical relationships between the size and production characteristics of phytoplankton and zooplankton of the Vistula and Curonian lagoons, the Baltic Sea, were investigated.
Konstantin Alexeevich Podgornyj+3 more
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We show how a dynamical system given by a t-score function for some class of monotonic data transformations generates consistent extreme value estimators. The variation of their values increases the uncertainty of proper assessment of climate change. Two important examples illustrate the methodology: mass balance measurements on Guanaco glacier, Chile,
Stehlik, Milan+7 more
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Stable isotopic characterization of a coastal floodplain forest community: a case study for isotopic reconstruction of Mesozoic vertebrate assemblages [PDF]
Stable isotopes are powerful tools for elucidating ecological trends in extant vertebrate communities, though their application to Mesozoic ecosystems is complicated by a lack of extant isotope data from comparable environments/ecosystems (e.g.
T. M. Cullen+5 more
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