Quantum search algorithms have been shown to deliver quadratic speedups over classical ones. The authors propose a generalized form of such through the use ``quantum amplitude-amplification operators'' (QAAOs), with goal implementing them on near-term quantum devices. They demonstrate three-qubit examples cloud-based computing services, and their framework distinguish between exact fixed-point ...

Mutations in genes important for the preservation of genome stability can increase the frequency of gene amplification, a process relevant to tumor development. To investigate whether telomerase, the enzyme deputed to telomere maintenance, also plays a role in gene amplification, we studied the amplification of the carbamyl-P-synthetase, aspartate transcarbamilase, dihydro-orotase (CAD) gene in...

CPA is a class of isothermal amplification reactions that is carried out by a strand displacement DNA polymerase and does not require an initial denaturation step or the addition of a nicking enzyme. At the assay temperature of 63°C, the formation of a primer-template hybrid at transient, spontaneous denaturation bubbles in the DNA template is favored over re-annealing of the template strands b...

Sperm typing is an effective way to study recombination rate on a fine scale in regions of interest. There are two strategies for the amplification of single meiotic recombinants: repulsion-phase allele-specific PCR and whole genome amplification (WGA). The former can selectively amplify single recombinant molecules from a batch of sperm but is not scalable for high-throughput operation. Curren...

This paper presents the preliminary results of an extensive parametric study on seismic response of two-dimensional semi-sine shaped hills to vertically propagating incident P- and SV-waves. Clear perspectives of the induced diffraction and amplification patterns are given by investigation of time-domain and frequency-domain responses. It is shown that site geometry, wave characteristics , and ...

Case Amplification can improve the accuracy of a collaborative filtering (CF) algorithm with no extra space overhead by amplifying the effect of close candidates in the prediction. However, in a cold start scenario, the traditional Case Amplification on an item-based prediction can reduce accuracy. Given a small known set, Case Amplification can give a mediocre candidate an unsuitable amplifica...