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Energy-harnessing problem solving of primordial life: Modeling the emergence of catalytic host-nested parasite life cycles
All life forms on earth ultimately descended from a primordial population dubbed the last universal common ancestor or LUCA via Darwinian evolution. Extant living systems share two salient functional features, a metabolism extracting and transforming energ ...
2023Multiple nest entrances alter foraging and information transfer in ants
The ecological success of ants relies on their ability to discover and collectively exploit available resources. In this process, the nest entrances are key locations at which foragers transfer food and information about the surrounding environment. We ass ...
ROYAL SOC2020Safety issues of a CO2-based System in NEST
François Maréchal, Luc Girardin, Samuel Henchoz
This study addresses the safety issue for the realization of a CO2 heat distribution system in the NEST research and innovation building. It is based on consideration around the concept of CO2 network developed at LENI/IPESE-EPFL and takes advantage from t ...
IPSE-EPFL Valais-Wallis2016Probable nature of higher-dimensional symmetries underlying mammalian grid-cell activity patterns
Lattices abound in nature—from the crystal structure of minerals to the honey-comb organization of ommatidia in the compound eye of insects. These arrangements provide solutions for optimal packings, efficient resource distribution, and cryptographic proto ...
2015Lack of cyclin D2 impairing adult brain neurogenesis alters hippocampal-dependent behavioral tasks without reducing learning ability
The exact function of the adult brain neurogenesis remains elusive, although it has been suggested to play a role in learning and memory processes. In our studies, we employed cyclin D2 gene knockout (cD2 KO) mice showing impaired neurogenesis as well as d ...
2012Adaptive sparse grid algorithms with applications to electromagnetic scattering under uncertainty
Jan Sickmann Hesthaven, Zhen Gao
We discuss adaptive sparse grid algorithms for stochastic differential equations with a particular focus on applications to electromagnetic scattering by structures with holes of uncertain size, location, and quantity. Stochastic collocation (SC) methods a ...
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