Search Results - "Cowan, Donald"

A framework for spatial-temporal cluster evolution representation and analysis based on graphs by Portugal, Ivens, Alencar, Paulo, Cowan, Donald

“…Analysis on spatial-temporal data has several benefits that range from an improved traffic network in a city to increased earnings for drivers and ridesharing…”
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A face recognition software framework based on principal component analysis by Peng, Peng, Portugal, Ivens, Alencar, Paulo, Cowan, Donald

“…Face recognition, as one of the major biometrics identification methods, has been applied in different fields involving economics, military, e-commerce, and…”
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Thermophilic ethanologenesis: future prospects for second-generation bioethanol production by Taylor, Mark P, Eley, Kirsten L, Martin, Steve, Tuffin, Marla I, Burton, Stephanie G, Cowan, Donald A

“…Strategies for improving fermentative ethanol production have focused almost exclusively on the development of processes based on the utilization of the…”
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Identifying Factors that Impact Levels of Automation in Autonomous Systems by Melo, Glaucia, Nascimento, Nathalia, Alencar, Paulo, Cowan, Donald

“…The need to support complex human and machine collaboration has increased because of recent advances in the use of software and artificial intelligence…”
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A Framework for Spatial-Temporal Trajectory Cluster Analysis Based on Dynamic Relationships by Portugal, Ivens, Alencar, Paulo, Cowan, Donald

“…In spatial-temporal data analysis, location data and its evolution through time are investigated with the goal of uncovering important information to provide…”
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Convergence of Precision Medicine and Public Health Into Precision Public Health: Toward a Big Data Perspective by Velmovitsky, Pedro Elkind, Bevilacqua, Tatiana, Alencar, Paulo, Cowan, Donald, Morita, Plinio Pelegrini

“…The field of precision medicine explores disease treatments by looking at genetic, socio-environmental, and clinical factors, thus trying to provide a holistic…”
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Hypolithic microbial communities: between a rock and a hard place by Chan, Yuki, Lacap, Donnabella C., Lau, Maggie C. Y., Ha, Kong Ying, Warren-Rhodes, Kimberley A., Cockell, Charles S., Cowan, Donald A., McKay, Christopher P., Pointing, Stephen B.

“…Summary Drylands are the largest terrestrial biome on Earth and a ubiquitous feature is desert pavement terrain, comprising rocks embedded in the mineral soil…”
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Postsecondary organizations and their role in advancing sustainable smart cities: towards a system-oriented perspective by de Souza, A. C. Zambroni, Alencar, Paulo, Cowan, Donald

“…Postsecondary institutions such as public and private universities have a key role to play in the development of sustainable smart cities. This paper discusses…”
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Sources of edaphic cyanobacterial diversity in the Dry Valleys of Eastern Antarctica by Wood, Susanna A, Rueckert, Andreas, Cowan, Donald A, Cary, S Craig

“…Cyanobacteria are major components of Antarctic Dry Valley ecosystems. Their occurrence in lakes and ponds is well documented, however, less is known about…”
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A Metadata-Driven Approach for Testing Self-Organizing Multiagent Systems by Nascimento, Nathalia, Alencar, Paulo, Lucena, Carlos, Cowan, Donald

“…Multiagent Systems (MASs) have multiple different characteristics, such as autonomy, and asynchronous and social features, which make these systems difficult…”
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Acrolein in Wine: Importance of 3-Hydroxypropionaldehyde and Derivatives in Production and Detection by Bauer, Rolene, Cowan, Donald A, Crouch, Andrew

“…Certain lactic acid bacteria strains belonging to the genus Lactobacillus have been implicated in the accumulation of 3-hydroxypropionaldehyde (3-HPA) during…”
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Rapid microbial response to the presence of an ancient relic in the Antarctic Dry Valleys by Tiao, Grace, Lee, Charles K., McDonald, Ian R., Cowan, Donald A., Cary, S. Craig

“…The extreme cold and aridity of the Antarctic McMurdo Dry Valleys have led to the longstanding belief that metabolic rates of soil microbiota are negligible,…”
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Leveraging mHealth Technologies for Public Health by Velmovitsky, Pedro Elkind, Kirolos, Merna, Alencar, Paulo, Leatherdale, Scott, Cowan, Donald, Morita, Plinio Pelegrini

“…Traditional public health surveillance efforts are generally based on self-reported data. Although well validated, these methods may nevertheless be subjected…”
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Bacterial Diversity in Three Different Antarctic Cold Desert Mineral Soils by Smith, Jacques J., Tow, Lemese Ah, Stafford, William, Cary, Craig, Cowan, Donald A.

“…A bacterial phylogenetic survey of three environmentally distinct Antarctic Dry Valley soil biotopes showed a high proportion of so-called "uncultured"…”
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Identification of a Novel Alkaliphilic Esterase Active at Low Temperatures by Screening a Metagenomic Library from Antarctic Desert Soil by Heath, Caroline, Hu, Xiao Ping, Cary, S. Craig, Cowan, Donald

“…A novel esterase was identified through functional screening of a metagenomic library in Escherichia coli obtained from Antarctic desert soil. The…”
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BPMNt: A BPMN extension for specifying software process tailoring by Pillat, Raquel M., Oliveira, Toacy C., Alencar, Paulo S.C., Cowan, Donald D.

“…Although SPEM 2.0 has great potential for software process modeling, it does not provide concepts or formalisms for precise modeling of process behavior…”
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Using apple watch ECG data for heart rate variability monitoring and stress prediction: A pilot study by Velmovitsky, Pedro Elkind, Alencar, Paulo, Leatherdale, Scott T, Cowan, Donald, Morita, Plinio Pelegrini

“…Stress is an increasingly prevalent mental health condition that can have serious effects on human health. The development of stress prediction tools would…”
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The mechanism of the amidases: mutating the glutamate adjacent to the catalytic triad inactivates the enzyme due to substrate mispositioning by Weber, Brandon W, Kimani, Serah W, Varsani, Arvind, Cowan, Donald A, Hunter, Roger, Venter, Gerhard A, Gumbart, James C, Sewell, B Trevor

“…All known nitrilase superfamily amidase and carbamoylase structures have an additional glutamate that is hydrogen bonded to the catalytic lysine in addition to…”
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Can heart rate variability data from the Apple Watch electrocardiogram quantify stress? by Velmovitsky, Pedro Elkind, Lotto, Matheus, Alencar, Paulo, Leatherdale, Scott T, Cowan, Donald, Morita, Plinio Pelegrini

“…Chronic stress has become an epidemic with negative health risks including cardiovascular disease, hypertension, and diabetes. Traditional methods of stress…”
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Application of a mobile health data platform for public health surveillance: A case study in stress monitoring and prediction by Velmovitsky, Pedro Elkind, Alencar, Paulo, Leatherdale, Scott T, Cowan, Donald, Morita, Plinio Pelegrini

“…Public health surveillance involves the collection, analysis and dissemination of data to improve population health. The main sources of data for public health…”
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