http://hdl.handle.net/10453/225 2013-05-22T14:39:56Z http://hdl.handle.net/10453/12697 Autonomic Service Configuration in Telecommunication MASs with Extended Role-based GAIA and JADEx Chiang Frank; Braun Robin; Magrath Shane; Markovits Shmuel; Huang Shane Chen, J. Autonomic communications have attracted huge attention recently for the management of telecommunication networks in the European Network Research Community. The purpose of this research is to offer the abilities such as autonomy, scalability, adaptation as well as simplicity for management application in complex networks. The accomplished networks inspired by biological mechanisms or market-based concepts could enable agents to be of intelligence, scalability, and interoperability in the management functional domains with regards to the large volume requirements from services' fulfillment perspective in decentralized multiagent systems. In accordance with TMF and FIPA specifications and requirements, the autonomy attributes self-configuring, self-adapting, self-limiting, self-preserving, and self-optimizing are involved into our simulation. Resource allocation requests are bidded for a long session in the multiunit Vickrey-Clarke-Groves auction. This design adopts the software development methodology - GAIA and the framework - JADEx. We have shown multiple service configuration in dynamic network can be nearly optimized by autonomic behaviors via bidding according to business objectives for getting maximum revenues. We conclude this end-to-end approach maintains self-managing capability, easy-to-implement scalability, and more incentively compatible and efficient over other common implementation so that it could achieve the optimal solution to the flexible requirements for the service fulfillment for advanced IP networks. 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10453/12694 A Nature Inspired Multi-Agent Framework for Autonomic Service Management in Pervasive Computing Environments Chiang Frank; Braun Robin Bortaba, R. Hellerstein, J. 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10453/12696 Structural properties of liposomes from digital holographic microscopy - art. no. 60361R Carl D; Langebanenberg P; Battle Andrew; Di Maio Isabelle; Valenzuela Stella; Martin Donald; Killingsworth M; Al Khazaaly Sabah; Von Bally G; Kemper B Nicolau, DV We have constructed liposomes from L-alpha-Phosphatidylcholine (PC) lipids, which are biomimetic lipids similar to those present in the membranes of mammalian cells. We propose an advance in the use of liposomes, such as for drug delivery, to incorporate into the liposomal membranes transport proteins that have been extracted from the lipid membranes of mammalian cells. In this paper, we describe the usage of a novel optical microscope to characterize the nanomechanical properties of these liposomes. We have applied the technique of digital holographic microscopy(1), using an instrument recently developed at the University of Munster, Germany. This system enabled us to measure quantitatively the structural changes in liposomes. We have investigated the deformations of these biomimetic lipids comprising these liposomes by applying osmotic stresses, in order to gain insight into the membrane environment prior to incorporation of cloned membrane transport proteins. This control of the nanomechanical properties is important in the stresses transmitted to mechanosensitive ion channels that we have incorporated into the liposomal membranes. These liposomes provide transporting vesicles that respond to mechanical stresses, such as those that occur during implantation. 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10453/12692 Organisational Aspects of Transformation to e-Business: A Case Study Serour Magdy Kodsy; Henderson-Sellers Brian Isaias, P; Kommers, P; McPherson, M 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z