---
_id: '1188'
abstract:
- lang: eng
text: "We consider a population dynamics model coupling cell growth to a diffusion
in the space of metabolic phenotypes as it can be obtained from realistic constraints-based
modelling. \r\nIn the asymptotic regime of slow\r\ndiffusion, that coincides with
the relevant experimental range, the resulting\r\nnon-linear Fokker–Planck equation
is solved for the steady state in the WKB\r\napproximation that maps it into the
ground state of a quantum particle in an\r\nAiry potential plus a centrifugal
term. We retrieve scaling laws for growth rate\r\nfluctuations and time response
with respect to the distance from the maximum\r\ngrowth rate suggesting that suboptimal
populations can have a faster response\r\nto perturbations."
acknowledgement: D De Martino is supported by the People Programme (Marie Curie Actions)
of the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007–2013) under REA grant
agreement no. [291734]. D Masoero is supported by the FCT scholarship, number SFRH/BPD/75908/2011.
D De Martino thanks the Grupo de Física Matemática of the Universidade de Lisboa
for the kind hospitality. We also wish to thank Matteo Osella, Vincenzo Vitagliano
and Vera Luz Masoero for useful discussions, also late at night.
article_number: '123502'
author:
- first_name: Daniele
full_name: De Martino, Daniele
id: 3FF5848A-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: De Martino
orcid: 0000-0002-5214-4706
- first_name: Davide
full_name: Masoero, Davide
last_name: Masoero
citation:
ama: 'De Martino D, Masoero D. Asymptotic analysis of noisy fitness maximization,
applied to metabolism & growth. Journal of Statistical Mechanics:
Theory and Experiment. 2016;2016(12). doi:10.1088/1742-5468/aa4e8f'
apa: 'De Martino, D., & Masoero, D. (2016). Asymptotic analysis of noisy fitness
maximization, applied to metabolism & growth. Journal of Statistical
Mechanics: Theory and Experiment. IOPscience. https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-5468/aa4e8f'
chicago: 'De Martino, Daniele, and Davide Masoero. “Asymptotic Analysis of Noisy
Fitness Maximization, Applied to Metabolism & Growth.” Journal of
Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment. IOPscience, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-5468/aa4e8f.'
ieee: 'D. De Martino and D. Masoero, “Asymptotic analysis of noisy fitness maximization,
applied to metabolism & growth,” Journal of Statistical Mechanics:
Theory and Experiment, vol. 2016, no. 12. IOPscience, 2016.'
ista: 'De Martino D, Masoero D. 2016. Asymptotic analysis of noisy fitness maximization,
applied to metabolism & growth. Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory
and Experiment. 2016(12), 123502.'
mla: 'De Martino, Daniele, and Davide Masoero. “Asymptotic Analysis of Noisy Fitness
Maximization, Applied to Metabolism & Growth.” Journal of Statistical
Mechanics: Theory and Experiment, vol. 2016, no. 12, 123502, IOPscience, 2016,
doi:10.1088/1742-5468/aa4e8f.'
short: 'D. De Martino, D. Masoero, Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and
Experiment 2016 (2016).'
date_created: 2018-12-11T11:50:37Z
date_published: 2016-12-30T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2021-01-12T06:48:57Z
day: '30'
department:
- _id: GaTk
doi: 10.1088/1742-5468/aa4e8f
ec_funded: 1
intvolume: ' 2016'
issue: '12'
language:
- iso: eng
main_file_link:
- open_access: '1'
url: https://arxiv.org/abs/1606.09048
month: '12'
oa: 1
oa_version: Preprint
project:
- _id: 25681D80-B435-11E9-9278-68D0E5697425
call_identifier: FP7
grant_number: '291734'
name: International IST Postdoc Fellowship Programme
publication: ' Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment'
publication_status: published
publisher: IOPscience
publist_id: '6165'
quality_controlled: '1'
scopus_import: 1
status: public
title: Asymptotic analysis of noisy fitness maximization, applied to metabolism &
growth
type: journal_article
user_id: 3E5EF7F0-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
volume: 2016
year: '2016'
...
---
_id: '1203'
abstract:
- lang: eng
text: Haemophilus haemolyticus has been recently discovered to have the potential
to cause invasive disease. It is closely related to nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae
(NT H. influenzae). NT H. influenzae and H. haemolyticus are often misidentified
because none of the existing tests targeting the known phenotypes of H. haemolyticus
are able to specifically identify H. haemolyticus. Through comparative genomic
analysis of H. haemolyticus and NT H. influenzae, we identified genes unique to
H. haemolyticus that can be used as targets for the identification of H. haemolyticus.
A real-time PCR targeting purT (encoding phosphoribosylglycinamide formyltransferase
2 in the purine synthesis pathway) was developed and evaluated. The lower limit
of detection was 40 genomes/PCR; the sensitivity and specificity in detecting
H. haemolyticus were 98.9% and 97%, respectively. To improve the discrimination
of H. haemolyticus and NT H. influenzae, a testing scheme combining two targets
(H. haemolyticus purT and H. influenzae hpd, encoding protein D lipoprotein) was
also evaluated and showed 96.7% sensitivity and 98.2% specificity for the identification
of H. haemolyticus and 92.8% sensitivity and 100% specificity for the identification
of H. influenzae, respectively. The dual-target testing scheme can be used for
the diagnosis and surveillance of infection and disease caused by H. haemolyticus
and NT H. influenzae.
acknowledgement: We are grateful to ABCs for providing strains and the Bacterial Meningitis
Laboratory for technical support.
author:
- first_name: Fang
full_name: Hu, Fang
last_name: Hu
- first_name: Lavanya
full_name: Rishishwar, Lavanya
last_name: Rishishwar
- first_name: Ambily
full_name: Sivadas, Ambily
last_name: Sivadas
- first_name: Gabriel
full_name: Mitchell, Gabriel
id: 315BCD80-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Mitchell
- first_name: Jordan
full_name: King, Jordan
last_name: King
- first_name: Timothy
full_name: Murphy, Timothy
last_name: Murphy
- first_name: Janet
full_name: Gilsdorf, Janet
last_name: Gilsdorf
- first_name: Leonard
full_name: Mayer, Leonard
last_name: Mayer
- first_name: Xin
full_name: Wang, Xin
last_name: Wang
citation:
ama: Hu F, Rishishwar L, Sivadas A, et al. Comparative genomic analysis of Haemophilus
haemolyticus and nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae and a new testing scheme for
their discrimination. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 2016;54(12):3010-3017.
doi:10.1128/JCM.01511-16
apa: Hu, F., Rishishwar, L., Sivadas, A., Mitchell, G., King, J., Murphy, T., …
Wang, X. (2016). Comparative genomic analysis of Haemophilus haemolyticus and
nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae and a new testing scheme for their discrimination.
Journal of Clinical Microbiology. American Society for Microbiology. https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.01511-16
chicago: Hu, Fang, Lavanya Rishishwar, Ambily Sivadas, Gabriel Mitchell, Jordan
King, Timothy Murphy, Janet Gilsdorf, Leonard Mayer, and Xin Wang. “Comparative
Genomic Analysis of Haemophilus Haemolyticus and Nontypeable Haemophilus Influenzae
and a New Testing Scheme for Their Discrimination.” Journal of Clinical Microbiology.
American Society for Microbiology, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.01511-16.
ieee: F. Hu et al., “Comparative genomic analysis of Haemophilus haemolyticus
and nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae and a new testing scheme for their discrimination,”
Journal of Clinical Microbiology, vol. 54, no. 12. American Society for
Microbiology, pp. 3010–3017, 2016.
ista: Hu F, Rishishwar L, Sivadas A, Mitchell G, King J, Murphy T, Gilsdorf J, Mayer
L, Wang X. 2016. Comparative genomic analysis of Haemophilus haemolyticus and
nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae and a new testing scheme for their discrimination.
Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 54(12), 3010–3017.
mla: Hu, Fang, et al. “Comparative Genomic Analysis of Haemophilus Haemolyticus
and Nontypeable Haemophilus Influenzae and a New Testing Scheme for Their Discrimination.”
Journal of Clinical Microbiology, vol. 54, no. 12, American Society for
Microbiology, 2016, pp. 3010–17, doi:10.1128/JCM.01511-16.
short: F. Hu, L. Rishishwar, A. Sivadas, G. Mitchell, J. King, T. Murphy, J. Gilsdorf,
L. Mayer, X. Wang, Journal of Clinical Microbiology 54 (2016) 3010–3017.
date_created: 2018-12-11T11:50:41Z
date_published: 2016-12-01T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2021-01-12T06:49:04Z
day: '01'
department:
- _id: GaTk
doi: 10.1128/JCM.01511-16
intvolume: ' 54'
issue: '12'
language:
- iso: eng
main_file_link:
- open_access: '1'
url: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5121393/
month: '12'
oa: 1
oa_version: Submitted Version
page: 3010 - 3017
publication: Journal of Clinical Microbiology
publication_status: published
publisher: American Society for Microbiology
publist_id: '6146'
quality_controlled: '1'
scopus_import: 1
status: public
title: Comparative genomic analysis of Haemophilus haemolyticus and nontypeable Haemophilus
influenzae and a new testing scheme for their discrimination
type: journal_article
user_id: 3E5EF7F0-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
volume: 54
year: '2016'
...
---
_id: '1214'
abstract:
- lang: eng
text: 'With the accelerated development of robot technologies, optimal control becomes
one of the central themes of research. In traditional approaches, the controller,
by its internal functionality, finds appropriate actions on the basis of the history
of sensor values, guided by the goals, intentions, objectives, learning schemes,
and so forth. While very successful with classical robots, these methods run into
severe difficulties when applied to soft robots, a new field of robotics with
large interest for human-robot interaction. We claim that a novel controller paradigm
opens new perspective for this field. This paper applies a recently developed
neuro controller with differential extrinsic synaptic plasticity to a muscle-tendon
driven arm-shoulder system from the Myorobotics toolkit. In the experiments, we
observe a vast variety of self-organized behavior patterns: when left alone, the
arm realizes pseudo-random sequences of different poses. By applying physical
forces, the system can be entrained into definite motion patterns like wiping
a table. Most interestingly, after attaching an object, the controller gets in
a functional resonance with the object''s internal dynamics, starting to shake
spontaneously bottles half-filled with water or sensitively driving an attached
pendulum into a circular mode. When attached to the crank of a wheel the neural
system independently develops to rotate it. In this way, the robot discovers affordances
of objects its body is interacting with.'
acknowledgement: RD thanks for the hospitality at the Max-Planck-Institute and for
helpful discussions with Nihat Ay and Keyan Zahedi.
article_number: '7759138'
author:
- first_name: Georg S
full_name: Martius, Georg S
id: 3A276B68-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Martius
- first_name: Raphael
full_name: Hostettler, Raphael
last_name: Hostettler
- first_name: Alois
full_name: Knoll, Alois
last_name: Knoll
- first_name: Ralf
full_name: Der, Ralf
last_name: Der
citation:
ama: 'Martius GS, Hostettler R, Knoll A, Der R. Compliant control for soft robots:
Emergent behavior of a tendon driven anthropomorphic arm. In: Vol 2016-November.
IEEE; 2016. doi:10.1109/IROS.2016.7759138'
apa: 'Martius, G. S., Hostettler, R., Knoll, A., & Der, R. (2016). Compliant
control for soft robots: Emergent behavior of a tendon driven anthropomorphic
arm (Vol. 2016–November). Presented at the IEEE RSJ International Conference on
Intelligent Robots and Systems IROS , Daejeon, Korea: IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/IROS.2016.7759138'
chicago: 'Martius, Georg S, Raphael Hostettler, Alois Knoll, and Ralf Der. “Compliant
Control for Soft Robots: Emergent Behavior of a Tendon Driven Anthropomorphic
Arm,” Vol. 2016–November. IEEE, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1109/IROS.2016.7759138.'
ieee: 'G. S. Martius, R. Hostettler, A. Knoll, and R. Der, “Compliant control for
soft robots: Emergent behavior of a tendon driven anthropomorphic arm,” presented
at the IEEE RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems IROS
, Daejeon, Korea, 2016, vol. 2016–November.'
ista: 'Martius GS, Hostettler R, Knoll A, Der R. 2016. Compliant control for soft
robots: Emergent behavior of a tendon driven anthropomorphic arm. IEEE RSJ International
Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems IROS vol. 2016–November, 7759138.'
mla: 'Martius, Georg S., et al. Compliant Control for Soft Robots: Emergent Behavior
of a Tendon Driven Anthropomorphic Arm. Vol. 2016–November, 7759138, IEEE,
2016, doi:10.1109/IROS.2016.7759138.'
short: G.S. Martius, R. Hostettler, A. Knoll, R. Der, in:, IEEE, 2016.
conference:
end_date: 2016-09-14
location: Daejeon, Korea
name: 'IEEE RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems IROS '
start_date: 2016-09-09
date_created: 2018-12-11T11:50:45Z
date_published: 2016-11-28T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2021-01-12T06:49:08Z
day: '28'
department:
- _id: ChLa
- _id: GaTk
doi: 10.1109/IROS.2016.7759138
language:
- iso: eng
month: '11'
oa_version: None
publication_status: published
publisher: IEEE
publist_id: '6121'
quality_controlled: '1'
scopus_import: 1
status: public
title: 'Compliant control for soft robots: Emergent behavior of a tendon driven anthropomorphic
arm'
type: conference
user_id: 3E5EF7F0-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
volume: 2016-November
year: '2016'
...
---
_id: '1220'
abstract:
- lang: eng
text: Theoretical and numerical aspects of aerodynamic efficiency of propulsion
systems coupled to the boundary layer of a fuselage are studied. We discuss the
effects of local flow fields, which are affected both by conservative flow acceleration
as well as total pressure losses, on the efficiency of boundary layer immersed
propulsion devices. We introduce the concept of a boundary layer retardation turbine
that helps reduce skin friction over the fuselage. We numerically investigate
efficiency gains offered by boundary layer and wake interacting devices. We discuss
the results in terms of a total energy consumption framework and show that efficiency
gains of any device depend on all the other elements of the propulsion system.
author:
- first_name: Gregor
full_name: Mikić, Gregor
last_name: Mikić
- first_name: Alex
full_name: Stoll, Alex
last_name: Stoll
- first_name: Joe
full_name: Bevirt, Joe
last_name: Bevirt
- first_name: Rok
full_name: Grah, Rok
id: 483E70DE-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Grah
orcid: 0000-0003-2539-3560
- first_name: Mark
full_name: Moore, Mark
last_name: Moore
citation:
ama: 'Mikić G, Stoll A, Bevirt J, Grah R, Moore M. Fuselage boundary layer ingestion
propulsion applied to a thin haul commuter aircraft for optimal efficiency. In:
AIAA; 2016:1-19. doi:10.2514/6.2016-3764'
apa: 'Mikić, G., Stoll, A., Bevirt, J., Grah, R., & Moore, M. (2016). Fuselage
boundary layer ingestion propulsion applied to a thin haul commuter aircraft for
optimal efficiency (pp. 1–19). Presented at the AIAA: Aviation Technology, Integration,
and Operations Conference, Washington, D.C., USA: AIAA. https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2016-3764'
chicago: Mikić, Gregor, Alex Stoll, Joe Bevirt, Rok Grah, and Mark Moore. “Fuselage
Boundary Layer Ingestion Propulsion Applied to a Thin Haul Commuter Aircraft for
Optimal Efficiency,” 1–19. AIAA, 2016. https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2016-3764.
ieee: 'G. Mikić, A. Stoll, J. Bevirt, R. Grah, and M. Moore, “Fuselage boundary
layer ingestion propulsion applied to a thin haul commuter aircraft for optimal
efficiency,” presented at the AIAA: Aviation Technology, Integration, and Operations
Conference, Washington, D.C., USA, 2016, pp. 1–19.'
ista: 'Mikić G, Stoll A, Bevirt J, Grah R, Moore M. 2016. Fuselage boundary layer
ingestion propulsion applied to a thin haul commuter aircraft for optimal efficiency.
AIAA: Aviation Technology, Integration, and Operations Conference, 1–19.'
mla: Mikić, Gregor, et al. Fuselage Boundary Layer Ingestion Propulsion Applied
to a Thin Haul Commuter Aircraft for Optimal Efficiency. AIAA, 2016, pp. 1–19,
doi:10.2514/6.2016-3764.
short: G. Mikić, A. Stoll, J. Bevirt, R. Grah, M. Moore, in:, AIAA, 2016, pp. 1–19.
conference:
end_date: 2016-06-17
location: Washington, D.C., USA
name: 'AIAA: Aviation Technology, Integration, and Operations Conference'
start_date: 2016-06-13
date_created: 2018-12-11T11:50:47Z
date_published: 2016-06-01T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2023-02-21T10:17:50Z
day: '01'
department:
- _id: CaGu
- _id: GaTk
doi: 10.2514/6.2016-3764
language:
- iso: eng
main_file_link:
- open_access: '1'
url: https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=20160010167&hterms=Fuselage+boundary+layer+ingestion+propulsion+applied+thin+haul+commuter+aircraft+optimal+efficiency&qs=N%3D0%26Ntk%3DAll%26Ntt%3DFuselage%2520boundary%2520layer%2520ingestion%2520propulsion%2520applied%2520to%2520a%2520thin%2520haul%2520commuter%2520aircraft%2520for%2520optimal%2520efficiency%26Ntx%3Dmode%2520matchallpartial%26Nm%3D123%7CCollection%7CNASA%2520STI%7C%7C17%7CCollection%7CNACA
month: '06'
oa: 1
oa_version: Preprint
page: 1 - 19
publication_status: published
publisher: AIAA
publist_id: '6114'
quality_controlled: '1'
scopus_import: 1
status: public
title: Fuselage boundary layer ingestion propulsion applied to a thin haul commuter
aircraft for optimal efficiency
type: conference
user_id: 3E5EF7F0-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
year: '2016'
...
---
_id: '1242'
abstract:
- lang: eng
text: A crucial step in the regulation of gene expression is binding of transcription
factor (TF) proteins to regulatory sites along the DNA. But transcription factors
act at nanomolar concentrations, and noise due to random arrival of these molecules
at their binding sites can severely limit the precision of regulation. Recent
work on the optimization of information flow through regulatory networks indicates
that the lower end of the dynamic range of concentrations is simply inaccessible,
overwhelmed by the impact of this noise. Motivated by the behavior of homeodomain
proteins, such as the maternal morphogen Bicoid in the fruit fly embryo, we suggest
a scheme in which transcription factors also act as indirect translational regulators,
binding to the mRNA of other regulatory proteins. Intuitively, each mRNA molecule
acts as an independent sensor of the input concentration, and averaging over these
multiple sensors reduces the noise. We analyze information flow through this scheme
and identify conditions under which it outperforms direct transcriptional regulation.
Our results suggest that the dual role of homeodomain proteins is not just a historical
accident, but a solution to a crucial physics problem in the regulation of gene
expression.
acknowledgement: "We thank T. Gregor, A. Prochaintz, and others for\r\nhelpful discussions.
This work was supported in part by\r\nGrants No. PHY-1305525 and No. CCF-0939370
from the\r\nUS National Science Foundation and by the W.M. Keck\r\nFoundation. A.M.W.
acknowledges the support by European\r\nResearch Council (ERC) Grant No. MCCIG PCIG10–GA-\r\n2011–303561.
G.T. and T.R.S. were supported by Austrian\r\nScience Fund (FWF) Grant No. P28844S."
article_number: '022404'
author:
- first_name: Thomas R
full_name: Sokolowski, Thomas R
id: 3E999752-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Sokolowski
orcid: 0000-0002-1287-3779
- first_name: Aleksandra
full_name: Walczak, Aleksandra
last_name: Walczak
- first_name: William
full_name: Bialek, William
last_name: Bialek
- first_name: Gasper
full_name: Tkacik, Gasper
id: 3D494DCA-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Tkacik
orcid: 0000-0002-6699-1455
citation:
ama: Sokolowski TR, Walczak A, Bialek W, Tkačik G. Extending the dynamic range of
transcription factor action by translational regulation. Physical Review E
Statistical Nonlinear and Soft Matter Physics. 2016;93(2). doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.93.022404
apa: Sokolowski, T. R., Walczak, A., Bialek, W., & Tkačik, G. (2016). Extending
the dynamic range of transcription factor action by translational regulation.
Physical Review E Statistical Nonlinear and Soft Matter Physics. American
Institute of Physics. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.93.022404
chicago: Sokolowski, Thomas R, Aleksandra Walczak, William Bialek, and Gašper Tkačik.
“Extending the Dynamic Range of Transcription Factor Action by Translational Regulation.”
Physical Review E Statistical Nonlinear and Soft Matter Physics. American
Institute of Physics, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.93.022404.
ieee: T. R. Sokolowski, A. Walczak, W. Bialek, and G. Tkačik, “Extending the dynamic
range of transcription factor action by translational regulation,” Physical
Review E Statistical Nonlinear and Soft Matter Physics, vol. 93, no. 2. American
Institute of Physics, 2016.
ista: Sokolowski TR, Walczak A, Bialek W, Tkačik G. 2016. Extending the dynamic
range of transcription factor action by translational regulation. Physical Review
E Statistical Nonlinear and Soft Matter Physics. 93(2), 022404.
mla: Sokolowski, Thomas R., et al. “Extending the Dynamic Range of Transcription
Factor Action by Translational Regulation.” Physical Review E Statistical Nonlinear
and Soft Matter Physics, vol. 93, no. 2, 022404, American Institute of Physics,
2016, doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.93.022404.
short: T.R. Sokolowski, A. Walczak, W. Bialek, G. Tkačik, Physical Review E Statistical
Nonlinear and Soft Matter Physics 93 (2016).
date_created: 2018-12-11T11:50:54Z
date_published: 2016-02-04T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2021-01-12T06:49:20Z
day: '04'
department:
- _id: GaTk
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevE.93.022404
intvolume: ' 93'
issue: '2'
language:
- iso: eng
main_file_link:
- open_access: '1'
url: https://arxiv.org/abs/1507.02562
month: '02'
oa: 1
oa_version: Preprint
project:
- _id: 254E9036-B435-11E9-9278-68D0E5697425
call_identifier: FWF
grant_number: P28844-B27
name: Biophysics of information processing in gene regulation
publication: Physical Review E Statistical Nonlinear and Soft Matter Physics
publication_status: published
publisher: American Institute of Physics
publist_id: '6088'
quality_controlled: '1'
scopus_import: 1
status: public
title: Extending the dynamic range of transcription factor action by translational
regulation
type: journal_article
user_id: 3E5EF7F0-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
volume: 93
year: '2016'
...