Advances and Challenges for Model and Data Engineering

Following the stimulating discussions in the workshops held during the 9th International Conference on Model and Data Engineering (MEDI 2019), we proposed to edit a special issue compiling the fruitful research resulting from those discussions.This special issue on current research in model and data engineering of the Journal of Universal Computer

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Short-term stress: the case of transport and slaughter

Short-term stressors such as transport and slaughter include psychological and physical stimuli that might be aversive for the animals.Restraint, manipulation and sudden phone grip/stand change lead to fear, or psychological stress, while hunger, thirst, fatigue, injury and extreme thermal conditions are considered as physical stresses.Animal respo

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Overexpression of a Phosphate Starvation Response AP2/ERF Gene From Physic Nut in Arabidopsis Alters Root Morphological Traits and Phosphate Starvation-Induced Anthocyanin Accumulation

Physic nut (Jatropha curcas L.) is highly tolerant of barren environments and a significant biofuel plant.To probe mechanisms of its tolerance mechanisms, we have analyzed genome-wide transcriptional profiles of 8-week-old physic nut seedlings subjected to Pi deficiency (P-) for 2 and 16 days, and Pi-sufficient conditions (P+) controls.We identifie

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