Comparison of invariant metrics and distances on strongly pseudoconvex domains and worm domains

We prove that for a strongly pseudoconvex domain $D\subset\mathbb C^n$, the infinitesimal Carath\'eodory metric $g_C(z,v)$ and the infinitesimal Kobayashi metric $g_K(z,v)$ coincide if $z$ is sufficiently close to $bD$ and if $v$ is sufficiently close to being tangential to $bD$. Also, we show that every two close points of $D$ sufficiently close to the boundary and whose difference is almost tangential to $bD$ can be joined by a (unique up to reparameterization) complex geodesic of $D$ which is also a holomorphic retract of $D$. The same continues to hold if $D$ is a worm domain, as long as the points are sufficiently close to a strongly pseudoconvex boundary point. We also show that a strongly pseudoconvex boundary point of a worm domain can be globally exposed, this has consequences for the behavior of the squeezing function

MOESM2 of Contributions of linkage disequilibrium and co-segregation information to the accuracy of genomic prediction

Additional file 2. Bayesian inference for the LD-CS model. This file provides derivation of full conditional distributions of parameters in the LD-CD model, and MCMC algorithm to get point estimates of parameter values

Regression coefficient of true on estimated breeding values using BayesB, anteBayesB or BayesN with 1.0 or 0.2 Mb windows for two values of <i>π</i> or <i>π</i>_<i>i</i> corresponding to 300 QTL each being associated with either 2 (red) or 10 (blue) SNP markers.

<p>Results are separated for common (row 1) versus rare (row 2) QTL alleles with the MD 50k (column 1) versus HD 600k (column 2) SNP panel. Dots represent regression coefficients from each of the eight replicates, and the bar indicates the mean. Regression coefficients closer to one (dashed horizontal line) reflect less prediction bias.</p

The accuracy of prediction using BayesB, anteBayesB or BayesN with 1 or 0.2 Mb windows for two values of <i>π</i> or <i>π</i>_<i>i</i> corresponding to 300 QTL each being associated with either 2 (red) or 10 (blue) SNP markers.

<p>Results are separated for common (row 1) versus rare (row 2) QTL alleles with the MD 50k (column 1) versus HD 600k (column 2) SNP panel. Dots represent accuracies from each of the eight replicates, and the bar indicates the mean.</p

Information for the 50k MD and 600k HD panels in the analyses.

<p>Information for the 50k MD and 600k HD panels in the analyses.</p

The posterior mean of number of the SNPs (light bar) and windows (dark bar) with nonzero effects from BayesB, anteBayesB or BayesN with 1.0 or 0.2 Mb windows.

<p>Results are separated for <i>k</i> = 2 (row 1) versus <i>k</i> = 10 (row 2) SNPs associated with each of the 300 QTL with the MD 50k (column 1) versus HD 600k (column 2) SNP panel. The capped error bar indicates the standard deviation of the posterior means from 8 replicates of the scenario with common and 8 replicates of the scenario with rare QTL alleles. The red dashed line shows the number of QTL simulated, which was 300.</p

Average computing time in hours for BayesB, anteBayesB or BayesN with 1.0 or 0.2 Mb windows for two values of <i>π</i> or <i>π</i>_<i>i</i> corresponding to 300 QTL each being associated with either 2 (red) or 10 (blue) SNP markers.

<p>The capped error bar indicates the standard deviation from 8 replicates of common and 8 replicates of rare QTL scenarios.</p

Average linkage disequilibrium (LD) between any two SNPs within 0.2 Mb distance across the genome.

<p>The shaded areas indicate one standard deviation departures from the average. The average distance between adjacent SNPs for the MD 50k and HD 600k SNP panel are indicated as broken vertical lines.</p

'A Sort of Family.' Ethics and Responsibility in J.M. Coetzee's The Childhood of Jesus

This thesis offers an ethical reading of J.M. Coetzee’s The Childhood of Jesus. Taking Derek Attridge’s concept of ‘the singularity of literature’ as its point of departure, it first discusses the relation between literature and ethics. According to Attridge, the singularity of a literary work consists of its ‘transformative difference’. As such, the event of reading is a confrontation with the otherness of the text. It is precisely this confrontation that characterises responsible and ethical reading. Then it is argued that allegorical readings of The Childhood of Jesus cannot do justice to its singularity. Instead, the reading of the novel proposed here focuses on the notion of ‘responsibility’, suggesting that a focus on this concept increases the understanding of ethics in the novel. This analysis connects responsibility to four closely related aspects: its ground, the characters' worldview, the 'idea of the family', and the role of learning. By doing so, it demonstrates the possibilities of applying Attridge's theory to a work of literature, but it also shows its limitations

Additional file 13: Figure S9. of A high-quality annotated transcriptome of swine peripheral blood

The purine metabolism KEGG pathway highlighted with enzymes encoded by PTs of the integrated transcriptome. Different enzyme codes are highlighted with different colors. (PNG 88 kb