Sequence alignment is a fundamental problem in computational biology, which is also important in theoretical computer science. In this paper, we consider the problem of aligning a set of sequences subject to a given constrained sequence. A preliminary version of this paper appeared in the Proceedings of the 8th International Frontiers of Algorithmics Workshop (FAW 2014) Lecture Notes in Compute...

Abstract In the paleogeographic configuration of Neoproterozoic supercontinent Rodinia, Tarim craton (northwestern China), traditionally seen as a single block, is placed either on periphery near northern Australia or India in central position between and Laurentia. To distinguish these possibilities, we present here new primary paleomagnetic results from ca. 900 Ma volcanics Aksu region northw...

An axisymmetric thermo-mechanical model is developed for laser-driven non-contact transfer printing, which involves laser-induced impulsive heating to initiate separation at the interface between a soft, elastomeric stamp and hard micro/nanomaterials (i.e., inks) on its surface, due to a large mismatch in coefficients of thermal expansion. The result is the active ejection of the inks from the ...

Bovine babesiosis is a tick-transmitted disease caused by different species of Babesia. The white yak is a unique yak breed that lives only in Tianzhu in the Tibetan Autonomous County, Gansu Province, in northwestern China. Previous research using the ELISA method has confirmed that the white yak could become infected with B. bigemina. The objective of this study was the molecular detection and...

The Loess Plateau region in northwestern China has experienced severe water resource shortages due to the combined impacts of climate and land use changes and water resource exploitation during the past decades. This study was designed to examine the impacts of climatic variability on streamflow characteristics of a 12-km watershed near Tianshui City, Gansu Province in northwestern China. Stati...

Stripe rust is one of the most destructive wheat diseases in China, negatively affecting production safety and causing yield losses wheat. Thus, it important to analyze environmental suitability dynamic changes stripe China. The occurrence affected by multiple factors. Therefore, this study combined data from various disciplinary fields such as remote sensing, meteorology, biology, plant protec...

• The main factor that affects NDVI in most areas of China is surface soil moisture (SSM), followed by temperature, while arid root zone (RZSM) and profile (PSM) are the influencing factors. climate zones can be roughly divided into northern, southern northwestern inland areas, there transitional between different zones. Deep learning simulate well, Nash efficiency coefficients during training ...

Minority students’ English learning is a special and an indispensable component of English education system in China. This article studies students’ linguistic knowledge that live in Northwestern China – Gan Nan Autonomy State of Gan Su Province with majority population of Tibetan, mixed with Chinese and some Muslim. An analogous analysis is conducted between L2 students (Chinese students who l...

Jin Zhang,1,* Artem R. Oganov,1,2,3,4,† Xinfeng Li,5 and Haiyang Niu1 1Department of Geosciences, Center for Materials by Design, and Institute for Advanced Computational Science, State University of New York, Stony Brook, New York 11794-2100, USA 2Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Skolkovo Innovation Center, 5 Nobel Street, Moscow 143026, Russia 3International Center for Materials ...