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BIOINFORMATICA
(col10389)
Author:
RAJKUMAR SINGH
Institution:
SASTRA UNIVERSITY
Subject:
Science and Technology
Language:
English
Popularity:
69.33%
Revised:
2006-11-06
Revisions:
New
Bioinformatics - From Sequence Expression and Structure
(col10202)
Author:
Krzysztof Cyran
Institution:
Rice, Statistical Dept.
Summary:
NOTE: THIS COURSE IS IN PRAPARATION STAGE. AS LONG AS THIS NOTE IS VISIBLE, DO NOT RELY ON THE CONTENT!!!!!!! This is an advanced research-oriented Bioinformatics course: From Sequence to Expressions and Structure
Subject:
Science and Technology
Language:
English
Popularity:
86.92%
Revised:
2004-05-11
Revisions:
24
Biology
(col11448)
Author:
OpenStax College
Institution:
OpenStax College
Keywords:
animal biology
,
animal body
,
animal diversity
,
animal physiology
,
animal reproduction
,
archaea
,
bacteria
,
behavioral biology
,
biodiversity
,
biological molecules
,
biology
,
biology for majors
,
biosphere
,
biotechnology
,
cell communication
,
cell function
,
cell membranes
,
cell reproduction
,
cell structure
,
cells
,
cellular respiration
,
chemistry
,
circulatory system
,
college biology
,
conservation
,
digestive system
,
DNA
,
ecology
,
ecosystems
,
endocrine system
,
eukaryotes
,
evolution
,
fungi
,
gene expression
,
genes
,
genetics
,
genomics
,
immune system
,
inheritance
,
invertebrates
,
macromolecules
,
meiosis
,
metabolism
,
musculoskeletal system
,
nervous system
,
origin of species
,
osmotic regulation
,
photosynthesis
,
phylogeny
,
physiology
,
plant biology
,
plant nutrition
,
plant physiology
,
plant reproduction
,
population ecology
,
population evolution
,
prokaryotes
,
proteins
,
protists
,
respiratory system
,
seed plants
,
seedless plants
,
sensory system
,
sexual reproduction
,
soil
,
study of life
,
vertebrates
,
virus
Summary:
Biology is designed for multi-semester biology courses for science majors. It is grounded on an evolutionary basis and includes exciting features that highlight careers in the biological sciences and everyday applications of the concepts at hand. To meet the needs of today’s instructors and students, some content has ... apply—key concepts.
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Biology is designed for multi-semester biology courses for science majors. It is grounded on an evolutionary basis and includes exciting features that highlight careers in the biological sciences and everyday applications of the concepts at hand. To meet the needs of today’s instructors and students, some content has been strategically condensed while maintaining the overall scope and coverage of traditional texts for this course. Instructors can customize the book, adapting it to the approach that works best in their classroom. Biology also includes an innovative art program that incorporates critical thinking and clicker questions to help students understand—and apply—key concepts.
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Subject:
Science and Technology
Language:
English
Popularity:
96.36%
Revised:
2013-05-15
Revisions:
8
Biology 1308 Bonus Credit Chapters--from OPENStax "BIOLOGY"
(col11516)
Author:
Bill Brower
Institution:
OpenStax College
Keywords:
animal biology
,
animal body
,
animal diversity
,
animal physiology
,
animal reproduction
,
archaea
,
bacteria
,
behavioral biology
,
biodiversity
,
biological molecules
,
biology
,
biology for majors
,
biosphere
,
biotechnology
,
cell communication
,
cell function
,
cell membranes
,
cell reproduction
,
cell structure
,
cells
,
cellular respiration
,
chemistry
,
circulatory system
,
college biology
,
conservation
,
digestive system
,
DNA
,
ecology
,
ecosystems
,
endocrine system
,
eukaryotes
,
evolution
,
fungi
,
gene expression
,
genes
,
genetics
,
genomics
,
immune system
,
inheritance
,
invertebrates
,
macromolecules
,
meiosis
,
metabolism
,
musculoskeletal system
,
nervous system
,
origin of species
,
osmotic regulation
,
photosynthesis
,
phylogeny
,
physiology
,
plant biology
,
plant nutrition
,
plant physiology
,
plant reproduction
,
population ecology
,
population evolution
,
prokaryotes
,
proteins
,
protists
,
respiratory system
,
seed plants
,
seedless plants
,
sensory system
,
sexual reproduction
,
soil
,
study of life
,
vertebrates
,
virus
Summary:
This is a collection of eight chapters from the OPENStax "BIOLOGY" textbook, which have been shortened and simplified for use by non-majors as bonus credit reading assignments. This collection is aimed at students in a "General Biology: Fundamentals of Cell Biology" course, and includes chapters NOT covered as part ... course sequence.
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This is a collection of eight chapters from the OPENStax "BIOLOGY" textbook, which have been shortened and simplified for use by non-majors as bonus credit reading assignments. This collection is aimed at students in a "General Biology: Fundamentals of Cell Biology" course, and includes chapters NOT covered as part of the two-semester non-majors course sequence.
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Subject:
Science and Technology
Language:
English
Popularity:
87.31%
Revised:
2013-04-25
Revisions:
2
Bios 533 Bioinformatics
(col10152)
Author:
Susan Cates
Institution:
Rice University
Summary:
Computer laboratory modules for the Introduction to Bioinformatics course. This course is designed for the beginning graduate student or advanced undergraduate in the biosciences. The goal is to introduce the student to various biologically relevant databases, methods to effectively search the databases, and an overall view of the various aspects of computational biology.
Subject:
Science and Technology
Language:
English
Popularity:
91.33%
Revised:
2008-09-24
Revisions:
16
Birdcall Identification Project
(col10616)
Authors:
Robert LiKamWa
,
Christopher Eagleson
,
Michael Foree
,
Seth O'Brien
Keywords:
Elec 301
,
Matched Filter
,
Signal Processing
,
Signals
Summary:
Birdcall Identification Project for Rice University Elec 301 class.
Subject:
Mathematics and Statistics,
Science and Technology
Language:
English
Popularity:
73.12%
Revised:
2008-12-17
Revisions:
2
blank
(col10575)
Author:
Guilherme Germoglio
Subject:
Science and Technology
Language:
English
Popularity:
49.93%
Revised:
2009-05-11
Revisions:
9
Blur and Recovery with FTVd
(col11395)
Authors:
James Kerwin
,
Zhehao Li
,
Shaoyi Su
,
Charles Park
Institution:
Rice University
Keywords:
Blur
,
focus
,
FTVd
,
Handshake
,
linear
,
motion
,
total variation
Summary:
This collection investigates the effect of blur on images and how well they can be recovered using the FTVd algorithm.
Subject:
Mathematics and Statistics,
Science and Technology
Language:
English
Popularity:
62.09%
Revised:
2011-12-19
Revisions:
New
Body Ambient Bondgraph Model Using Heat Flux Transducer
(col10530)
Author:
Robert Neddermeyer
Keywords:
bondgraph model
,
heat flux transducer
,
human thermoregulatory system
Summary:
This collection is a compilation of the three modules created as part of EE5821 - Spring 08 at the University of Minnesota. Each module comprises a stand alone section of an overal project of a biomedical model. ABSTRACT There are numerous occupational and leisure tasks for which the participants are at ... of tasks.
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This collection is a compilation of the three modules created as part of EE5821 - Spring 08 at the University of Minnesota. Each module comprises a stand alone section of an overal project of a biomedical model. ABSTRACT There are numerous occupational and leisure tasks for which the participants are at risk of heat stress related illness. Heat stress illness effects can be either acute, such as heat stroke, heat exhaustion, heat cramps, fainting, and decline of performance; or chronic, such as loss of ability to tolerate heat, hypertension, heart muscle damage, reduced libido and impotence. Existing practices for protection against heat stress are limited to awareness education of antagonistic conditions. Persistent monitoring of individuals is not an existing practice due to a variety of factors, including drawbacks to the sensor devices and lack of quantitative definition of heat stress limits. This project presents a Bondgraph model to illustrate the body-ambient heat exchange and how it would be measured using a heat flux transducer. Individual contributions to body heat are shown as r-elements. A measurement device of a heat flux transducer is shown as a transformer element. The equation layer of the model can be tailored for various operating conditions, using either derived or empirical formulas to describe heat transfer. The model shows the same various components of body ambient heat exchange as are found in most occupation educational literature. Bondgraph figures further demonstrate causality and direction of power flow. Not fully quantified in the literature uncovered in research are how the body thermoregulatory functions begin to break down This data suggest that given a sound understanding of the heat transfer mechanisms operating with the human body during high risk tasks and environments, a heat flux transducer should provide a leading indicator of heat stress illness for any variety of tasks.
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Subject:
Science and Technology
Language:
English
Popularity:
62.28%
Revised:
2008-05-15
Revisions:
New
The Boomerang Project: A Recreation
(col11394)
Author:
Anastasia Dodd
Keywords:
acoustical holography
,
Boomerang Project
,
multilateration
Summary:
This collection contains the detailed description of the final project for ELEC 301 in which we recreated the Boomerang Project using multilateration.
Subject:
Science and Technology
Language:
English
Popularity:
65.30%
Revised:
2011-12-19
Revisions:
New
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