Expanding the Reach of Grid Computing: Combining Globus‐ and BOINC‐Based Systems

Myers, Daniel S.; Bazinet, Adam L.; Cummings, Michael P.

doi:10.1002/9780470191637.ch4

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“…Sequences were aligned using the Mafft (33) sequence-alignment method in conjunction with Seaview version 4.2 (34). To complete the bootstrap analyses we used GARLI (genetic algorithm for rapid-likelihood inference) (35) and Grid computing (36) through The Lattice Project (37), which includes clusters and desktops in one encompassing system (38). Numbers on the branches indicate bootstrap probabilities following 1,000 replications in constructing the tree.…”

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Evolutionary origin of a functional gonadotropin in the pituitary of the most primitive vertebrate, hagfish

Uchida

Moriyama

Chiba

et al. 2010

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

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Hagfish, which lack both jaws and vertebrae, are considered the most primitive vertebrate known, living or extinct. Hagfish have long been the enigma of vertebrate evolution not only because of their evolutionary position, but also because of our lack of knowledge on fundamental processes. Key elements of the reproductive endocrine system in hagfish have yet to be elucidated. Here, the presence and identity of a functional glycoprotein hormone (GPH) have been elucidated from the brown hagfish Paramyxine atami. The hagfish GPH consists of two subunits, α and β, which are synthesized and colocalized in the same cells of the adenohypophysis. The cellular and transcriptional activities of hagfish GPHα and -β were significantly correlated with the developmental stages of the gonad. The purified native GPH induced the release of gonadal sex steroids in vitro. From our phylogenetic analysis, we propose that ancestral glycoprotein α-subunit 2 (GPA2) and β-subunit 5 (GPB5) gave rise to GPHα and GPHβ of the vertebrate glycoprotein hormone family, respectively. The identified hagfish GPHα and -β subunits appear to be the typical gnathostome GPHα and -β subunits based on the sequence and phylogenetic analyses. We hypothesize that the identity of a single functional GPH of the hagfish, hagfish GTH, provides critical evidence for the existence of a pituitary-gonadal system in the earliest divergent vertebrate that likely evolved from an ancestral, prevertebrate exclusively neuroendocrine mechanism by gradual emergence of a previously undescribed control level, the pituitary, which is not found in the Protochordates.

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Section: Cellular Characterization Of Gph-producing Cells In Hagfish mentioning

confidence: 99%

Evolutionary origin of a functional gonadotropin in the pituitary of the most primitive vertebrate, hagfish

Uchida

Moriyama

Chiba

et al. 2010

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

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“…This kind of interoperation has been pioneered by the Lattice project [47] at University of Maryland and by the SZTAKI Desktop Grid [42]. However, both of them offer interoperability between a limited set of middlewares; furthermore, the proposed approach (namely, the superworker approach) has several drawbacks, primarily due to the centralized nature of its architecture.…”

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The ShareGrid Peer-to-Peer Desktop Grid: Infrastructure, Applications, and Performance Evaluation

2010

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Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Desktop Grids are computing infrastructures that aggregate a set of desktop-class machines in which all the participating entities have the same roles, responsibilities, and rights. In this paper, we present ShareGrid, a P2P Desktop Grid infrastructure based on the OurGrid middleware, that federates the resources provided by a set of small research laboratories to easily share and use their computing resources. We discuss the techniques and tools we employed to ensure scalability, efficiency, and usability, and describe the various applications used on it. We also demonstrate the ability of ShareGrid of providing good performance and scalability by reporting the results of experimental evaluations carried out by running various applications with different resource requirements. Our experience with ShareGrid indicates that P2P Desktop Grids can represent an effective answer to the computing needs of small research laboratories, as long as they provide both ease of management and use, and good scalability and performance.

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“…Interoperation between SGs and DGs has already been explored, notably by the Lattice project [5] at University of Maryland (USA), the SZTAKI Desktop Grid [6] (Budapest, Hungary), the Condor project (BOINC backfill) at University of Wisconsin (USA), the Superlink project at Technion (Haifa, Israel), and the Clemson University (South Carolina, USA).…”

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“…The superworker, proposed by the Lattice project [5] and the SZTAKI Desktop Grid [6], is the first solution. This enables the usage of several Grid or cluster resources to schedule DG tasks.…”

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EDGeS: Bridging EGEE to BOINC and XtremWeb

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Desktop Grids, such as XtremWeb and BOINC, and Service Grids, such as EGEE, are two different approaches for science communities to gather computing power from a large number of computing resources. Nevertheless, little work has been done to combine these two Grid technologies in order to establish a seamless and vast Grid resource pool. In this paper we present the EGEE Service Grid, the BOINC and XtremWeb Desktop Grids. Then, we present the EDGeS solution to bridge the EGEE Service Grid with the BOINC and XtremWeb Desktop Grids

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Expanding the Reach of Grid Computing: Combining Globus‐ and BOINC‐Based Systems

Cited by 33 publications

References 29 publications

Evolutionary origin of a functional gonadotropin in the pituitary of the most primitive vertebrate, hagfish

Evolutionary origin of a functional gonadotropin in the pituitary of the most primitive vertebrate, hagfish

The ShareGrid Peer-to-Peer Desktop Grid: Infrastructure, Applications, and Performance Evaluation

EDGeS: Bridging EGEE to BOINC and XtremWeb

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