Browsing by Subject "network"
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Essays on Identification and Promotion of Game-Theoretic Cooperation
(2018)This dissertation looks at how to identify and promote cooperation in a multiagent system, first theoretically through the lens of computational game theory and later empirically through a human subject experiment. Chapter ... -
Functional Brain Networks Underlying Anticipation in Motivated Behavior
(2018)Anticipation is a state of expectancy for something that will happen, and it allows us to use past learning to prepare for and make predictions about the future. Studies have shown that anticipation influences behavioral ... -
Principles of HuR-RNA targeting, interaction dynamics, and functional outcomes
(2010)In recent years, the pervasiveness and importance of post-transcriptional regulation has reshaped the underlying principles of the organizational logic of gene expression. RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) and non-coding RNAs ... -
Segregating and Patterning Mesoderm from Endoderm: Emerging Roles for Hedgehog and FoxA
(2007-12-13)One of the fundamental questions in developmental biology is how cells communicate during embryonic development to pattern the animal with defined axes and correctly placed organs. There are several key signal transduction ... -
The Chlamydia Trachomatis Protein Interaction Network: Insights into the Unique Composition of the Type Three Secretion System
(2008-11-19)The Gram-negative bacteria Chlamydia trachomatis is a common sexually transmitted pathogen that can cause severe sequelae including cause pelvic inflammatory disease and sterility. This obligate intracellular pathogen ... -
Unifying Databases and Internet-Scale Publish/Subscribe
(2008-08-01)With the advent of Web 2.0 and the Digital Age, we are witnessing an unprecedented increase in the amount of information collected, and in the number of users interested in different types of information. This growth means ...