We prove that the ENO reconstruction and ENO interpolation procedures are stable in the sense that the jump of the reconstructed ENO point values at each cell interface has the same sign as the jump of the underlying cell averages across that interface. Moreover, we prove that the size of these jumps after reconstruction relative to the jump of the underlying cell averages is bounded. Similar s...

and Applied Analysis 3 exist and are bounded for a self-adjoint positive operator A. Here B 1 2 ( τA √ A 4 τ2A ) , K ( I 2τA 5 4 τA 2 )−1 . 2.2 Theorem 2.1. For any gk, 1 ≤ k ≤ N − 1, and fk,−N 1 ≤ k ≤ 0, the solution of problem 1.2 exists and the following formula holds: uk ( I − R2N )−1{[ R − R2N−k ] u0 [ RN−k − R k ][ Pu0 − τ 0 ∑ s −N 1 P N−1Gfs μ ] − [ RN−k − R k ] I τB 2I τB −1B−1 N−1 ∑ s ...

Pairwise sequence alignment is a fundamental problem in bioinformatics with wide applicability. This thesis presents three new algorithms for this well-studied problem. First, we present a new algorithm, RDA, which aligns sequences in small segments, rather than by individual bases. Then, we present two algorithms for aligning long genomic sequences: CAPE, a pairwise global aligner, and FEAST, ...

Genomic selection has been widely implemented in national and international genetic evaluation in the dairy cattle industry, because of its potential advantages over traditional selection methods and the availability of commercial high-density (HD) single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) panels. However, this method may not be cost-effective for cow selection and for other livestock species, becau...

The initial-value problem for hyperbolic equation d2u(t)/dt2 +A(t)u(t) = f (t) (0 ≤ t ≤ T), u(0) = φ,u(0) = ψ in a Hilbert space H with the self-adjoint positive definite operators A(t) is considered. The second order of accuracy difference scheme for the approximately solving this initial-value problem is presented. The stability estimates for the solution of this difference scheme are establi...

Estimated breeding values (EBVs) using data from genetic markers can be predicted using a genomic relationship matrix, derived from animal's genotypes, and best linear unbiased prediction. However, if the accuracy of the EBVs is calculated in the usual manner (from the inverse element of the coefficient matrix), it is likely to be overestimated owing to sampling errors in elements of the genomi...

Manganese efficiency is a quantitative abiotic stress trait controlled by several genes each with a small effect. Manganese deficiency leads to yield reduction in winter barley ( L.). Breeding new cultivars for this trait remains difficult because of the lack of visual symptoms and the polygenic features of the trait. Hence, Mn efficiency is a potential suitable trait for a genomic selection (G...

Genomic best linear unbiased prediction (BLUP) is a statistical method that uses relationships between individuals calculated from single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) to capture relationships at quantitative trait loci (QTL). We show that genomic BLUP exploits not only linkage disequilibrium (LD) and additive-genetic relationships, but also cosegregation to capture relationships at QTL. Simu...

Background Prediction of breeding values (BV) using only genotypic information is the final goal of Genomic Selection (GS) [1]. Commonly, BV prediction from traditional BLUP analysis is the input for constructing GS prediction models, and GS predicted BVs are correlated with traditional BLUP BVs to estimate the accuracy of GS models. The use of GS in plant breeding depends on the accuracy of th...