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A regression based transmission/disequilibrium test for binary traits: the power of joint tests for linkage and association
BACKGROUND: In this analysis we applied a regression based transmission disequilibrium test to the binary trait presence or absence of Kofendred Personality Disorder in the Genetic Analysis Workshop 14 (GAW14) simulated dataset and determined the power and type I error rate of the method at varying map densities and sample sizes. To conduct this transmission disequilibrium test, the logit transformation was applied to a binary outcome and regressed on an indicator variable for the transmitted allele from informative matings. All 100 replicates from chromosomes 1, 3, 5, and 9 for the Aipotu and the combined Aipotu, Karangar, and Danacaa populations were used at densities of 3, 1, and 0.3 cM. Power and type I error were determined by the number of replicates significant at the 0.05 level. RESULTS: The maximum power to detect linkage and association with the Aipotu population was 93% for chromosome 3 using a 0.3-cM map. For chromosomes 1, 5, and 9 the power was less than 10% at the 3-cM scan and less than 22% for the 0.3-cM map. With the larger sample size, power increased to 38% for chromosome 1, 100% for chromosome 3, 31% for chromosome 5, and 23% for chromosome 9. Type I error was approximately 7%. CONCLUSION: The power of this method is highly dependent on the amount of information in a region. This study suggests that single-point methods are not particularly effective in narrowing a fine-mapping region, particularly when using single-nucleotide polymorphism data and when linkage disequilibrium in the region is variable
Quantum Analogy of Poisson Geometry, Related Dendriform Algebras and Rota-Baxter Operators
We will introduce an associative (or quantum) version of Poisson structure
tensors. This object is defined as an operator satisfying a "generalized"
Rota-Baxter identity of weight zero. Such operators are called generalized
Rota-Baxter operators. We will show that generalized Rota-Baxter operators are
characterized by a cocycle condition so that Poisson structures are so. By
analogy with twisted Poisson structures, we propose a new operator "twisted
Rota-Baxter operators" which is a natural generalization of generalized
Rota-Baxter operators. It is known that classical Rota-Baxter operators are
closely related with dendriform algebras. We will show that twisted Rota-Baxter
operators induce NS-algebras which is a twisted version of dendriform algebra.
The twisted Poisson condition is considered as a Maurer-Cartan equation up to
homotopy. We will show the twisted Rota-Baxter condition also is so. And we
will study a Poisson-geometric reason, how the twisted Rota-Baxter condition
arises.Comment: 18 pages. Final versio
Hierarchy of the Selberg zeta functions
We introduce a Selberg type zeta function of two variables which interpolates
several higher Selberg zeta functions. The analytic continuation, the
functional equation and the determinant expression of this function via the
Laplacian on a Riemann surface are obtained.Comment: 14 page
A Solution to the Graceful Exit Problem in Pre-Big Bang Cosmology
We examine the string cosmology equations with a dilaton potential in the
context of the Pre-Big Bang Scenario with the desired scale factor duality, and
give a generic algorithm for obtaining solutions with appropriate evolutionary
properties. This enables us to find pre-big bang type solutions with suitable
dilaton behaviour that are regular at , thereby solving the graceful exit
problem. However to avoid fine tuning of initial data, an `exotic' equation of
state is needed that relates the fluid properties to the dilaton field. We
discuss why such an equation of state should be required for reliable dilaton
behaviour at late times.Comment: 16 pages LaTeX, 5 figures. To appear in Physical Review
String-inspired cosmology
I discuss cosmological models either derived from, or inspired by, string
theory or M-theory. In particular I discuss solutions in the low-energy
effective theory and the role of the dilaton, moduli and antisymmetric form
fields in the dimensionally reduced effective action. The pre big bang model is
an attempt to use cosmological solutions to make observational predictions. I
then discuss the effective theory of gravity found in recent brane-world models
where we live on a 3-brane embedded in a five-dimensional spacetime and how the
study of cosmological perturbations may enable us to test these ideas.Comment: 15 pages, 5 figures, latex with iopart, invited talk at `The Early
Universe and Cosmological Observations: a Critical Review', Cape Town, July
200
Rota-Baxter algebras and new combinatorial identities
The word problem for an arbitrary associative Rota-Baxter algebra is solved.
This leads to a noncommutative generalization of the classical Spitzer
identities. Links to other combinatorial aspects, particularly of interest in
physics, are indicated.Comment: 8 pages, improved versio
Studying genetic determinants of natural variation in human gene expression using Bayesian ANOVA
Standard genetic mapping techniques scan chromosomal segments for location of genetic linkage and association signals. The majority of these methods consider only correlations at single markers and/or phenotypes with explicit detailing of the genetic structure. These methods tend to be limited by their inability to consider the effect of large numbers of model variables jointly. In contrast, we propose a Bayesian analysis of variance (ANOVA) method to categorize individuals based on similarity of multidimensional profiles and attempt to analyze all variables simultaneously. Using Problem 1 of the Genetic Analysis Workshop 15 data set, we demonstrate the method's utility for joint analysis of gene expression levels and single-nucleotide polymorphism genotypes. We show that the method extracts similar information to that of previous genetic mapping analyses, and suggest extensions of the method for mining unique information not previously found
Renormalization: a quasi-shuffle approach
In recent years, the usual BPHZ algorithm for renormalization in perturbative
quantum field theory has been interpreted, after dimensional regularization, as
a Birkhoff decomposition of characters on the Hopf algebra of Feynman graphs,
with values in a Rota-Baxter algebra of amplitudes. We associate in this paper
to any such algebra a universal semi-group (different in nature from the
Connes-Marcolli "cosmical Galois group"). Its action on the physical amplitudes
associated to Feynman graphs produces the expected operations: Bogoliubov's
preparation map, extraction of divergences, renormalization. In this process a
key role is played by commutative and noncommutative quasi-shuffle bialgebras
whose universal properties are instrumental in encoding the renormalization
process
Adiabatic perturbations in pre big bang models: matching conditions and scale invariance
At low energy, the four-dimensional effective action of the ekpyrotic model
of the universe is equivalent to a slightly modified version of the pre big
bang model. We discuss cosmological perturbations in these models. In
particular we address the issue of matching the perturbations from a collapsing
to an expanding phase in full generality. We show that, generically, one
obtains for the spectrum of scalar perturbations in the original pre big
model (with vanishing potential). When an exponential potential for the dilaton
is included, a scale invariant spectrum () of adiabatic scalar
perturbations is produced under very generic matching conditions, both in a
modified pre big bang and ekpyrotic scenario. We also derive general results
valid for power law scale factors matched to a radiation dominated era.Comment: 11 pages, 1 figure, revised version with small corrections to match
version in print. Results and conclusions unchange
Using late-time optical and near-infrared spectra to constrain Type Ia supernova explosion properties
The late-time spectra of Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) are powerful probes of
the underlying physics of their explosions. We investigate the late-time
optical and near-infrared spectra of seven SNe Ia obtained at the VLT with
XShooter at 200 d after explosion. At these epochs, the inner Fe-rich ejecta
can be studied. We use a line-fitting analysis to determine the relative line
fluxes, velocity shifts, and line widths of prominent features contributing to
the spectra ([Fe II], [Ni II], and [Co III]). By focussing on [Fe II] and [Ni
II] emission lines in the ~7000-7500 \AA\ region of the spectrum, we find that
the ratio of stable [Ni II] to mainly radioactively-produced [Fe II] for most
SNe Ia in the sample is consistent with Chandrasekhar-mass delayed-detonation
explosion models, as well as sub-Chandrasekhar mass explosions that have
metallicity values above solar. The mean measured Ni/Fe abundance of our sample
is consistent with the solar value. The more highly ionised [Co III] emission
lines are found to be more centrally located in the ejecta and have broader
lines than the [Fe II] and [Ni II] features. Our analysis also strengthens
previous results that SNe Ia with higher Si II velocities at maximum light
preferentially display blueshifted [Fe II] 7155 \AA\ lines at late times. Our
combined results lead us to speculate that the majority of normal SN Ia
explosions produce ejecta distributions that deviate significantly from
spherical symmetry.Comment: 17 pages, 12 figure, accepted for publication in MNRA
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