Nodes, of networks

We present a model for the d3mamic spreading of disastrous events as networked systems.We consider a disaster as a time sequence of single events, which spreads fiwm an initiating event (parent, focus) to other nodes of network in a cascade-hke manner [4], [7]. The complex network can represent some production system, factory, bank, infrastructure or communication system, environmental system, geographic area and so on. The nodes can be system components such as buildings, storehouses, tubes, conduits, servers, communication hnes, forest, imder-ground water, river, air, etc. Links between nodes in the network describe possible interactions or the functional and structural dependencies between components, causal dependence from the point of view of possible disastrous events. 

In order to find the concentrations in the nodes of network one has to solve a system of equations... 

Alterations to the P53 gene are the most common genetic defects known in cancer [5]. The protein product of P53 is involved in a number of pathways that directly and indirectly lead to apoptosis. Many genes that are involved in apoptosis can be induced by this protein, which is a transcriptional transactivator. The emerging hypothesis is that p53 is a central node of a complex apoptotic network that may function differ ently in diver se cell types and tissues. For example, Bax, the prototype proapoptotic member of the Bcl2 family, can be transcriptionally induced by p53 in certain, but not all, cell types. Like p53, Bax can modulate the extent to which cells are sensitive to apoptosis caused by therapeutic agents. 

When one, or both, of the interactive modules are tetradentate, bi- or tridimensional (3D) architectures can be formed. An example of 2D architecture is the (4,4) network present in the complex diiodoacetylene/Ph4P+ Cl (and the analogous complexes formed by bromide or iodide anions) [194] as well as in the complex l,6-diiodoperfluorohexane/tetrakis(4-pyridyl)pentaerythritol [195]. In all these complexes, the XB acceptor works as the tetradentate tecton sitting at the node of the network and the XB donor works as the linear bidentate module that spaces the nodes. 

For instance, adamantanoid architectures are formed on the self-assembly of tetradentate XB donors with tetradentate XB acceptors, both the complementary tectons alternating at the nodes of the network (this is the case in the complex CBr4/Et4N+Cl and its bromide and iodide analogues [192], in the complex tetrakis(4-pyridyl)pentaerythritol/tetrakis(4-iodiotetralluorophenyl)pentaerythritol [195], and in other systems [197]). 

The growing cell structure algorithm is a variant of a Kohonen network, so the GCS displays several similarities with the SOM. The most distinctive feature of the GCS is that the topology is self-adaptive, adjusting as the algorithm learns about classes in the data. So, unlike the SOM, in which the layout of nodes is regular and predefined, the GCS is not constrained in advance to a particular size of network or a certain lattice geometry. 

If Ni = 1, when chains are linked together a network will not be formed but just longer chains. When there are two or more, each site can lead to a network spring if more than two hydrophobes can cluster to form a node. (Note that this is different from the situation of a chemically crosslinked network where only two chains would be joined by the formation of the link. In this latter case a value of N > 2 is required for a network.) The potential number of network springs is... 

According to Aleksander and Morton [19], neural computing can be defined as the study of networks of adaptable nodes which, through a process of learning from task examples, store experiential knowledge and make it available for use. ... 

The cytoskeleton is found near the axonal membrane and consists of microfilaments linked internally to microtubules and the plasma membrane by a network of filamentous protein that includes the brain-specific protein fodrin. This protein forms attachment sites for integral membrane proteins either by means of the neuronal cell adhesion molecule (N-CAM) or indirectly by means of a specific protein called ankyrin in the case of the sodium channels. This may provide a means whereby the sodium channels are concentrated in the region of the nodes of Ranvier. Thus the cortical cytoskeleton plays a vital role in neuronal function by acting as an attachment site for various receptors and ion channels, but also for s)maptic vesicles at nerve terminals, thereby providing a mechanism for concentrating the vesicles prior to the release of the neurotransmitter. 

The calculation of corresponding analytical equations for realistic conditions, considering bidirectional fluxes, natural isotopes, or other tracer substrates such as multiply labeled compounds is much more complex or even impossible, with respect to the non-linearity of such systems. The same holds for alternative metabolites applied for the labeling measurement, such as glutamate or lysine, which are located in the network at a far distance to the flux node of inte-... 

If the reader can use these properties (when it is necessary) without additional clarification, it is possible to skip reading Section 3 and go directly to more applied sections. In Section 4 we study static and dynamic properties of linear multiscale reaction networks. An important instrument for that study is a hierarchy of auxiliary discrete dynamical system. Let A, be nodes of the network ("components"), Ai Aj be edges (reactions), and fcy,- be the constants of these reactions (please pay attention to the inverse order of subscripts). A discrete dynamical system

dynamical system for a given network we find for each A,- the maximal constant of reactions Ai Af k ( i)i>kji for all j, and — i if there are no reactions Ai Aj. Attractors in this discrete dynamical system are cycles and fixed points. 

In the mathematical theory of networks valence is defined as the number of links terminating at a node, and it was in this sense that the term was introduced into chemistry. However, chemists were later forced to distinguish between a chemical valence (bonding power) and a coordinative valence (number of bonds). They chose to keep the term valence for the chemical valence and introduced the term coordination number for the coordinative valence. This book follows the chemical convention. The term valence is always used in the sense of bonding power unless otherwise stated, and coordination number is used to indicate the number of bonds. 

Figure 1 A distributed resistor network models approximately how the apphed potential is distributed across a DSSC under steady-state conditions. For various values of the interparticle resistance, fiT,o2, and the interfacial charge transfer resistance, Rc the voltage is calculated for each node of the Ti02 network, labeled Vj through V . This is purely an electrical model that does not take mobile electrolytes into account and, therefore, potentials at the nodes are electrical potentials, whereas in a DSSC, all internal potentials are electrochemical in nature.

Some general points about interpenetrating networks can be illustrated by the example of Zn(CN)2, which was structurally characterized over half a century ago [3]. It consists of two independent diamond-like nets with the 66-a topology, in which zinc provides the tetrahedral nodes and cyanide provides linear connections between nodes. These two equivalent but independent nets interpenetrate as shown in Figure 4, such that the nodes of one net are located at the centers of the... 

The system of Eqs (4.10) - (4.13) was solved numerically by the method of finite differences, starting with Eq. (4.11) at the nodes of the network with P = 0.8. The process was assumed to be over when the minimum value of the "rheological" decree of conversion throughout the volume of the article had reached a preset level of conversion, q the calculations were ended at this time. 

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