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Xiaozheng Yao

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Land use change on household farms in the Ecuadorian Amazon: Design and implementation of an agent-based model

CF Mena, SJ Walsh, BG Frizzelle, Y Xiaozheng… - Applied …, 2011 - Elsevier
This paper describes the design and implementation of an Agent-Based Model (ABM) used
to simulate land use change on household farms in the Northern Ecuadorian Amazon (NEA). …

Climate shocks and migration: An agent-based modeling approach

…, PJ Mucha, BG Frizzelle, PM McDaniel, X Yao… - Population and …, 2016 - Springer
This is a study of migration responses to climate shocks. We construct an agent-based model
that incorporates dynamic linkages between demographic behaviors, such as migration, …

The ARGONAUTE10 gene modulates shoot apical meristem maintenance and establishment of leaf polarity by repressing miR165/166 in Arabidopsis

Q Liu, X Yao, L Pi, H Wang, X Cui, H Huang - The Plant Journal, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
The shoot apical meristem (SAM) of angiosperms comprises a group of undifferentiated cells
which divide to maintain the meristem and also give rise to all the above‐ground structures …

Design of an agent-based model to examine population–environment interactions in Nang Rong District, Thailand

…, BG Frizzelle, AM Verdery, NE Williams, X Yao… - Applied …, 2013 - Elsevier
The design of an agent-based model (ABM) is described that integrates Social and Land Use
Modules to examine population–environment interactions in a former agricultural frontier in …

[HTML][HTML] SDG2-Mediated H3K4 Methylation Is Required for Proper Arabidopsis Root Growth and Development

X Yao, H Feng, Y Yu, A Dong, WH Shen - PLoS One, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Trithorax group (TrxG) proteins are evolutionarily conserved in eukaryotes and play critical
roles in transcriptional activation via deposition of histone H3 lysine 4 trimethylation (…

[HTML][HTML] FORGEdb: a tool for identifying candidate functional variants and uncovering target genes and mechanisms for complex diseases

CE Breeze, E Haugen, M Gutierrez-Arcelus, X Yao… - Genome Biology, 2024 - Springer
The majority of disease-associated variants identified through genome-wide association
studies are located outside of protein-coding regions. Prioritizing candidate regulatory variants …

An essential role for miRNA167 in maternal control of embryonic and seed development

X Yao, J Chen, J Zhou, H Yu, C Ge, M Zhang… - Plant …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Maternal cells play a critical role in ensuring the normal development of embryos, endosperms,
and seeds. Mutations that disrupt the maternal control of embryogenesis and seed …

[HTML][HTML] Auxin production in diploid microsporocytes is necessary and sufficient for early stages of pollen development

X Yao, L Tian, J Yang, YN Zhao, YX Zhu, X Dai… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Gametophytic development in Arabidopsis depends on nutrients and cell wall materials from
sporophytic cells. However, it is not clear whether hormones and signaling molecules from …

How Armed conflict influences migration

NE Williams, ML O'Brien, X Yao - Population and Development …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The literature on migration during armed conflict is abundant. Yet, the questions of highest
policy relevance—how many people will leave because of a conflict and how many more …

Changing crops in response to climate: Virtual Nang Rong, Thailand in an agent based simulation

…, PM McDaniel, BG Frizzelle, NE Williams, X Yao… - Applied …, 2014 - Elsevier
The effects of extended climatic variability on agricultural land use were explored for the type
of system found in villages of northeastern Thailand. An agent based model developed for …