We present design results of two cases of Ultra Wide Band (UWB) quasi circular patch antennas, one with coplanar feeding (CPW) and the other one with microstrip feeding. Both antennas are an evolution from a circular patch structure softening the edges to improve the antenna performance, agreeing with the theory proposed Kraus. After the evolution there were improvements concerning reflection c...

BACKGROUND Data from a longitudinal study of 153 low-income Peruvian infants were used to assess the relationship between internationally-recommended definitions of feeding practices and infants' monthly weight gain and weight status at 12 months. METHODS Infants were classified into feeding categories using monthly reported data. Analysis of variance was used to assess the relationship betwe...

Reproductive frequency in captive and wild-caught female Tiliqua nigrolutea was examined over five consecutive reproductive seasons. Reproductive frequency (0.38 ± 0.035) was clearly different from an annual pattern of 1.0 (i.e. all females reproducing every year). Individual females did not reproduce every year, but “skipped” seasons were staggered such that a proportion of the population prod...

Using automatic sensor data, this is the first study to characterize individual cow feeding and rumination behavior simultaneously as affected by lameness. A group of mixed-parity, lactating Holstein cows were loose-housed with free access to 24 cubicles and 12 automatic feed stations. Cows were milked three times/day. Fresh feed was delivered once daily. During 24 days with effectively 22 days...

Data from a 3-yr feeding trial of crossbred steers (n = 331) were used to examine the relationship between feeding behavior traits and feed efficiency in steers fed grower and finisher diets, successively. There were 2 feeding periods each year whereby the steers were fed a grower diet in the first feeding period (P1) and a finisher diet in the second feeding period (P2). Each feeding period la...

Bombesin's purported role in satiety mechanisms prompted this investigation of its effects on thresholds for stimulation-induced feeding and self-stimulation in the rat. Single electrodes were implanted in the lateral hypothalamus and the ability of each electrode to support self-stimulation and stimulation-induced feeding was evaluated at four current levels between 80 and 320 microA. The freq...

Background: Febrile convulsion (FC) is one of the most common emergency diseases in childhood that has an incidence of3-4%. The most common causes ofFC are gastroenteritis and respiratory infections. We know that exclusive breast-feeding in the first 6 months oflife decreases this disorder. Methods: In this study we evaluated the frequency of exclusive breast-feeding on children who had FC...

This study examined the growth response of yellowfin seabream, Acanthopagrus arabicus, reared in floating net cage fed at variable daily feeding frequencies. Thirty healthy fish (49.7±0.3 g initial weight) were stocked in each of the 12 net cages (1.5×1.5×1.5m). Three cages in each group were assigned to four different feeding frequency i.e., two, three, four and six times/day designated as FF1...

BACKGROUND The effect of circumcision on feeding behavior in the newborn period is unknown. We hypothesized that circumcision would not have a significant effect on newborn feeding. METHODS This prospective study analyzed the effect of circumcision on neonatal feeding behavior. Inclusion criteria were healthy male infants WHO were exclusively bottle-fed and underwent a circumcision before dis...

An automatic rice-filling device for lotus root with glutinous rice was developed based on the process of artificial filling. In order to find best parameters vibrating device—feeding speed, filling height, funnel diameter, amplitude, and frequency—so as reduce time improve mass filling, EDEM software (EDEM 2022) used conduct numerical simulation analyze influence various factors time. The opti...