This paper is one of three papers describing the joint Nordic test day model for yield traits. The focus of this paper is on the evaluation models for Red Breeds, Holstein, and Jersey. Environmental effects and adjustment of heterogeneous variance are illustrated.

We provide a distribution-free test that can be used to determine whether any two joint distributions p and q are statistically different by inspection of a large enough set of samples. Following recent efforts from Long et al. [1], we rely on joint kernel distribution embedding to extend the kernel two-sample test of Gretton et al. [2] to the case of joint probability distributions. Our main r...

Our study is initiated by a multi-component particle system underlying the tiling of a half hexagon by three species of rhombi. In this particle system species j consists of ⌊j/2⌋ particles which are interlaced with neigbouring species. The joint probability density function (PDF) for this particle system is obtained, and is shown in a suitable scaling limit to coincide with the joint eigenvalu...

During the past six years, utilizing the concept of Joint Operations has become standard for successful U.S. military combat. The need for Joint interdependency and Joint systems interoperability during combat operations in Afghanistan and Iraq is irrefutable. Consequently, Joint lessons learned are rapidly being incorporated in combat operations and Service/Joint training programs. However, Jo...

BACKGROUND Many people suffer with Osteoarthritis (OA) and subsequent morbidity. Therefore, measuring outcome associated with OA is important. The Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) has been a widely used patient reported outcome in OA. However, there is relatively little evidence to support the use of the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) version of the scale. We ...

The mean size of exponentially dividing Escherichia coli cells in different nutrient conditions is known to depend on the mean growth rate only. However, the joint fluctuations relating cell size, doubling time, and individual growth rate are only starting to be characterized. Recent studies in bacteria reported a universal trend where the spread in both size and doubling times is a linear func...

Many differences in postural responses have been associated with age and Parkinson's disease (PD), but until now there has been no quantitative model to explain these differences. We developed a feedback control model of body dynamics that could reproduce the postural responses of young subjects, elderly subjects, and subjects with PD, and we investigated whether the postural impairments of sub...

Based on the “bifunctionality index”, which can be both measured and calculated, we elaborated a joint volcano plot for O 2 reduction evolution. The shows how scaling relations limit bifunctional performance of single-atom catalysts.

In this work, the interaction between the semi-circular space and the neighboring joint with and without the presence of rock bolts was investigated using the particle flow code (PFC) approach. For this purpose, firstly, the calibration of PFC was performed using both the Brazilian experimental test and the uniaxial compression test. Secondly, a numerical model with the dimension of 100 m...