1 Department of Computer Science University of California Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA [email protected], [email protected] 2 Department of Computer Science, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston PO Box 10348, Louisiana, LA-71272 USA [email protected] 3 Universidad Politécnica de Madrid UPM, Faculdad de Informática Campus de Montegancedo s/n, Boadilla del Monte, 28660 Madrid, Spain [email protected]...

The pivotal role played by antigen in the clonal selection of B cells for initial participation in an immune response is well established. Antigen selective mechanisms ensure that antigen-binding antibodies are produced during all stages of the immune response. However, antibodies that lack specificity for the immunogen might also be produced during the course of an antigen-driven immune respon...

Team formation, i.e., allocating agents to roles within a team or subteams of a team, and the reorganization of a team upon team member failure or arrival of new tasks are critical aspects of teamwork. They are very important issues in RoboCupRescue where many tasks need to be done jointly. While empirical comparisons (e.g., in a competition setting as in RoboCup) are useful, we need a quantita...

As part of a study of the regulation of aspartate aminotransferase isozymes (EC 2.6.1. l), we have investigated the characteristics of inhibition of the anionic and cationic isozymes by u-erythrose 4-phosphate and glycolaldehyde phosphate, the naturally occurring homologues of D-glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate. Erythrose-4-P has been found to be a time-dependent inhibitor of both the cationic and an...