Matrix population growth models are standard tools for forecasting population change and for managing rare species, but they are less useful for predicting extinction risk in the face of changing environmental conditions. Deterministic models provide point estimates of lambda, the finite rate of increase, as well as measures of matrix sensitivity and elasticity. Stationary matrix models can be ...

The variants of angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) and matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) genes might be involved in the pathogenesis of end stage renal disease (ESRD) and hypertension. We studied the ACE insertion/deletion (I/D) and MMP-7 A-181G variants in 99 unrelated ESRD patients and 117 individuals without renal complications from Western Iran with Kurdish ethnic background. The frequency ...

the purpose of the present study is to introduce the sequence space[{l_p}(e,delta) = left{ x = (x_n)_{n = 1}^infty : sum_{n = 1}^infty left| sum_{j in {e_n}} x_j - sum_{j in e_{n + 1}} x_jright| ^p < infty right},]where $e=(e_n)$ is a partition of finite subsets of the positive integers and $pge 1$. the topological properties and inclusion relations of this space are studied. moreover, the prob...

let $rin textbf{c}^{mtimes m}$ and $sin textbf{c}^{ntimes n}$ be nontrivial involution matrices; i.e., $r=r^{-1}neq pm~i$ and $s=s^{-1}neq pm~i$. an $mtimes n$ complex matrix $a$ is said to be an $(r, s)$-symmetric ($(r, s)$-skew symmetric) matrix if $ras =a$ ($ ras =-a$). the $(r, s)$-symmetric and $(r, s)$-skew symmetric matrices have a number of special properties and widely used in engi...

it is well known that the matrix exponential function has practical applications in engineering and applied sciences. in this paper, we present some new explicit identities to the exponential functions of a special class of matrices that are known as central-symmetric $x$-form. for instance, $e^{mathbf{a}t}$, $t^{mathbf{a}}$ and $a^{mathbf{a}t}$ will be evaluated by the new formulas in this par...

the purpose of this review article is to characterize all of the parameters regarding the types, polymers used, and release kinetics of matrix tablets. matrix system was the earliest oral extended release platform for medicinal use. matrix tablets are most commonly used methods to modulate the release profile of drugs. they are much desirable and preferred for such therapy because they offer be...