Microsatellite markers: what they mean and why they are so useful

Microsatellite markers: what they mean and why they are so useful

Microsatellites or Single Sequence Repeats (SSRs) are extensively employed in plant genetics studies, using both low and high throughput genotyping approaches. Motivated by the importance of these sequences over the last decades this review aims to address some theoretical aspects of SSRs, including definition, characterization and biological function. The methodologies for the development of S...

Flux Caches: What Are They and Are They Useful?

In this paper, we introduce the concept of flux caches envisioned to improve processor performance by dynamically changing the cache organization and implementation. Contrary to the traditional approaches, processors designed with flux caches instead of assuming a hardwired cache organization change their cache ”design” on program demand. Consequently program (data and instruction) dynamic beha...

Oxygen uptake kinetics: Why are they so slow? And what do they tell us?

VO(2) kinetics and O(2) deficit are important determinants of exercise tolerance. In "normal" conditions convective and diffusive O(2) delivery to skeletal muscle fibers do not represent important determinants of VO(2) kinetics, whose limiting factors seem mainly located within muscle fibers. Whereas a limiting role by PDH has not been confirmed, the role of inhibition of mitochondrial respirat...

Observational studies: why are they so important?

Preston What are mobile agents , why are they expected to become so popular , and what will they be used for ?

Mobile agents emerged in the mid 1990s and since then have been of considerable interest in the research community. Much of the research carried out underlines the vast potential that the mobile agent paradigm carries for the future of computing. This paper initially describes precisely what a mobile agent is and the characteristics that they have. The paper then outlines the benefits that mobi...