This paper presents the design of RT-Appia, a framework for the development and implementation of configurable real-time protocol stacks. The goal of RT-Appia is to allow the construction of specialized protocols through the composition of pre-defined micro-protocols. RT-Appia attempts to balance the flexibility and efficiency of micro-protocols with the predictability requirements of real-time...

In angiosperms, the endosperm nurtures the embryo and provides nutrients for seed germination. To identify the expression pattern of small interfering RNA in the developing maize endosperm, we have performed high-throughput small RNA transcriptome sequencing of kernels at 0, 3, and 5 days after pollination (DAP) and endosperms at 7, 10, and 15 DAP using B73 and Mo17 reciprocal crosses in previo...

Birds have two main visual pathways to the telencephalon: the thalamofugal and tectofugal pathways. In the thalamofugal pathway in the chicken (Gallus gallus), neurons on each side of the thalamus receive visual afferents from the contralateral retina and project to either the ipsilateral or contralateral Wulst of the telencephalon. These projections are organized asymmetrically: there are more...