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A Three-Dimensional Object Point Process for Detection of Cosmic Filaments
2007
Summary We propose to apply an object point process to delineate filaments of the large scale structure in red shift catalogues automatically. We illustrate the feasibility of the idea on an example of the recent 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey, describe the procedure and characterize the results.
Assessment of the probabilities for evolutionary structural changes in protein folds.
2007
Abstract Motivation: The evolution of protein sequences can be described by a stepwise process, where each step involves changes of a few amino acids. In a similar manner, the evolution of protein folds can be at least partially described by an analogous process, where each step involves comparatively simple changes affecting few secondary structure elements. A number of such evolution steps, justified by biologically confirmed examples, have previously been proposed by other researchers. However, unlike the situation with sequences, as far as we know there have been no attempts to estimate the comparative probabilities for different kinds of such structural changes. Results: We have tried …
Bayesian hierarchical models in manufacturing bulk service queues
2006
In this paper, Queueing Theory and Bayesian statistical tools are used to analyze the congestion of various manufacturing bulk service queues with the same characteristics that are working independently of one another and in equilibrium. Hierarchical models are discussed in order to develop the whole inferential process for the parameters governing the system. Markov Chain Monte Carlo methods and numerical inversion of transforms are addressed to compute the posterior predictive distributions of the usual measures of performance in practice.
Probabilistic small area risk assessment using GIS-based data: a case study on Finnish childhood diabetes
2000
A Bayesian hierarchical spatial model is constructed to describe the regional incidence of insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) among the under 15-year-olds in Finland. The model exploits aggregated pixel-wise locations for both the cases and the population at risk. Typically such data arise from combining geographic information systems (GIS) with large databases. The dates of diagnosis and locations of the cases are observed from 1987 to 1996. The population at risk counts are available for every second year during the same period. A hierarchical model is suggested for the pixel wise case counts, including a population model to account for the uncertainty of the population at risk ov…
Overlap and diversity in antimicrobial peptide databases: Compiling a non-redundant set of sequences
2015
Abstract Motivation: The large variety of antimicrobial peptide (AMP) databases developed to date are characterized by a substantial overlap of data and similarity of sequences. Our goals are to analyze the levels of redundancy for all available AMP databases and use this information to build a new non-redundant sequence database. For this purpose, a new software tool is introduced. Results: A comparative study of 25 AMP databases reveals the overlap and diversity among them and the internal diversity within each database. The overlap analysis shows that only one database (Peptaibol) contains exclusive data, not present in any other, whereas all sequences in the LAMP_Patent database are inc…
RNA-Seq Atlas—a reference database for gene expression profiling in normal tissue by next-generation sequencing
2012
Abstract Motivation: Next-generation sequencing technology enables an entirely new perspective for clinical research and will speed up personalized medicine. In contrast to microarray-based approaches, RNA-Seq analysis provides a much more comprehensive and unbiased view of gene expression. Although the perspective is clear and the long-term success of this new technology obvious, bioinformatics resources making these data easily available especially to the biomedical research community are still evolving. Results: We have generated RNA-Seq Atlas, a web-based repository of RNA-Seq gene expression profiles and query tools. The website offers open and easy access to RNA-Seq gene expression pr…
Bayesian Design of “Successful” Replications
2002
Replication of experiments is commonin applied research. However, systematic studies of the goals and motivations of a “replication” are rare. As a consequence, there does not seem to be a precise notion of what a “success” when replicating means. This article discusses some of the possible goals for replication; this leads to different (but precise) notions of “success” when replicating. Bayesian hierarchical models allow for a flexible and explicit incorporation of the assumed relationship among the experiments. Bayesian predictive distributions are a natural tool to compute the probability of the replication being successful, and hence to design the replication so that the probability of…
Multinuclear magnetic resonance and x-ray diffraction studies of aminonitropyridines
1992
The 15N NMR spectra for 21 aminonitropyridines were measured and their chemical shifts assigned. The 1H and 13C NMR chemical shifts and spin–spin coupling constants were also determined for 16 compounds of this series. In order to relate the structural properties of nitramino groups and their 15N NMR chemical shifts in 2- and 4-nitramino-3-nitropyridines, which differ remarkably from all other amino groups studied, low-temperature 1H NMR, 17O NMR, comparative INEPT and IR spectroscopic studies were carried out. In addition, the x-ray crystal structure of 2-nitramino-3-nitropyridine was determined. Comparative spectroscopic studies showed that the nitramino derivatives exhibit different char…
1H,13C and15N NMR spectroscopic, x-ray structural andab initio/HF studies on nitramino andN-alkylamino-4-nitro derivatives of pyridineN-oxides and py…
2003
The 1H, 13C and 15N NMR spectra in DMSO-d6 were measured for eight nitraminopyridine N-oxides, ten 4-nitropyridine N-oxides, four 2-nitraminopyridines and five 4-nitropyridines. Their chemical shift assignments are based on PFG 1H,X (X = 13C and 15N) HMQC and HMBC experiments. The relative energies for the tautomers of two nitraminopyridine N-oxides were determined by ab initio HF/6–311G** calculations. A single-crystal x-ray structural analysis was made for 4-methyl-2-nitraminopyridine: C6H7O2N3, M = 153.15, triclinic, space group P-1 (No. 2), a = 7.0275(4), b = 6.8034(3), c = 8.6086(5) A, α = 103.620(2), β = 90.309(2), γ = 122.215(3)°, V = 334.11(3) A3, Z = 2. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley …
Nitramino, NRNO2 (R = H, CH3), as a substituent.13C and15N NMR spectroscopic study of nitraminobenzenes and -pyridines
1993
In order to clarify the special properties of the aryl-bound nitramino substituent NRNO 2 (R=H, CH 3 ), 13 C and 15 N NMR spectra of six nitraminobenzenes and nine nitraminopyridines were measured in DMSO-d 6 and their chemical shifts assigned. 1 H NMr chemical shifts and spin-spin coupling constants of all the compounds were also determined. In contrast to the behaviour of nitropyridines or -benzenes studied previously, most of the present compounds gave very broad 17 O NMR lines even at elevated temperatures and their 17 O NMR data were not useful for any reliable conclusions