We propose the attraction Indian buffet distribution (AIBD), a for binary feature matrices influenced by pairwise similarity information. Binary are used in Bayesian models to uncover latent variables (i.e., features) that explain observed data. The process (IBP) is popular exchangeable prior matrices. In presence of additional information, however, exchangeability assumption not reasonable or ...

The binding of ethidium bromide (EtdBr) to the dC-dG-dC-dG self-complementary duplex has been monitored at the resolvable drug and nucleic acid protons and backbone phosphates at high nucleotide/drug (N/D) ratios by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy in aqueous solution. We observe averaged resonances (25 degrees-95 degrees) for the nucleic acid and drug nonexchangeable protons in th...

We study a fork-join network of stations with multiple servers and non-exchangeable synchronization in heavy traffic under the FCFS discipline. Tasks are only synchronized if all the tasks associated with the same job are completed. Service times of parallel tasks of each job can be correlated. We consider the number of tasks in each waiting buffer for synchronization, jointly with the number o...

Agroecosystems are domesticated ecosystems intermediate between natural ecosystems and fabricated ecosystems, and occupy nearly one-third of the land areas of the earth. Chemical perturbations as a result of human activity are particularly likely in agroecosystems because of the intensity of that activity, which include nutrient inputs intended to supplement native nutrient pools and to support...