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Limiting Processes of Stopping Time in Estimating a Population Size

  • Choi, Ki-Heon
    • Journal of the Korean Data and Information Science Society
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    • v.11 no.2
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    • pp.327-334
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    • 2000
  • Suppose that there is a population of hidden objects of which the total number N is unknown. From such data, we derive some properties of the limiting processes of stopping time in estimating a population size.

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Asymptotic Distribution in Estimating a Population Size

  • Choi, Ki-Heon
    • Journal of the Korean Data and Information Science Society
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    • v.10 no.2
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    • pp.313-318
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    • 1999
  • Suppose that there is a population of hidden objects of which the total number N is unknown. From such data, we derive an asymptotic distribution.

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Correlation between Palpebral Fissure and Exophthalmos in Korean Adult Women Population (한국 성인 여성 집단에서 검열과 안구돌출의 상관관계)

  • Kim, Douk-Hoon;Waidyarathna, Kumuda
    • Journal of Korean Clinical Health Science
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    • v.2 no.1
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    • pp.17-23
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    • 2014
  • Purpose. This study was to investigate the relationship between the palpebral fissure size and the exophthalmos in a population of Korean adult women subjects with normal eye status. Methods. From November 2012 to September 2013, The authors analyzed the morphological values in 73 Korean adults population. The test was performed using the Hertel exophthalmometer and verner califer. Analysis of subjects data were recorded using the spss version 20.0 a statistical program (IBM Co, Armonk, NY USA). Results. The average age of the 73 subjects (146 eyes) was (21.219+/-0.261)mm. the average value of palpebral fissure was (25.110+/-1.646)mm in width and (8.096+/-1.464)mm in height. The average value of exophthalmos was (15.002+/-1.922)mm. There was a significant relationship(P>0.05) in the average size between the width and height in palpebral fissure. Also, there was a significant relationship(P>0.05) in the average size between the palpebral fissure width and exophthalmos. On the other hand, there was a significant relationship(P>0.01) in the average size of palpebral fissure height and exophthalmos. Conclusions: In this study, these results suggested that the palpebral fissure and exophthalmos had a significant relationship in the average value of size in Korean adult women population.

Estimation of effective population size using single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) data in Jeju horse

  • Do, Kyoung-Tag;Lee, Joon-Ho;Lee, Hak-Kyo;Kim, Jun;Park, Kyung-Do
    • Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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    • v.56 no.8
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    • pp.28.1-28.6
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    • 2014
  • This study was conducted to estimate the effective population size using SNPs data of 240 Jeju horses that had raced at the Jeju racing park. Of the total 61,746 genotyped autosomal SNPs, 17,320 (28.1%) SNPs (missing genotype rate of >10%, minor allele frequency of <0.05 and Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium test P-value of < $10^{-6}$) were excluded after quality control processes. SNPs on the X and Y chromosomes and genotyped individuals with missing genotype rate over 10% were also excluded, and finally, 44,426 (71.9%) SNPs were selected and used for the analysis. The measures of the LD, square of correlation coefficient ($r^2$) between SNP pairs, were calculated for each allele and the effective population size was determined based on $r^2$ measures. The polymorphism information contents (PIC) and expected heterozygosity (HE) were 0.27 and 0.34, respectively. In LD, the most rapid decline was observed over the first 1 Mb. But $r^2$ decreased more slowly with increasing distance and was constant after 2 Mb of distance and the decline was almost linear with log-transformed distance. The average $r^2$ between adjacent SNP pairs ranged from 0.20 to 0.31 in each chromosome and whole average was 0.26, while the whole average $r^2$ between all SNP pairs was 0.02. We observed an initial pattern of decreasing $N_e$ and estimated values were closer to 41 at 1 ~ 5 generations ago. The effective population size (41 heads) estimated in this study seems to be large considering Jeju horse's population size (about 2,000 heads), but it should be interpreted with caution because of the technical limitations of the methods and sample size.

Determination of the minimum population size for ex situ conservation of water-shield (Brasenia schreberi J.F. Gmelin) inferred from AFLP analysis

  • Kim, Changkyun;Na, Hye Ryun;Jung, Jongduk;Kim, Hojoon;Hyun, Jin-Oh;Shin, Hyunchur;Choi, Hong-Keun
    • Journal of Ecology and Environment
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    • v.35 no.4
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    • pp.301-306
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    • 2012
  • Determination of the minimum population size is an important component for the ex situ conservation of an endangered species. Here, we present the identification of collection strategies that most efficiently captured the genetic diversity of Brasenia schreberi J.F. Gmelin (water-shield) in natural populations from the mainland (MGC) and Jeju Island (JNS) of South Korea, using amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) markers. A total of 313 and 383 polymorphic bands were detected in the MGC and JNS populations, respectively. All of the 140 sampled ramets were distinguishable by the presence of distinct AFLP phenotypes. According to the simulation of the individual sampling by maximization sampling, 25 and 28 individuals captured all of the genetic diversity in the MGC population (mainland of South Korea) and the JNS population (Jeju Island), respectively. The level of genetic diversity of the core collections was similar to the entire collection, indicating that the core collections very well represent the diversity of the entire collection. We therefore suggest a management unit of B. schreberi based on the genetic information for assessing the minimum population size for its ex situ conservation.

Population Structure and Reproduction of Padina concrescens Thivy(Dictyotales: Phaeophyta) in Southwest Baja California Peninsula, Mexico

  • Rafael, Riosmena-Rodriguez;Consuelo, Ortuno-Aginrre
    • ALGAE
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    • v.24 no.1
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    • pp.31-38
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    • 2009
  • The brown algae padina concrescens is widely distributed in the northwestern Pacific Mexico. We described the population of P. concrescens based on population parameters such as cover, density and size structure and reproduc-tion at two levels tide at the intertidal area in the southwestern Baja. California Peninsula. Monthly visits from January to December 2003 were done. Both cover and density were measured in situ by quadrants method. Samples were collected to obtain size structure and percentage of reproductive fronds. Our results show there is sparial vari-ation in the population structure more than temporal. Thus, cover and density peak were at different months ineach tide level studied, the lower tide level shows the high values in cover as well as density. The frond develop-ment was observed in height/width ratio this relation was consistent only in the low tidal zone. Size class distribu-tion has consistently small size plants in both tide levels.Reproduction was seasonal in the tide channel but in both tide levels all the reproductive plants were tetrasporophyte. Our results suggest that this population is pseudopere-nial and it strongly as a consequence of the intense competition in the intertidal zone.

Effect of Grid Cell Size on the Accuracy of Dasymetric Population Estimation (격자크기가 밀도구분적 인구추정의 정확성에 미치는 영향)

  • JUN, Byong-Woon
    • Journal of the Korean Association of Geographic Information Studies
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    • v.19 no.3
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    • pp.127-143
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    • 2016
  • This study explored the variability in the accuracy of dasymetric population estimation with different grid cell sizes. Dasymetric population maps for Fulton County, Georgia in the US were generated from 30m to 420m at intervals of 30m using an automated intelligent dasymetric mapping technique, population data, and original and simulated land use and cover data. The accuracies of dasymetric population maps were evaluated using RMSE and adjusted RMSE statistics. Lumped fractal dimension values were calculated for the dasymetric population maps generated from resolutions of 30m to 420m using the triangular prism surface area (TPSA) method. The results show that a grid cell size of 210m or smaller is required to estimate population more accurately in terms of thematic accuracy, but a grid cell size of 30m is required to meet an acceptable spatial accuracy of dasymetric population estimation in the study area. The fractal analysis also indicates that a grid cell size of 120m is the optimal resolution for dasymetric population estimation in the study area.

Comparison of prediction accuracy for genomic estimated breeding value using the reference pig population of single-breed and admixed-breed

  • Lee, Soo Hyun;Seo, Dongwon;Lee, Doo Ho;Kang, Ji Min;Kim, Yeong Kuk;Lee, Kyung Tai;Kim, Tae Hun;Choi, Bong Hwan;Lee, Seung Hwan
    • Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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    • v.62 no.4
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    • pp.438-448
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    • 2020
  • This study was performed to increase the accuracy of genomic estimated breeding value (GEBV) predictions for domestic pigs using single-breed and admixed reference populations (single-breed of Berkshire pigs [BS] with cross breed of Korean native pigs and Landrace pigs [CB]). The principal component analysis (PCA), linkage disequilibrium (LD), and genome-wide association study (GWAS) were performed to analyze the population structure prior to genomic prediction. Reference and test population data sets were randomly sampled 10 times each and precision accuracy was analyzed according to the size of the reference population (100, 200, 300, or 400 animals). For the BS population, prediction accuracy was higher for all economically important traits with larger reference population size. Prediction accuracy was ranged from -0.05 to 0.003, for all traits except carcass weight (CWT), when CB was used as the reference population and BS as the test. The accuracy of CB for backfat thickness (BF) and shear force (SF) using admixed population as reference increased with reference population size, while the results for CWT and muscle pH at 24 hours after slaughter (pH) were equivocal with respect to the relationship between accuracy and reference population size, although overall accuracy was similar to that using the BS as the reference.

Changes in the Reproductive Population Size of the Huanren Brown Frog (Rana huanrenensis) and Wonsan Salamander (Hynobius leechii), which Breeding in Mountain Valleys, According to Climate Change (기후변화에 따른 산간계곡에 번식하는 계곡산개구리 (Rana huanrenensis)와 도롱뇽 (Hynobius leechii) 번식개체군 크기의 변동)

  • Choi, Woo-Jin;Park, Daesik;Kim, Ja-Kyeong;Lee, Jung-Hyun;Kim, Dae-In;Kim, Il-Hun
    • Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology
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    • v.32 no.6
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    • pp.582-590
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    • 2018
  • Although there are many studies of the effect of climate change on the breeding phenology and community diversity of amphibians, the studies of variations in reproductive population size of individual species according to climate change are still lacking. We examined the effect of climate change on the reproductive population size of Rana huanrenensis and Hynobius leechii, which bred in mountain valleys, by surveying the reproductive population of the two species between 2005 and 2012 and analyzing the correlation between the variation of the outdoor population and the surrounding climate change factors, obtained from a meteorological observatory located at 5.6 km from the study site. The size of the reproductive population of the two species commonly fluctuated with aan pproximately 3.5-year cycle. That of H. leechii, in particular, decreased significantly over eight years. The air temperature tended to more closely relate with the reproductive population size of R. huanrenensis as was the case of the precipitation with that of H. leechii. The yearly mean highest temperature and spring mean temperature variation consistently decreased over the eight years, and the latter was related with the significantly decreased size of H. leechii reproductive population. These results showed that recent climate change directly could affect the reproductive population size of amphibians, particularly H. leechii, which breeds in mountain valleys.