Cotton Marker Database(CMD) as an Enhanced Resource for Cotton Research Community

Recently,thousands of SSR and now SNP markers have been discovered in cotton.Each of these markers provides a valuable molecular tool applying genetic and genomic research to cotton improvement.Cotton DNA marker database(CMD) continues to serve as a molecular marker resource for

Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, CAS

Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research (IGSNRR) was established in late 1999 on the basis of the consolidation of two former CAS institutions: the Institute of Geography and the Commission for Integrated Surveys of Natural Resources. With an aim to promote the coordinated development between population, resources, economy and the environment, the IGSNRR strives to serve the nation’s major needs in resource and the

On the Need to Integrate Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, and Pool Research Resources

The Chinese Academy of Sci-ences (CAS) is implementing theknowledge innovation program(KIP) on a trial basis. In my opinion,our knowledge innovation targetsshould be first of all precise and,secondly, able to boost our work. Ispecialize in hematology and mo-lecular biology. Under the

RESEARCH CENTER OF RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENT OF WESTERN CHINA

The Center is a research organ co-established on November 11, 1994, by the CAS Lanzhou Branch, Lanzhou University, and the Gansu Provincial S&T Commission with the approval of the People’s Government of Gansu Province. The Center’s administrative office is in the compound of the CAS Lanzhou Branch. Its main research orientations and contents include interactions between the hydrosphere, atmosphere, biosphere, lithosphere and cryopedosphere in northwest China, especially centered on rich natural resource deposits and the fragile eco-system of hinderland China. Targeted at

A PARAGON OF SUCCESSFUL SINO-JAPANESE COOPERATION——CHINESE RESEARCH CENTER FOR MINERAL RESOURCES EXPLORATION

With the approval of the Chinese and Japanese governments, the Chinese Research Center for Mineral Resources Exploration was inaugurated on August 11, 1994, a project of technological cooperation co-sponsored by the CAS and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). Its domestic partners include the Geological Bureau of

Research Project Draws Clear Picture of Higher Fungus Resources

A research project on China's tropical higher fungi was recently completed, providing a clear picture of the microbiological resource and a solid foundation for the protection, exploration and rational utilization of China's natural legacies of biodiversity in general and tropical fungal resources in particular.……

Special Issue "Research Progress on Traditional Chinese Medicine and Medicinal Resources" calls for papers

In this special issue of Research Progress on Traditional Chinese Medicine and Medicinal Resources,articles describing the current advances of research on traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)will be invited for submission.The directions of submissions include but not limited to:1.The separation and identification of the chemical components of TCM,pharmacological

A game theoretical approach for distributed resource allocation with uncertainty

Purpose-The paper aims to build the connections between game theory and the resource allocation problem with general uncertainty.It proposes modeling the distributed resource allocation problem by Bayesian game.During this paper,three basic kinds of uncertainties are discussed.Therefore,the purpose of this paper is to build the connections between game theory and the resource allocation problem with general uncertainty.Design/methodology/approach-In this paper,the Bayesian game is proposed for modeling the resource allocation problem with uncertainty.The basic game theoretical model contains three parts:agents,utility function,and decision-making process.Therefore,the probabilistic weighted Shapley value(WSV)is applied to design the utility function of the agents.For achieving the Bayesian Nash equilibrium point,the rational learning method is introduced for optimizing the decision-making process of the agents.Findings-The paper provides empirical insights about how the game theoretical model deals with the resource allocation problem uncertainty.A probabilistic WSV function was proposed to design the utility function of agents.Moreover,the rational learning was used to optimize the decision-making process of agents for achieving Bayesian Nash equilibrium point.By comparing with the models with full information,the simulation results illustrated the effectiveness of the Bayesian game theoretical methods for the resource allocation problem under uncertainty.Originality/value-This paper designs a Bayesian theoretical model for the resource allocation problem under uncertainty.The relationships between the Bayesian game and the resource allocation problem are discussed.

Biological Databases for Hematology Research

With the advances of genome-wide sequencing technologies and bioinformatics approaches, a large number of datasets of normal and malignant erythropoiesis have been gener- ated and made public to researchers around the world. Collection and integration of these datasets greatly facilitate basic research and clinical diagnosis and treatment of blood disorders. Here we provide a brief introduction of the most popular omics data resources of normal and malignant hematopoiesis, including some integrated web tools, to help users get better equipped to perform common analyses. We hope this review will promote the awareness and facilitate the usage of public