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Abstraction: Mass spectroscopy has become one of the most of import engineerings in proteomic analysis. Tandem mass spectroscopy ( LC-MS/MS ) is a major tool for the analysis of peptide mixtures from protein samples. The cardinal measure of MS informations processing is the designation of peptides from sample atomization spectra by seeking public sequence databases. Although a figure of algorithms to place peptides from MS/MS informations have been already proposed, e.g. Sequest, OMSSA, Ten! Tandem, Mascot, MassWiz, etc. , they are chiefly based on statistical theoretical accounts sing merely peak-matches between experimental and theoretical spectra, but non peak strength information. Furthermore, different algorithms gave different consequences from the same MS information, connoting their rawness and low stableness. We developed a fresh peptide designation algorithm ProVerB based on a binomial chance distribution theoretical account of protein tandem mass spectroscopy uniting with a new marking map, doing full usage of peak strength information, and therefore heightening the ability of designation. Compared with MASCOT, Sequest and SQID, ProVerB identified significantly more peptides from LC-MS/MS datasets than the current algorithms at 1 % False Discovery Rate ( FDR ) , and provided more confident peptide designations. ProVerB is besides compatible with assorted platforms and experimental datasets, demoing its hardiness and versatility. The open-source plan ProVerB is available at hypertext transfer protocol: //bioinformatics.jnu.edu.cn/software/proverb/ .
KEYWORDS: Protein Identification Algorithm, Tandem Mass Spectrometry, Statistical Model
1. Introduction:
Soft ionisation techniques, e.g. Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization ( MALDI ) 1 and Electrospray Ionization ( ESI ) 2 are able to keep the unity of peptides, therefore authorising the mass spectroscopy ( MS ) methods to execute proteomic analysis 3-5. Protein designation is the most cardinal algorithm in the information processing grapevine, since the sensitiveness and truth of the designation algorithm is important for the downstream analyses. Generally, a peptide designation algorithm selects some extremums from the spectra, evaluates the similarity between the experimental and theoretical spectra, and so assigns the best lucifer within the peptide mistake window as the consequence 8. The marking theoretical accounts that evaluate the similarity between experimental and theoretical spectra should see the three facets: the figure of peak lucifers, the figure of peak back-to-back lucifers and the strengths of matched extremums 9.
A figure of peptide designation algorithms with assorted constructs for MS informations are available, e.g. Mascot 10, Sequest 11, OMSSA 12, Ten! Tandem 13, MassWiz 14, Andromeda 15 and SQID 9. Mascot and Sequest are widely-used commercial package and normally adapted hunt tools in protein identification15, nevertheless merely limited inside informations of these algorithms are released. Mascot is based on a chance theoretical account, whereas Sequest is based on an empirical marking theoretical account that computes cross-correlation between experimental and theoretical spectra. Mascot selects the highest extremum in each 14Da mass interval and keeps the extremums with their strengths above the threshold. Sequest takes back-to-back lucifers of ions and strength information into history, and so preprocesses the spectrum by maintaining the top 200 extremums and separates the spectrum into 10 bins for normalization15. Ten! Tandem uses a hyper geometric hiting theoretical account, while OMSSA is based on a Poisson hiting theoretical account to measure the significance of peptide lucifer. They select 50 most intensive extremums by default. MassWiz divides the spectrum into 10 parts and selects 20 highest extremums from each portion. SQID 9 keeps the top 80 extremums after canceling parent related extremums.
However, none of these algorithms accurately uses the full information in MS experiments. They portion similar methods to bring forth theoretical spectra. Sing six types of ions ( B, Y, b-H2O, b-NH3, y-H2O and y-NH3 ) in CID ( Collision-Induced Dissociation ) atomization manner, theoretical extremum strengths are so set as three unreal values: 50 ( B and y ions ) , 25 ( B and Y ions without H2O or NH3 ) and 10 ( a ions ) for a theoretical spectrum that does non to the full reflect the experimental features of mass spectroscopy 11. Therefore, these algorithms do non utilize the peak strength information obtained in the experiment to do the comparing of the experimental and theoretical spectra once the extremums are selected. SQID introduces the strength chance of the pair-wise amino acid fragments to see the strength match quality 9, but most designation algorithms based on statistical theoretical accounts are based merely on peak-matches between experimental and theoretical spectra, but non utilizing peak strength information. The uncomplete usage of MS information compromises the sensitiveness, hardiness and assurance of these methods.
To do full usage of the MS information and to maximise the catholicity, we present here a fresh designation algorithm, Protein Verification algorithm based on Binomial chance distribution ( ProVerB ) , to heighten the truth, completeness and hardiness of the peptide designation. We tested ProVerB against other algorithms utilizing multiple MS datasets, demoing its higher ability and assurance to place peptides from the mass spectroscopy at 1 % FDR, significantly and stably higher than widely-used Mascot and Sequest.
2.1 Cell civilization and protein extraction and trypsin digestion
Streptococcus pneumoniae D39 was cultivated in Todd-Hewitt stock with 0.5 % barm infusion ( THY ) in a controlled brooder ( 37A°C, 5 % CO2 ) . Cells were harvested at OD600 ~ 0.6 by centrifugation at 5000 A- g for 20 min at 4 A°C. The harvested cells were washed three times with prechilled PBS ( 10 millimeter, pH 7.4 ) and so resuspended in lysis buffer ( 15 mM Tris-HCl, pH 8.0 ) .18 The mixture was frozen-thawed for three rhythms and so sonicated 10 times each for 30 sec. The lysate was centrifuged at 12000 A- g for 10 min at 4 A°C. Protein concentrations were determined utilizing Bradford check and subjected to decrease with 10 millimeters DTT ( 37 A°C, 3 H ) and alkylation with 20 millimeters iodoacetamide ( room temperature, 1 H in dark ) . Proteins were precipitated with four volumes of ice-cold propanone, pelleted by centrifugation and washed twice with ethyl alcohol. The pellet was resuspended in 25 mM Tris-HCl buffer ( pH 7.6 ) and digested with sequencing class modified trypsin ( 1:25 w/w ; Promega, Madison, WI ) at 37 A°C for 20 H 19.
2.2 SCX-RPLC-MS/MS analysis
Dried peptides were reconstituted in 5 % ACN/0.1 % formic acid and analyzed with a Finnigan Surveyor HPLC system online coupled with a LTQ-Orbitrap Forty ( Thermo Fisher Scientific, Waltham, MA ) equipped with a nanospray beginning. The peptide mixtures were loaded onto an SCX column and so eluted with 0, 0.05, 0.2 and 1 M NH4Cl. Each fraction flowed in a C18 column ( 100 I?m ID, 10 centimeter length, 5 I?m-size rosin ( Michrom Bioresources, Auburn, CA ) ) utilizing an autosampler. Peptides were eluted with a 0~35 % gradient ( Buffer A, 0.1 % formic acid, and 5 % ACN ; Buffer B, 0.1 % formic acid and 95 % ACN ) over 120 min and analyzed online with the LTQ-Orbitrap MS utilizing a data-dependent TOP10 method 20. The parametric quantities used for the mass spectrometric analysis were: spray electromotive force, 1.85 kilovolt ; no sheath and subsidiary gas flow ; ion transportation tubing temperature 200 A°C ; 35 % normalized hit energy utilizing for MS2 ; ion choice thresholds, 1000 counts for MS2 ; and activation Q = 0.25 and activation clip of 30 MS during MS2 acquisitions. The mass spectrometers were operated in positive ion manner with a data-dependent automatic switch between MS and MS/MS acquisition manners 19.
2.3 Mass spectroscopy datasets
The datasets ( Mix 3 ) of standard mixtures of 18 proteins obtained by five types of instruments ( Agilent XCT, Thermofinnigan LTQ-FT, Thermofinnigan LCQ DECA, Thermofinnigan LTQ and Micromass/Waters QTOF Ultima, abbreviated below as Agilent, FT, LCQ, LTQ and QTOF, severally ) were downloaded ( hypertext transfer protocol: //regis-web.systemsbiology.net//PublicDatasets/ ) to prove the truth and dynamic scope of algorithms. The LTQ-Orbitrap informations obtained from the S. pneumoniae D39 protein designation incorporating more than 270,000 spectra served as preparation dataset for parametric quantities of the theoretical account. The dataset of E. coli proteome 23 was downloaded from hypertext transfer protocol: //marcottelab.org/MSdata/Data_03/ .
2.4 Datas preprocessing
For S. pneumoniae D39 and E. coli dataset, the natural format files were converted to dta file format by Bioworks 3.31 ( Thermo Finnigan, San Jose, CA ) and the dta format files were merged to Mascot generic format ( mgf ) utilizing the merge.pl plan ( hypertext transfer protocol: //www.matrixscience.com/downloads/merge.zip ) . For the 18 proteins dataset, the downloaded dta format files were merged to Mascot generic format ( mgf ) by the merge.pl plan. The information format files were the input files of our method and Sequest package.
2.5 MS/MS database hunt
For target-decoy based FDR computation, the forward and contrary databases were built for the three datasets as in Table 1.
Table 1. The databases used for MS/MS database hunt
S. pneumoniaeD39 database
18 proteins database
E. colidatabase
Protein sequences
Forward and change by reversal database
The MascotA genericA formatA ( mgf ) files were searched utilizing Mascot 2.3 ( Matrix Science, London, UK ) against the forward and contrary database. The dta files were searched utilizing Sequest 28.13 ( Thermo Fisher Scientific, Waltham, MA ) and our algorithm ProVerB. The undermentioned hunt standards were applied for all three algorithms: full tryptic specificity ; two missed cleavages were allowed ; cysteine ( +57.021464 Da, Carbamidomethylation ) was set as fixed alteration, whereas methionine ( +15.994915 Da, Oxidation ) was considered as variable alteration. The values of precursor ion mass tolerance and fragment ion mass tolerance were set as in Table 2 based on the instrument features. The fragment ion tolerance of Sequest was set to 1.0 Da since it requires an whole number value for m/z in the preprocessing of MS informations 11.
Table 2. The parametric quantities of precursor and fragment ion tolerance scenes
ProVerB and Mascot
precursor ion tolerance
fragment ion tolerance
precursor ion tolerance
fragment ion tolerance
2.0 Da
0.5 Da
3.0 Da
1.0 Da
3.0 Da
0.5 Da
3.0 Da
1.0 Da
3.0 Da
0.5 Da
3.0 Da
1.0 Da
10 ppm
0.5 Da
10 ppm
1.0 Da
0.2 Da
0.2 Da
10 ppm
1.0 Da
10 ppm
10 ppm
10 ppm
1.0 Da
2.6 False find rate ( FDR )
The peptide spectrum lucifers ( PSMs ) were extracted from the Mascot 's informations format file ( .dat ) with our in-house Matlab plan and PSMs with the highest rank were exported to cipher FDR threshold. Sequest consequences were extracted from Sequest end product files ( .out ) and PSMs with the highest rank and a?†Cn a‰? 0.1 were exported to cipher FDR threshold. ProVerB consequences and the extracted consequence of Mascot and Sequest were written to csv format files. All mark and decoy tonss with rank 1 PSMs were sorted in go uping order to cipher their FDR values by Kall 's method. The different threshold is picked up to acquire the FDR from the undermentioned expression:
The mark threshold was tuned to make FDR a‰¤ 1 % . The scoring maps vary in different hunt algorithms: for Mascot, the ion tonss were sorted to cipher FDR when peptide length & gt ; =6 ; for Sequest and SQID, the Xcorr tonss were sorted to cipher FDR by different precursor ion charge when peptide length & gt ; =6 and a?†Cn a‰?0.1 and 0.05 severally ; for ProVerB, the S tonss ( the concluding mark of each peptide, see below ) were sorted to cipher FDR when peptide length & gt ; =6.
2.8 Comparison of algorithms
All algorithms were compared harmonizing to the figure of identified MS/MS spectra and alone peptides at FDR a‰¤ 0.01. The same rate of alone peptides and MS/MS spectra were farther analyzed harmonizing to the different designation consequences in the three algorithms.
3.1 Peak choice in the spectra
Peaks closer than 1A±0.25 Da are considered as isotope extremums and were filtered 9. The figure of extremums for spectrum hunt was minimized in the algorithms to minimise random lucifers and heighten the truth. Sequest selected the highest 200 extremums from all fragment spectra 11. Mascot selected one extremum from every 14 Da and the extremum above a certain threshold as subsequent analysis extremum 10. A upper limit of 50 extremums wais used by Ten! Tandem 13. Besides many other algorithms select the 1~10 highest ion extremums from the mean 100 Da window for subsequent analysis 26-28. Our algorithm ProVerB selected top 6 ion extremums in 100 Da window since we considered the duplicate status of six types of fragment ions, viz. B, Y, b-H2O, y-H2O, b-NH3, y-NH3. The fragment ions were selected merely if their strengths are higher than 33 % of the highest extremum.
3.2 Theoretical spectra
A theoretical spectrum was generated based on the chemical science of b/y ions atomization. If the B, y fragment ions contained S, T, E, D ions, a loss of b-H2O or y-H2O was considered ; if the B, y fragment ions contained R, K, Q, N ions, a loss of b-NH3 or y-NH3 was considered15. If the parent ion charge was +1 or +2, we considered +1/+2 fragment ion extremums. Merely when the parent ion charge was non less than 2 and the fragment ions contained one of the R, K, H residues, +2 fragment ion extremums were considered 9.
3.3 Scoring map
Scoring map is the critical portion of MS peptide designation algorithm. In our algorithm we applied binomial chance denseness map to see three facets: simple fragment ion lucifer, back-to-back fragment ion lucifers and the strength of the b/y ion extremums.
3.3.1 The marking map for simple fragment lucifers
It is hard to suggest a cosmopolitan hiting map to suit assorted types of instruments and schemes, the variableness in the atomization forms, every bit good as the extent of atomization and strengths of the extremums. We solved this job by set uping a binomial distribution statistical theoretical account based on the nature of fiting itself, independent of all the experimental factors listed supra. The lucifer chance of experimental and theoretical fragment ions reflects the assurance of the lucifer:
P = chance of random lucifer.
p0 = 0.06. From each 100 Da interval we selected the highest 6 extremums, therefore the random lucifer chance is 0.06.
f = ratio between the figure of selected extremums of spectrum in the residue extremums and the scope of experimental mass spectroscopy in m/z value.
n = figure of theoretical fragment extremums.
K = figure of matched extremums in the experimental spectrum.
P = chance where K extremums lucifers in the n theoretical extremums, calculated by the binomial distribution chance denseness map.
3.3.2 The marking map for back-to-back ion lucifers
Multiple back-to-back ion lucifers were converted into a series of ion braces lucifers: ten back-to-back ion lucifers were converted into x-1 ion braces, and the duplicate chance of each brace was calculated as above. For illustration, if b1, b2 and b3 ions were consecutively matched, this back-to-back ion lucifer was converted into two back-to-back braces: b1-b2 and b2-b3. Additionally, the chance of back-to-back fragment lucifers was calculated as follows:
p1 = chance of the back-to-back fragment lucifers
P1 = chance where there are k1 extremums back-to-back matching in the n1 back-to-back theoretical extremums, calculated by the binomial distribution chance denseness map
n1 = figure of the back-to-back lucifers in the theoretical spectrum
k1 = figure of the back-to-back lucifers in the experimental spectrum
R is the background invariable. Trained from big sums of designation consequences in S. pneumoniae D39 dataset, we derived R = 0.09083 utilizing the undermentioned expression:
It reflects the chance of existent back-to-back matching. It is necessary to add a background value for rectification of the back-to-back lucifers of more than two ions. However, the chance of back-to-back lucifers of three ions was far less than two ions, ensuing in a little R value.
3.3.3 The marking map for spectrum strength of b/y ion extremums
Another freshness of our algorithm is to see peak strength quantitatively for designation. The peak strengths of b/y ions generated from the same peptide were correlated based on their physical and chemical properties9. This provides of import extra information to filtrate the noise and increase the sensitiveness of designation. We introduced matrices Bij and Yij based on the chemical belongingss of bonds between each amino acid brace ( AAP ) . The matrices Bij and Yij were calculated utilizing the S. pneumoniae D39 dataset and listed in Supplementary Table 1.
M_I = the figure of AAP b-ions or y-ions lucifers of the highest two extremums in every 100 Da.
M_E = the AAP b-ions or y-ion duplicate figure of the top six extremums in every 100 Da.
I and J base for amino acids, runing from 1 to 20.
Peptide mark map is defined as:
K2 = figure of the extremums fiting b/y-ions
n2 = figure of b/y-ions in theoretical spectra
T = the amount of Bij and Yij of the AAP b/y ion extremums which are the highest two extremums in every 100 Da and matched to amino acids I and J.
degree Celsiuss = figure of the highest two extremums fiting b/y ions in every 100 Da.
f = ratio between the figure of selected extremums and the m/z scope of experimental mass spectroscopy. A changeless 0.02 is added since the random lucifer chance of two ions in 100 Da interval is 0.02.
Here, p2 is the random lucifer chance of b/y ions match refering the peak strength. indirectly reflects the peak strength match quality of b/y ions and T should be greater than degree Celsius.
A elaborate illustration is included in the auxiliary stuffs.
3.3.4 The overall marking map and background value
The three tonss above were so used to cipher the overall peptide mark PEP_S:
PEP_S = -10a?™lg ( Pa?™P1a?™P2 )
To look into the influence of the P1 and P2, we plotted the peptide figure against the FDR sing these three tonss P, P1 and P2 increasingly by using three different hiting methods -10a?™lg ( P ) , -10a?™lg ( Pa?™P1 ) , -10a?™lg ( Pa?™P1a?™P2 ) , in S. pneumoniae D39 dataset ( Auxiliary Figure 1 ) . The curves showed that both the back-to-back ion lucifers P1 and the strength matches P2 contribute to the betterment of designation.
The peptide mark can be affected by extra information including peptide length, figure of alterations, figure of lost cleavages, charge of precursor ions, therefore necessitates a rectification 15. A background value B was subtracted from PEP_S:
S = PEP_S – Bacillus
The rectification values for different categories of peptides were derived from S. pneumoniae D39 dataset with the Bayesian acquisition method. The statistical probability=0.5 of PEP_S from Bayesian web means that the forward and change by reversal peptide can non be distinguished, where. we defined S = 0. In this instance the background value B equals the PEP_S. The background values B in different categories of peptides are listed in Table 5. S is the concluding mark of each peptide.
Table 5. Background values learnt from Bayesian webs
Background values type
Alteration sites
Missed cleavage sites
Peptide Length
precursor ion mass*0.018
Background values type
Charge province
Parent ion charge
30 ( charge & gt ; 2 )
3.4 Comparison of ProVerB with Mascot, Sequest and SQID
3.4.1 Number of identified peptides and spectra
We compared our algorithm ProVerB with two widely-used MS designation algorithms Mascot and Sequest for their sensitiveness in Matlab version. The trial datasets include in-house generated S. pneumoniae D39 dataset, E. coli dataset and the dataset from 18 standard protein mixture.
Under the standards FDR a‰¤ 0.01, all three algorithms were able to place more than 3000 peptides from the S. pneumonia D39 dataset ( Fig. 1 ) . The Venn diagram shows that most of the peptides ( 2702 ) and spectra ( 81243 ) could be identified by all three algorithms. The overlap ratio of identified peptides and spectra from Mascot and ProVerb was every bit high as 91.0 % and 97.9 % , demoing a good consistence with other algorithms. Clearly, ProVerB identified more peptides and spectra than Mascot and Sequest. The advantage of ProVerB remained the same in the three E. coli datasets every bit good, demoing its firm power of designation ( Figs. 2A and 2B ) . We besides compared ProVerB with SQID, which besides considers the peak strength information. Compared with SQID consequence ( 3441 peptides and 96542 spectra ) , the overlap ratio of identified peptides and spectra from SQID and ProVerB was every bit high as 84.6 % and 87.3 % . The comparing secret plan of peptide designation figure versus FDR for the four algorithms showed that ProVerB identifies the most peptides within the FDR scope of 0.5 % ~3 % ( Auxiliary Figure 2 ) .
Fig. 1. Comparison of Mascot, Sequest and ProVerB utilizing S. pneumoniae D39 dataset. ( A ) Number of identified peptides. ( B ) Number of identified spectra.
Fig. 2. ( A ) The figure of identified peptides from the E. coli datasets utilizing ProVerB, Mascot and Sequest. ( B ) The figure of identified spectra from the E. coli datasets utilizing three algorithms.
Following, we tested the adaptability of ProVerB to assorted types of MS instruments, including Agilent, FT, LCQ, LTQ, QTOF, utilizing the downloaded 18 standard protein MS spectra. Again, ProVerB identified significantly more peptides and spectra than Mascot ( up to 45.7 % ) and Sequest ( up to 41.7 % ) in all instruments except Agilent ( Figs. 3A and 3B ) . These informations clearly indicate that ProVerB provided largely significantly higher ability to place peptides and spectra than the other two designation algorithms and it is besides applicable in a broad assortment of MS instruments.
We used the background value R = 0.09083 in all analyses above. However, the precursor ion charge and peptide length may act upon the background value R somewhat ( Auxiliary Figure 3 ) . To turn to how much the fluctuation of R value influences the designation public presentation, we tested ProVerB utilizing the two dimensional R value matrix ( Supplementary Table 2 ) . In this instance ProVerB identified merely one peptide more than utilizing the mean R value, and 98.8 % of the peptides overlap under two scenes. Therefore, the precursor ion charge and peptide length generate merely fiddling influence, if at all. The R values vary depending on the instrument type: Agilent, FT, LCQ, LTQ and QTOF give R values 0.1261, 0.1475, 0.1328, 0.1236 and 0.09006, severally. We tested ProVerB utilizing R = 0.1475 to place the dataset generated by FT, which deviates most from the mean R value, and ensuing in merely one more peptide identified and all the other identified peptides were the same. These consequences confirmed that the mean value R = 0.09083 can be used universally in ProVerB, insensitive to the precursor ion charge, peptide length and instrument type.
Fig. 3. ( A ) The figure of identified peptides from the 18 standard protein dataset obtained from five types of MS instruments utilizing three algorithms. ( B ) The figure of identified spectra from the 18 standard protein dataset obtained from five types of MS instruments utilizing three algorithms.
3.4.2 The figure of identified high-confidence peptides
Since different algorithms give different designation consequences, a cross-check of consequences from different algorithms may uncover the assurance of identified peptides. The high-confidence peptides and spectra qualify the quality of designation of an algorithm 14. To cipher the figure of high-confidence peptides, we foremost calculated the convergences of the identified peptides of each two algorithms ( Supplementary Table 3 ) . The high-confidence peptides can be calculated as, where A, B and C represent the identified peptides or spectra of ProVerB, Mascot and Sequest, severally. The fraction of high-confidence peptides identified by these three algorithms are listed in Table 3.
Table 3: The fraction of high-confidence peptides of the three algorithms
D39 dataset
99.60 %
99.37 %
83.26 %
85.23 %
99.85 %
99.52 %
18 Standard proteins mixture
93.02 %
90.07 %
96.01 %
93.12 %
96.76 %
94.48 %
99.14 %
98.95 %
83.07 %
75.35 %
99.57 %
99.60 %
90.19 %
76.75 %
90.62 %
91.02 %
99.79 %
99.23 %
97.91 %
94.47 %
78.62 %
75.67 %
99.84 %
99.15 %
99.36 %
98.58 %
87.82 %
80.30 %
99.68 %
99.14 %
E. colidataset
E. coli1
98.24 %
99.31 %
64.85 %
67.47 %
99.56 %
99.24 %
E. coli2
98.44 %
99.14 %
69.27 %
74.76 %
99.65 %
99.06 %
E. coli3
97.86 %
98.91 %
69.13 %
75.27 %
99.61 %
98.92 %
In most instances, ProVerB doubtless exceeded Mascot and Sequest in placing high-confidence peptides, demoing its odd, robust and instrument-/dataset-independent designation power ( Auxiliary Fig. 4 ) .
3.4.3 Correlation between ProVerB and Mascot tonss
The tonss in the MS designation algorithms quantitatively reflect the significance of the designation. We so compared the mark values of ProVerB and Mascot utilizing the S. pneumoniae D39 dataset ( more than 270,000 spectra ) ( Fig. 4 ) . The Pearson correlativity coefficient reached 0.8124 ( P & lt ; 10-16 ) , demoing a good correlativity between the two algorithms. This validates that ProVerB provided hiting strategy compatible with Mascot.
Fig. 4: The spread secret plan of ProVerB and Mascot scores placing the S. pneumoniae D39 dataset.
4. Decisions
The roar of the proteomics applications and the broad assortment of mass spectroscopy engineering on peptide designation necessitate a versatile and accurate peptide designation algorithm. In this paper, we present a new algorithm ProVerB based on a fresh binomial distribution statistical theoretical account, and validated its truth, hardiness and compatibility. Additionally, ProVerB is an unfastened beginning plan so that no algorithmic item is hidden as in the commercial package bundles. Users may tune the parametric quantities harmonizing to their specific experimental apparatus to optimise the consequences. Besides, it can be compiled in assorted runing systems with a user-friendly graphical user interface. Although ProVerB does non back up ECD/ETD mass spectroscopy informations, we believe that ProVerB will happen its wide application in the proteomics surveies and supply more robust and accurate consequences than two commercial algorithms, bring forthing a more solid base of informations for the downstream analyses.
Writer Contributions
Chuan-Le Xiao, Gong Zhang and Qing-Yu He conceived this undertaking, Theoretical theoretical account of ProVerB was developed by Chuan-Le Xiao and Xiao-Zhou Chen. The algorithm was originally programmed by Yang-Li Du. The trial consequence was carried out by Chuan-Le Xiao and Gong Zhang. The experimental portion of D39 dataset was accomplished by Xuesong Sun.
Support Beginnings
This work was jointly supported by National " 973 " Undertakings of China ( 2011CB910700 ) , National Natural Science Foundation of China ( 20871057, 31000373 and 31200612 ) , the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities ( 11610101 and 21611201 ) , " 211 " Undertakings and the Pearl River Rising Star of Science and Technology of Guangzhou City ( 2011048b ) .
We are thankful to Shuai Liu, Chao Ma for the aid with programming ProVerB and for the proficient intimations on public presentation optimisation.
Supporting Information
Three auxiliary tabular arraies and auxiliary notes that support this article are available free of charge via the Internet at hypertext transfer protocol: //pubs.acs.org. The ProVerB plan, beginning codification and trial dataset can be downloaded at hypertext transfer protocol: //bioinformatics.jnu.edu.cn/software/proverb/ .


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Fees (excluding temporary businesses) are pro-rated to half the fee on July 1. Business licences are valid for one year, from January through December, with the exception of taxi licences which expire March 31.
IMPORTANT NOTE: There are additional business licencing requirements and fees for taxi, rideshare and limousine businesses, and massage therapist practitioners.
If you have questions regarding updates to the Business Licence Bylaw, please contact 403.948.8800 or email@example.com.
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Updates to the Signage Policy
Please be advised that components of the Land Use Bylaw regarding signage have recently been updated.
Most signs within the city of Airdrie require a sign Development Permit. The Planning department reviews these applications in accordance with the Land Use Bylaw, which defines the type of sign as well as the requirements for it. Please refer to the Land Use Bylaw signs section for the types of signs, and where and under what conditions they are allowed.
Below is a quick guide to help you navigate some of the updates:
A portable sign is a sign that is mounted on a trailer or some other structure that allows the sign to be moved from site to site. The sign is used to display the announcement of special events, sales, or circumstances where a sign is needed for short specified time periods.
An A-Frame sign is a self-supporting local advertising sign, typically A-shaped, which is set on the ground and may or may not have an external supporting structure.
Do I need a permit?
Yes. Portable and A-Frame signs require a valid Development Permit to be approved prior to placing the sign.
*Beginning Jan. 1, 2020, you will be required to submit a $250 Annual Application Fee. A sticker will be provided for you to place on your sign to indicate that you have the proper permit.
How do I apply?
Complete a portable sign application and include with it:
- All dimensions of the sign, including height of the sign and the sign structure
- Area and design of copy
- Type of construction and finishing to be utilized
- Method of support
- Details of sign illumination and/or digital media
- For a sign containing digital media, the permit must include the name and contact information of a person(s) having access to the technology controls for the sign, who can be contacted 24 hours a day if the sign malfunctions.
- Site plan showing sign location in relation to property boundaries and buildings
- Fees required for the permit
- Land owner authorization if applicable
- Additional information, such as photos, as necessary
- A sign permit is automatically void if construction of the sign has not commenced within one year from the date of issuance of the permit.
- To view regulations for Portable Signs, please click here.
- To view regulations for A-Frame Signs, please click here.
For more detailed information, please contact Planning and Development at 403.948.8848.
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To those who celebrate – Happy Easter!
We won't be going to far back but just found this song to be appropriate for today, but then again, this kind of faith should apply everyday (if you're a true believer. No disrespect to anyone).
From his first album The College Dropout, Kanye West embraces his faith with this very compelling track. I remember when I first hearing this and was so drawn to it. The mid-tempo, the lyrics, the sample. Definitely one of my favourite tracks off the debut album.
Here is not only the original by The Arc Choir but also the 3 video versions of the highly acclaimed track.


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I've been obsessed with this orange blossom and lemon syrup for a while now, but only recently have I decided it's place is on a shaved carrot salad. Shaved carrot salad generally relies on a bit of acid to 'cook' the carrots a little, which is why this works so well. According to this website,…Read More
Crunchy spiced ghee roasted potatoes with banana, tamarind and lime chutney and greens (fodmap friendly, gluten free)
I had intended to start the year with some fresh, light and soothing recipes, given the abuse I subjected my digestion to over the festive period. I had the bright idea of making a kitchari, which was delicious and soothing. So delicious and soothing, in fact, that I made myself sick on it (thanks for…Read More
Banana, tamarind and lime chutney (FODMAP friendly, vegan, gf)
Can we all just stop and appreciate these words together: BANANA AND CHUTNEY. BANANA CHUTNEY. I have had a thing for chutney since I can remember, a thing that has probably intensified since having to eliminate chutney. In it's regular form, chutney is generally based around caramelised onions. In this form, it is based around…Read More
How to make lactose free condensed milk
LACTOSE FREE CONDENSED MILK Condensed milk has been a bit of a cooking thorn in my side since getting into FODMAP. Given that, as the name suggests, it is condensed dairy, it tends to be very high FODMAP. While I personally seem to have grown out of my lactose intolerance, the sheer amount of lactose…Read More
FODMAP friendly vegetarian broth
Firstly, a bit of housekeeping. No, I am not posting a recipe for FODMAP friendly vegetarian broth as a 'new year new me' slim down ploy. I am approximately 0% interested in playing into the Christmas food shaming culture. I ate my fruit free Christmas pudding for breakfast yesterday, if that gives you any idea.…Read More
Gluten free gingerbread cake with pecan and pine nut streusel (FODMAP friendly)
Last year while writing my cookbook, gluten free gingerbreads were one of the hardest recipes to crack. They generally either require molasses and a whole lot of gluten, or dates and almonds, however there was not really a FODMAP friendly in between. This year, with the book done and dusted, I wanted to create a…Read More
Dark roasted almond butter (in a Nutribullet)
Gluten free, vegan Nut butter. Nutribullets. Do the two play nice? I say yes, because I recently starting making almond butter in a Nutribullet. MAKING ALMOND BUTTER IN A NUTRIBULLET Before we begin, let it be known that this advice depends somewhat on which Nutribullet model you have. I have a recent version, which…Read More
FODMAP friendly nut loaf (vegetarian, gluten free)
Are we calling it a nut roast or a nut loaf? Google didn't provide me with anything definitive. What it did tell me, though, is that there aren't many FODMAP friendly nut loaf (/roast) recipes around. I have to say, nut loaf doesn't look overly appetising. As someone who stopped eating meat because of the…Read More


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Our hero's beloved has been abducted by evil spirits, and the only way to reunite them is to reincarnate himself as a dragon to defeat Evil. But something has gone wrong, and his soul is reborn as a worm named Pip. Now Pip must overcome the challenges of a surreal world, solve mind bending puzzles, and save his love. Choosing between good and evil, Pip learns the laws of Karma, and his choices define the outcome of the game.
NOTE: After playing through the first few levels, players will be prompted to unlock the rest of the content with a single in-app purchase.
• Play as Pip and explore a rich, bizarre world.
• Use Astral sight, a power that allows you to peek into the world of spirits at any point of the game.
• Learn Karma laws through choice and action. Each evil deed spoils Pip's karma and changes his appearance. Good deeds purify karma. Key characters respond differently to Pip's karma, opening additional storyline.
• Hand-drawn animations of the varied interactions of Pip with his strange environment. The environment and other characters of the quests are drawn individually for each situation.
• Live magical award winning music and sound by ZMEIRADUGA
• Intel Level Up contest: Best Art Design
• Intel Level Up contest: Best Sound
• Indie Game Cup: Best Story-telling game
• Indie Game Cup: Best Unity game
• DevGAMM: Excellence in Audio
• DevGAMM: Excellence in Game Design
• Indie Prize: Most Promising game in development
• Indie Prize: Best in show: critic's choice
• NextCastle: Best game in show
Whats new- several major bugs fixed
- bug in the "Party" location fixed
- some other improvements
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Daryn Sharp created HDFS-10743: ---------------------------------- Summary: MiniDFSCluster test runtimes can be drastically reduce Key: HDFS-10743 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HDFS-10743 Project: Hadoop HDFS Issue Type: Improvement Components: hdfs Affects Versions: 2.0.0-alpha Reporter: Daryn Sharp {{MiniDFSCluster}} tests have excessive runtimes. The main problem appears to be the heartbeat interval. The NN may have to wait up to 3s (default value) for all DNs to heartbeat, triggering registration, so NN can go active. Tests that repeatedly restart the NN are severely affected. Example for varying heartbeat intervals for {{TestFSImageWithAcl}}: * 3s = ~70s -- (disgusting, why I investigated) * 1s = ~27s * 500ms = ~17s -- (had to hack DNConf for millisecond precision) That a 4x improvement in runtime. 17s is still excessively long for what the test does. Further areas to explore when running tests: * Reduce numerous sleeps intervals in DN's {{BPServiceActor}}. * Ensure heartbeats and initial BR are sent immediately upon (re)registration. -- This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA (v6.3.4#6332) --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com For additional commands, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
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Aaron Reviewed on Oct 8, 2019, 2:14 AM
We waited over 4 hrs for a car, there was no gas in it, and it was filthy. I will never rent with you or hertz ever again!
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Prices are based on searches made during the previous 7 days. Price is dynamic and varies based on the date of the booking, length of rental and car class.
There is no guarantee this price will be in effect at the time of your search.
2860 e graig road, craig road 1-15 hle
Average Pick-Up time: >60 minutes
Aaron Reviewed on Oct 8, 2019, 2:14 AM
We waited over 4 hrs for a car, there was no gas in it, and it was filthy. I will never rent with you or hertz ever again!
200 north main st
Average Pick-Up time: 11-20 minutes
Carlos Reviewed on Feb 5, 2020, 5:48 AM
I was surprised by the excellent and fast service, they helped me with their recommendations that was fantastic, thanks CarRentar!
Ivan Reviewed on Jan 12, 2020, 10:52 PM
A part of the driver door handle is missing. The clean interior is not clean. Large amount of dust came out when turning on AC. Also it is noisy.
Michigan2019 Reviewed on Oct 11, 2019, 4:23 PM
My experience with Advantage the pickup at the Main St Casino location was AWFUL. They do not pull the car up for you-you have to walk about 2 blocks and UNDER the Freeway UNDERPASS to get to the Rental cars (we were 2 Women toting 4 suitcases)
200 n main street
Average Pick-Up time: 0-10 minutes
Neil G Reviewed on Jun 21, 2018, 4:23 PM
It took a very long time to see an agent upon check in. I had to wait more than 30 minuets in a very hot and humid parking garage to get a car and they wouldn't supply the vehicle I requested. This is the worst car rental experience I have ever had. I am not sure that your firm can supply the needs of the customer!
Haro Reviewed on Jun 18, 2018, 5:10 PM
Excellent experience, but one thing : nobody at the drop off. Finally found a Hertz employee that told us to leave the car there with keys and receipt will be sent to me. I didn't get it yet BTW. So, if something is wrong with the billing, it won't be easy to fix from here and would have been easier on place. Hoping that billing will be fine. This puts aside, i liked the experience and will use Dollar and CarRentals.com again.
Chuck 43 Reviewed on Jun 18, 2018, 2:47 AM
Car smelled like an ash tray no offer of upgrade from the mid size I reserved.
plaza hotel, 1 south main street
Average Pick-Up time: 11-20 minutes
Ronnica Reviewed on Jan 28, 2020, 4:22 PM
When I wanted to modify my reservation I tried calling the location and no one ever answers the phone. I called the day before my pick up and I called the day of my pick up and no one answers the phone. Then as I went to pick up my reserved car they didn't have the car I reserved in a week's advance and had to settle for a smaller vehicle and still charged the same price! Plus they only had one person working the counter and the wait for just one person ahead of me was literally 32 min. Ridiculous!
Wim Reviewed on Mar 13, 2019, 4:24 PM
Distance to pick up was far. And waiting time was long.
129 east fremont street
Average Pick-Up time: 11-20 minutes
Ron45 Reviewed on Sep 14, 2018, 4:28 PM
My rental said a specific car I would receive, but I received a much lower quality car. The ad absolutely did not say "or similar car in class". I felt misled and will absolutely not be using budget again. That said, the gentleman at the kiosk was extremely helpful and gave great service.
We collected 56 reviews in total for all stations in North Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America with an average score of 5.2/10.
Please be aware that some of these reviews may have been translated automatically into English.
Whether you are in North Las Vegas on business or to check out the sights, having the option to go anywhere you want is key to a wonderful trip. Using North Las Vegas public transportation may be a cheap way to check out this neighborhood, but if you are trying to get to another part of Las Vegas, you could be left waiting a long time. Taxis and ridesharing, like Lyft or Uber, can be faster, but if you are going all over Las Vegas, the cost can really add up. Moreover, they may not be immediately available.
If you want to get the most out of your trip to North Las Vegas, then booking a rental car is the best way to make sure you have the opportunity to do all that you need to do. CarRentals.com can help you get an inexpensive price and the automobile of your choice. Read through our tips to find out all that you want to know about renting a car in North Las Vegas.
Trying to find the lowest car rental rates? You've come to the right place. To get the most savings when you travel to North Las Vegas you can do a few things:
Be sure to go through the rental policy before you reserve your vehicle.
With a variety of vehicles to decide from, it may be hard to figure out which car is the best for your getaway. Nevertheless, you'll need to take into consideration the amount of driving and how many people you are traveling with. Our table below can help you book what automobile is the best one for you.
In most cities, you can rent a vehicle in Las Vegas if you're at least 21. Please note you'll most likely be charged an added fee if you are under 25. Take time to review the rental company's policy to determine if there is an additional cost before you book.
Many countries require driver's insurance. You may be able to buy interim insurance with the rental car company. Otherwise, as a United States citizen, you can also purchase Collision Damage Coverage with CarRentals.com at checkout.
Many of the major credit cards (Discover, American Express, Visa and MasterCard) typically provide some coverage. But many of them have restrictions, like not covering larger vehicles, like trucks or SUVs. Make sure to call and find out what kind of coverage is offered before you head to North Las Vegas.
Most suppliers provide you a full tank of gas. We encourage returning it topped off. If you want to keep your expenses lower, you should fill up your tank before you bring it back to the supplier.
Many rental car companies offer one-way rentals. It may be more convenient to drop off your car in a different area. However, there is generally an added fee for one-way rentals.
The majority of suppliers provide unlimited miles, but you want to make sure it's part of the bundle that you are purchasing. It's helpful to know how much you want to drive and plan your trips ahead of time. Although most rental car providers offer unlimited mileage, if it isn't part of your rental agreement those miles can pile up and so can the extra cost. You may want to get unlimited miles if you're hitting the open road to find out what else Las Vegas or even Nevada has to offer.
Once you've checked out North Las Vegas, you'll be happy that you have your own car. There are some worthwhile stops around Las Vegas that are just a drive away. If you love a good roller coaster, then you are in luck. Nearby Las Vegas has 4 theme parks where you can have a fun-filled afternoon. Make sure you make time to check out:
You may need several visits to North Las Vegas to get them all in.
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Check out our selection of vehicles from the top rental car agencies in the country and choose the ideal auto for your North Las Vegas adventure. The perfect set of wheels is only a few clicks away.