Even Though Applying SSD or Bulk Method in Breeding, Selection is Necessary With a Little Increasing Population

Influence of Assessment Method Selection in Studying and Learning Approaches: Is It Necessary to Change Assessment Style?

Background: It is important to learn how to study for different examinations. The objective of the current study is to explore whether the assessment method selection would significantly affect the studying and learning approaches of students. Methods: This descriptive-analytical research consisted of 191 first-year undergraduate nursing students from three nursing schools and was conducted dur...

P-83: Which Novel Sperm Selection Method Is Functional? MACS-DGC or DGC-Zeta

Background: Selection of human spermatozoa prior to assisted reproduction is currently based on motility and morphology. Recently, Zeta method has been introduced for normal sperm selection based on sperm surface charges. In addition, one of the features of apoptosis is the externalization of phosphatidylserine (PS), which are normally present on the inner leaflet of the sperm plasma membrane. ...

Breeding without Breeding: Is a Complete Pedigree Necessary for Efficient Breeding?

Complete pedigree information is a prerequisite for modern breeding and the ranking of parents and offspring for selection and deployment decisions. DNA fingerprinting and pedigree reconstruction can substitute for artificial matings, by allowing parentage delineation of naturally produced offspring. Here, we report on the efficacy of a breeding concept called "Breeding without Breeding" (BwB) ...

Why don't people exercise, even a little?

Is the Commercial Mass Media Necessary, or Even Desirable, for Liberal Democracy?

As James Madison aptly put it: “A popular Government, without popular information, or the means of acquiring it, is but a Prologue to a Farce or a Tragedy; or, perhaps both.” In our day, certainly in the United States and to a growing extent in other developed democracies, most citizens most of the time acquire popular information from the commercial mass media. It hasn’t always been that way a...