Group consensus of multi-agent systems with hybrid characteristics and directed topological networks.

In this paper, the group consensus problem is investigated for multi-agent systems (MASs) with hybrid characteristics and directed topological networks. Firstly, the dynamical model of hybrid multi-agent system (MAS) is constructed, which includes discrete time agents and continuous time agents. A class of distributed control protocols are put forward for hybrid MASs.

mRNA and miRNA Expression Analysis Reveal the Regulation for Flower Spot Patterning in 'Panda'.

cultivar 'Panda' is a beautiful and valuable ornamental for its big flower and unique big spots on the petals and sepals. Although anthocyanins are known as the main pigments responsible for flower colors in , and the anthocyanins biosynthetic pathway in is generally well known, the detailed knowledge of anthocynins regulation within the spot and non-spot parts in 'Panda' flower is limited. In this study, transcriptome and small RNA libraries analysis from spot and non-spot sepal tissues of 'Panda' were performed, and we found , , and miR156g, miR858 is associated with the purple spot patterning in its sepals.

Consensus Tracking for Heterogeneous Interdependent Group Systems.

This paper is concerned with the consensus tracking problem for heterogeneous interdependent group systems with fixed communication topologies. First, the interdependent model of the heterogeneous system is built from the perspective of the difference of the individual characteristic and the difference of the subgroup topology structure. A class of distributed consensus tracking control protocol is proposed for realizing the consensus tracking of the heterogeneous interdependent group system via using local information.