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The transmuted odd log-logistic-G family of distributions

A new class of models called the transmuted odd log-logistic-G family IS proposed and studied. The method of maximum likelihood is used to estimate the unknown parameters. The performance of the ma...

Assembly of Capsids from Hepatitis B Virus Core Protein Progresses through Highly Populated Intermediates in the Presence and Absence of RNA

Copyright © 2020 American Chemical Society. The genetic material of viruses is protected by protein shells that are assembled from a large number of subunits in a process that is efficient and robust. Many of the mechanistic details underpinning …

Distinctive alteration in the expression of autophagy genes in Drosophila models of amyloidopathy and tauopathy

Background: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is one the most common types of dementia. Plaques of amyloid beta and neurofibrillary tangles of tau are two major hallmarks of AD. Metabolism of these two proteins, in part, depends on autophagy pathways. …

On Modified Extended Exponential Power Life Testing Distribution: Development, Properties, Characterizations and Application

© 2018, Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature. In this paper, a flexible modified extended exponential power life testing (MEEPLT) distribution is proposed. The MEEPLT distribution has increasing, decreasing and bathtub hazard rate …

Type II general exponential class of distributions

© 2019 University of Alberta. In this paper, a new class of continuous distributions with two extra positive parameters is introduced and is called the Type II General Exponential (TIIGE) distribution. Some special models are presented. Asymptotics, …

Detection of structural abnormalities of cortical and subcortical gray matter in patients with MRI-negative refractory epilepsy using neurite orientation dispersion and density imaging

© 2018 Associazione Italiana di Fisica Medica Purpose: NODDI (Neurite Orientation Dispersion and Density Imaging) and DTI (Diffusion tensor imaging) may be useful in identifying abnormal regions in patients with MRI-negative refractory epilepsy. The …

Type I General Exponential class of distributions

© Pakistan Journal of Statistics and Operation Research, 2018. We introduce a new family of continuous distributions and study the mathematical properties of the new family. Some useful characterizations based on the ratio of two truncated moments …

Protein Structure Classification and Loop Modeling Using Multiple Ramachandran Distributions

We considered the circular nature of the angular data using trigonometric spline, which was more efficient than the triangulation technique. This general framework also provides comprehensive machinery for clustering, model assessment, or data modeling for groups of protein backbone angles. Specifically, the estimated angular density corresponding to a protein structure has a basis expansion whose coefficients can be used as an input to a clustering algorithm. Furthermore, most of the existing protein classification techniques use sequence and 3D structure comparison to classify the proteins based on some (dis)similarity scores obtained after pairwise alignments. The proposed method is an alignment-free procedure that provides a vector of coefficients (i.e., features) associated with each structure (density) that can be directly used to classify the proteins. This general framework also provides a comprehensive means for assessing clustering models for various other data groups with circular nature. We also developed a shiny web application available at https://pscde-t.shinyapps.io/PSCDE-T/) that can be used by the research community to reproduce the results in this paper and estimate Ramachandran distributions collectively

Certain characterizations of recently introduced distributions

© 2016, Pak.j.stat.oper.res. All rights reserved. Various characterizations of twenty four recently introduced distributions are presented. These characterizations are based on: (i) ratio of two truncated moments; (ii) the hazard function and (iii) …

Collective Estimation of Multiple Bivariate Density Functions With Application to Angular-Sampling-Based Protein Loop Modeling

© 2016 American Statistical Association. This article develops a method for simultaneous estimation of density functions for a collection of populations of protein backbone angle pairs using a data-driven, shared basis that is constructed by …