Search for dissertations about: "binary trait"
Found 4 swedish dissertations containing the words binary trait.
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1. Multi-trait Branching Models with Applications to Species Evolution
Abstract : This thesis provides an analysis of the evolution of discrete traits and their effect on the birth and survival of species using the theory of supercritical, continuous time Markov branching processes. We present a branching modeling framework that incorporates multi-trait diversification processes associated with the emergence of new species, death of existing species, and transition of species carrying one type of a trait to another. READ MORE
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2. Statistical genetic analysis of family data
Abstract : The importance of genetic determinants and risk factors of diseases has been consistently recognized in genetic epidemiology, which is one of the fastest growing areas in genomic medicine. Familial clustering is a common characteristic of genetic related phenotypes, providing vital insights into the etiology of diseases by establishing the relative contribution of genetic and environmental factors. READ MORE
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3. Statistical methodology for testing genetic association in family-based studies
Abstract : This thesis is concerned with family-based studies of association between genetic markers and binary traits. A special point of interest in family-based association studies is to separate the within family correlation and the genetic effect common among all families in the study. READ MORE
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4. What Is the Problem of Gender? Mainstreaming Gender in Migration and Development Policies in the European Union
Abstract : This dissertation deals with the analysis of representations and discourses of gender (in)equality contained in policy texts at the EU level. The period under examination is 2005–2010. READ MORE