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Katharine RE Sims

Amherst College
Verified email at amherst.edu
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Designing payments for ecosystem services: Lessons from previous experience with incentive-based mechanisms

BK Jack, C Kousky, KRE Sims - Proceedings of the …, 2008 - National Acad Sciences
k Existing literature demonstrates that innovation and investment in new technology are
most likely to occur when rewards are tied to marginal improvements in environmental impacts …

[HTML][HTML] Diagnosis and management of mitochondrial disease: a consensus statement from the Mitochondrial Medicine Society

…, R Haas, M Hirano, P Morgan, K Sims… - Genetics in …, 2015 - nature.com
Purpose: The purpose of this statement is to review the literature regarding mitochondrial
disease and to provide recommendations for optimal diagnosis and treatment. This statement …

[HTML][HTML] Fabry disease: guidelines for the evaluation and management of multi-organ system involvement

…, C Wanner, RJ Hopkin, J Bultas, P Lee, K Sims… - Genetics in …, 2006 - Elsevier
Fabry disease is an X-linked metabolic storage disorder due to the deficiency of lysosomal α-galactosidase
A, and the subsequent accumulation of glycosphingolipids, primarily …

Evolving 3D morphology and behavior by competition

K Sims - Artificial life, 1994 - direct.mit.edu
This article describes a system for the evolution and coevolution of virtual creatures that
compete in physically simulated three-dimensional worlds. Pairs of individuals enter one-on-one …

Evolving virtual creatures

K Sims - Seminal Graphics Papers: Pushing the Boundaries …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
This paper describes a novel system for creating virtual creatures that move and behave in
simulated three-dimensional physical worlds. The morphologies of creatures and the neural …

Exome sequencing in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis identifies risk genes and pathways

…, WK Chung, JM Ravits, JD Glass, KB Sims… - Science, 2015 - science.org
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a devastating neurological disease with no effective
treatment. We report the results of a moderate-scale sequencing study aimed at increasing the …

Artificial evolution for computer graphics

K Sims - Proceedings of the 18th annual conference on …, 1991 - dl.acm.org
This paper describes how evolutionary techniques of variation and selection can be used to
create complex simulated structures, textures, and motions for use in computer graphics and …

[HTML][HTML] Sequencing chromosomal abnormalities reveals neurodevelopmental loci that confer risk across diagnostic boundaries

…, BD Solomon, AL Gropman, D Lucente, K Sims… - Cell, 2012 - cell.com
Balanced chromosomal abnormalities (BCAs) represent a relatively untapped reservoir of
single-gene disruptions in neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs). We sequenced BCAs in …

Females with Fabry disease frequently have major organ involvement: lessons from the Fabry Registry

…, M Banikazemi, U Feldt-Rasmussen, K Sims… - Molecular genetics and …, 2008 - Elsevier
Fabry disease (FD) is an X-linked lysosomal storage disease caused by alpha-galactosidase
A deficiency. The Fabry Registry is a global clinical effort to collect longitudinal data on FD. …

Protected areas reduced poverty in Costa Rica and Thailand

KS Andam, PJ Ferraro, KRE Sims… - Proceedings of the …, 2010 - National Acad Sciences
As global efforts to protect ecosystems expand, the socioeconomic impact of protected
areas on neighboring human communities continues to be a source of intense debate. The …