... comparison of the performance of the IQCs with traditional off -line parameter design approaches, we work with a method labeled pSeudo Parameter Design (SPD) approach The idea behind the SPD approach ... algorithm, proved to be optimal (optimal based on a full-factorial design considering multiple hidden nodes per layer, multiple learning rates, and multiple nodal functions), and yielded very good prediction ... operates on a population of individuals, is relatively standard, and consists of three operations [Liepins and Hilliard, 1989]: (i) evaluation of individual fitness, (ii) formation of a gene pool, and...
... thought of as a composite of the Fork Property with another Fork Property applied at one of the leaves of the fork The graph Z2 is a composite of the Fork Property with the Elongation Property applied ... the Fork Property holds in red if Builder can force at least one of the three graphs depicted in Figure 11(a) and that the Elongation Property holds in red if Builder can force at least one of ... applied at one of the leaves of the fork The graphs Z1,1 , Z1,2 , and Z2,2 may be described similarly as composites of the Fork Property with some combination of Fork and Elongation Properties applied...
... performed in Asian patients and the data cannot be extrapolated to the non- Asian population Conclusions Our meta -analysis showed HCC patients with viral infection had a poor prognosis compared to patients ... considered for inclusion Reference lists of all retrieved articles were manual searched for additional studies Data Extraction Two reviewers (LW and XS, respectively) independently extracted ... and activation of androgen receptor (AR) was found in HCC and nontumorous liver tissue [46] A recent study demonstrated that the HBx protein increased the anchorage-independent colony-formation...
... based on the assumption that the opinions expressed would be highly subjective and contextualized Therefore, for generating data for model training and testing, we used a crowdsourcing approach ... events unfold Beyond the sheer scale of the task and the need to keep up with a rapid flow of tweets, we had to address two additional issues First, the vernacular used on Twitter differs significantly ... source of online political commentary and discussion in the U.S People comment on and discuss politics by posting messages and ‘re-tweeting’ others’ messages It played a significant role in political...
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... context that we proposed to study the effect of a wide spectrum of temperature-heat residence time combinations on the opening ofP pinaster and P radiata cone scales, on the release of seeds, ... number of open scales, dispersed seeds, and their viability, was recorded for each cone subjected to thermal shock Fire effects on cone opening The percentage of open scales forP pinaster and P ... their seeds can survive fires or long periods of drought [5,15] The response to high temperatures is different in P pinaster and P radiata Spontaneous dispersal of mature P pinaster seeds in Galicia...
... analyzed pathological slides and provided thermal depth results as pathologist on study; BL: literature review, editorial review and contributed to manuscript preparation and proofing; TW: provided ... Authors’ contributions DFH: Helped in the write up of the paper and prepared the manuscript as First Author; GG: Helped in initial data collection, assisted in performing the study experiments, and literature ... perform the study experiments, performed study experiments, preparation of manuscript, literature review, and editorial review, final editing and proofing prior to submission as Corresponding Author...
... surements of upper and lower leaf surfaces (Fig 2) For both clones and treatments, g shows its maximal value on sat s fully expanded leaves The optimal leaf ages were LPI for cv Beaupr6 and LPI 12 for ... Robusta On the whole, acid rain caused a decrease of stomatal conductance; g was reduced by 24.0% for cv sat s Beaupr6 and by 15.4% for cv Robusta Acknowledgments This study was supported by the ... sensitivity corresponded to maximal leaf gas exchange rates (optimal leaf ages) Freer -Smith P. H (1984) The responses of six broadleaved trees during long-term exposure to S0 and N0 New Phytol 97, 49-61...
... Evaluation of linear regression models made only of known functional polymorphisms The -log10 P value for the fit of the models applied to each data set are represented in ordinates and compared with ... samples and participated in the interpretation of the results and the writing of the manuscript MSG participated in the design of the study, obtained genotype data and participated in the interpretation ... considered Only one of each pair of polymorphisms, to a total of 35 polymorphisms, with r2 ≥ 0.90 was included in the analyses to avoid collinearity problems (Additional file 1, Table S1) Nested linear...
... drop-outs would have responded but each participant contributes information: for example, a child who discontinued at week prior to responding provides information on the probability of achieving ... controlled trials having 6- to 9-week durations, did not identify potential baseline (moderator) predictors of response but did find that the only predictor (on- treatment mediator) of a much improved ... symptomatic on the CGI-ADHD-S and ADHDRS-IV-PI achieved remission thresholds more rapidly Of clinical interest, the Integrated Data Exploratory Analysis study, a retrospective analysisof randomized controlled...
... comparing "different conditions" I apologize for being so fastidious and demanding, but I want to distinguish between what I consider different "conditions" and different "experimental approaches" ... biomedical community peer reviewed and published immediately upon acceptance cited in PubMed and archived on PubMed Central yours — you keep the copyright BioMedcentral Submit your manuscript here: ... very likely perturbed by the synchronization method Page of (page number not for citation purposes) Theoretical Biology and Medical Modelling 2005, 2:47 13) Peaks in gene expression should decay...
... distribution glyphs for these loci provide users with interesting details on the conservation of intron size and position The yrGATE toolkit provides an online portal for creation and submission of ... service links found on any context page for the purpose of creating an annotation When xGDB is extended by this module additional navigational links are provided for all xGDB page headers With these ... Integration with distributed and federated database systems deposited research Figure A partial5representation of the object model for DSOs being used at AtGDB A partial representation of the object...
... genome variations Materials and methods 2.1 Data production calling structural variants from high quality (Phred-score mapping quality ≥ 20) mapped paired-end reads The DGV database of human genomic ... reference for further large-scale genome-wide studies on Vietnamese population, and hence the development of personalized medicine for Vietnamese people in the near future It is no doubt that our preliminary ... insertion and deletion were of 160 bps and 255 bps, respectively 291,822 (44.6%) of the detected indels were located within gene regions of which 287,678 (98.58%) were found in introns and 3,062...
... linearly conforming point interpolation method (LC-PIM) is developed Formulations of construction of PIM shape functions based on background cells and a 19 Chapter Introduction stabilized nodal ... to adaptive analysis The RPIM was originally proposed for 2D problems and applied for different types of problems The first contribution of the thesis is to formulate the RPIM to 3D solid mechanics ... Study of the property of upper bound on strain energy for the LC-PIM via the problem of square plate subjected to uniform pressure and body force 159 Figure 5.18 Study of the property of upper...
... procedure is the same as that under normal distribution assumption 4.3 Power Comparisons under Different Distributions Simulation study was conducted to compare the performance of our test under different ... of squares within groups as the criterion to be minimized and the stopping rule based on an extended F ratio STP Basford and Mclachlan (1985) proposed a mixture model-based approach to this problem ... balanced design, and showed how a corresponding likelihood ratio test gave a method of judging the significance of the differences among groups obtained Cox and Spjφtvoll (1982) provided a simple...