... vocabulary sizes W on SME and SAGE To better validate the performance of SME, we also include the performance of SVM in this experiment, and fix the number of topics K = 10 for the SME and SAGE models, ... interaction of topic, region, and time period, a list ofthe most salient vocabulary words was generated These words were then analyzed in the context of existing historical literature on the shift ... evaluate the predictive power ofthe sparse mixed-effects model In these experiments, to predict the region and time period labels of a given document, we jointly learn the two labels in the SME...
... was any functional load on the grafting material (The samples ofthe patients were taken before the implant was in function) On the other hand the TBV in the Bio Oss® and β-TCP groups increased ... means that the percentage of mineralized bone was the highest That is not surprisingly, because in the specimens ofthe other groups there are of course particles ofthe heterologous or alloplastic ... ofthe available literature Methods Theliterature searches were performed using the National Library of Medicine (Internet: http://www.pubmed.com) The search covered all English and German literature...
... sire and maternal grand sire, and animal models on one hand, and direct and maternal effects on the other hand A simple example of that is the classical animal model In (a2! ) x! p + +pi, for the ... approach only the specification ofthe marginal mean vector andofthe variance requires 11 covariance matrix V ofthe vector Y of observations Given the moment generating function ofthe multivariate ... alternative is the quasi-likelihood approach (Mc Cullagh and Nelder, 1989) for generalized linear models (GLM) which only requires the specification ofthe mean and variance ofthe distribution of data...
... loss in unit sales Furthermore, the prices ofthe large package decline with the introduction of small packages Therefore, the profits ofthe firms go down with the introduction of small packages It ... to purchase the good In periods and 3, the consumer decides whether and how much to consume the product, given the inventory ofthe product Note that we are assuming that the cost of undertaking ... purchase the large packages However, consumers at the edges ofthe market have the problem of overconsumption, and small packages offer them a way by which they can reduce consumption These consumers...
... analysis ofthe present value ofthe company in the shares ofthe market After having these ratios the nest part ofthe analysis is the graphing of these ratios to develop the better understanding of ... ofthe company and graphing ofthe dividend pay-out ofthe company for the past financial year Step 12: the last but not the least step ofthe financial analysis ofthe company is to reviewand ... understanding ofthe ratios andthe financial statements ofthe company Step 9: Obtain and observe the data ofthe competitors ofthe company for the relevant analysis ofthe various business and financial...
... any variation in the expression ofthe reference gene between sample groups will reduce the sensitivity ofthe assay to detect changes in the expression of genes of interest and may also produce ... determining the suitability of 10 commonly used reference genes in the context of infection with various strains of HIV-1, HSV-1, CMV and VZV in a range of both primary and cultured cell lines using the ... of 5% was used to measure the significance between sample replicates Repeated measures analysis of variance was then used to test for the presence of interaction between the effects of Page of...
... any variation in the expression ofthe reference gene between sample groups will reduce the sensitivity ofthe assay to detect changes in the expression of genes of interest and may also produce ... determining the suitability of 10 commonly used reference genes in the context of infection with various strains of HIV-1, HSV-1, CMV and VZV in a range of both primary and cultured cell lines using the ... of 5% was used to measure the significance between sample replicates Repeated measures analysis of variance was then used to test for the presence of interaction between the effects of Page of...
... statistical expectation of a random variable Z and ψᏳ0 (g) is the indicator function ofthe set Ᏻ0 In words, the FWER is the probability that the test of all G pairs of hypotheses (1) yields at ... responses The FWER is the probability that there are any false positives among the set of genes selected On the other hand, the FDR refers to the expected proportion of false positives among the selected ... in the set of declared positive responses In contrast, the FDR is the average proportion of false positives in the set of declared positive responses The FDR is dominated by the FWER and is therefore...
... (24) as the performance metric, where f1 and f2 are the frequency limits ofthe main channel, and f3 and f4 are the frequency limits ofthe adjacent channel The two bandwidths ( f2 − f1 ) and ( ... to G(r) = A(r) On the other hand, to evaluate the individual contribution ofthe AM/PM effect to spectral regrowth, we set A(r) = A (the intended linear gain ofthe PA), and find the {a2k+1 } coefficients ... and then study the relatively recent memory polynomial model in Section Conclusions are drawn in Section In order not to interrupt the flow ofthe paper, we defer the rather technical proofs of...
... amplification and labeling of full-length RNAs, combining random-primed first-strand and second-strand synthesis steps with an amplification strategy that uses both PCR and in vitro transcription The method ... views ofthe problem that are not ordinarily combined, but for alternative splicing the connections between them can be ignored only at the risk of forgetting one or another critical aspect ofthe ... has never had the equivalent of a ‘human transcriptome project’ and deposited research And this brings us to the real challenge ofthe splicing array experiments: data analysis and biological...
... eventually a majority ofthe tumor cells The extent ofthe proliferative advantage andthe time between occurrence ofthe aberration and tumor collection influence the proportion of tumor cells with ... considers the mean Log-ratio of all probes andthe Allelic Imbalance Ratio ofthe SNPs The mean Log-ratio reflects the total copy number ofthe segment The Allelic Imbalance Ratio reflects the relationship ... calls of at least three ofthe four methods coincided for the all-tumor-cell sample These were 35 large regions, representative of all types of copy number aberrations in the sample, and covered the...
... ofthe results andthe writing ofthe manuscript MSG participated in the design ofthe study, obtained genotype data and participated in the interpretation ofthe results andthe writing ofthe ... andthe writing ofthe manuscript JJGR participated in the analysis and interpretation ofthe results AG participated in the design ofthe study andthe acquisition of data and supervised the ... in the design ofthe study, in statistical analysis and in the interpretation ofthe results TK and JM provided detailed microarray data and participated in the interpretation ofthe results and...
... Comparison of Models The Bayes factor, as defined by Newton and Raftery [11], was used to assess the plausibility ofthe models postulated The marginal density ofthe data under each one ofthe models ... disregarding the number of episodes of infection or the timing ofthe episodes Furthermore, environmental conditions fluctuate in the course of lactation A longitudinal analysis of such data gives ... four models, the posterior standard deviation of heritability was high and ranged from 0.006 to 0.18 The posterior mean and standard deviation ofthe correlation parameter were 0.19 and 0.07, respectively...
... as the first line of defense against water contamination Three-quarters ofthe watersheds are protected lands and over 80% are either forest or wetlands The map below indicates the location of ... areas ofthe Quabbin and Wachusett Reservoirs total 401 square miles The Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR), which manages the watersheds, and MWRA are committed to protection ofthe ... measure of suspended and colloidal particles including clay, silt, organic and inorganic matter, algae and microorganisms The effects of turbidity depend on the nature ofthe matter that causes the...
... verb andthe prospective argument, andthe direction (to the left or to the right) in which the candidate argument falls in respect to its predicate In (Gildea and Palmer, 2002), the effect of ... this limits the reliability of syntactic observations, it represents the current state ofthe art for syntactic analysis of unreconstructed spontaneous speech text On the other hand, automatically ... this material are those ofthe authors and not necessarily reflect the views ofthe supporting agency 753 References George K Zipf 1949 Human Behavior andthe Principle of Least-Effort Addison-Wesley...
... reproductive health needs of key groups; – To stress the gender dimensions ofthe sexual and reproductive health of people living with HIV, andtheThe sexual and reproductive health of people living ... understand the results and access for themselves and their dependants, alternative livelihood care, treatment, and support services options and whether/how to change occupation, and laws and legal ... about stipulates that the overriding abortion andthe risks of pregnancy and delivery to the health criterion concerning of both the woman andthe foetus, as well as prevention of decisions about...
... the small size ofthe meteorites—a few kilograms at best andthe dissipation of their orbital velocities, as they simply fell from the sky Although there is no definitive record of human casualties ... the Office of Technology Assessment (1979), for the same values of overpressure (Table 2) Note that the extent of damage was 50 km (31 mi) away from the source ofthe Tunguska airburst and other ... contour ofthe footprint and 30%, 2%, and 35% in the outer contour ofthe footprint, respectively These values are determined from Figure 7, where the majority ofthe inner footprint is located in the...
... SQMG and DNA Pol b where dob is the chemical shift ofthe protein at each titration point and df is the chemical shift ofthe protein in the absence of inhibitor, db is the chemical shift ofthe ... by addition of SQG Thus, the sulfonyl moiety of SQMG may form a salt bridge to the amino moiety ofthe sidechain of K35 The hydroxyl moieties ofthe sugar of SQMG might interact with the sidechain ... that of a mixture of SQG and MA (Fig 3B) An excessive amount of SQG or MA (i.e I P ẳ 10) did not inhibit the ssDNA binding activity ofthe 8-kDa domain of pol b (Lanes andof Fig 3C) On the other...
... exploration of large parameter spaces The ongoing revolution in systems biology is revealing the structure of important systems For understanding the functioning and failure of these systems, mathematical ... if and only if the real parts of all eigenvalues ofthe Jacobian are negative In the present model this implies that a given steady state is stable whenever the elasticity ofthe loss exceeds the ... complex functions G and L the elasticities can depend on the location ofthe steady state X ∗ However, even in this case the interpretation ofthe elasticity is intuitive, e.g the aX Holling type-II...
... from the University ofthe West Indies HIV/AIDS Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors Study 2001/2002 , a collaborative research effort between the University ofthe West Indies andthe Ministry of ... assess the ease of completing the instrument, to determine whether the questions were easily understood, and to ensure that the instrument could be completed in a timely fashion On the basis ofthe ... awareness ofthe consequences ofthe dis- http://www.jiasociety.org/content/7/1/70 ease, may help persons to see the benefits of HIV testing and decrease some ofthe perceived barriers These findings...