... semidefiniteness of M and typically require only a small number of iterations, albeit every iteration requires the solution of a system of linear equations of size n × n In the absence of monotonicity, ... performance of IWFA, especially in the presence of strong crosstalk interference which leads to multiple Nash equilibrium solutions In contrast, there has been no theoretical proof of convergence ... show the linear convergence of IWFA under two sets of channel conditions These convergence results significantly enhance those of [4, 6] by allowing arbitrary number of users and more realistic...
... ln p(x|γ) of x as a function of γ Here L(γ; x) can be decomposed as the sum of the log-likelihood of u as a function of g and of the log-likelihood of ε∗ = y − Xβ − Zu as a function of r, L(γ; ... Since the pioneer work of Laird and Ware [13] and of Diggle [3], random effects models [17] have been the cornerstone of statistical analysis used in biometry for this kind of data In fact, as well ... estimates of the parameters of those models were computed via the techniques presented previously Iterations were stopped when the norm ∆γi i γi / of both g and r, was smaller than 10−6 Estimates of...
... effect of every chromosome on the increase of the number of bristles, and supposedly on the increase of chaetogen But, what about the canalization ? Apart from SC-1, which has no clear signs of decanalization ... Cienc Exact Fis Nat., LXXVI, 773-802 COWCROFT S W.R., 1966 Variation of scutellar bristles in Drosophila Chromosomal analysisof scutellar bristle selection lines Genetics, 53, 389-402 HELDON S B.L., ... maintenance of homeostasis in populations, adjusting to the rest of the genotype In any case, this decrease of the expression does not modify substantially our conclusions The variance analysis...
... known about the conservation and variability of DNA methylation across different stem cell lines A recent analysisof about 1% of the genome of HESC lines shows that, by monitoring DNA methylation ... compared the changes of methylation levels between pairs of cell lines at binding sites with the changes of the expression levels of their associated genes The coordinates of TFBSs were downloaded ... conserved The recent analysisof methylomes has shown that unlike differentiated cells, HESC lines have significant levels of non-CG methylation that account for up to 25% of all methylated cytosines...
... indicates the median of three qRT-PCR replicates, orange bar indicates the results of the median of three replications of microarray experiments (B) Correlation analysisof the ratio of differentially ... control of drought tolerance -3- Previous studies on genetics of drought tolerance in rice were primarily based on the analysisof mapping populations derived from parents of contrasting level of ... Comparative analysisof root transcriptome profiles of two pairs of drought-tolerant and susceptible rice near-isogenic lines under different drought stress Ali Moumeni1,2,...
... expression profiles of MAGE-A2, MAGE-A3, MAGE-A4, MAGE-A6 and MAGE-A10 in oral squamous cell carcinoma cell lines by qrt-PCR and compared the results with the expression profile of a reference ... of MAGE-A3 expression in the cell lines examRT-PCR-Blot of MAGE-A3 expression in the cell lines examined The intensity of the bands suggests different levels of expression (left column = 100 bp ... value measured of the cell lines) and MAGEA6 had an expression of 62.79 a.u Some splicing variants of MAGE-A2 and MAGE-A4 were found They can be seen in figure (MAGE-A2) for the cell lines PCI 13-1,...
... source of natural rubber Breeding efforts would be enhanced by informative chloroplast DNA barcodes Because a very small amount of tissue is required for barcode analysis, purity of breeding lines ... removing contaminating lines, especially when they represent lower rubber lines, would improve the efficacy of breeding efforts The focus of our research program is improvement of P argentatum to ... other species and lines The psbA-trnH spacer barcode of P argentatum cultivar 11591 and the two breeding lines C156 and C86 was different from those of the remaining P argentatum lines, P tomentosum...
... the entire set of inbred lines (Figure 2A), and (ii) the subset of inbred lines from G1 (Figure 2B) The G2 subset was not included in this analysis because of its small number of individuals ... lines using the conditions described above Purification and sequence analysisof PCR products The PCR fragments were prepared for sequence analysis by treating 10 μl of PCR reaction with μl of ... history of selection, migration, recombination and mating systems of a given organism, but also provides information on the source of most of the phenotypic variation [38] Systematic searches of associations...
... not find any significant effect of this SNP or of any of the functional polymorphisms [26] These contrasting pieces of evidence not allow for a clear understanding of IRF5 cis-regulation and its ... combination of alleles at the same three functional polymorphisms [4] Other studies have left this matter more or less undefined because of the lack of convincing evidence of the relevance of all ... http://arthritis-research.com/content/13/3/R80 Page of 12 Table Expression profiling studies in lymphoblastoid cell lines whose IRF5 data have been analyseda Study Number of LCLs Number of IRF5 probes used Microarray...
... of a sire model) The environmental covariance parameters would be considered as nuisance parameters Let g be the vector of genetic covariance terms (g = vech(G)) If J is the number of times of ... degrees of freedom, where p is the number of parameters in the covariance matrix of the tested model (p < J(J + 1)/2) The same calculations could be done symmetrically to test the goodnessof-t of ... the covariance matrix parameters In fact, let d be the vector of the diagonal elements of matrix D, and g the vector of the covariance matrix components (g = vech(G)) If J is the number of times...
... variations of size characters (wing and thorax) have been considered in relation to growth temperature Genetic variations of the norms of reaction were analysed by comparing 10 isofemale lines The ... the tip of the wing at the end of the third longitudinal vein Statistical analyses, and especially analysisof variance (ANOVA), were done with SAS (SAS Institute Inc, 1985) Temperature, lines ... significant: sexual dimorphism is higher in some lines than in others = Shape of the norms of reaction: variation of the slope and derivative curves For each isofemale line, the size variation for a given...
... the Director, Office of Science, Office of Biological and Environmental Research, of the US Department of Energy under Contract No DE-AC02-05CH11231, and by the National Institutes of Health, National ... Table Summary of signaling modules Number of rules Key component(s) Summary of key events 1 Pi3k, ErbB4 ErbB4 activation of Pi3k Snca Pyk2 activation of Snca Caml, Rsk Rsk activation of Caml Stat3 ... basal cell lines are far more invasive than the luminal cell lines [43] Clustering of the 'mixed' group of cell lines is strongly driven by the three Src modules (Figure 4) Src is one of the most...
... FOR COVARIANCE PARAMETERS IN ANALYSISOF LONGITUDINAL DATA ZHAO YUNING (B.Sc University of Science and Technology of China) A THESIS SUBMITTED FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE DEPARTMENT OF ... modelled as a function of time and other covariates Profile analysis and parametric curves are the two popular strategies for modelling the time trend The main feature of profile analysis is that it ... instead of specifying the distribution of the dependent variable, we only need to know the first two moments of the distribution, namely specifying a known function of the expectation of the dependent...
... installation of RM2000 and GP2000 Please always uninstall old program versions before installing a new program release! 1.2 Unit dependency of Import/Export of RM2000 Export and Import of RM2000 ... upgraded or the validity of a time limited version has expired New RM2000/GP2000 users as well as existing RM7 users must get a licence file from Tdv or one of the support offices in order to run ... calculation is numerically extended to cover more exactly “creep of creep” effects ( it is possible to decrease number of time steps ) Extensions of British Standard live load calculation Added possibility...
... Ownership of the program and the documentation remain with TDV Austria Use of the program and the documentation is restricted to the licensed users Unlicensed use of the program or reproduction of the ... made (N.B The Pier cross section must be defined with the intersection of the two main axes (purple lines) in the centre of the section) Select the girder cross section Select the main segment ... point’ arrow at the top of the screen and the insert symbol Accept the default name Define the Connection Points Click on the intersection point of the CL’s at the bottom of each beam in the position...
... 5-1 MATERIAL OF PRE-STRESSING TENDONS 5-2 DEFINITION OF TENDONS (TENDON PROFILES) 5-4 Creating New Tendon Profiles 5-4 Assignment of Structural Elements ... side of the screen #NODE Definition of nodes and their attributes #ELEMENT Definition of elements and their attributes #TENDON Definition of tendons and their attributes #SPECIAL Comparison of ... File editor for the creation of plot-files #PLCRSH Graphical presentation of creep and shrinkage coefficients #PLINFL Screen Plot of influence lines for all degrees of freedom #REPORT Results report...
... because of activity against key pathogens Consideration of the influence of appropriateness of empiric therapy against subsequently identified pathogens was beyond the scope of this economic analysis ... LLC Role of the sponsor SM, AQ, and NK of Johnson and Johnson met authorship criteria by participating in the study design, analysisof results, interpretation of findings, and drafting of the ... Independent statistical analysis The accuracy of the data analysis was independently verified by William Shannon, PhD, Associate Professor of Biostatistics in Medicine, Department of Medicine, Washington...
... cut-off value 15 for strain of –6.5 % a sensitivity of 23 % and specificity of 87 % was calculated for the detection of infarcted segments (AUC 0.6, confidence interval 0.53 – 0.64) A 111 cut-off ... cut-off value of –10.34% resulted in a sensitivity of 54 % and specificity of 59 % (see Table 6) The intra- and inter-observer variation of our data is congruent with the data of Jarnert et al ... (Sre) 0.60 ± 0.35 s-1 The analysisof tissue velocities demonstrated a gradient of systolic (S´) and diastolic (early E´ and late A´) velocities from the apex to the basis of the heart with significant...
... crux of individualism is the ethnic diversity of various individuals It is not the particular view of the individual that makes them an individualist, but it is the differing views of a group of ... childhood asthma Journal of Asthma 1998; 35: 213–7 Sarafino EP, Gates M, DePaulo D The role of age at asthma diagnosis in the development of triggers of asthma episodes Journal of Psychosom Res, 2001; ... School of Laughter Yoga, described laughter as a “powerful form of exercise that gives you more of a cardiovascular workout than many ‘regular’ aerobic activities (7) Similarly, two stages of laughter...
... same type of credit This kind of L/C allows the seller to transfer all or part of the proceeds of the original letter of credit to a second beneficiary, usually the ultimate supplier of the goods ... set of rules on the issuance and use of letters of credit The UCP is utilised by bankers and commercial parties in more than 175 countries About 11-15% of international trade utilises letters of ... the beneficiary of the issuance of letter of credit, it just processes the documents and has no direct liability on the letter of credit; besides, it might “confirm” the letter of credit, in which...