In this paper, we introduce a subclass of chordal graphs which contains $d$-trees and show that their complement are vertex decomposable and so is shellable and sequentially Cohen-Macaulay.

The purpose of this paper is to derive some inclusion and argument properties of a new subclass of strongly close-to-convex functions in the open unit disc. We have considered an integral operator defined by convolution involving hypergeometric function in the subclass definition. The subclass also extends to the class of α-spirallike functions of complex order.

We prove a conjecture of Micha Perles concerning simple polytopes, for a subclass that properly contains the duals of stacked and crosspolytopes. As a consequence of a special property of this subclass it also follows that, the entire combinatorial structure of a polytope in the subclass can be recovered from its graph, by applying our results recursively.

Subspace learning techniques have been extensively used for dimensionality reduction (DR) in many pattern classification problem domains. Recently, methods like Subclass Discriminant Analysis (SDA) and Clusteringbased Discriminant Analysis (CDA), which use subclass information for the discrimination between the data classes, have attracted much attention. In parallel, important work has been ac...

A generic semantic-based framework is presented for the definition and manipulation of class hierarchies for object-oriented languages. The framework is based on the notion of observable of a class, i.e. an abstraction of its semantics when focussing on a behavioral property of interest. By exploiting such a notion, we define the semantic subclass relation, capturing the fact that a subclass pr...

The subclass III group of SNF1-related protein kinase 2 (SnRK2) members is known to play an important role in ABA and osmotic stress signaling in Arabidopsis; however, the roles of other subclasses remain elusive. Here, we established a double mutant of SRK2C/SnR2.8 and SRK2F/SnRK2.7 to investigate the functions of subclass II SnRK2s. Microarray analysis suggested that subclass II SnRK2s regula...

A semantics-based framework is presented for the definition and manipulation of class hierarchies for object-oriented languages. The framework is based on the notion of observable of a class, i.e., an abstraction of its semantics when focusing on a behavioral property of interest. We define a semantic subclass relation, capturing the fact that a subclass preserves the behavior of its superclass...

During nervous system development, combinatorial codes of regulators act to specify different neuronal subclasses. However, within any given subclass, there exists a further refinement, apparent in Drosophila and C. elegans at single-cell resolution. The mechanisms that act to specify final and unique neuronal cell fates are still unclear. In the Drosophila embryo, one well-studied motoneuron s...

The HDL and LDL subclass profile is an emerging cardiovascular risk factor. Yet, the biological and genetic mechanisms controlling the lipoprotein subclass distribution are unclear. Therefore, we aimed 1) to determine the heritability of the entire spectrum of LDL and HDL subclass features and 2) to identify gene loci influencing the lipoprotein subfraction pattern. Using NMR spectroscopy, we a...