Landscape metrics are useful tools in investigating spatial structure and in describing the heterogeneity of landscapes, but are sensitive to grain size. Thus, it is necessary to determine the appropriate grain size before researching landscape patterns. However, there have been few large-scale investigations in high-precision research about the effect of grain size on landscape patterns, espec...

[1] Ice I exhibits a complex rheology at temperature and pressure conditions appropriate for the interiors of the ice I shells of Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto. We use numerical methods and existing parameterizations of the critical Rayleigh number to determine the conditions required to trigger convection in an ice I shell with each of the stress-, temperatureand grain size–dependent rheologi...

| We explore the eeciency of a class of stream-oriented dataaow architectures as a function of the grain-size, for a given set of applications. We believe the grain-size is a key parameter in balancing exibility and eeciency of this class of architectures. We apply a clustering approach on a well-deened set of applications to determine a set of weakly programmable processing elements of diieren...

The grain size composition of topsoil characterizes the soil texture and other physical properties. The coarsening of topsoil grain size is a visible symbol of land degradation; thereby the change in topsoil grain size can be potentially used to monitor desertification using remote sensing. This study proposes a new index for detecting topsoil grain size composition through ground in situ soil ...

We explore the area efficiency of a class of stream-based dataflow architectures as a function of the grain-size, for a given set of applications. We believe the grain-size is a key parameter in balancing flexibility and efficiency of this class of architectures. We apply a clustering approach on a well-defined set of applications to derive a set of processing elements of varying grain-sizes. T...

The magnetic permeabiility and the thickness of the socalled %on"magnetic grain boundary were studied for a MgMnZn-femte with composition M~,J~,&ln,lFe,,,03,m For the mono-domain situation the grain size dependence of the effective initial permeability is well described by the nonmagnetic grain boundary model. A gradual increase of permeability with grain size around the transition from monoto ...

Grain size is a trait that is important for rice (Oryza sativa L.) yield potential. Many genes regulating grain size have been identified, deepening our understanding of molecular mechanisms of grain size determination in rice. Previously, we cloned SMALL AND ROUND SEED 5 (SRS5) gene (encoding alpha-tubulin) from a small and round seed mutant and revealed that this gene regulates grain length i...