We present and test a novel multiscale representation of perceived 3D surface orientation: the orientation path. Using a multiscale probe, we measure perceived surface orientation at multiple spatial scales; linking the measurements for a given surface location yields that location's orientation path. The multiscale data obtained show that observers consistently see different surface orientatio...

Mutational robustness facilitates evolutionary innovations. Gene duplications are unique kinds of mutations, in that they generally increase such robustness. The frequent association of gene duplications in regulatory networks with evolutionary innovation is thus a special case of a general mechanism linking innovation to robustness. The potential power of this mechanism to promote evolutionary...

The disambiguation algorithm presented in this paper is implemented in SemLinker, an entity linking system. First, named entities are linked to candidate Wikipedia pages by a generic annotation engine. Then, the algorithm re-ranks candidate links according to mutual relations between all the named entities found in the document. The evaluation is based on experiments conducted on the test corpu...

Linking diagrams with path composition are ubiquitous, for example: Temperley-Lieb and Brauer monoids, Kelly-Laplaza graphs for compact closed categories, and Girard’s multiplicative proof nets. We construct the category Link = Span(iRel), where iRel is the category of injective relations (reversed partial functions) and show that the aforementioned linkings, as well as Jones-Martin partition m...

This perspective provides an overview to the Special Issue on Resurrection Ecology (RE). It summarizes the contributions to this Special Issue, and provides background information and future prospects for the use of RE in both basic and applied evolutionary studies.

Question: How can we link genotypic, phenotypic, individual, population, and community levels of organization so as to illuminate general ecological and evolutionary processes and provide a framework for a quantitative, integrative evolutionary biology? Framework: We introduce an evolutionary framework that maps different levels of biological diversity onto one another. We provide (1) an overvi...

This year the CUNY-BLENDER team participated in the English Entity Linking and Slot Filling Validation tracks. for entity linking, we apply two new techniques, collaborative clustering and query reformulation. For answer validation, we use a logistic regression model trained on within-system and crosssystem features to re-rank the merged answer sets generated by individual systems. In this pape...

Aim Biodiversity hotspots are regions with the highest species richness, and most threatened species. Previous studies have shown that extinction risk may be more related to evolutionary history than species' traits. However, there is a knowledge gap on relationship between in biodiversity hotspots. Here, we link for flowering plants (angiosperms) global Location Global Methods We calculated hi...

Dynamic linking lets programs use the most recent versions of classes without re-compilation. In Java and .NET, bytecode specifies which classes should be dynamically linked. This information represents the compiler’s knowledge of the compilation environment, but the execution environment might be different. For example, the execution environment on a mobile phone might provide fewer, simpler c...

Cross linking of high density polyethylene (HDPE) was first performed via high energy10 Mev electron beam (EB) irradiation. HDPE was also cross linked withDicumyle peroxide (DCP).The gel content of samples was determined by solvent extraction.Degree of cross linking was evaluated by hot set apparatus; as well .In order to clarify the effectof nature of cross linking, correlation of electrical p...