We study a suffix tree built from a sequence generated by a Markovian source. Such sources are more realistic probabilistic models for text generation, data compression, molecular applications, and so forth. We prove that the average size of such a suffix tree is asymptotically equivalent to the average size of a trie built over n independent sequences from the same Markovian source. This equiv...

Measurements of the particulate beam attenuation coefficient at multiple wavelengths in the ocean typically exhibit a power law dependence on wavelength, and the slope of that power law has been related to the slope of the particle size distribution (PSD), when assumed to be a power law function of particle size. Recently, spectral backscattering coefficient measurements have been made using se...

Ethnic differences in commitment to wed were examined between 46 Hispanics (27 women, 19 men) and 160 Anglos (84 women, 76 men). Although limited by sample sizes, findings indicated that Hispanics and Anglos did not differ, on average, on measures of attitudes toward marriage, perceived family influence, commitment to wed, belongingness, and trust. Hierarchical regression analyses revealed that...

Gold nanostar particles were synthesized using seed-mediated method. Au-seed was synthesized with the diameter of approximately 3 nm and a considerably low STDEV of less than 1 nm. Then, different amount of Au seed was introduced into the growth solution of nanostars and the influence of the changes in concentration of Au seed on the growth process was investigated. The size of gold nanostars i...

Methods We assessed the relationships between species-level traits (habitat use, position in water column, diet, body size, schooling activity) and rafting behaviour among 985 species of reef fish using generalized linear mixed-effect modelling. To assess whether the relationships between rafting behaviour and species traits were mediated by raft type, our analysis included interactions between...

In this paper, we study a novel vehicle sequencing algorithm for an isolated intersection with a new control method. The control method is based on the utilization of Vehicular Infrastructure Integration and the consideration that each vehicle arrives individually. We consider knowledge of each vehicle’s arrival time and the time each vehicle needs to traverse the intersection. Our objective is...

Branch migration of a DNA Holliday junction is a key step in genetic recombination. Previously, it was shown that a single base-pair heterology between two otherwise identical DNA sequences is a substantial barrier to passage of a Holliday junction during spontaneous branch migration. Here, we exploit this inhibitory effect of sequence heterology to estimate the step size of branch migration. W...