BLOCKS AND SEGMENTS

High precision detection of conserved segments from synteny blocks

A conserved segment, i.e. a segment of chromosome unbroken during evolution, is an important operational concept in comparative genomics. Until now, algorithms that are designed to identify conserved segments often return synteny blocks that overlap, synteny blocks that include micro-rearrangements or synteny blocks erroneously short. Here we present definitions of conserved segments and synten...

Multiple sequence alignment by combining incomplete blocks of similar segments

We have developed a novel method for multiple sequence alignment based on combinatorial selection of similar block candidates. Our method resembles manual multiple alignment performed by biologists. The method is more feasible for nding functional motifs than previous multiple alignment algorithms that are extensions of pairwise alignments. We employed a Hop eld neural network technique so that...

Globalization And Inequality In Different Economic Blocks

Communicative Functions Integrate Segments in Prosodies and Prosodies in Segments

This paper takes a new look at the traditionally established divide between sounds and prosodies, viewing it as a useful heuristics in language descriptions that focus on the segmental make- up of words. It pleads for a new approach that bridges this reified compartmentalization of speech in a more global communicative perspective. Data are presented from a German perception experiment in the f...

On the Blocks of Interpoint Distances

We study the blocks of interpoint distances, their distributions, correlations, independence and the homogeneity of their total variances. We discuss the exact and asymptotic distribution of the interpoint distances and their average under three models and provide connections between the correlation of interpoint distances with their vector correlation and test of sphericity. We discuss testing...