Objective microdeletions of Yq chromosome are the most frequent molecular genetics etiology for the male infertility which usually spans AZFa (azoo spermia factor a), AZFb and AZFc regions. Microdeletions are mostly seen in AZFc region and usually cover genes actively involved in spermatogenesis. Partial AZFc microdeletion may also happen with various spans namely gr/gr, b2/b3 and b1/b3. It is ...

Structured prediction of multiple outputs (commonly referred to as multi-task learning) presents a problem for kernel methods: how do we best compute the kernel between the different outputs? Several solutions have been suggested (e.g. [1, 2, 3, 4]), but many of them can be seen as corresponding to an affine transformation of the target data followed by independent modelling of outputs. Such li...

Classical invariant theory was a hot topic in the 19 century and in the beginning of the 20 century. The book under review is an attempt to revive this beautiful subject. In our new era of computers and new interest in computational aspects, it is certainly worthwhile to recall the constructive methods of the 19 century invariant theorists. In classical invariant theory one studies polynomials ...

MOTIVATION Bkm (Banded krait minor) satellite DNA sequences (GATA repeats) have been shown to be associated with the sex determining chromosomes of various eukaryotes and have been implicated in the evolution and differentiation of sex chromosomes in snakes. The objective of the study is to analyze the GATA repeats of human genome specifically, the Y-chromosome, and other model organisms to und...

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the technical efficiency involved in cocoa production in cross river state was estimated using the stochastic frontier production function analysis. the effects of some selected socio- economic characteristics of the farmers on the efficiency indices were also estimated. the study relied upon primary data generated from interviewing cocoa farmers using a set of structured questionnaire. a multi...