The cwnd variable keeps an approximation of the amount of data that can be injected into the path before causing congestion.
More particularly, a simple first order mathematical model, which provides a sufficient approximation for the amount of temporal masking is used (10).
Duplication ratio, an approximation of the amount of overlaps among contigs/scaffolds that should have been merged.
Expressing the INF-A value as a function of the normalised value of the human NONO (non-POU domain containing, octamer-binding) gene (GenBank Accession No. NC_000023.9) gives an approximation of the amount of human epithelial cells harvested in sampling.
The quasi steady state approximation yields the amount of complex-bound specimen, [G bound ] as a function of the concentration of free specimen [G].
The branch lengths were based on ML estimates because we consider them to be a more relevant approximation of the amount of codon usage evolution that can be expected to take place than absolute time [cf. [ 23]].
To see this, consider (as an approximation to the amount of information conveyed) the average minimum number of binary questions that would be required to ascertain the outcome of each experiment.
(This may not be true because of the likely possibility of overdiagnosis [ 10] and lead times that may exceed 6 years, but it may serve as a useful approximation if the amount of overdiagnosis is small).
Since the scaffold factor is a pretty close approximation to the amount of nucleotide data in the matrix (i.e., for scaffold factor of 20%, the alignment will have about 20% nucleotides and 80% missing data), this suggests that the amount of missing data for these all-scaffold datasets has a large impact on the accuracy of both supertree and combined analysis methods.
Amount of exercise was subsequently categorised into the following categories: 0, 1–45 745–75 149–150 2690–270 4190–419, and 420+ minutes/week, where the middle category was an approximation to the amount of exercise recommended in existing antenatal care guidelines for pregnant women in Denmark (30 minutes/day).
