Measurement of Genetic Trend

Trend-resistant repeated measurement Designs

 The existence and non-existence of trend-resistant repeated measurement designs are investigated. Two families of efficient/optimal repeated measurement designs which are very popular among experimenters are shown to be trend-resistant or trend-resistant with respect to treatments.

automatic verification of authentication protocols using genetic programming

implicit and unobserved errors and vulnerabilities issues usually arise in cryptographic protocols and especially in authentication protocols. this may enable an attacker to make serious damages to the desired system, such as having the access to or changing secret documents, interfering in bank transactions, having access to users’ accounts, or may be having the control all over the syste...

Livestock genetic origins: goats buck the trend.

T domestic goat (Capra hircus) often is dismissed as the ‘‘poor man’s cow’’ for its ability to thrive on meager fodder and cope with harsh environments. However, this belies the economic and archaeological importance of the species. From an agricultural standpoint, the world’s 700 million goats provide reliable access to meat, milk, skins, and fiber for small farmers—particularly in developing ...

Optimal Trend Tests for Genetic Association Studies of Heterogeneous Diseases

The Cochran-Armitage trend test is a standard procedure in genetic association studies. It is a directed test with high power to detect genetic effects that follow the gene-dosage model. In this paper, the author proposes optimal trend tests for genetic association studies of heterogeneous diseases. Monte-Carlo simulations show that the power gain of the optimal trend tests over the conventiona...

Genetic Trend in Milk Yield of Exotic Cattle in India