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About: Braunschweig University of Technology is a education organization based out in Braunschweig, Germany. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Computer science. The organization has 13268 authors who have published 26707 publications receiving 611590 citations.
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23 May 2007TL;DR: Model-Driven Engineering (MDE) is typically used to describe software development approaches in which abstract models of software systems are created and systematically transformed to concrete implementations as discussed by the authors, but full realizations of the MDE vision may not be possible in the near to medium-term primarily because of the wicked problems involved.
Abstract: The term model-driven engineering (MDE) is typically used to describe software development approaches in which abstract models of software systems are created and systematically transformed to concrete implementations. In this paper we give an overview of current research in MDE and discuss some of the major challenges that must be tackled in order to realize the MDE vision of software development. We argue that full realizations of the MDE vision may not be possible in the near to medium-term primarily because of the wicked problems involved. On the other hand, attempting to realize the vision will provide insights that can be used to significantly reduce the gap between evolving software complexity and the technologies used to manage complexity.
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TL;DR: A new hypothesis for the origin of eukaryotic cells is proposed, based on the comparative biochemistry of energy metabolism, to have arisen through symbiotic association of an anaerobic, strictly hydrogen-dependent, strictly autotrophic archaebacterium with a eubacterium.
Abstract: A new hypothesis for the origin of eukaryotic cells is proposed, based on the comparative biochemistry of energy metabolism. Eukaryotes are suggested to have arisen through symbiotic association of an anaerobic, strictly hydrogen-dependent, strictly autotrophic archaebacterium (the host) with a eubacterium (the symbiont) that was able to respire, but generated molecular hydrogen as a waste product of anaerobic heterotrophic metabolism. The host's dependence upon molecular hydrogen produced by the symbiont is put forward as the selective principle that forged the common ancestor of eukaryotic cells.
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Uppsala University1, University of Tartu2, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences3, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine4, Charité5, Leiden University6, University of Wisconsin-Madison7, Braunschweig University of Technology8, Technical University of Madrid9, Wageningen University and Research Centre10, University of California, Riverside11, University of Oslo12, Lund University13, ETH Zurich14, American Museum of Natural History15, University of Würzburg16
TL;DR: It is shown that bacterial, but not fungal, genetic diversity is highest in temperate habitats and that microbial gene composition varies more strongly with environmental variables than with geographic distance, and that the relative contributions of these microorganisms to global nutrient cycling varies spatially.
Abstract: Soils harbour some of the most diverse microbiomes on Earth and are essential for both nutrient cycling and carbon storage. To understand soil functioning, it is necessary to model the global distribution patterns and functional gene repertoires of soil microorganisms, as well as the biotic and environmental associations between the diversity and structure of both bacterial and fungal soil communities1–4. Here we show, by leveraging metagenomics and metabarcoding of global topsoil samples (189 sites, 7,560 subsamples), that bacterial, but not fungal, genetic diversity is highest in temperate habitats and that microbial gene composition varies more strongly with environmental variables than with geographic distance. We demonstrate that fungi and bacteria show global niche differentiation that is associated with contrasting diversity responses to precipitation and soil pH. Furthermore, we provide evidence for strong bacterial–fungal antagonism, inferred from antibiotic-resistance genes, in topsoil and ocean habitats, indicating the substantial role of biotic interactions in shaping microbial communities. Our results suggest that both competition and environmental filtering affect the abundance, composition and encoded gene functions of bacterial and fungal communities, indicating that the relative contributions of these microorganisms to global nutrient cycling varies spatially.
1,108 citations
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TL;DR: An overview of TMO-based device architectures ranging from transparent OLEDs to tandem OPV cells is given, and various TMO film deposition methods are reviewed, addressing vacuum evaporation and recent approaches for solution-based processing.
Abstract: During the last few years, transition metal oxides (TMO) such as molybdenum tri-oxide (MoO3), vanadium pent-oxide (V2O5) or tungsten tri-oxide (WO3) have been extensively studied because of their exceptional electronic properties for charge injection and extraction in organic electronic devices. These unique properties have led to the performance enhancement of several types of devices and to a variety of novel applications. TMOs have been used to realize efficient and long-term stable p-type doping of wide band gap organic materials, charge-generation junctions for stacked organic light emitting diodes (OLED), sputtering buffer layers for semi-transparent devices, and organic photovoltaic (OPV) cells with improved charge extraction, enhanced power conversion efficiency and substantially improved long term stability. Energetics in general play a key role in advancing device structure and performance in organic electronics; however, the literature provides a very inconsistent picture of the electronic structure of TMOs and the resulting interpretation of their role as functional constituents in organic electronics. With this review we intend to clarify some of the existing misconceptions. An overview of TMO-based device architectures ranging from transparent OLEDs to tandem OPV cells is also given. Various TMO film deposition methods are reviewed, addressing vacuum evaporation and recent approaches for solution-based processing. The specific properties of the resulting materials and their role as functional layers in organic devices are discussed.
1,023 citations
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the role of the endophyte and its biologically active metabolites in its association with its host and found that a higher proportion of the fungal endophytes, in contrast to the soil isolates, inhibited at least one of the test organisms for antialgal and herbicidal activities.
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Name | H-index | Papers | Citations |
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Wolfgang Wagner | 156 | 2342 | 123391 |
Helmut Sies | 133 | 670 | 78319 |
Cristina Riccardi | 129 | 1627 | 91452 |
Klaus-Robert Müller | 129 | 764 | 79391 |
Alex Zunger | 128 | 826 | 78798 |
Rolf Müller | 104 | 905 | 50027 |
Rudolf Valenta | 102 | 748 | 38349 |
Oliver G. Schmidt | 100 | 1083 | 39988 |
Kenneth N. Timmis | 97 | 365 | 34912 |
Thomas Braun | 96 | 744 | 38576 |
Ursula Keller | 92 | 934 | 33229 |
William Martin | 90 | 348 | 34353 |
Bruce T. Tsurutani | 85 | 605 | 30358 |
Michael Wink | 83 | 938 | 32658 |
Yves-Alain Barde | 83 | 168 | 35485 |