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Approximation by the TLS method: linear data fitting for problems with unprecise models
Pokorná, Kateřina ; Hnětynková, Iveta (advisor) ; Duintjer Tebbens, Erik Jurjen (referee)
In this thesis, we concern ourselves with the linear approximation problem, where errors in both the observation and the data are considered. We focus on the total least squares problem (TLS), which may be used in solving such tasks. We summarise ba- sic theory of the existence and uniqueness of the TLS solution, present the classic TLS algorithm and examine some possible complications, which may appear during its imple- mentation. Furthermore, we shall study the singular value decomposition (SVD), which is used in constructing the TLS solution. As the SVD is rather difficult to compute, we discuss one of the possible methods of approximating only its part necessary for the construction of the TLS solution, the so called singular triplets. This method is based on Golub-Kahan iterative bidiagonalization. Finally, we shall test how the quality of the approximation of the smallest singular triplets influences the computed TLS solution. 1
Bohl-Marek decomposition applied to a class of biochemical networks with conservation properties
Papáček, Štěpán ; Matonoha, Ctirad ; Duintjer Tebbens, Jurjen
This study presents an application of one special technique, further called as Bohl-Marek decomposition, related to the mathematical modeling of biochemical networks with mass conservation properties. We continue in direction of papers devoted to inverse problems of parameter estimation for mathematical models describing the drug-induced enzyme production networks [3]. However, being aware of the complexity of general physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) models, here we focus on the case of enzyme-catalyzed reactions with a substrate transport chain [5]. Although our ultimate goal is to develop a reliable method for fitting the model parameters to given experimental data, here we study certain numerical issues within the framework of optimal experimental design [6]. Before starting an experiment on a real biochemical network, we formulate an optimization problem aiming to maximize the information content of the corresponding experiment. For the above-sketched optimization problem, the computational costs related to the two formulations of the same biochemical network, being (i) the classical formulation x˙(t) = Ax(t) + b(t) and (ii) the 'quasi-linear' Bohl-Marek formulation x˙M(t) = M(x(t)) xM(t), can be determined and compared.
The small sample size problem in gene expression tasks
Athanasiadis, Savvas ; Duintjer Tebbens, Erik Jurjen (advisor) ; Kalina, Jan (referee)
Charles University in Prague Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové Department of Biophysics and Physical Chemistry Candidate: Savvas Athanasiadis Supervisor: Jurjen Duintjer Tebbens Title of diploma thesis: The small sample size problem in gene expression tasks The thesis addresses classification of genes to tumor types based on their gene expression signatures. The number of variables (amino-acids) to be inves- tigated is typically very high (in the thousands) while it is expensive and time- consuming to analyze a high number of genes; usually at most tens of them are available. The combination of a small sample size with a large number of variables makes standard statistical classification methods inappropriate. The thesis focuses on a modification of a standard classification method, Fisher's linear discriminant analysis, for the case where the number of samples is smaller than the number of variables. It proposes an improved strategy to test this modified method with leave-one-out cross validation. Using so- called low rank updates of the involved covariance matrices, the computational costs of the cross validation process can be reduced by an order of magnitude. Memory demands are reduced as well.
Matrix-free preconditioning
Trojek, Lukáš ; Duintjer Tebbens, Erik Jurjen (advisor) ; Tůma, Miroslav (referee)
The diploma theses is focused on matrix-free preconditioning of a linear system. It gives a very brief introduction into the area of iterative methods, preconditioning and matrix-free environment. The emphasis is put on a detailed description of a variant of LU factorization which can be computed in a matrix-free manner and on a new technique connected with this factorization for preconditioning by incomplete LU factors in matrix-free environment. Its main features are storage of only one of the two incomplete factors and low memory costs during the computation of the stored factor. The thesis closes with numerical experiments demonstrating the efficiency of the proposed technique.
Efficient implementation of dimension reduction methods for high-dimensional statistics
Pekař, Vojtěch ; Duintjer Tebbens, Erik Jurjen (advisor) ; Hnětynková, Iveta (referee)
The main goal of our thesis is to make the implementation of a classification method called linear discriminant analysis more efficient. It is a model of multivariate statistics which, given samples and their membership to given groups, attempts to determine the group of a new sample. We focus especially on the high-dimensional case, meaning that the number of variables is higher than number of samples and the problem leads to a singular covariance matrix. If the number of variables is too high, it can be practically impossible to use the common methods because of the high computational cost. Therefore, we look at the topic from the perspective of numerical linear algebra and we rearrange the obtained tasks to their equivalent formulation with much lower dimension. We offer new ways of solution, provide examples of particular algorithms and discuss their efficiency. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
Matrix computations for mixtures and solutions
Voborníková, Iveta ; Duintjer Tebbens, Erik Jurjen (advisor) ; Bernhauerová, Veronika (referee)
Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové Department of Biophysics and Physical Chemistry Candidate: Iveta Voborníková Thesis supervisor: doc. Dipl.-Math. Erik Jurjen Duintjer Tebbens, Ph.D. Title of diploma thesis: Matrix computations for mixtures and solutions In this work, we determined drug concentrations from mixtures using multicompo- nent analysis without separating them. The condition was the knowledge of the molar absorption coefficients of individual drugs for certain wavelenghts. To do this, we used tools from matrix calculations, especially the Moore-Penrose inverse, and we were in- terested in whether we would achieve more accurate results using standard, square systems or overdetermined systems of linear equations. Based on the results, we came to the conclusion that there is no dependence between the accuracy of the results and the number of wavelengths used. Only in some cases did the results appear to be more accurate when using overdetermined systems with a higher number of wavelengths. Keywords: mixtures, solutions, linear systems, least squares problems, Moore-Penrose pseudoinverses 1
Mathematics and Optimal control theory meet Pharmacy: Towards application of special techniques in modeling, control and optimization of biochemical networks
Papáček, Štěpán ; Matonoha, Ctirad ; Duintjer Tebbens, Jurjen
Similarly to other scienti c domains, the expenses related to in silico modeling in pharmacology need not be extensively apologized. Vis a vis both in vitro and in vivo experiments, physiologically-based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) and pharmacodynamic models represent an important tool for the assessment of drug safety before its approval, as well as a viable option in designing dosing regimens. In this contribution, some special techniques related to the mathematical modeling, control and optimization of biochemical networks are presented on a paradigmatic example of enzyme kinetics.
Mathematics and implementations of physiologically based pharmacokinetic modeling
Rakhimov, Yestay ; Duintjer Tebbens, Erik Jurjen (advisor) ; Klemera, Petr (referee)
Charles University Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Kr'alov'e Department of Biophysics and Physical Chemistry Candidate: Yestay Rakhimov Supervisor: doc. Erik Jurjen Duintjer Tebbens, Ph.D. Title of diploma thesis: Mathematics and implementations of physiologically based phar- macokinetic modeling The thesis addresses some basic aspects of pharmacokinetic modeling, which is used to describe pharmacokinetic processes. Understanding these processes is important for example to determine optimal concentrations of drugs dosing. The thesis focuses on mathematical proofs of a number of pharmacokinetic equa- tions, which are often not given in standard books. The derived equations are illustrated with numerical experiments for a particular drug in the software PharmCalcCl and MAT- LAB. 4

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