New Approach for Researching Forest Ecosystem

It is valuable to be researched in the application of science of complexity to the forest ecosystem. Forest ecosystem is an adaptive complex system which is suggested to be at the edge of chaos or at the criticality. The inner interaction of a forest ecosystem is the main driving force for the self-organization, complexity and order in the forest ecosystem. Forest ecosystem complexity is one of the research frontiers of ecological and evolutionary problems presently. The application of science of complexity to the forest ecosystem complexity studies, its concept, background, methodology and theory are briefly introduced. The forest ecosystem complexity is defined as the structure and function diversity, self-organization and the order of an ecosystem. Its main methods include the cellular automaton, genetic algorithm, game theory, complex network, etc. This paper has discussed mechanism and development of forest ecosystem complexity, by applying the principle and methods of science of complexity, which is a new approach for understanding ecological and evolutionary problems.

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Detailed Computational Modeling of the Developmental Self-Organization of Neuronal Structure and Function

Frontiers in Neuroinformatics ◽

10.3389/conf.fninf.2016.20.00004 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 10 ◽

Author(s):

Bauer Roman

Keyword(s):

Computational Modeling ◽

Structure And Function ◽

Self Organization ◽

Neuronal Structure ◽

And Function

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A new approach to glycan targeting: enzyme inhibition by oligosaccharide metalloshielding

Chemical Communications ◽

10.1039/c3cc49695c ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 50 (31) ◽

pp. 4056-4058 ◽

Cited By ~ 17

Author(s):

John B. Mangrum ◽

Brigitte J. Engelmann ◽

Erica J. Peterson ◽

John J. Ryan ◽

Susan J. Berners-Price ◽

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Keyword(s):

Enzyme Inhibition ◽

Systematic Study ◽

Coordination Compounds ◽

Bioinorganic Chemistry ◽

Structure And Function ◽

New Approach ◽

The Third ◽

Major Class ◽

And Function

Metalloglycomics – the effects of defined coordination compounds on oligosaccharides and their structure and function opens new areas for bioinorganic chemistry and expands its systematic study to the third major class of biomolecules after DNA/RNA and proteins.

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Membrane proteins: is the future disc shaped?

Biochemical Society Transactions ◽

10.1042/bst20160015 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 44 (4) ◽

pp. 1011-1018 ◽

Cited By ~ 24

Author(s):

Sarah C. Lee ◽

Naomi L. Pollock

Keyword(s):

Membrane Proteins ◽

Maleic Acid ◽

Membrane Lipids ◽

Biological Membranes ◽

Structure And Function ◽

Amphiphilic Copolymer ◽

New Approach ◽

Analysis Techniques ◽

Lipid Particles ◽

And Function

The use of styrene maleic acid lipid particles (SMALPs) for the purification of membrane proteins (MPs) is a rapidly developing technology. The amphiphilic copolymer of styrene and maleic acid (SMA) disrupts biological membranes and can extract membrane proteins in nanodiscs of approximately 10 nm diameter. These discs contain SMA, protein and membrane lipids. There is evidence that MPs in SMALPs retain their native structures and functions, in some cases with enhanced thermal stability. In addition, the method is compatible with biological buffers and a wide variety of biophysical and structural analysis techniques. The use of SMALPs to solubilize and stabilize MPs offers a new approach in our attempts to understand, and influence, the structure and function of MPs and biological membranes. In this review, we critically assess progress with this method, address some of the associated technical challenges, and discuss opportunities for exploiting SMA and SMALPs to expand our understanding of MP biology.

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2SA2-02 Structure and function of the Lol system catalyzing the membrane sorting of bacterial lipoproteins(2SA2 Research frontiers of protein transport across the membrane,The 47th Annual Meeting of the Biophysical Society of Japan)

Seibutsu Butsuri ◽

10.2142/biophys.49.s11_2 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 49 (supplement) ◽

pp. S11

Author(s):

Hajime Tokuda

Keyword(s):

Annual Meeting ◽

Protein Transport ◽

Structure And Function ◽

Biophysical Society ◽

And Function ◽

Research Frontiers ◽

Lol System

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Effects ofPhaseolus vulgarisisolectins on the structure and function of the small intestinal mucosa in the self-emptying blind-pouch model in piglets

Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition ◽

10.1111/j.1439-0396.1995.tb00414.x ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 73 (1-5) ◽

pp. 149-158 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

M. J. L. Kik ◽

A. Muysenberg ◽

D. Kleef

Keyword(s):

Intestinal Mucosa ◽

Structure And Function ◽

The Self ◽

Small Intestinal Mucosa ◽

Blind Pouch ◽

Small Intestinal ◽

And Function

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Soul searching: a brief history of the mind/body debate in the neurosciences

Neurosurgical FOCUS ◽

10.3171/foc-07/07/e2 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 23 (1) ◽

pp. 1-7 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Brian Dolan

Keyword(s):

Early Modern ◽

Structure And Function ◽

The Self ◽

History Of Neuroscience ◽

History Of ◽

And Function ◽

The Mind ◽

The Brain ◽

The Way

✓Anatomical and physiological understandings of the structure and function of the brain have worked to establish it as the “seat of the soul.” As an organ of reflection, meditation, and memory, the brain becomes synonymous with what defines the “self” through the existence of consciousness—of mind. Thus, the brain has been associated with a range of transcendent concepts—the soul, spirit, mind, and consciousness—that all relate in fundamental ways to each other both in terms of their perceived location within the brain and because of the way each works ultimately to define the person to whom the brain belongs. In this article, the author provides a brief exploration of how interrelated these categories have been when seen in the context of ancient, Renaissance, early modern, and modern philosophical and medical concerns; how the brain has variously been perceived as home to these intimate states of being; and how practitioners from the neurosciences have reflected on these questions. The author provides novel insights into the interrelationships of philosophy, theology, and medicine by examining these issues through the lens of the history of neuroscience.

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The Cytoskeleton and Its Roles in Self-Organization Phenomena: Insights from Xenopus Egg Extracts

Cells ◽

10.3390/cells10092197 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (9) ◽

pp. 2197

Author(s):

Zachary M. Geisterfer ◽

Gabriel Guilloux ◽

Jesse C. Gatlin ◽

Romain Gibeaux

Keyword(s):

Experimental System ◽

Structure And Function ◽

Self Organization ◽

African Clawed Frog ◽

Egg Extracts ◽

Xenopus Egg ◽

The Many ◽

And Function ◽

Xenopus Egg Extracts ◽

Clawed Frog

Self-organization of and by the cytoskeleton is central to the biology of the cell. Since their introduction in the early 1980s, cytoplasmic extracts derived from the eggs of the African clawed-frog, Xenopus laevis, have flourished as a major experimental system to study the various facets of cytoskeleton-dependent self-organization. Over the years, the many investigations that have used these extracts uniquely benefited from their simplified cell cycle, large experimental volumes, biochemical tractability and cell-free nature. Here, we review the contributions of egg extracts to our understanding of the cytoplasmic aspects of self-organization by the microtubule and the actomyosin cytoskeletons as well as the importance of cytoskeletal filaments in organizing nuclear structure and function.

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