Ethanol (EtOH) is a commonly used fuel oxygenate in reformulated gasoline and is an alternative fuel and fuel supplement. Effects of EtOH release on aquifer microbial ecology and geochemistry have not been well characterized in situ. We performed a controlled field release of petroleum constituents (benzene (B), toluene (T), o-xylene (o-X) at approximately 1-3 mg/L each) with and without EtOH (...

Association mapping is a powerful approach for dissecting the genetic architecture of complex quantitative traits using high-density SNP markers in maize. Here, we expanded our association panel size from 368 to 513 inbred lines with 0.5 million high quality SNPs using a two-step data-imputation method which combines identity by descent (IBD) based projection and k-nearest neighbor (KNN) algori...

In this paper, we consider the problem of colour image restoration degraded by a blur function and corrupted by random noise. A new approach implemented by multilayer morphological (MLM) neural network is presented, which uses highly nonlinear morphological neuron for image processing to get a high quality restored colour image. In this paper colour images are considered into RGB distribution. ...

Guava is of great economic importance in Brazil. The development new cultivars by obtaining inbreeding lines has been a promising option. objective this work was to evaluate the S2 families Psidium guajava using seed attributes. Different characters physiological quality guava seeds were studied, addition performing digital phenotyping characteristics geometry, texture and colors seeds. variabl...

This study advances the cross-cultural temperament literature by comparing ratings of toddlers from 14 nations. Multilevel modeling (MLM) procedures were utilized to regress negative emotionality (NE) and component subscales on Hofstede’s cultural value dimensions while controlling for age gender. More individualistic values associated with lower NE, discomfort, fear, motor activity, perceptual...

Skema penjualan multi-level-marketing (MLM) banyak diperdebatkan terutama dari perspektif Islam. Namun, saat ini mulai ditemui produk MLM syariah yang masih terbatas diteliti dalam literatur terkait faktor mempengaruhi minat beli konsumen. Penelitian bertujuan untuk mengetahui faktor-faktor niat multi-level marketing halal. menggunakan teknik purposive sampling dengan kriteria mitra bisnis (ang...

Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have been widely used in genetic dissection of complex traits. However, common methods are all based on a fixed-SNP-effect mixed linear model (MLM) and single marker analysis, such as efficient mixed model analysis (EMMA). These methods require Bonferroni correction for multiple tests, which often is too conservative when the number of markers is extremely...

The synthesis of structured lipids with nutraceutical applications, such as medium-long-medium (MLM) triacylglycerols, via modification oils and fats represents a challenge for the food industry. This study aimed to synthesize MLM-type dietary triacylglycerols by enzymatic acidolysis cottonseed oil capric acid (C10) catalyzed Lipozyme RM IM (lipase from Rhizomucor miehei) in fluidized bed react...

Evaluating overall model fit for growth curve models involves 3 challenging issues. (a) Three types of longitudinal data with different implications for model fit may be distinguished: balanced on time with complete data, balanced on time with data missing at random, and unbalanced on time. (b) Traditional work on fit from the structural equation modeling (SEM) perspective has focused only on t...

The objective of this study was to evaluate genetic variability and select putative mutants of Terra Maranhão plantain cultivar (AAB genome) subjected to gamma radiation based on agronomic data and inter simple sequence repeat molecular marker profiles using the Ward-MLM strategy. A total of 233 irradiated plants and 41 controls were assessed. The agronomic and molecular data were subjected to ...