Identifying factors that shape the spatial distribution of genetic variation is crucial to understanding many population- and landscape-level processes. In this study, we explore fine-scale spatial genetic structure in Oenothera harringtonii (Onagraceae), an insect-pollinated, gravity-dispersed herb endemic to the grasslands of south-central and southeastern Colorado, USA. We genotyped 315 indi...

This paper introduces the basic theory and procedure for working out solutions of ant colony genetic algorithm, describes optimization, constraints and objectives of construction project scheduling, then establishes basic model for scheduling optimization of construction project, and put forward improved ant colony genetic algorithm for solving the basic model. Performance of ant colony genetic...

In this paper, we demonstrate our tool Aspect-jEdit that supports the editing of inline aspects. Inline Aspects identify a new aspect oriented notation, which supports the editing of aspects in their context with the help of hyperplane visualization. Aspect-jEdit uses the concepts of aspect folding in order to depict all possible aspect hyperplanes.

Although the aspect-oriented technology allows aspect weaver to weave aspect components across the function boundary, it seems that current aspect-oriented technologies are not handling the hardwired linkage well. The hardwired linkage can be typically found in reflection-based AOP approaches to date, and it may raise different issues regarding which kind of weavers (general-purposed or domain-...

The idea behind Aspect-Oriented Modeling (AOM) is to apply aspect-oriented techniques to (software) models with the aim of modularizing crosscutting concerns. This can be done within different modeling notations, at different levels of abstraction, and at different moments during the software development process. This paper demonstrates the applicability of AOM during the software design phase ...

In petroleum exploration and production, fractures are one of the most common and important geological structures, for they have a significant effect on reservoir fluid flow. Despite their importance, detection and characterization of natural fractures remains a difficult problem for engineers, geologists and geophysicists. This paper presents a technique for the identification and characteriza...

Background Cytogenetic study of reproductive wastage is an important aspect in determining the genetic background of early embryogenesis. Approximately 15 to 20% of all pregnancies in humans are terminated as recurrent spontaneous abortions (RSAs). The aim of this study was to detect chromosome abnormalities in couples with RSAs and to compare our results with those reported previously. Materia...

background: irreversible electroporation (ire) is a novel tumor ablation technique. ire is associated with high electrical fields and is often reported in conjunction with thermal damage caused by joule heating. for good response to surgery it is crucial to produce minimum thermal damage in both tumoral and healthy tissues named non-thermal irreversible electroporation(ntire). non-thermal irrev...