Thesis (M. Phil.)--Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 60-64). Also available in electronic version. Access restricted to campus users.

Thesis (M.S.)--Brigham Young University. Dept. of Computer Science, 2006. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-157).

BLAST reports can be complicated. Viewing them graphically helps to understand them better, especially when the reports are long. At present "Web BLAST" and the stand-alone "wwwBLAST" versions, distributed by the NCBI, include graph- ical viewers for BLAST results. An alternative approach is "BLAST Graphic Viewer" developed by GMOD as part of the BioPerl library. It provides a more aesthetically pleasing and informative graphical visualization to represent BLAST results. All the strategies mentioned above are based on the use of bitmap graph- ics and dependent on JavaScript code embedded in HTML. We present Vector Graphic BLAST (VEGRA) a Python object orientated library based on BioPy- thon to yield graphical visualization of results from BLAST utilizing vector graph- ics. Graphics produced by VEGRA are better than bitmaps for illustration, more exible because they can be resized and stretched, require less memory, and their interactivity is more e ective as it is independent of tertiary technologies due to its integration into the graphic. In addition, the library facilitates a de nition of any layout for the di erent components of the graphic, as well as adjustment of size and colour properties. This dissertation studies previous alternatives and improves them by making use of vector graphics and thus allowing more e ective presentation of results. VEGRA is not just an improvement for BLAST visualiza- tion but a model that illustrates how other visualization tools could make use of vector graphics. VEGRA currently works with BLAST, nevertheless the library has been written to be extended to other visualization problems. / Thesis (M.Sc.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 2007.

Thesis (M.S.)--Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1991. / Vita. Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 119-123). Also available via the Internet.

Thesis (M.S.)--Rochester Institute of Technology, 1996. / Typescript. Bibliography: leaves 81-83.

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Thesis (M.Sc.)--York University, 2003. Graduate Programme in Earth and Space Science & Engineering. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 119-128). Also available on the Internet. MODE OF ACCESS via web browser by entering the following URL: http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?index=0&did=913494611&SrchMode=1&sid=1&Fmt=13&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=PQD&TS=1174573026&clientId=5220

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1994. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 159-166). / Microfiche. / xiv, 166 leaves, bound ill. 29 cm

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1994. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 199-209). / Microfiche. / xii, 209 leaves, bound ill. 29 cm

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Wollongong, 2005. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references: p. 333-339.