Predictive Temporal Analytics Method in Situational Modeling of the Evolution of Complex Systems

Abstract The article discusses the main characteristics of complex systems, as well as the structures, domains and interactions occurring in the course of evolution. The main properties of complex systems are defined to include openness, non-ergodicity, disequilibrium, activity and multiplicity of goals. The classification attributes are defined to include free energy, anthropic factor, incomplete observability, computational irreducibility, dominant coded interactions, dynamic structure and transformable environments. A variety of primary entities, which form complex systems, are represented by two classes, possible individuals and abstract individuals. The space-time structure as a 6D continuum is formulated; spatial and temporal vacuums and quanta of interaction are defined. The three-dimensional time is presented in terms of three orthogonal components: coordinate time, structural time and discrete time. The coordinate time corresponds to the variability of a system when individuals move in space; the structural time corresponds to the variability of a system when the structure of individuals changes; the discrete time corresponds to the variability of the system caused by informational interaction between or within individuals. A model of a one-time ideal event and a continuous event is defined. The interaction between individuals is presented through a two-way reflexive model of cyclic interaction of an actor and an acceptor. The occurrence of post-causes and post-effects of physical interactions is shown to result in unpredictable chains of effects. The essence of the predictive temporal analytics method is presented. The use of the method involves the construction of a six-dimensional hypergraph of cause-and-effect relations with subsequent analysis of a body of causes and effects. The optimal way of evolution of a system is considered a way that maximizes diversity (in terms of liberty of actions, states, goals achieved) and minimizes the energy costs in a certain time perspective.

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Special Issue: Application of Extracellular Matrix in Regenerative Medicine

Applied Sciences ◽

10.3390/app11073262 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (7) ◽

pp. 3262

Author(s):

Neill J. Turner

Keyword(s):

Extracellular Matrix ◽

Regenerative Medicine ◽

Wound Repair ◽

Three Dimensional ◽

Dynamic Structure ◽

Scaffold Material ◽

Special Issue ◽

Organ Regeneration ◽

Scaffold Materials ◽

The Many

The present Special Issue comprises a collection of articles addressing the many ways in which extracellular matrix (ECM), or its components parts, can be used in regenerative medicine applications. ECM is a dynamic structure, composed of a three-dimensional architecture of fibrous proteins, proteoglycans, and glycosaminoglycans, synthesized by the resident cells. Consequently, ECM can be considered as nature’s ideal biologic scaffold material. The articles in this Special Issue cover a range of topics from the use of ECM components to manufacture scaffold materials, understanding how changes in ECM composition can lead to the development of disease, and how decellularization techniques can be used to develop tissue-derived ECM scaffolds for whole organ regeneration and wound repair. This editorial briefly summarizes the most interesting aspects of these articles.

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In-Between and Through: Architecture and Complexity

International Journal of Architectural Computing ◽

10.1260/147807705775377311 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 3 (3) ◽

pp. 335-354 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Clarissa Ribeiro Pereira de Almeida ◽

Anja Pratschke ◽

Renata La Rocca

Keyword(s):

Complex System ◽

Software Engineering ◽

Complex Systems ◽

Design Process ◽

Three Dimensional ◽

Self Organization ◽

Three Dimensional Modeling ◽

Dimensional Modeling ◽

Complex Thought ◽

Basic Characteristics

This paper draws on current research on complexity and design process in architecture and offers a proposal for how architects might bring complex thought to bear on the understanding of design process as a complex system, to understand architecture as a way of organizing events, and of organizing interaction. Our intention is to explore the hypothesis that the basic characteristics of complex systems – emergence, nonlinearity, self-organization, hologramaticity, and so forth – can function as effective tools for conceptualization that can usefully extend the understanding of the way architects think and act throughout the design process. To illustrate the discussions, we show how architects might bring complex thought inside a transdisciplinary design process by using models such as software engineering diagrams, and three-dimensional modeling network environments such as media to integrate, connect and ‘trans–act’.

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A Technique for Quantitative Assessment of Three-Dimensional Motion with Applications to Human Joints

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part H Journal of Engineering in Medicine ◽

10.1243/pime_proc_1989_203_041_01 ◽

1989 ◽

Vol 203 (4) ◽

pp. 207-213 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

N P Reddy ◽

M J Askew ◽

F M Baniewicz ◽

A Melby ◽

K A Fuller ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Quantitative Assessment ◽

Quantitative Measurement ◽

Three Dimensional ◽

The Other ◽

Coordinate Frames ◽

Orthogonal Components ◽

Human Joints ◽

Spatial Locations

A technique is developed for quantitative measurement of general three-dimensional motion, and this technique is applied to the kinematics of anatomical joints. The spatial locations of three orthogonal points representing coordinate frames on each member of the joint are measured during motion of the joint by photo encoders of a three-dimensional mechanical pointer. Kinematic calculations are used to derive, from the experimentally collected data, the six orthogonal components of the motion of one member relative to the other. The accuracy of this technique is presented. Applications to the knee and ankle are discussed.

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Escherichia coli Harboring a Natural IncF Conjugative F Plasmid Develops Complex Mature Biofilms by Stimulating Synthesis of Colanic Acid and Curli

Journal of Bacteriology ◽

10.1128/jb.00823-08 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 190 (22) ◽

pp. 7479-7490 ◽

Cited By ~ 58

Author(s):

Thithiwat May ◽

Satoshi Okabe

Keyword(s):

Escherichia Coli ◽

Biofilm Formation ◽

Three Dimensional ◽

F Plasmid ◽

Form Complex ◽

Global Regulators ◽

E Coli ◽

Colanic Acid ◽

Regulatory Systems ◽

Initial Deposition

ABSTRACT It has been shown that Escherichia coli harboring the derepressed IncFI and IncFII conjugative F plasmids form complex mature biofilms by using their F-pilus connections, whereas a plasmid-free strain forms only patchy biofilms. Therefore, in this study we investigated the contribution of a natural IncF conjugative F plasmid to the formation of E. coli biofilms. Unlike the presence of a derepressed F plasmid, the presence of a natural IncF F plasmid promoted biofilm formation by generating the cell-to-cell mating F pili between pairs of F+ cells (approximately two to four pili per cell) and by stimulating the formation of colanic acid and curli meshwork. Formation of colanic acid and curli was required after the initial deposition of F-pilus connections to generate a three-dimensional mushroom-type biofilm. In addition, we demonstrated that the conjugative factor of F plasmid, rather than a pilus synthesis function, was involved in curli production during biofilm formation, which promoted cell-surface interactions. Curli played an important role in the maturation process. Microarray experiments were performed to identify the genes involved in curli biosynthesis and regulation. The results suggested that a natural F plasmid was more likely an external activator that indirectly promoted curli production via bacterial regulatory systems (the EnvZ/OmpR two-component regulators and the RpoS and HN-S global regulators). These data provided new insights into the role of a natural F plasmid during the development of E. coli biofilms.

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Three-dimensional Thermal and Dynamic Structure in Synoptic and Local Scale and its Influence on Haze Formation during Autumn in Beijing

Aerosol and Air Quality Research ◽

10.4209/aaqr.200593 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 ◽

Author(s):

Xiujuan Zhao ◽

Zhaobin Sun ◽

Yele Sun ◽

Ting Yang ◽

Dan Chen ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Three Dimensional ◽

Dynamic Structure ◽

Local Scale ◽

Haze Formation

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Chapter 6 Three Dimensional Dynamic Structure of Transfer Rna by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy

Journal of Chromatography Library - Chromatography and Modification of Nucleosides - Analytical Methods for Major and Modified Nucleosides: HPLC, GC, MS, NMR, UV and FT-IR ◽

10.1016/s0301-4770(08)61472-4 ◽

1990 ◽

pp. A225-A253

Author(s):

P.F. Agris ◽

H. Sierzputowska-Gracz

Keyword(s):

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance ◽

Magnetic Resonance ◽

Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy ◽

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy ◽

Three Dimensional ◽

Dynamic Structure ◽

Transfer Rna ◽

Resonance Spectroscopy ◽

Nuclear Magnetic

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Complex three-dimensional graphene structures driven by surface functionalization

Nanoscale ◽

10.1039/d0nr01733g ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (18) ◽

pp. 10172-10179 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Duc Tam Ho ◽

Viet Hung Ho ◽

Vasudeo Babar ◽

Sung Youb Kim ◽

Udo Schwingenschlögl

Keyword(s):

Surface Functionalization ◽

Three Dimensional ◽

Form Complex ◽

Graphene Structures

A self-folding approach inspired by the origami technique is developed to form complex three-dimensional graphene structures using pattern-based surface functionalization.

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