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Umakant Mishra
| 1. Introduction 1 | | --- | | 2. Inventions on selecting GUI elements 3 | | 2.1 Time-space object containment for graphical user interface 3 | | 2.2 Method and apparatus for selecting and displaying items in a notebook | | graphical user interface 4 | | 2.3 Refresh and select-all actions in graphical user interface 5…
David M Shuker, Charlotta Kvarnemo, Leigh Simmons
Sexual selection is a key component of evolutionary biology. However, from the very formulation of sexual selection by Darwin, the nature and extent of sexual selection have been controversial. Recently, such controversy has led back to the fundamental question of just what sexual selection is. This has included how we…
Abhishek Sharma, Dániel Czégel, Michael Lachmann, Christopher P. Kempes + 2 more
'Christopher P. Kempes' 'Sara I. Walker' 'Leroy Cronin'] Scientists have grappled with reconciling biological evolution1,2 with the immutable laws of the Universe defined by physics. These laws underpin life’s origin, evolution and the development of human culture and technology, yet they do not predict the emergence…
Robin Wellmann
Background The purpose of a selection index is that its use to select animals for breeding maximizes the profit of a breed in future generations. The profit of a breed is in general a quantity that predicts the satisfaction of future owners with their breed, and the satisfaction of the consumers with the products that…
A. Carvajal-Rodríguez
Sexual selection plays a crucial role in modern evolutionary theory, offering valuable insight into evolutionary patterns and species diversity. Recently, a comprehensive definition of sexual selection has been proposed, defining it as any selection that arises from fitness differences associated with nonrandom success…
Åsa Lankinen, Kristina Karlsson Green
Sexual selection and sexual conflict theories that explain evolution of sexual behaviour are often an integral part of animal studies investigating diverse research questions, e.g. in behaviour, ecology, physiology and immunology. In plants, however, relatively few studies investigate sexual selection and sexual…
Vitalii Emelianov, Nicolas Gast, Krishna P. Gummadi, Patrick Loiseau
Quota-based fairness mechanisms like the so-called Rooney rule or four-fifths rule are used in selection problems such as hiring or college admission to reduce inequalities based on sensitive demographic attributes (gender, ethnicity, etc.). These mechanisms are often viewed as introducing a trade-off between selection…
Bart P. S. Nieuwenhuis, Alfons J. M. Debets, Duur K. Aanen
We expect that sexual selection may play an important role in the evolution of mushroom-forming basidiomycete fungi. Although these fungi do not have separate sexes, they do play female and male roles: the acceptance and the donation of a nucleus, respectively. The primary mycelium (monokaryon) of basidiomycete fungi…
A. Carvajal-Rodríguez
Mate choice is an important biological phenomenon with a significant impact on the evolution of organisms. Here, we relied in previous results on the description of mate choice effects as a flow of information, for developing different classes of models distinguished by their evolutionary effects: sexual selection…
Sivan Kaminski Strauss, Gianni Liti, Orna Dahan, Yitzhak Pilpel
In evolutionary biology, sexual mating plays a pivotal role in facilitating the combination of beneficial alleles among individuals. Cross-species data suggest that organisms selectively choose mating partners based on factors such as genetic distance and partner fitness. Understanding the determinants of mate…
Ying Jin, Zhimei Ren
Coverage Authors: ['Ying Jin' 'Zhimei Ren'] Conformal prediction builds marginally valid prediction intervals that cover the unknown outcome of a randomly drawn new test point with a prescribed probability. However, a common scenario in practice is that, after seeing the data, practitioners decide which test unit(s) to…
Gijs van Tulder, Marco Loog
An interesting but not extensively studied question in active learning is that of sample reusability: to what extent can samples selected for one learner be reused by another? This paper explains why sample reusability is of practical interest, why reusability can be a problem, how reusability could be improved by…
Guanbo Wang, Mireille E. Schnitzer, Tom Chen, Rui Wang + 1 more
'Robert W. Platt'] In variable selection, a selection rule that prescribes the permissible sets of selected variables (called a "selection dictionary") is desirable due to the inherent structural constraints among the candidate variables. The methods that can incorporate such restrictions can improve model…
Luis Sánchez-Fernández, Jesús Arias Fisteus, Rafael López-Zaragoza
We present a novel approach to the instance selection problem in machine learning (or data mining). Our approach is based on recent results on (proportional) representation in approval-based multi-winner elections. In our model, instances play a double role as voters and candidates. Each instance in the training set…
Alexandra Paul, Mario Falsaperna, Helen Lavender, Michelle Garrett + 1 more
The chemistry of aptamers is largely limited to natural nucleotides, and although modifications of nucleic acids can enhance target aptamer affinity, there has not been a technology for selecting the right modifications in the right locations because enzymatic amplification does not transmit sequence-specific…
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The identification of kinetically feasible reaction pathways that connect a reactant to its product, including numerous intermediates and transition states, is crucial for predicting chemical reactions and elucidating reaction mechanisms. However, as molecular systems become increasingly complex or larger, the number…
Joan Roughgarden
Darwin’s [The Descent of Man (2nd Edn.) (1871)] theory of sexual selection has been expanded into a system of interlocking hypotheses to explain many features of sexual reproduction. It focusses on mating success and relies on processes featuring bad genes, selfishness, competition, conflict, coercion, ownership and…
Jennifer D. Gresham, Ryan L. Earley
Mate choice has the potential to drive phenotypic evolution because it can determine traits that increase an individual’s likelihood to reproduce (courtship behaviors, elaborate ornamentation). These traits, however, can also be detrimental for health or survival, often antagonizing the evolution of extreme phenotypes.…
Y. Golov, O. Lavy, E. Halon, J. Rillich + 2 more
The antagonistic sexual coevolution of the sexes (i.e., sexual conflict) is a key theme in the study of the evolution of mating systems. Specifically, studying the modifications of sexual behavior in the context of ecological conditions is fundamental for understanding the formation of a sexual system. The extremely…
Carolin Dittrich, Mark-Oliver Rödel
According to classical sexual selection theory, females are the choosy sex in most species. Choosiness is defined as the individual effort to invest energy and time to assess potential mates. In explosive breeding anurans, high intrasexual competition between males leads to a sexual coercion ruled mating system, where…
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Quantities calculated from molecular simulations are often subject to an initial bias due to unrepresentative starting configurations. Initial data are usually discarded to reduce bias. Chodera's method for automated truncation point selection [J. Chem. Theory Comput. 2016, 12, 4, 1799–1805] is popular but has not been…
Daniel S. King, Donald G. Truhlar, Laura Gagliardi
The selection of a good set of active orbitals for modeling strongly correlated quantum states is difficult to automate as it is highly dependent on the state and molecule of interest. As such, although many approaches have been proposed with some success, no single approach has worked in all cases. Here, we propose an…
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Developing generalizable machine learning models with minimal data remains a central challenge in materials informatics. Effective models can significantly reduce costly computational simulations and time-intensive experimentation by providing reliable predictions of material properties. In this work, we investigate…
Shuwen Yue, Aditya Nandy, Heather Kulik
The design of ion-selective materials with improved separations efficacy and efficiency is paramount, as current technologies fail to meet real-world deployment challenges. In this study, we utilize a data-driven approach to investigate design features to enhance ion selectivity. We curate a dataset of 563 alkali metal…
Tayeb SAKHI
As global oil demand continues to rise and operators scale back on exploration investments, the adoption of enhanced oil recovery (EOR) technology is becoming increasingly essential. This approach strategically aims to optimize reserves in existing fields, maximizing production through efficient processes. In recent…