Background: Detecting remote homologies by direct comparison of protein sequences remains a challenging task. We had previously developed a similarity score between sequences, cal...
In the class of repeated sequences that occur in DNA, minisatellites have been found polymorphic and became useful tools in genetic mapping and forensic studies. They consist of a...
We consider the problem of maximizing the reliability of a series-parallel system given cost and weight constraints on the system. The number of components in each subsystem and th...
Method overloading is a controversial language feature, especially in the context of Object Oriented languages, where its interaction with overriding may lead to confusing semantic...
``Object-Oriented Programming'' and ``Data Abstraction'' have become very common terms. Unfortunately, few people agree on what they mean. I will offer informa...