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Applications Of Hidden Markov Models In Microarray Gene Expression Data, Huimin Geng, Xutao Deng, Hesham Ali Apr 2011

Applications Of Hidden Markov Models In Microarray Gene Expression Data, Huimin Geng, Xutao Deng, Hesham Ali

Computer Science Faculty Publications

Hidden Markov models (HMMs) are well developed statistical models to capture hidden information from observable sequential symbols. They were first used in speech recognition in 1970s and have been successfully applied to the analysis of biological sequences since late 1980s as in finding protein secondary structure, CpG islands and families of related DNA or protein sequences [1]. In a HMM, the system being modeled is assumed to be a Markov process with unknown parameters, and the challenge is to determine the hidden parameters from the observable parameters. In this chapter, we described two applications using HMMs to predict gene functions …

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“That I Should Always Listen To My Body And Love It”: Finding The Mind-Body Connection In Nineteenth- And Twentieth-Century Slave Texts, Emily Stuart Watkins Apr 2011

“That I Should Always Listen To My Body And Love It”: Finding The Mind-Body Connection In Nineteenth- And Twentieth-Century Slave Texts, Emily Stuart Watkins

Theses and Dissertations

This thesis explores the presence of the movement theories of Irmgard Bartenieff, Peggy Hackney, and Rudolf Von Laban in the following texts: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave. Written by Himself (1845), The History of Mary Prince: A West Indian Slave (1831), Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Written by Herself, Linda Brent (1861), Sherley Anne Williams’s Dessa Rose (1986) and Toni Morrison’s Beloved (1987). The terms and phrases of movement theory will be introduced to the contemporary critical discussion already surrounding the texts, both furthering and challenging existing arguments.

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The Influence Of Perceptual Accuracy On Willingness To Seek Help Among College Freshmen, Kathryn Conley Apr 2011

The Influence Of Perceptual Accuracy On Willingness To Seek Help Among College Freshmen, Kathryn Conley

Theses and Dissertations

OBJECTIVE: The current study explored the applicability of the social norms approach to a new domain of study: psychological help-seeking. A number of questions that must be answered to determine whether the social norms model can be applied effectively to the help-seeking domain guided the study. METHOD: Data were collected from freshmen at five colleges and universities in the Mid-Atlantic region (N = 3021) during freshman orientation week. The study used a cross sectional design to examine personal attitudes and behaviors related to help-seeking as well as perceptions about others’ attitudes and behaviors related to help-seeking. RESULTS: Most participants reported …

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The Prospector, April 19, 2011, Utep Student Publications Apr 2011

The Prospector, April 19, 2011, Utep Student Publications

The Prospector

Headline: UTEP Celebrates Earth Week

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An Approach Integrating Deterrence And Rational Choice Theory, Bradley Rankin Poole Apr 2011

An Approach Integrating Deterrence And Rational Choice Theory, Bradley Rankin Poole

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

This study used an integrative theoretical approach. Criminological theories (deterrence and rational choice) were utilized in the theoretical framework for this study. A massive literature review was included in this study to help connect the theories being integrated. In the fall of 2010, approximately 505 students from the University of Memphis were used as the unit of analysis to examine their perceptions about offending, specifically, illegal parking. The respondents were all given a questionnaire that was used to measure two essential components of deterrence theory: certainty and severity of punishment. The questionnaire also asked the respondents about their perceptions of …

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Models For Unsupervised Learning, Annita Thornton Davis Apr 2011

Models For Unsupervised Learning, Annita Thornton Davis

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Learning is a feature of living organisms which is crucial in the process of adaptation. It is understood that a stimulus triggers a chain of neurophysiological reactions in an organism, and as a consequence we say that the organism is learning from that initial exposure. Several researchers have dealt with understanding and modeling learning through mathematical systems. Due to the complexity of the brain, scholars reduced the problem to a simpler mechanism consisting of neurons, which are processing additive units, interconnected with pathways, called synapses. A primary goal was to derive a system of equations that captures the changes synaptic …

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Investigation Of The Chemical Causes Of Variations In The Infrared Reflectance Spectrum Of Chert, Emily Rebecca Hassler Apr 2011

Investigation Of The Chemical Causes Of Variations In The Infrared Reflectance Spectrum Of Chert, Emily Rebecca Hassler

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

In this project, differences in the reflectance infrared spectra of chert from ten different localities are investigated using reflectance infrared microspectroscopy (RIRMS). Several other techniques including X-ray diffraction, petrographic analysis, energy dispersive X-ray analysis, and transmission infrared spectroscopy, were used to assist in the identification of trace minerals existing in each chert. Spectral manipulation (including subtraction and differentiation) appear to allow the identification of trace minerals in the chert reflectance infrared spectra. Two statistical analyses (correlation and a ratio analysis) were used to evaluate whether RIRMS could discriminate between visually similar chert types and to determine the extent of intrasample …

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A Study On The Use Of Double Helix Point Spread Functions In 3d Fluorescence Microscopy, Sreya Ghosh Apr 2011

A Study On The Use Of Double Helix Point Spread Functions In 3d Fluorescence Microscopy, Sreya Ghosh

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Noninvasive three-dimensional (3D) imaging of thick samples in fluorescence microscopy is traditionally achieved via the method of optical sectioning where multiple two-dimensional images of an object acquired while focusing at different depths within the object. Defocus, spherical aberrations (SA) and photo bleaching are known to affect the accuracy achieved in 3D images. Double-Helix point spread functions (DH-PSF), the result of PSF engineering, have been used for super localization of point sources in 3D samples. The unique DH-PSF design features 2 dominant lobes in the image plane which appear to rotate as the axial (z) position of a point light source …

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Gender Differences In Career Satisfaction Among Postsecondary Faculty In Stem Disciplines, Cynthia L. Martin Apr 2011

Gender Differences In Career Satisfaction Among Postsecondary Faculty In Stem Disciplines, Cynthia L. Martin

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

While years of effort to attract more women into higher education careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (collectively known as STEM disciplines) has shown some success, retaining women faculty once they are hired has been much less successful. Their retention is essential in order to maintain diversity among faculty. Understanding the complex factors affecting faculty career satisfaction and, ultimately, their retention at a particular institution and in higher education is needed to guide policies and practices as academic instituions strive to retain highly qualified professors and maintain diversity at all ranks. This study explored salient factors related to faculty …

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Knowledge Discovery Through Large-Scale Literature-Mining Of Biological Text-Data, Vida Abedi Apr 2011

Knowledge Discovery Through Large-Scale Literature-Mining Of Biological Text-Data, Vida Abedi

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

The aim of this study is to develop scalable and efficient literature-mining framework for knowledge discovery in the field of medical and biological sciences. Using this scalable framework, customized disease-disease interaction network can be constructed. Features of the proposed network that differentiate it from existing networks are its 1) flexibility in the level of abstraction, 2) broad coverage, and 3) domain specificity. Empirical results for two neurological diseases have shown the utility of the proposed framework. The second goal of this study is to design and implement a bottom-up information retrieval approach to facilitate literature-mining in the specialized field of …

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What Is The Emperor Wearing? The Secret Lives Of Ecosystem Services, James Salzman Apr 2011

What Is The Emperor Wearing? The Secret Lives Of Ecosystem Services, James Salzman

Pace Environmental Law Review

No abstract provided.

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Wto Dispute Settlement And Sustainable Development: Legitimacy Through Holistic Treaty Interpretation, Jeffrey Lagomarsino Apr 2011

Wto Dispute Settlement And Sustainable Development: Legitimacy Through Holistic Treaty Interpretation, Jeffrey Lagomarsino

Pace Environmental Law Review

No abstract provided.

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Carbon Offsets And Environmental Impacts: Nepa, The Endangered Species Act, And Federal Climate Policy, David M. Cooley, Jonas J. Monast Apr 2011

Carbon Offsets And Environmental Impacts: Nepa, The Endangered Species Act, And Federal Climate Policy, David M. Cooley, Jonas J. Monast

Pace Environmental Law Review

No abstract provided.

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Mustang Daily, April 18, 2011 Apr 2011

Mustang Daily, April 18, 2011

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

Student newspaper of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA.

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Critical Kinases Required For The Proliferation And Survival Of Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma, Julie M. Matthews Apr 2011

Critical Kinases Required For The Proliferation And Survival Of Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma, Julie M. Matthews

Open Access Dissertations

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April 18, 2011, James Madison University Apr 2011

April 18, 2011, James Madison University

The Breeze, 2010-2019

The Breeze is the student newspaper of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

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Scholastic Minutes 04/18/2011, Scholastic Committee Apr 2011

Scholastic Minutes 04/18/2011, Scholastic Committee

Scholastic Committee

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Gsu View, 2011-04-18, Office Of Public Affairs Apr 2011

Gsu View, 2011-04-18, Office Of Public Affairs

GSU View

Newsletter published by Governors State University 2007-current.

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Grand Valley Forum, Volume 035, Number 30, April 18, 2011, Grand Valley State University Apr 2011

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 035, Number 30, April 18, 2011, Grand Valley State University

2010-2011, Volume 35

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

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Commonwealth Times 2011-04-18 Apr 2011

Commonwealth Times 2011-04-18

Commonwealth Times, 1969-

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Current, April 18, 2011, University Of Missouri-St. Louis Apr 2011

Current, April 18, 2011, University Of Missouri-St. Louis

Current (2010s)

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Against Normative Nationalism, Ashish George Apr 2011

Against Normative Nationalism, Ashish George

Theses

Normative nationalism is the view that national boundaries represent more than an accumulation of tradition and history. Borders are morally significant insofar as the communities they create may appropriately be construed as composed of individuals with particular obligations to one another that they do not have to people outside the communities. I reject normative nationalism in this paper and seek to highlight the defects in criticisms of cosmopolitanism that presume or defend the legitimacy of normative nationalism. I utilize a distinction between demands of activity and demands of justification to point to some flaws in the normative nationalist framework preferred …

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Volume 11, Issue 26: April 18, 2011, Women's Studies & Gender Studies Program Apr 2011

Volume 11, Issue 26: April 18, 2011, Women's Studies & Gender Studies Program

Women's Studies & Gender Studies: Digest Magazine

No abstract provided.

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The Utah Statesman, April 18, 2011, Utah State University Apr 2011

The Utah Statesman, April 18, 2011, Utah State University

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.

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Daily Eastern News: April 18, 2011, Eastern Illinois University Apr 2011

Daily Eastern News: April 18, 2011, Eastern Illinois University

April

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Uab Student Awarded Nsf Grant For Graduate Research, Jim Bakken Apr 2011

Uab Student Awarded Nsf Grant For Graduate Research, Jim Bakken

Browse All News

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The Collegian (2011-04-18), Christine Cavazos Apr 2011

The Collegian (2011-04-18), Christine Cavazos

UTB/TSC Archives - The Collegian [Newspaper]

Vol. 63, No. 26

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April 18, 2011 Reporter, University Of Alabama At Birmingham Apr 2011

April 18, 2011 Reporter, University Of Alabama At Birmingham

eReporter (campus newsletter)

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Epistatic Roles For Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Muts And Dinb (Dna Pol Iv) In Coping With Reactive Oxygen Species-Induced Dna Damage, Laurie H. Sanders, Babho Devadoss, Geraldine V. Raja, Jaime O'Connor, Shengchang Su, Daniel J. Wozniak, Daniel J. Hassett, Anthony J. Berdis, Mark D. Sutton Apr 2011

Epistatic Roles For Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Muts And Dinb (Dna Pol Iv) In Coping With Reactive Oxygen Species-Induced Dna Damage, Laurie H. Sanders, Babho Devadoss, Geraldine V. Raja, Jaime O'Connor, Shengchang Su, Daniel J. Wozniak, Daniel J. Hassett, Anthony J. Berdis, Mark D. Sutton

Chemistry Faculty Publications

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is especially adept at colonizing the airways of individuals afflicted with the autosomal recessive disease cystic fibrosis (CF). CF patients suffer from chronic airway inflammation, which contributes to lung deterioration. Once established in the airways, P. aeruginosa continuously adapts to the changing environment, in part through acquisition of beneficial mutations via a process termed pathoadaptation. MutS and DinB are proposed to play opposing roles in P. aeruginosa pathoadaptation: MutS acts in replication-coupled mismatch repair, which acts to limit spontaneous mutations; in contrast, DinB (DNA polymerase IV) catalyzes error-prone bypass of DNA lesions, contributing to mutations. As part of …

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Mitigating Amphibian Disease: Strategies To Maintain Wild Populations And Control Chytridiomycosis., Douglas C. Woodhams, Jaime Bosch, Cheryl J. Briggs, Scott Cashins, Leyla R. Davis, Antje Lauer, Erin Muths, Robert Puschendorf, Benedikt R. Schmidt, Brandon Sheafor, Jamie Voyles Apr 2011

Mitigating Amphibian Disease: Strategies To Maintain Wild Populations And Control Chytridiomycosis., Douglas C. Woodhams, Jaime Bosch, Cheryl J. Briggs, Scott Cashins, Leyla R. Davis, Antje Lauer, Erin Muths, Robert Puschendorf, Benedikt R. Schmidt, Brandon Sheafor, Jamie Voyles

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

BACKGROUND: Rescuing amphibian diversity is an achievable conservation challenge. Disease mitigation is one essential component of population management. Here we assess existing disease mitigation strategies, some in early experimental stages, which focus on the globally emerging chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis. We discuss the precedent for each strategy in systems ranging from agriculture to human medicine, and the outlook for each strategy in terms of research needs and long-term potential. RESULTS: We find that the effects of exposure to Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis occur on a spectrum from transient commensal to lethal pathogen. Management priorities are divided between (1) halting pathogen spread and …

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