Conceptually, this can be tested by a two-step procedure, namely (1) gathering a list of miRNA-target pairs obtained by a method not considering their expression patterns, and (2) evaluating whether mRNAs targeted by same miRNAs are significantly more correlated in expression than other mRNAs (with proper control for effects due to co-regulation, as discussed in detail below).
Whether the gathering was a step toward a political resolution — or a meaningless footnote in Iraq's byzantine politics — remains to be seen.
Although some leaders worried that Mexican officials would see this type of gathering as a step toward revolution, by the end of August most communities had agreed to send delegates to the Consultation, scheduled for October 15.
She remarked that in this election cycle "race and class were pitted against each other," and expressed a hope that the gathering would be "a step forward" in reaching new goals.
But gathering the data is a step towards making sure that incidences of sexual violence aren't forgotten or ignored, and may eventually be used to bring perpetrators to justice.
This framework allows easily mixing different nature information, gathering in a single step observation models, calibration, motion priors and interaction models.
Tichelman was seen in a surveillance video gathering her belongings, stepping over Hayes' body, finishing a glass of wine and lowering a blind before leaving the yacht.
In these pictures, the unessential detail is everything, be it the sharpshooter with his binoculars perched on the rooftop; or someone lazing in the grass; or a Secret Service contingent; or the Washington press corps; or people gathering on the steps of a nearby building; or, outside a fund-raiser in Bal Harbor, Fla., a lone beachgoer fishing in the night surf.
Recently, they set down roots in farm country on the North Fork of Long Island, where they have planted a vineyard and garden and have the simple joy of gathering ingredients just steps from the kitchen door.
Unsurprisingly, real estate brokers protested, gathering on the steps of Town Hall and at public hearings, claiming that the town is putting too heavy a burden on brokers.
