Linear regression-based quantitative trait loci/association mapping methods such as least squares commonly assume normality of residuals. In genetics studies of plants or animals, some quantitative ...

To minimize coupling losses when low-cost connectors are used to mate optical fibers, manufacturers need to maintain tight control of fiber dimensions. The video-microscope, or gray-scale, method is ...

It has long been known that insufficient consideration of spatial autocorrelation leads to unreliable hypothesis-tests and inaccurate parameter estimates. Yet, ecologists are confronted with a ...