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Classifying Rna Secondary Structures Using Support Vector Machines, Prathy Usha Sunkara

Theses

In contrast to DNA, RNA prevails as a single strand. As a consequence of small self-complementary regions, RNA commonly exhibits an intricate secondary structure, consisting of relatively short, double helical segments alternated with single stranded regions. The amount of sequence data available is rising rapidly day by day. One of the problems encountered on a specific molecule is finding the relevant data between the massive number of other sequences to be done by reading lists with a short description of all new entries in large databases already existing. One of the main objectives of this work is to take the …

Demarcation Of Coding And Non-Coding Regions Of Dna Using Linear Transforms, Krithika Venkat

Theses

Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) strand carries genetic information in the cell. A strand of DNA consists of nitrogenous molecules called nucleotides. Nucleotides triplets, or the codons, code for amino acids. There are two distinct regions in DNA, the gene and the intergenic DNA, or the junk DNA. Two regions can be distinguished in the gene- the exons, or the regions that code for amino acid, and the introns, or the regions that do not code for amino acid. The main aim of the thesis is to study signal processing techniques that help distinguish between the regions of the exons and the …

A New Approach To Feature Extraction For Rna Structure Comparision, Girish Prakash Walawalkar

Theses

In recent years, RNA structural comparison becomes a crucial problem in bioinformatics research. Generally, it is a popular approach for representing the RNA secondary structures with arc-annotation sets. Several methods can be used to compare two RNA structures, such as tree edit distance, longest arc-preserving common subsequence (LAPCS) and stem based alignment. However, these methods may be helpful only for small RNA structures because of their high time complexity. In this thesis, we propose a simplified method to compare two RNA structures in O(mn) time, where m and n are the lengths of the two RNA sequences, respectively. The method …

The New Hampshire, Vol. 95 [96], No. 27 (Jan. 31, 2006), The New Hampshire

The New Hampshire Print Edition

An independent student produced newspaper from the University of New Hampshire. This volume was printed as 95, but it is the 96th volume in the series. This was corrected in pencil.

Online Clustering With Single-Pass Topology Based Fuzzy Clustering Algorithm, Abhishek Jaiantilal

Theses

Online clustering is of significant interest for real-time data analysis. Generic offline clustering methods such as K-Means, C-Means and others are computationally expensive. The computational burden of these methods increases non-linearly with the size of the data set. In addition these methods usually require a good amount of supervised knowledge yielding a non-unique solution. For real-time data analysis, there is an important tradeoff between accuracy and computational efficiency. An unsupervised one-pass clustering method that efficiently adapts to data distribution and evaluation is proposed. This method, Topology-Based Fuzzy Clustering (TFC), uses the topology of data to discover clusters. TFC uses the …

Impact Of Missed Beats On Heart Rate Variability Using Time-Frequency Analysis, Kilbrom T. Hailu

Theses

ECG recordings, especially during an exercise stress test, are exposed to artifacts. The source of artifacts can be due to technical problems, biological events and errors in the automatic detection. As a result missed beats, extra beats and ectopic beats can occur. In this study analysis of missed beats is performed using time-frequency analysis. Some of the patient's data had missed beats.

Fourier spectral analysis was first applied to the missed beats during the resting state. The impact of missed beats using Fourier spectral analysis is significant, especially, when the missed beats are in a row. The Fourier spectral analysis …

Streamflow Monitoring In The Salmon Falls River, Phil Trowbridge, Steve Doyon

PREP Reports & Publications

The goal of this project was to provide data for one of the NHEP indicators of estuarine condition: NUT1. This indicator reports on “Annual load of nitrogen to the Great Bay from WWTF and watershed tributaries” (NHEP, 2004).

Journal Of Book Of Mormon Studies Volume 15 Issue 1, Neal A. Maxwell Institute For Religious Scholarship

Journal of Book of Mormon Studies

The Journal of the Book of Mormon and Other Restoration Scripture is a peer-reviewed journal dedicated to promoting understanding of the history, meaning, and significance of the scriptures and other sacred texts revealed through the Prophet Joseph Smith.

Spartan Daily, January 31, 2006, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 126, Issue 3

The Bg News January 31, 2006, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. January 31, 2006. Volume 96-Issue 90.

Chicken Flu For The International Soul: Understanding And Applying International Infectious Disease Regulations, Timothy J. Miano

ExpressO

No abstract provided.

The Ticker, January 30, 2006

The Ticker

The Ticker is the student newspaper of Baruch College. It has been published continuously since 1932, when the Baruch College campus was the School of Business and Civic Administration of the City College of New York.

The Chanticleer, 2006-01-30, Coastal Carolina University

The Chanticleer Student Newspaper

The editorially independent student produced weekly newspaper of Coastal Carolina University.

Current, January 30, 2006, University Of Missouri-St. Louis

Current (2000s)

No abstract provided.

Relationships Of Habitat Characteristics To The Relative Abundance Of Native And Invasive Amphipods In Western Lake Erie, James P. Duggan

Master's Theses and Doctoral Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Free Press Vol 37, Issue 13, 01-30-2006, Joseph R. Thompson

Free Press, The

Southern Maine Review seeks new funding -- Noam Chomsky speaks at UNE -- Bossie on current student issues

The Collegian (2006-01-30), José Borjón

UTB/TSC Archives - The Collegian [Newspaper]

Vol. 58, No. 17

January 30, 2006 Reporter, University Of Alabama At Birmingham

eReporter (campus newsletter)

No abstract provided.

The Hilltop 1-30-2006, Hilltop Staff

The Hilltop: 2000 - 2010

No abstract provided.

Nonadditivity In Van Der Waals Interactions Within Multilayers, Roger H. French

Faculty Scholarship

Working at the macroscopic continuum level, we investigate effective van der Waals interactions between two layers within a multilayer assembly. By comparing the pair interactions between two layers with effective pair interactions within an assembly we assess the significant consequences of nonadditivity of van der Waals interactions. This allows us to evaluate the best numerical estimate to date for the Hamaker coefficient of van der Waals interactions in lipid-water multilamellar systems.

The Bg News January 30, 2006, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. January 30, 2006. Volume 96-Issue 89.

Viral Ecology And The Maintenance Of Novel Host Use, John Dennehy, Nicholas Friedenberg, Robert Holt, Paul Turner

Dartmouth Scholarship

Viruses can occasionally emerge by infecting new host species. However, the early phases of emergence can hinge upon ecological sustainability of the virus population, which is a product of both within‐host population growth and between‐host transmission. Insufficient growth or transmission can force virus extinction before the latter phases of emergence, where genetic adaptations that improve host use may occur. We examined the early phase of emergence by studying the population dynamics of RNA phages in replicated laboratory environments containing native and novel host bacteria. To predict the breadth of transmission rates allowing viral persistence on each species, we developed a …

January 30, 2006, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.

Faculty Newsnotes 2006 No. 385, Office Of The Provost

Faculty Newsnotes (1972-2010)

No abstract provided.

Secretion Of Food Allergen Proteins In Saliva, S. J. Maleki, H. Cheng, B. Perelman, S. Hefle, P. Vadas

Department of Food Science and Technology: Faculty Publications

RATIONALE: Peanut proteins were found to be secreted in 50% of lactating women’s breast milk. We wanted to develop a testing method to predict the secretion of peanut protein in breast milk. The secretion of food protein in saliva was hypothesized to be a possible predictor of secretion of foods in breast milk following ingestion.

METHODS: Non-allergic volunteers, some lactating, ingested 50 grams of either whole peanuts, peanut milk or cow’s milk and various immunoassays were utilized to analyze for the presence of peanut or cow’s milk proteins in saliva and breast milk. Saliva and breast milk samples were subjected …

Urban Ecology & Conservation Symposium 2006: 4th Annual -- Fostering Science And Nature In The City (Abstracts), Urban Ecosystem Research Consortium

Urban Ecosystem Research Consortium of Portland/Vancouver

The UERC is a consortium of people from various universities and colleges, state and federal agencies, local governments, non-profit organizations and independent professionals interested in supporting urban ecosystem research and creating an information-sharing network of people that collect and use ecological data in the Portland/Vancouver area.

UERC Mission Statement:

To advance the state of the science of urban ecosystems and improve our understanding of them, with a focus on the Portland/Vancouver metropolitan region, by fostering communication and collaboration among researchers, managers and citizens at academic institutions, public agencies, local governments, non-profit organizations, and other interested groups.

The principal organizers span …

Volume 41 - Issue 15 - Friday, January 27, 2006, Rose Thorn Staff

The Rose Thorn Archive

The Rose Thorn, Rose-Hulman's independent student newspaper.

The Murray State News, January 27, 2006, The Murray State News

Murray State University Collection

No abstract provided.

We Are...Marshall, January 27, 2006, Office Of Marshall University Communications

We Are ... Marshall: the Newsletter for Marshall University 1999-2023

No abstract provided.

Water Quality, Safety And Supply. Flood Control. Natural Resource Protection. Park Improvements. Bonds. Initiative Statute.

Initiatives

Authorizes $5,388,000,000 in general obligation bonds, payable from the state’s General Fund, to fund projects relating to safe drinking water, water quality and supply, flood control, waterway and natural resource protection, water pollution and contamination control, state and local park improvements, public access to natural resources, and conservation efforts. Provides funding for emergency drinking water, and exempts such expenditures from public contract and procurement requirements to ensure immediate action for public safety. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local governments: State cost of about $10.5 billion over 30 years to …