text: Mathematical Sciences Research Collection http://hdl.handle.net/10197/2047 2015-03-31T23:56:27Z Two-Weight Codes, Graphs and Orthogonal Arrays http://hdl.handle.net/10197/6304 Two-Weight Codes, Graphs and Orthogonal Arrays Byrne, Eimear; Sneyd, Alison We investigate properties of two-weight codes over finite Frobenius rings, giving constructions for the modular case. A δ-modular code [15] is characterized as having a generator matrix where each column g appears with multiplicity δ|gR×| for some δ ∈ Q. Generalizing [10] and [5], we show that the additive group of a two-weight code satisfying certain constraint equations (and in particular a modular code) has a strongly regular Cayley graph and derive existence conditions on its parameters. We provide a construction for an infinite family of modular two-weight codes arising from unions of submodules with pairwise trivial intersection. The corresponding strongly regular graphs are isomorphic to graphs from orthogonal arrays. 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Angular derivatives on bounded symmetric domains http://hdl.handle.net/10197/6286 Angular derivatives on bounded symmetric domains Mackey, Michael C.; Mellon, Pauline In this paper we generalise the classical Julia-Wolff-Carathéodory theorem to holomorphic functions defined on bounded symmetric domains. 2003-03-01T00:00:00Z The identity is isolated among composition operators http://hdl.handle.net/10197/6285 The identity is isolated among composition operators Chu, C.-H.; Hügli, R. V.; Mackey, Michael C. Let H∞(B) be the Banach algebra of bounded holomorphic functions on the open unit ball B of a Banach space. We show that the identity operator is an isolated point in the space of composition operators on H∞(B). This answers a conjecture of Aron, Galindo and Lindstrom. 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z A Schwarz lemma and composition operators http://hdl.handle.net/10197/6284 A Schwarz lemma and composition operators Mackey, Michael C.; Mellon, Pauline We give an alternative description of the Carathéodory pseudodistance on a domain D in an arbitrary complex Banach space. This gives a Schwarz lemma for holomorphic maps of the domain.We specialise to the case of a bounded symmetric domain and obtain some applications. In particular, we give the connected components of the space of composition operators with symbol in a bounded symmetric domain. This generalises results for the space of composition operators on H∞(Δ) in [12] and for H∞(B) , B the unit ball of a Hilbert space or commutative C*-algebra in [2]. 2004-04-01T00:00:00Z Homotopes of JB*-triples and a Russo—Dye Theorem http://hdl.handle.net/10197/6283 Homotopes of JB*-triples and a Russo—Dye Theorem Mackey, Michael C. In this note, we look at homotopes of Jordan triple structures and show that, following a renorming, an isotope of a JB*-triple is also a JB*-triple. We also provide a proof of the Russo—Dye theorem for JBW*-triples. 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z On the Second Parameter of an (m, p)-Isometry http://hdl.handle.net/10197/6282 On the Second Parameter of an (m, p)-Isometry Hoffmann, Philipp; Mackey, Michael C.; Ó Searcóid, Mícheál A bounded linear operator T on a Banach space X is called an (m, p)-isometry if it satisfies the equation TeX , for all TeX . In this paper we study the structure which underlies the second parameter of (m, p)-isometric operators. We concentrate on determining when an (m, p)-isometry is a (μ, q)-isometry for some pair (μ, q). We also extend the definition of (m, p)-isometry, to include p = ∞ and study basic properties of these (m, ∞)-isometries. 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Local derivations on Jordan triples http://hdl.handle.net/10197/6265 Local derivations on Jordan triples Mackey, Michael C. R. V. Kadison (J. Algebra 130 (1990) 494–509) defined the notion of local derivation on an algebra and proved that every continuous local derivation on a von Neumann algebra is a derivation. We provide the analogous result in the setting of Jordan triples. 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z Completely bounded norms of right module maps http://hdl.handle.net/10197/6158 Completely bounded norms of right module maps Levene, Rupert H.; Timoney, Richard M. It is well-known that if T is a Dm–Dn bimodule map on the m×n complex matrices, then T is a Schur multiplier and kTkcb = kTk. If n = 2 and T is merely assumed to be a right D2-module map, then we show that kTkcb = kTk. However, this property fails if m ≥ 2 and n ≥ 3. For m ≥ 2 and n = 3, 4 or n ≥ m2 we give examples of maps T attaining the supremum C(m, n) = sup{kTkcb : T a right Dn-module map on Mm,n with kTk ≤ 1}, we show that C(m, m2) = √ m and succeed in finding sharp results for C(m, n) in certain other cases. As a consequence, if H is an infinite-dimensional Hilbert space and D is a masa in B(H), then there is a bounded right D-module map on K(H) which is not completely bounded. 2012-03-01T00:00:00Z Singular solutions for second-order non-divergence type elliptic inequalities in punctured balls http://hdl.handle.net/10197/6149 Singular solutions for second-order non-divergence type elliptic inequalities in punctured balls Ghergu, Marius; Liskevich, Vitali; Sobol, Zeev We study the existence and non-existence of positive singular solutions of second-order non-divergence type elliptic inequalities of the form $\sum\limits_{i,j = 1}^N {a_{ij} (x)\frac{{\partial ^2 u}} {{\partial x_i \partial x_j }}} + \sum\limits_{i = 1}^N {b_i (x)\frac{{\partial u}} {{\partial x_i }} \geqslant K(x)u^p ,} - \infty < p - \infty , $ with measurable coefficients in a punctured ball B R \{0} of ℝ N , N ≥ 1. We prove the existence of a critical value p* which separates the existence region from the non-existence region. We show that in the critical case p = p*, the existence of a singular solution depends on the rate at which the coefficients (a i j ) and (b i ) stabilize at zero, and we provide some optimal conditions in this setting. 2014-07-24T00:00:00Z Norms of idempotent Schur multipliers http://hdl.handle.net/10197/6134 Norms of idempotent Schur multipliers Levene, Rupert H. Let D be a masa in B(H) where H is a separable Hilbert space. We find real numbers η0 < η1 < η2 < · · · < η6 so that for every bounded, normal D-bimodule map Φ on B(H), either kΦk > η6 or kΦk = ηk for some k ∈ {0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}. When D is totally atomic, these maps are the idempotent Schur multipliers and we characterise those with norm ηk for 0 ≤ k ≤ 6. We also show that the Schur idempotents which keep only the diagonal and superdiagonal of an n × n matrix, or of an n×(n+ 1) matrix, both have norm 2 n+1 cot(π 2(n+1) ), and we consider the average norm of a random idempotent Schur multiplier as a function of dimension. Many of our arguments are framed in the combinatorial language of bipartite graphs. 2014-04-07T00:00:00Z Clustering with the multivariate normal inverse Gaussian distribution http://hdl.handle.net/10197/6106 Clustering with the multivariate normal inverse Gaussian distribution O'Hagan, Adrian; Murphy, Brendan; Gormley, Isobel Claire; et al. Many model-based clustering methods are based on a finite Gaussian mixture model. The Gaussian mixture model implies that the data scatter within each group is elliptically shaped. Hence non-elliptical groups are often modeled by more than one component, resulting in model over-fitting. An alternative is to use a mean–variance mixture of multivariate normal distributions with an inverse Gaussian mixing distribution (MNIG) in place of the Gaussian distribution, to yield a more flexible family of distributions. Under this model the component distributions may be skewed and have fatter tails than the Gaussian distribution. The MNIG based approach is extended to include a broad range of eigendecomposed covariance structures. Furthermore, MNIG models where the other distributional parameters are constrained is considered. The Bayesian Information Criterion is used to identify the optimal model and number of mixture components. The method is demonstrated on three sample data sets and a novel variation on the univariate Kolmogorov–Smirnov test is used to assess goodness of fit. 2014-09-19T00:00:00Z Universal Taylor series, conformal mappings and boundary behaviour http://hdl.handle.net/10197/5645 Universal Taylor series, conformal mappings and boundary behaviour Gardiner, Stephen J. A holomorphic function f on a simply connected domain Ω is said to possess a universal Taylor series about a point in Ω if the partial sums of that series approximate arbitrary polynomials on arbitrary compacta K outside Ω (provided only that K has connected complement). This paper shows that this property is not conformally invariant, and, in the case where Ω is the unit disc, that such functions have extreme angular boundary behaviour. 2013-12-01T00:00:00Z Boundary Behaviour of Universal Taylor Series on Multiply Connected Domains http://hdl.handle.net/10197/5644 Boundary Behaviour of Universal Taylor Series on Multiply Connected Domains Gardiner, Stephen J.; Manolaki, Myrto A holomorphic function on a planar domain Ω is said to possess a universal Taylor series about a point ζ of Ω if subsequences of the partial sums of the Taylor series approximate arbitrary polynomials on arbitrary compact sets in C∖Ω that have connected complement. In the case where Ω is simply connected, such functions are known to be unbounded and to form a collection that is independent of the choice of ζ. This paper uses tools from potential theory to show that, even for domains Ω of arbitrary connectivity, such functions are unbounded whenever they exist. In the doubly connected case, a further analysis of boundary behaviour reveals that the collection of such functions can depend on the choice of ζ. This phenomenon was previously known only for domains that are at least triply connected. Related results are also established for universal Laurent series. 2014-05-01T00:00:00Z Stationary Boundary Points for a Laplacian Growth Problem in Higher Dimensions http://hdl.handle.net/10197/5643 Stationary Boundary Points for a Laplacian Growth Problem in Higher Dimensions Gardiner, Stephen J.; Sjödin, Tomas It is known that corners of interior angle less than π/2 in the boundary of a plane domain are initially stationary for Hele–Shaw flow arising from an arbitrary injection point inside the domain. This paper establishes the corresponding result for Laplacian growth of domains in higher dimensions. The problem is treated in terms of evolving families of quadrature domains for subharmonic functions. 2014-08-01T00:00:00Z Polyharmonic functions of infinite order on annular regions http://hdl.handle.net/10197/5556 Polyharmonic functions of infinite order on annular regions Kounchev, Ognyan; Render, Hermann Polyharmonic functions f of in nite order and type on annular regions are systematically studied. The rst main result states that the Fourier-Laplace coefficients fk;l (r) of a polyharmonic function f of in nite order and type 0 can be extended to analytic functions on the complex plane cut along the negative semiaxis. The second main result gives a constructive procedure via Fourier-Laplace series for the analytic extension of a polyharmonic function on annular region A(r0; r1) of in nite order and type less than 1=2r1 to the kernel of the harmonicity hull of the annular region. The methods of proof depend on an extensive investigation of Taylor series with respect to linear differential operators with constant coefficients. 2013-06-01T00:00:00Z The approximation order of polysplines http://hdl.handle.net/10197/5519 The approximation order of polysplines Kounchev, Ognyan; Render, Hermann We show that the scaling spaces de ned by the polysplines of order p provide approximation order 2p: For that purpose we re ne the re- sults on one dimensional approximation order by L-splines obtained in [2]. 2004-07-01T00:00:00Z Polyharmonicity and algebraic support of measures http://hdl.handle.net/10197/5511 Polyharmonicity and algebraic support of measures Kounchev, Ognyan; Render, Hermann Our main result states that two signed measures μ and ν with bounded support contained in the zero set of a polynomial P(χ) are equal if they coincide on the subspace of all polynomials of polyharmonic degree NP where the natural number NP is explicitly computed by the properties of the polynomial P(χ). The method of proof depends on a definition of a multivariate Markov transform which is another major objective of the present paper. The classical notion of orthogonal polynomial of second kind is generalized to the multivariate setting: it is a polyharmonic function which has similar features to those in the one-dimensional case. 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z Convergence of polyharmonic splines on semi-regular grids Z x aZ^n for a to 0 http://hdl.handle.net/10197/5510 Convergence of polyharmonic splines on semi-regular grids Z x aZ^n for a to 0 Kounchev, Ognyan; Render, Hermann Let p,n ∈ N with 2 p ≥ n + 2 , and let I a be a polyharmonic spline of order p on the grid Z × a Z n which satisfies the interpolating conditions I a ( j,am ) = d j ( am ) for j ∈ Z ,m ∈ Z n where the functions d j : R n → R and the parameter a> 0 are given. Let B s ( R n ) be the set of all integrable functions f : R n → C such that the integral k f k s := Z R n b f ( ξ ) (1 + | ξ | s ) dξ is finite. The main result states that for given σ ≥ 0 there exists a constant c> 0 such that whenever d j ∈ B 2 p ( R n ) ∩ C ( R n ) ,j ∈ Z , satisfy k d j k 2 p ≤ D · (1 + | j | σ ) for all j ∈ Z there exists a polyspline S : R n +1 → C of order p on strips such that | S ( t,y ) − I a ( t,y ) |≤ a 2 p − 1 c · D · (1 + | t | σ ) for all y ∈ R n ,t ∈ R and all 0 <a ≤ 1. 2007-07-01T00:00:00Z On real-analytic recurrence relations for cardinal exponential B-splines http://hdl.handle.net/10197/5508 On real-analytic recurrence relations for cardinal exponential B-splines Aldaz, J. M.; Kounchev, Ognyan; Render, Hermann Let LN+1 be a linear differential operator of order N + 1 with constant coefficients and real eigenvalues λ 1, ..., λ N+1, let E( N+1) be the space of all C∞-solutions of LN+1 on the real line.We show that for N 2 and n = 2, ...,N, there is a recurrence relation from suitable subspaces εn to εn+1 involving real-analytic functions, and with εN+1 = E(Λ N+1) if and only if contiguous eigenvalues are equally spaced. 2007-10-01T00:00:00Z Padé approximation for a multivariate Markov transform http://hdl.handle.net/10197/5503 Padé approximation for a multivariate Markov transform Kounchev, Ognyan; Render, Hermann Methods of Padè approximation are used to analyse a multivariate Markov transform which has been recently introduced by the authors. The first main result is a characterization of the rationality of the Markov transform via Hankel determinants. The second main result is a cubature formula for a special class of measure. 2008-10-01T00:00:00Z On the mixed Cauchy problem with data on singular conics http://hdl.handle.net/10197/5501 On the mixed Cauchy problem with data on singular conics Ebenfelt, Peter; Render, Hermann We consider a problem of mixed Cauchy type for certain holomorphic partial differential operators with the principal part Q2p(D) essentially being the (complex) Laplace operator to a power, Δp. We provide inital data on a singular conic divisor given by P = 0, where P is a homogeneous polynomial of degree 2p. We show that this problem is uniquely solvable if the polynomial P is elliptic, in a certain sense, with respect to the principal part Q2p(D). 2008-08-01T00:00:00Z The Goursat problem for a generalized Helmholtz operator in the plane http://hdl.handle.net/10197/5500 The Goursat problem for a generalized Helmholtz operator in the plane Ebenfelt, Peter; Render, Hermann We consider the Goursat problem in the plane for partial differential operators whose principal part is the pth power of the standard Laplace operator. The data is posed on a union of 2p distinct lines through the origin. We show that the solvability of this Goursat problem depends on Diophantine properties of the geometry of lines on which the data is posed. 2008-09-01T00:00:00Z Reproducing kernels for polyharmonic polynomials http://hdl.handle.net/10197/5499 Reproducing kernels for polyharmonic polynomials Render, Hermann The reproducing kernel of the space of all homogeneous polynomi- als of degree k and polyharmonic order m is computed explicitly, solving a question of A. Fryant and M.K. Vemuri. 2008-10-01T00:00:00Z Bernstein operators for exponential polynomials http://hdl.handle.net/10197/5498 Bernstein operators for exponential polynomials Aldaz, J. M.; Kounchev, Ognyan; Render, Hermann Let L be a linear differential operator with constant coefficients of order n and complex eigenvalues λ 0 ,...,λ n . Assume that the set U n of all solutions of the equation Lf = 0 is closed under complex conjugation. If the length of the interval [ a,b ] is smaller than π/M n , where M n := max {| Im λ j | : j = 0 ,...,n } , then there exists a basis p n,k , k = 0 ,...n , of the space U n with the property that each p n,k has a zero of order k at a and a zero of order n − k at b, and each p n,k is positive on the open interval ( a,b ) . Under the additional assumption that λ 0 and λ 1 are real and distinct, our first main result states that there exist points a = t 0 <t 1 <...<t n = b and positive numbers α 0 ,..,α n , such that the operator B n f := n X k =0 α k f ( t k ) p n,k ( x ) satisfies B n e λ j x = e λ j x , for j = 0 , 1 . The second main result gives a sufficient condition guaranteeing the uniform convergence of B n f to f for each f ∈ C [ a,b ]. 2009-04-01T00:00:00Z On the Bernstein operator of S. Morigi and M. Neamtu http://hdl.handle.net/10197/5496 On the Bernstein operator of S. Morigi and M. Neamtu Kounchev, Ognyan; Render, Hermann We discuss a Bernstein type operator introduced by S. Morigi and M. Neamtu for D -polynomials in the more general framework of exponential polynomials 2009-10-01T00:00:00Z Shape preserving properties of generalized Bernstein operators on extended Chebyshev spaces http://hdl.handle.net/10197/5495 Shape preserving properties of generalized Bernstein operators on extended Chebyshev spaces Aldaz, J. M.; Kounchev, Ognyan; Render, Hermann We study the existence and shape preserving properties of a generalized Bernstein operator B n fixing a strictly positive function f 0 , and a second function f 1 such that f 1 /f 0 is strictly increasing, within the framework of extended Chebyshev spaces U n . The first main result gives an inductive criterion for existence: suppose there exists a Bernstein operator B n : C [ a,b ] → U n with strictly increasing nodes, fixing f 0 ,f 1 ∈ U n . If U n ⊂ U n +1 and U n +1 has a non-negative Bernstein basis, then there exists a Bernstein operator B n +1 : C [ a,b ] → U n +1 with strictly increasing nodes, fixing f 0 and f 1 . In particular, if f 0 ,f 1 ,...,f n is a basis of U n such that the linear span of f 0 ,..,f k is an extended Chebyshev space over [ a,b ] for each k = 0 ,...,n , then there exists a Bernstein operator B n with increasing nodes fixing f 0 and f 1 . The second main result says that under the above assumptions the following inequalities hold B n f ≥ B n +1 f ≥ f for all ( f 0 ,f 1 )-convex functions f ∈ C [ a,b ] . Furthermore, B n f is ( f 0 ,f 1 )-convex for all ( f 0 ,f 1 )-convex functions f ∈ C [ a,b ] . 2009-12-01T00:00:00Z Cauchy, Goursat and Dirichlet problems for holomorphic partial differential equations http://hdl.handle.net/10197/5492 Cauchy, Goursat and Dirichlet problems for holomorphic partial differential equations Render, Hermann n this paper we survey recent results about Fischer decomposi- tions of polynomials or entire functions and their applications to holomorphic partial di erential equations. We discuss Cauchy and Goursat problems for the polyharmonic operator. Special emphasis is given to the Khavinson-Shapiro conjecture concerning polynomial solvability of the Dirichlet problem. 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The Khavinson-Shapiro conjecture and polynomial decompositions http://hdl.handle.net/10197/5490 The Khavinson-Shapiro conjecture and polynomial decompositions Lundberg, Erik; Render, Hermann The main result of the paper states the following: Let ψ be a polynomial in n variables of degree t: Suppose that there exists a constant C > 0 such that any polynomial f has a polynomial decomposition f = ψ qf + hf with khf = 0 and deg qf deg f + C: Then deg ψ 2k. Here ∆k is the kth iterate of the Laplace operator ∆ : As an application, new classes of domains in Rn are identi ed for which the Khavinson-Shapiro conjecture holds. 2011-04-15T00:00:00Z Polyharmonic Hardy spaces on the complexified annulus and error estimates of cubature formulas http://hdl.handle.net/10197/5489 Polyharmonic Hardy spaces on the complexified annulus and error estimates of cubature formulas Kounchev, Ognyan; Render, Hermann The present paper has a twofold contribution: first, we intro- duce a new concept of Hardy spaces on a multidimensional complexified annular domain which is closely related to the annulus of the Klein-Di rac quadric important in Conformal Quantum Field Theory. Secondly, for functions in these Hardy spaces, we provide error estimate for the p oly- harmonic Gauß-Jacobi cubature formulas, which have been introduced in previous papers. 2012-12-01T00:00:00Z Harmonic divisors and rationality of zeros of Jacobi polynomials http://hdl.handle.net/10197/5488 Harmonic divisors and rationality of zeros of Jacobi polynomials Render, Hermann Let Pn (α,β ) ( x ) be the Jacobi polynomial of degree n with parameters αβ The main result of the paper states the following: If b≠ 1 ; 3 and c are non-zero rel- atively prime natural numbers then P ( k +( d 3) = 2 ;k +( d 3) = 2) n p b=c 6 ≠ 0 for all natural numbers d;n and k 2 N 0 : Moreover, under the above assumption, the polynomial Q ( x ) = b c x 2 1 + ::: + x 2 d 1 + b c 1 x 2 d is not a harmonic divisor, and the Dirichlet problem for the cone f Q ( x ) < 0 g has polynomial harmonic solutions for polynomial data functions. 2013-08-01T00:00:00Z Regularity of generalized Daubechies wavelets reproducing exponential polynomials with real-valued parameters http://hdl.handle.net/10197/5484 Regularity of generalized Daubechies wavelets reproducing exponential polynomials with real-valued parameters Dyn, Nira; Kounchev, Ognyan; Levin, David; Render, Hermann We investigate non-stationary orthogonal wavelets based on a non-stationary interpolatory subdivision scheme reproducing a given set of exponentials with real-valued parameters. The construction is analogous to the construction of Daubechies wavelets using the subdivision scheme of Deslauriers-Dubuc. The main result is the existence and smoothness of these Daubechies type wavelets. 2014-09-01T00:00:00Z Convergence of rational Bernstein operators http://hdl.handle.net/10197/5478 Convergence of rational Bernstein operators Render, Hermann In this paper we discuss convergence properties and error estimates of rational Bernstein operators introduced by P. Pit¸ul and P. Sablonni`ere. It is shown that the rational Bernstein operators converge to the identity operator if and only if the maximal difference between two consecutive nodes is converging to zero. Further a Voronovskaja theorem is given based on the explicit computation of higher order moments for the rational Bernstein operator 2014-04-01T00:00:00Z Real Bargmann spaces, Fischer decompositions and Sets of uniqueness for polyharmonic functions http://hdl.handle.net/10197/5474 Real Bargmann spaces, Fischer decompositions and Sets of uniqueness for polyharmonic functions Render, Hermann In this paper a positive answer is given to the following question of W.K. Hayman: if a polyharmonic entire function of order k vanishes on k distinct ellipsoids in the euclidean space Rn then it vanishes everywhere. Moreover a characterization of ellipsoids is given in terms of an extension property of solutions of entire data functions for the Dirichlet problem answering a question of D. Khavinson and H.S. Shapiro. These results are consequences from a more general result in the context of direct sum decompositions (Fischer decompositions) of polynomials or functions in the algebra A(BR) of all real-analytic functions defined on the ball BR of radius R and center 0 whose Taylor series of homogeneous polynomials converges compactly in BR. The main result states that for a given elliptic polynomial P of degree 2k and sufficiently large radius R > 0 the following decomposition holds: for each function f 2 A(BR) there exist unique q, r 2 A(BR) such that f = Pq + r and kr = 0. Another application of this result is the existence of polynomial solutions of the polyharmonic equation ku = 0 for polynomial data on certain classes of algebraic hypersurfaces. 2000 Mathematical Subject Classification. Primary: 31B30. Secondary: 35A20, 14P99, 12Y05 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Boundary behaviour of universal Taylor series http://hdl.handle.net/10197/5312 Boundary behaviour of universal Taylor series Gardiner, Stephen J.; Khavinson, Dmitry A power series that converges on the unit disc D is called universal if its partial sums approx- imate arbitrary polynomials on arbitrary compacta in CnD that have connected complement. This paper shows that such series grow strongly and possess a Picard-type property near each boundary point. 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z MetSizeR: selecting the optimal sample size for metabolomic studies using an analysis based approach. http://hdl.handle.net/10197/5043 MetSizeR: selecting the optimal sample size for metabolomic studies using an analysis based approach. Nyamundanda, Gift; Gormley, Isobel Claire; Fan, Yue; Gallagher, William M.; Brennan, Lorraine Background: Determining sample sizes for metabolomic experiments is important but due to the complexity of these experiments, there are currently no standard methods for sample size estimation in metabolomics. Since pilot studies are rarely done in metabolomics, currently existing sample size estimation approaches which rely on pilot data can not be applied. Results: In this article, an analysis based approach called MetSizeR is developed to estimate sample size for metabolomic experiments even when experimental pilot data are not available. The key motivation for MetSizeR is that it considers the type of analysis the researcher intends to use for data analysis when estimating sample size. MetSizeR uses information about the data analysis technique and prior expert knowledge of the metabolomic experiment to simulate pilot data from a statistical model. Permutation based techniques are then applied to the simulated pilot data to estimate the required sample size. Conclusions: The MetSizeR methodology, and a publicly available software package which implements the approach, are illustrated through real metabolomic applications. Sample size estimates, informed by the intended statistical analysis technique, and the associated uncertainty are provided. 2013-11-21T00:00:00Z Joint Spatio-Temporal Modeling of Mycobacterium bovis Infections in Badgers and Cattle - Results from the Irish Four Area Project http://hdl.handle.net/10197/4460 Joint Spatio-Temporal Modeling of Mycobacterium bovis Infections in Badgers and Cattle - Results from the Irish Four Area Project Kelly, Gabrielle E. In Ireland and in the UK, bovine tuberculosis(bTB) infects cattle and wildlife badgers (Meles meleslinnaeus) and badgers contribute to the spread of the disease in cattle. Isotropic and anisotropic spatio-temporalmodels are fitted to cattle herd and badger settbTB incidence data from the Four Area Project using sequences of linear geostatistical models. An association was found between the spatial distribution of the disease in cattle and badgers in two of three areas. The limited association may be due to irregularity of sett territories,fragmentation of farms, TB-test insensitivity, temporal lags associated with transmission or non-spatial transmission. A statistical methodology is outlined whereby hypotheses related to spatial correlation structure may be tested. 2013-06-01T00:00:00Z Anisotropic spatial clustering of TB in cattle - the implications for control policy http://hdl.handle.net/10197/4288 Anisotropic spatial clustering of TB in cattle - the implications for control policy Kelly, Gabrielle E. Bovine TB is a disease that affects cattle and the wildlife badger, species Meles meles, in Ireland and the UK, and badgers have been implicated in the spread of the disease in cattle. Efforts to eradicate the disease that have included localized badger culling, have not been successful. In a study to understand how the disease spreads, Kelly and More [1] determined that the disease spatially clusters in cattle herds and estimated the practical spatial ranges at which this occurs. We extend this work by examining possible anisotropy in clustering and the consequences for TB control policy. 1st Conference on Spatial Statistics 2011 – Mapping Global Change, Enschede, The Netherlands, March, 2011 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Clustering Ordinal Data via Latent Variable Models http://hdl.handle.net/10197/4284 Clustering Ordinal Data via Latent Variable Models McParland, Damien; Gormley, Isobel Claire Item response modelling is a well established method for analysing ordinal response data. Ordinal data are typically collected as responses to a number of questions or items. The observed data can be viewed as discrete versions of an underlying latent Gaussian variable. Item response models assume that this latent variable (and therefore the observed ordinal response) is a function of both respondent specific and item specific parameters. However, item response models assume a homogeneous population in that the item specific parameters are assumed to be the same for all respondents. Often a population is heterogeneous and clusters of respondents exist; members of different clusters may view the items differently. A mixture of item response models is developed to provide clustering capabilities in the context of ordinal response data. The model is estimated within the Bayesian paradigm and is illustrated through an application to an ordinal response data set resulting from a clinical trial involving self-assessment of arthritis. IFCS 2011 Symposium of the International Federation of Classification Societies (IFCS), August 30, 2011, Frankfurt 2011-08-01T00:00:00Z A long term observational study of the impact of badger removal on herd restrictions due to bovine TB in the Irish midlands during 1989-2004 http://hdl.handle.net/10197/4280 A long term observational study of the impact of badger removal on herd restrictions due to bovine TB in the Irish midlands during 1989-2004 Kelly, Gabrielle E.; Condon, J.; More, Simon John; Dolan, L.; Higgins, I.; Eves, J. An observational study was carried out, using data collected from four areas in the Irish midlands, between 1989 and 2004, to critically evaluate the long-term effects of proactive badger culling and to provide insights into reactive badger culling tuberculosis (TB) prevalence in cattle. Confirmed cattle herd TB incidence is the outcome measure used throughout. Relative to reactive culling, proactive badger culling was associated with a decrease in incidence in each of the 16 years of observation, which encompassed periods of both intensive and less-intensive badger removal. By 2004, we observed a decrease of 22% [95% confidence interval (CI) 15-29, P<0.001] in the entire proactive and 37% (95% CI 25–47, P<0.001), in the inner proactive removal areas. The size of the decrease increased with time (P=0.055). There was a decrease (constant over time) of at least 14% (95% CI 76–97, P=0.013) in incidence in the inner compared to the outer control area (herds ≤2 km, >2 km, from proactive removal area boundaries, respectively). Incidence in the outer proactive removal area (herds <1.6 km from the proactive removal boundary) was similar to the inner control area (P=0.890). Incidence in the outer control area and total control area, compared to a neighbouring area some distance away, increased over the course of the study. Differences with the total control area were not statistically significant but the outer control area was 11% higher than the neighbouring area by 2004 (borderline significance P=0.057). 2008-10-01T00:00:00Z Body mass index and height over three generations: evidence from the Lifeways cross-generational cohort study http://hdl.handle.net/10197/4279 Body mass index and height over three generations: evidence from the Lifeways cross-generational cohort study Murrin, Celine; Kelly, Gabrielle E.; Tremblay, Richard E.; Kelleher, Cecily Background: Obesity and its measure of body mass index are strongly determined by parental body size. Debate continues as to whether both parents contribute equally to offspring body mass which is key to understanding the aetiology of the disease. The aim of this study was to use cohort data from three generations of one family to examine the relative maternal and paternal associations with offspring body mass index and how these associations compare with family height to demonstrate evidence of genetic or environmental cross-generational transmission. Methods: 669 of 1082 families were followed up in 2007/8 as part of the Lifeways study, a prospective observational cross-generation linkage cohort. Height and weight were measured in 529 Irish children aged 5 to 7 years and were self-reported by parents and grandparents. All adults provided information on self-rated health, education status, and indicators of income, diet and physical activity. Associations between the weight, height, and body mass index of family members were examined with mixed models and heritability estimates computed using linear regression analysis. Results: Self-rated health was associated with lower BMI for all family members, as was age for children. When these effects were accounted for evidence of familial associations of BMI from one generation to the next was more apparent in the maternal line. Heritability estimates were higher (h2 = 0.40) for mother-offspring pairs compared to father-offspring pairs (h2 = 0.22). In the previous generation, estimates were higher between mothersparents (h2 = 0.54-0.60) but not between fathers-parents (h2 = -0.04-0.17). Correlations between mother and offspring across two generations remained significant when modelled with fixed variables of socioeconomic status, health, and lifestyle. A similar analysis of height showed strong familial associations from maternal and paternal lines across each generation. Conclusions: This is the first family cohort study to report an enduring association between mother and offspring BMI over three generations. The evidence of BMI transmission over three generations through the maternal line in an observational study corroborates the findings of animal studies. A more detailed analysis of geno and phenotypic data over three generations is warranted to understand the nature of this maternal-offspring relationship. 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Spatial clustering of TB-infected cattle herds prior to and following proactive badger removal http://hdl.handle.net/10197/4278 Spatial clustering of TB-infected cattle herds prior to and following proactive badger removal Kelly, Gabrielle E.; More, Simon John Bovine tuberculosis (TB) is primarily a disease of cattle. In both Ireland and the UK, badgers (Meles meles) are an important wildlife reservoir of infection. This paper examined the hypothesis that TB is spatially correlated in cattle herds, established the range of correlation and the effect, if any, of proactive badger removal on this. We also re-analysed data from the Four Area Project in Ireland, a large-scale intervention study aimed at assessing the effect of proactive badger culling on bovine TB incidence in cattle herds, taking possible spatial correlation into account. We established that infected herds are spatially correlated (the scale of spatial correlation is presented), but at a scale that varies with time and in different areas. Spatial correlation persists following proactive badger removal. 2011-08-01T00:00:00Z Estimating the extent of spatial association of Mycobacterium bovis infection in badgers in Ireland http://hdl.handle.net/10197/4275 Estimating the extent of spatial association of Mycobacterium bovis infection in badgers in Ireland Kelly, Gabrielle E.; McGrath, Guy; More, Simon John Mycobacterium bovis infects the wildlife species badgers Meles meles who are linked with the spread of the associated disease tuberculosis (TB) in cattle. Control of livestock infections depends in part on the spatial and social structure of the wildlife host. Here we describe spatial association of M. bovis infection in a badger population using data from the first year of the Four Area Project in Ireland. Using second-order intensity functions, we show there is strong evidence of clustering of TB cases in each the four areas, i.e. a global tendency for infected cases to occur near other infected cases. Using estimated intensity functions, we identify locations where particular strains of TB cluster. Generalized linear geostatistical models are used to assess the practical range at which spatial correlation occurs and is found to exceed 6 in all areas. The study is of relevance concerning the scale of localized badger culling in the control of the disease in cattle. 2010-02-01T00:00:00Z Spatio-Temporal Modelling of TB in Cattle Herds http://hdl.handle.net/10197/4273 Spatio-Temporal Modelling of TB in Cattle Herds Kelly, Gabrielle E. We examine spatial association of bovine TB in cattle herds using data from Ireland. Badgers (Meles meles), a protected species under the Wildlife Act 1976 (OAG 2012), have been implicated in the spread of the disease in cattle. Current disease control policies include reactive culling (in response to TB outbreaks) of badgers in the index and neighbouring farms. Kelly and More (2011) using generalized linear geostatistical models, established that TB clusters in cattle herds and estimated the practical spatial ranges at which this occurs. Here this work is extended by taking into account possible anisotropy. Changes in spatial association over two time periods are also examined. The results have direct implications for establishing scale and direction in reactive culling. They are also of import regarding the evaluation of vaccines for badgers and cattle. 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Boundary behaviour of functions which possess universal Taylor series http://hdl.handle.net/10197/4220 Boundary behaviour of functions which possess universal Taylor series Gardiner, Stephen J. It is known that, for any simply connected proper subdomain Ω of the complex plane and any point ζ in Ω, there are holomorphic functions on Ω that possess 'universal' Taylor series expansions about ζ; that is, partial sums of the Taylor series approximate arbitrary polynomials on arbitrary compacta in ℂ\ Ω that have connected complement. This paper establishes a strong unboundedness property for such functions near every boundary point. The result is new even in the case of the disc, where it strengthens work of several authors. 2013-02-01T00:00:00Z Determination of a universal series http://hdl.handle.net/10197/4035 Determination of a universal series Mouze, Augustin; Nestoridis, Vassili; Papadoperakis, Ioannis; Tsirivas, Nikolaos The known proofs for universal Taylor series do not determine a specific universal Taylor series. In the present paper, we isolate a specific universal Taylor series by modifying the proof in [30]. Thus we determine all Taylor coefficients of a specific universal Taylor series on the disc or on a polygonal domain. Furthermore in non simply connected domains, when universal Taylor series exist, we can construct a sequence of specific rational functions converging to a universal function, provided the boundary is good enough. The solution uses an infinite denumerable procedure and a finite number of steps is not sufficient. However we solve a Runge's type problem in a finite number of steps. 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Ostrowski-type theorems for harmonic functions http://hdl.handle.net/10197/4034 Ostrowski-type theorems for harmonic functions Manolaki, Myrto Ostrowski showed that there are intimate connections between the gap structure of a Taylor series and the behaviour of its partial sums outside the disk of convergence. This paper investigates the corresponding problem for the homogeneous polynomial expansion of a harmonic function. The results for harmonic functions display new features in the case of higher dimensions. 2012-07-15T00:00:00Z Two-phase quadrature domains http://hdl.handle.net/10197/4028 Two-phase quadrature domains Gardiner, Stephen J.; Sjödin, Tomas Recent work on two-phase free boundary problems has led to the investigation of a new type of quadrature domain for harmonic functions. This paper develops a method of constructing such quadrature domains based on the technique of partial balayage, which has proved to be a useful tool in the study of one-phase quadrature domains and Hele-Shaw flows. 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Sentiment Analysis of Online Media http://hdl.handle.net/10197/3964 Sentiment Analysis of Online Media Salter-Townshend, Michael; Murphy, Thomas Brendan A joint model for annotation bias and document classification is presented in the context of media sentiment analysis. We consider an Irish online media data set comprising online news articles with user annotations of negative, positive or irrelevant impact on the Irish economy. The joint model combines a statistical model for user annotation bias and a Naive Bayes model for the document terms. An EM algorithm is used to estimate the annotation bias model, the unobserved biases in the user annotations, the classifier parameters and the sentiment of the articles. The joint modeling of both the user biases and the classifier is demonstrated to be superior to estimation of the bias followed by the estimation of the classifier parameters. GfKl 2011: Joint Conference of the German Classification Society (GfKl) and the German Association for Pattern Recognition (DAGM) August 31 to September 2, 2011 and the IFCS 2011: Symposium of the International Federation of Classification Societies (IFCS) August 30, 2011, Frankfurt am Main, Germany 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Recent progress on fine differentiability and fine harmonicity http://hdl.handle.net/10197/3961 Recent progress on fine differentiability and fine harmonicity Gardiner, Stephen J. This paper describes recent results concerning the notions of differentiability and harmonicity with respect to the ne topology of classical potential theory. Complex Analysis and Potential Theory : a conference in honour of Paul M. Gauthier and Kohur Gowrisankaran, Montreal, June 20-23, 2011 2012-12-15T00:00:00Z A generalization of universal Taylor series in simply connected domains http://hdl.handle.net/10197/3893 A generalization of universal Taylor series in simply connected domains Tsirivas, Nikolaos Let Ω be a simply connected proper subdomain of the complex plane and z0 be a point in Ω. It is known that there are holomorphic functions f on Ω for which the partial sums (Sn(f,z0)) of the Taylor series about z0 have universal approximation properties outside Ω. In this paper we investigate what can be said for the sequence (βnSn(f,z0)) when (βn) is a sequence of complex numbers. We also study a related analogue of a classical theorem of Seleznev concerning the case where the radius of convergence of the universal power series is zero. 2012-04-01T00:00:00Z


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Northampton man in court accused of climbing on roof of Palace of Westminster
A man from Northampton has appeared in court accused of climbing on to the roof of the Palace of Westminster.
Braydon Anderson allegedly caused £20,000 of damage by breaking a stained glass window, 11 other windows, an ornamental crown and a CCTV camera.
A security alert was sparked when a man was spotted on the roof of the Houses of Parliament late on March 7. He engaged police in an eight-hour stand-off before being arrested at 5.15am the following day.
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At about 7.30pm on February 3, a man was walking along Mill Lane in Kingsthorpe towards the Cock Hotel.
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Alan Carr bids farewell to Greyfriars bus station
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"@kate_and1974: @alancarr bye bye smelly greasy cafe http://t.co/FznoJRQLYc" that photo actually does it justice!!
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People in Northamptonshire are being urged to double-check their Lotto tickets as an unclaimed Lotto jackpot of £2.5 million is believed to belong to a ticket bought in the county.
A National Lottery spokesman said the prize-winning ticket was purchased in the south Northamptonshire area for the draw on February 7.
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Greyfriars bus station to be demolished on Sunday
Contractors are making their final preparations to demolish Northampton's old bus station this weekend.
The Greyfriars building will collapse in on itself in a matter of seconds in a controlled explosion.
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Police link two armed robberies in Northampton
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Detectives say three armed men went into the Fox and Hound pub in Harlestone in the early hours of Saturday 7th March and stole property.
They are linking the robbery with a second at Buddies New York cafe in Upton on Thursday 5th March.
Police are asking businesses to be extra vigilant around opening and closing times. Anyone with information should contact police on 101 or call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
Woman assaulted in three locations in Northampton
Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman was attacked in three separate locations in Northampton.
The 18 year old was assaulted as she walked along St Gregory's Road, Grange Road and then Broadmead Avenue in the town. Police say are looking for a man who was riding a green mountain bike.
It happened at around 3.30 in the afternoon on Tuesday 3rd March.
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- About 5ft 10ins tall and of slim build
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It's Week 16 of the 2010 season, and the 8-6 Colts travel to Oakland to take on the 7-7 Raiders. Both teams are fighting for a playoff berth.
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Gene Robinson received quite a surprise this Monday, April 14, when President Barack Obama unexpectedly tapped the former first openly gay Episcopal bishop to lead the closing prayer at the White House Easter celebration.
GetEQUAL, Other Groups Protest National Prayer Breakfast
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Antique 19th Century Victorian Solid Silver extremely large salver trayof shaped circular form, profusely hand-engraved, it standson three cast scroll feet. The centre is engraved "presented to Rev.d John Burnet, by the inhabitants of Macclesfield and Sutton, 1847" and the reverse is engraved "presented by Mrs Burnet to Mr Hick, 1870". Hallmarked English Silver (925 Standard), London, year 1844 (I), Maker's mark CRGS (Charles Reily & George Storer).
In Great Condition - no damage, just general wear.
Height: 4.6cm
Width: 40.5cm
Weight: 1271g
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Hi again..I havent had the need to come in here for quite awhile.
I own a 1995 GMC Safari AWD van
I very recently had the oil changed,tires replaced head lite taken care of...etc,little things
Now,on a trip out of town last week,it acted up
On the long drive,travelling on average @ 50 mph,it run fine...when I came to a small town or lights,it offered to stall.(this is VERY unusual for this vehicle)
At some places it actually did quit running and the engine light came on
It would start back up again with no trouble,and would idle in neutral or park,but I had to be quick with the feet to get it to run as far as actually travelling went.
I did put a container of the gas line anti freeze in it,thinking it might have been water in the fuel.(I am in Ontario and no,it isnt freezing temps right now)
A while later that day,I also put in premium fuel instead of the usual regular in the hopes that that too may help.
For the drive home,long distance,it again ran fine...but yesterday when I took it out again,when I had to slow down for the little towns and to turn into my driveway,again it offered to stall.
Is this enough info for someone to figure out what the problem might be?
Could it possibly be a dirty fuel filter?
It could not be a dirty fuel filter. As the filter plugs up it causes problems when the engine is demanding more fuel such as accelerating, or cruising at higher speeds. Now that does not mean that it might not be due to be replaced, its just not the cause of the trouble.
Several things come to mind that can cause stalling at idle, but not affect driving at highway speeds. One is the torque converter clutch in the transmission. If the control solenoid for it is sticking then it could be trying to stay applied when you come to a stop. The sensation is similar to a manual trans-missioned car where you try to stop and forget to depress the clutch. Similar to your description they start right back up and will idle in park or neutral, but the moment you attempt to put it into drive or reverse, the transmission stalls the engine.
There are quite a number of other things that can cause the engine to stall when its hot, one is a sticking EGR valve, and problems with the throttle body getting coked up with carbon can do it to. When the check engine light came on was it because the engine stopped, or did it come on and then the engine stopped? If the latter, did someone pull the trouble code that was set?
When the check engine light came on was it because the engine stopped, or did it come on and then the engine stopped? If the latter, did someone pull the trouble code that was set?
The engine light came on first John....would stay on until the van stalled..when it was restarted,the light would go out for a bit,then come back on.
No one has had a look at it as yet,so,definitely nothing was pulled.
Could it be a sensor?
Now tonight when I took it out,I went about 3 miles or less,it stalled sure enough when I slowed it down to pull into driveway.
When it was shut off,I attempted to unlock the passenger door with the door panel electric lock and for the first time in that vans' history,it wouldnt work..could this mean that all of this is electrical?
It seems these problems began after a variety of maintenance work was down. Look under the hood for any misplaced items, for example, a small vaccuum line or electrical lead. While you are there, check the power center (fuses and relays) for blown fuses.
If you found nothing, then unplug the connector (on the bell housing or transmission) that controls the lockup clutch and take a test drive. The transmission should shift normally except the lockup feature will have been disabled. If the problem disappears, suspect a malfunctioning lockup feature. If there is no change, it is something else - reconnect the lockup connector.
As part of ther repair... What was the repair? Did they clean or replace the EGR valve?
If the EGR valve was held open, then your engine would stall as the throttle was returned to idle. With it stuck open, too much exhaust gas gets recirculate into the intake.
Cleaning or replacing the EGR valve fixes that problem.
Reprogramming the computer chip with the latest update probably does not affect a clogging EGR unless it promotes better combustion over the entire operating conditions.
Just replacing the valve does not fix the car Jem. The problem is caused by chunks of carbon breaking off and being drawn into the valve when it is operating normally. One aftermarket solution was to create an EGR gasket that has a screen in it. This works to keep the valve clear, but eventually leads to a complete blockage of the passage between the exhaust and the valve.
The software update fixes the problem. The way the system was originally designed, they used the drivers (transistors) in the PCM to open the valve and spring pressure to close it. The reflash causes the computer to power the valve closed as well as open, plus increases the current to the motor, operating it with more torque which effectively crunches the carbon up and allows it to pass on through the valve.
You have seen me write about how cars have really been changing, and how shops and techs need to work harder and harder just to try and keep up with the changes in the technology, do you realize this is a 15 year old car, and the bulletin and the reprogram strategy to fix this came out about 12 years ago?
Imagine trying to multiply this by the dozens of things that could go wrong on any one system such as this EGR, times the number of totally different systems on a car, times the number of different cars (approx 280 models per year), times fifteen, the average life expectancy of today's cars. Is that a pretty big number for the possible repairs a technician could face any given day? That's why the number of times that even I can narrow down someones description of a problem here and give them an answer is so few. Even If I have seen something fifty times (and this one would be in that range) there is no way that I could reliably say for certain what the problem is this time. Now with the confirmation of the valve being held open, the fix must include doing the reflash to the newest software, otherwise the car's problem will return.
Yes, and here is the problem. The competitive pricing nature of the auto repair trade has seen many shops no make the investment in the tools, and the software to be able to provide that service. Yes, everyone thinks we are too expensive now and consumer experts have been telling everyone to call around for the cheapest price.
Consider how Newtons third law applies, "For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction".
It's quite likely that your first choice in a shop has tried to be too cheap and therefore they may first of all not even know about the re-flash (or else that's what they would have recommended) and they lack the tools and training required to do it now anyway.
Your going to need a top gun indy shop, or a dealer to have this performed. Some top indy techs actually provide this service for the other shops.
The re-flash is not a reset, as in to clear the codes that were set. Re-flashing means updating the actual software in the fuel injection computer to the newest level that GM has produced for your car. While the newer vehicles are done with pass through programming, yours may still be done by replacig the MEMCAL which has the programming stored inside of it. The bulletin number is 67-65-38.
thank u John...I will call the garage Monday and ask if they know what that is.
it was repaired on Thursday,the mechanic did say that it was carboned really bad(used to live in a small city where it didnt get much over 30km regularly)...anyways,they just cleaned it(EGR valve) to my knowledge and replaced the EGR gasket...its running smooth now,where when I managed to get it in there,it would hardly pull itself.
thank u again
What a way to drive! It's really annoying to have a car stalled in the middle of nowhere, it can be the fuel lines. It might be dirty and needs some cleaning agent to remove the clogs.
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