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The Relationship Between Castor Bean Stem Diameter And Extrafloral Nectary Gland Size, Victor D. Carmona, Stephen Line, Kevin Hong Jan 2013

The Relationship Between Castor Bean Stem Diameter And Extrafloral Nectary Gland Size, Victor D. Carmona, Stephen Line, Kevin Hong

Biology Faculty Works

This project sought to characterize plant defense investment in the castor bean (Ricinus communis L.), an exotic myrmecophyte in southern California, with respect to life history strategies. Experimental evidence suggests that exotic myrmecophytes can form mutually beneficial associations with exotic ants regardless of the differences in shared evolutionary histories. Castor bean plant investment in defense was evaluated by measuring the area on extra-floral nectary (EFN) glands. Life history strategies may change with respect to plant size and was therefore evaluated in terms of basal stem diameter (


Relationship Between Elaiosome And Efn Gland Size In Castor Bean (Ricinus Communis L.), An Exotic Mymercophyte In Southern California, Victor D. Carmona, Andrew Henslin, Lisa Liceaga Jan 2013

Relationship Between Elaiosome And Efn Gland Size In Castor Bean (Ricinus Communis L.), An Exotic Mymercophyte In Southern California, Victor D. Carmona, Andrew Henslin, Lisa Liceaga

Biology Faculty Works

Castor bean (Ricinus communis L.) relies on seed dispersal by attracting ants with elaiosomes; lipid rich seed appendages, which serve as a source of food for ant larvae. Additionally, castor bean petioles and inflorescences have extra floral nectary (EFN) glands that secrete sugars that also attract ants, which in return, defend against herbivores. We propose that in order to attract ants, castor bean would have to balance allocation of energy toward plant defense and seed dispersal per the Principle of Allocation. Specifically, we hypothesized that in castor bean, an increase in elaiosome size would correspond to result in …


Anthropogenic Impacts Of Irrigation On The Arthropod Community Structure Of A Coastal Sage Scrub Habitat In Los Angeles, Victor D. Carmona, Justin Aquino, Mindi Catala Jan 2013

Anthropogenic Impacts Of Irrigation On The Arthropod Community Structure Of A Coastal Sage Scrub Habitat In Los Angeles, Victor D. Carmona, Justin Aquino, Mindi Catala

Biology Faculty Works

We evaluated the effects of an irrigation system on the community structure of arthropods in a coastal sage scrub chaparral habitat. We placed 5 traps in the irrigated site and 5 traps in control site, for a total of 10 sticky traps (using Tree Tanglefoot) in an area adjacent to Ballona Wetlands in Los Angeles, California. The traps were set at the irrigated and non-irrigated site on Telegraph Weed for one week. Results showed that morphospecies richness, relative abundance, and taxonomic order representation were higher at the control site than at the irrigated site. Our study documents how anthropogenic impacts …


Behavior And Survival Of Mytilus Congeners Following Episodes Of Elevated Body Temperature In Air And Seawater, W. Wesley Dowd, George N. Somero Jan 2013

Behavior And Survival Of Mytilus Congeners Following Episodes Of Elevated Body Temperature In Air And Seawater, W. Wesley Dowd, George N. Somero

Biology Faculty Works

Coping with environmental stress may involve combinations of behavioral and physiological responses. We examined potential interactions between adult musselsʼ simple behavioral repertoire – opening/closing of the shell valves – and thermal stress physiology in common-gardened individuals of three Mytilus congeners found on the West Coast of North America: two native species (M. californianus and M. trossulus) and one invasive species from the Mediterranean (M. galloprovincialis). We first continuously monitored valve behavior over three consecutive days on which body temperatures were gradually increased, either in air or in seawater. A temperature threshold effect was evident between 25 and 33°C in several …


Tunable Fano Resonances Based On Two-Beam Interference In Microring Resonator, Ting Hu, Ping Yu, Chen Qui, Huiye Qui, Fan Wang, Mei Yang, Xiaoqing Jiang, Hui Yu, Jianyi Yang Jan 2013

Tunable Fano Resonances Based On Two-Beam Interference In Microring Resonator, Ting Hu, Ping Yu, Chen Qui, Huiye Qui, Fan Wang, Mei Yang, Xiaoqing Jiang, Hui Yu, Jianyi Yang

Electrical & Computer Engineering Faculty Research

In this paper, a resonant system is demonstrated on silicon-on-insulator wafer to achieve tunable Fano resonances. In this system, the Fano resonance originates from the interference of two beams resonant in the microring resonator. The shapes of the Fano resonances are tunable through controlling the phase difference of the two beams. Both large slope and high extinctionratio (ER) are obtained when the phase difference is 0.5π or 1.5π. Experimental results show that Fano resonances with steep slope and ER over 20 dB are achieved in the whole free spectral range by controlling the microheaters to meet the phase condition.


Estimation Of Performance Indices For The Planning Of Sustainable Transportation Systems, Alexander Paz, Pankaj Maheshwari Jan 2013

Estimation Of Performance Indices For The Planning Of Sustainable Transportation Systems, Alexander Paz, Pankaj Maheshwari

Electrical & Computer Engineering Faculty Research

In the context of sustainable transportation systems, previous studies have either focused only on the transportation systemor have not used a methodology that enables the treatment of incomplete, vague, and qualitative information associated with the available data. This study proposes a system of systems (SOS) and a fuzzy logic modeling approach. The SOS includes the Transportation, Activity, and Environment systems. The fuzzy logic modeling approach enables the treatment of the vagueness associated with some of the relevant data. Performance Indices (PIs) are computed for each system using a number of performance measures. The PIs illustrate the aggregated performance of each …


Framework For Simulation Of Heterogeneous Mpsoc For Design Space Exploration, Bisrat Tafesse, Venkatesan Muthukumar Jan 2013

Framework For Simulation Of Heterogeneous Mpsoc For Design Space Exploration, Bisrat Tafesse, Venkatesan Muthukumar

Electrical & Computer Engineering Faculty Research

Due to the ever-growing requirements in high performance data computation, multiprocessor systems have been proposed to solve the bottlenecks in uniprocessor systems. Developing efficient multiprocessor systems requires effective exploration of design choices like application scheduling, mapping, and architecture design. Also, fault tolerance in multiprocessors needs to be addressed. With the advent of nanometer-process technology for chip manufacturing, realization of multiprocessors on SoC (MpSoC) is an active field of research. Developing efficient low power, fault-tolerant task scheduling, and mapping techniques for MpSoCs require optimized algorithms that consider the various scenarios inherent in multiprocessor environments. Therefore there exists a need to develop …


Gonul V. Twitter, United States District Court For The Northern District Of California Jan 2013

Gonul V. Twitter, United States District Court For The Northern District Of California

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No abstract provided.


Ebay V. Dotcom Retail, United States District Court For The Northern District Of California Jan 2013

Ebay V. Dotcom Retail, United States District Court For The Northern District Of California

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No abstract provided.


Perfect 10 V. Giganews, United States District Court For The Central District Of California Jan 2013

Perfect 10 V. Giganews, United States District Court For The Central District Of California

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No abstract provided.


Oracle V. Google, United States Court Of Appeals For The Federal Circuit Jan 2013

Oracle V. Google, United States Court Of Appeals For The Federal Circuit

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RESPONSE AND REPLY BRIEF OF PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT


Soffin V. Echannel Network, United States District Court For The Southern District Of Florida Jan 2013

Soffin V. Echannel Network, United States District Court For The Southern District Of Florida

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No abstract provided.


Burton V. Time Warner Cable, United States District Court For The Central District Of California Jan 2013

Burton V. Time Warner Cable, United States District Court For The Central District Of California

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No abstract provided.


Jones V. Dirty World, United States District Court For The Eastern District Of Kentucky Jan 2013

Jones V. Dirty World, United States District Court For The Eastern District Of Kentucky

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JMOL


Break The Cable Habit Ad, Don Adams Jan 2013

Break The Cable Habit Ad, Don Adams

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No abstract provided.


Ventura Content V. Motherless.Com, United States District Court For The Central District Of California Jan 2013

Ventura Content V. Motherless.Com, United States District Court For The Central District Of California

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No abstract provided.


Barry Rosen V. Ebay, United States District Court For The Central District Of California Jan 2013

Barry Rosen V. Ebay, United States District Court For The Central District Of California

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No abstract provided.


Russell V. Implode-Explode Heavy Industries, United States District Court For The District Of Maryland Jan 2013

Russell V. Implode-Explode Heavy Industries, United States District Court For The District Of Maryland

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No abstract provided.


Electronic Arts V. Keller, Supreme Court Of The United States Jan 2013

Electronic Arts V. Keller, Supreme Court Of The United States

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No abstract provided.


Icf V. Google, Washington Superior Court Jan 2013

Icf V. Google, Washington Superior Court

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No abstract provided.


Valentine V. Wideopen West Finance, United States District Court For The Northern District Of Illinois Jan 2013

Valentine V. Wideopen West Finance, United States District Court For The Northern District Of Illinois

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No abstract provided.


Pavuk V. Amazon.Com, United States District Court For The Middle District Of Pennsylvania Jan 2013

Pavuk V. Amazon.Com, United States District Court For The Middle District Of Pennsylvania

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No abstract provided.


Nasser V. Whitepages, United States District Court For The Western District Of Virginia Jan 2013

Nasser V. Whitepages, United States District Court For The Western District Of Virginia

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No abstract provided.


Sarah Jones V. Dirty World Entertainment, United States Court Of Appeals For The Sixth Circuit Jan 2013

Sarah Jones V. Dirty World Entertainment, United States Court Of Appeals For The Sixth Circuit

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Appellant's Opening Brief


Sharafi V. Facebook, United States District Court For The Middle District Of Tennessee Jan 2013

Sharafi V. Facebook, United States District Court For The Middle District Of Tennessee

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No abstract provided.


In Re Iphone Application Litigation, United States District Court For The Northern District Of California Jan 2013

In Re Iphone Application Litigation, United States District Court For The Northern District Of California

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No abstract provided.


Hanginout V. Google, United States District Court For The Southern District Of California Jan 2013

Hanginout V. Google, United States District Court For The Southern District Of California

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No abstract provided.


Lamonsoff V. Google, Supreme Court Of New York Jan 2013

Lamonsoff V. Google, Supreme Court Of New York

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No abstract provided.


Odion V. Google, United States District Court For The Northern District Of Georgia Jan 2013

Odion V. Google, United States District Court For The Northern District Of Georgia

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No abstract provided.


In Re Google, Inc. Privacy Policy Litigation, United States District Court For The Northern District Of California Jan 2013

In Re Google, Inc. Privacy Policy Litigation, United States District Court For The Northern District Of California

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No abstract provided.