The paper discussed what kind of entity the proposed Semantic Web (SW) is, in terms of the relationship of language to knowledge representation (KR). It argues that there are three views: first, that the SW is basically a renaming of the traditional AI knowledge representation task, with all the problems and challenges of that task. If that is the case, as many believe, then there is no particu...

Although inactivation of the rapidly activating delayed rectifier current (I(Kr)) limits outward current on depolarization, the role of I(Kr) (and recovery from inactivation) during repolarization is uncertain. To characterize I(Kr) during ventricular repolarization (and compare with the inward rectifier current, I(K1)), voltage-clamp waveforms simulating the action potential were applied to ca...

To begin studies on reproduction in common bed bug, Cimex lectularius, we identified three genes coding for vitellogenin (Vg, a protein required for the reproductive success of insects) and studied their hormonal regulation. RNA interference studied showed that expression of Vg3 gene in the adult females is a prerequisite for successful completion of embryogenesis in the eggs laid by them. Juve...

We report that the Drosophila segmentation gene Krüppel (Kr) is expressed in neural precursor cells, neurons and glial cells at different stages of neurogenesis and that Kr mutants develop aberrant peripheral (PNS) and central (CNS) nervous systems. Expression derived from a Kr minigene rescues the segmentation defects but these embryos continue to lack most of the neural Kr activity. Phenotypi...

2014). Insights into the programmed ketoreduction of partially reducing polyketide synthases : stereo-and substrate-specificity of the ketoreductase domain. One of the hallmarks of iterative polyketide synthases (PKS) is the programming mechanism which is essential for the generation of structurally diverse polyketide products. In partially reducing iterative PKSs (PR-PKS), the programming mech...

Kin recognition (KR) is the ability to identify or distinguish kin from nonkin, and it is thought to be an important driving force in the evolution of social and sexual behaviour. Here, we provide an introduction to KR, including an overview of the main debates, the underlying mechanisms and evolutionary analyses. First, we examine the many evolving definitions for KR, as these have caused some...

OBJECTIVE We examined the effects of knowledge of results (KR) on vigilance accuracy and report the first use of positive and negative predictive power (PPP and NPP) to assess vigilance training effectiveness. BACKGROUND Training individuals to detect infrequent signals among a plethora of nonsignals is critical to success in many failure-intolerant monitoring technologies. KR has been widely...