Essays about: "Factor Proportions"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 26 essays containing the words Factor Proportions.

  1. 16. Live Migration of Virtual Machines in the Cloud : An Investigation by Measurements

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för kommunikationssystem

    Author : Sarat Chandra Pasumarthy; [2015]
    Keywords : KVM; Live Migration; Measurements; OpenStack;

    Abstract : Cloud computing has grown in prevalence from recent years due to its concept of computing as a service, thereby, allowing users to offload the infrastructure management costs and tasks to a cloud provider. Cloud providers leverage server virtualization technology for efficient resource utilization, faster provisioning times, reduced energy consumption, etc. READ MORE

  2. 17. Interactions between the rust fungus, Puccinia paludosa, and the alternate host Pedicularis palustris : A field study in the archipelago of Skeppsvik, northern Sweden

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap

    Author : Sarah Lundgren; [2014]
    Keywords : Rust fungi; Alternate host; Dispersal ability; Fitness effects; Aecidospores;

    Abstract : Plant-pathogen interactions are of interest due to their impact on our economy, social welfare and not to mention, our environment. One important group of pathogens are the rust fungi, many which require two host plants to survive. READ MORE

  3. 18. In silico deconvolution of small cancer cell ratios using transcriptomics gene signatures

    University essay from KTH/Numerisk analys, NA

    Author : Blanca Ivone Herrera Penilla; [2014]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : In this work we suggest a deconvolution method, based on a convex optimization problem, to calculate the cancer amount from heterogeneous cell type gene expression profiles generated in silico. Expression profiling is a technique for identifying global expression patterns within cellular groups, its multiple purposes may include the identification of disease biomarkers and the basic understanding of cellular processes. READ MORE

  4. 19. Dietary intake of zinc and iron within the female population of two farming villages in the Red River Delta, Vietnam

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Food Science

    Author : Anna Samuelsson; Renée Sjödin; [2012]
    Keywords : anemia; dietary intake; Fe; iron; metal contamination; Red River delta ; Vietnam; zinc; Zn;

    Abstract : In many developing countries, among them Vietnam, contamination of agricultural land is a major issue that has public health implications. A fast growing population, rapid urbanization and industrialization have led to air and water emissions of potentially toxic elements (PTEs), such as cadmium (Cd). READ MORE

  5. 20. Polymorphism in myostatin gene and athletic performance in Nordic horse breeds

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Breeding and Genetics

    Author : Agnese Viluma; [2012]
    Keywords : myostatin; horse; athletic performance; Coldblooded Trotter; Icelandic Horse; Nordic breeds;

    Abstract : Athletic performance including working ability, riding, racing and endurance has played a leading role in horse breeding possibly since their domestication. Even though traits of athletic performance are considered as complex and dependant on environment, management and training, it has been shown that heritability of some performance traits can be considerably high. READ MORE