Shigeto HIRAGURI ȁSince the IEC published RAMS Standard in 2002 objective to railways, its importance and an impact of the standard to Japan have been conspicuous. On the contrary, new various train control systems based on information technology are under active development. Considering such situations, we assume that it is essential to establish a method to design railway-signalling systems, ...

In mature rams, the signs of high functional activity thyroid gland are observed in autumn period. An increase diameter follicles (109.1±0.58 microns) is marked, height epithelium (9.6±0.11 and area thyrocyte nuclei (32.8±0.38 μm2) statistically significant (P<0.001). pituitary rams period, there an number tyrotropes. The cytoplasm tyrotropes filled with secretory granules, which reflects le...

INTRODUCTION Virological response to etravirine (ETR) is dependent on the type and number of non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI) resistance-associated mutations (RAMs). METHODS Data on NNRTI used in HAART at the time of failure and the number of NNRTI-RAMs were collected and retrospectively analyzed. ETR-RAMs were defined as V90I, A98G, L100I, K101E/H/P, V106I, E138A, V179D...

The behaviour was similar in the ewes of the two breeds. When rams were introduced among ewes in the late summer and autumn, mating always commenced immediately, and most ewes mated within the first three to four weeks. On some occasions when rams were introduced in the spring, there was a delay before mating began; on most other occasions the initial rate of mating was rather low and in most i...

The seasons in the 1 year study were classified as rainy, transitional rainy-dry, dry, and transitional dry-rainy. Semen pH and the consistency of the testes did not vary between seasons or among rams. All other characteristics of semen and testis varied between rams. Significant seasonal differences were observed for ejaculate volume, mass, % motility, forward motility score and concentration ...

BACKGROUND The Register of Antarctic Marine Species (RAMS, De Broyer et al. 2015) is the regional component of the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS Editorial Board 2015) in the Southern Ocean. It has been operating for the last ten years, with a special effort devoted towards its completion after the International Polar Year (IPY) in 2007-2008, in the framework of the Census of Antarctic...

Two experiments were carried out to determine the effect of sexual activity and confinement in a semen collection centers (SCC) on plasma hormonal concentrations of rams. In experiment 1, rams were introduced into the flocks (active, n=29) or not, remained stabled with no access to the ewes (inactive, n=22). In experiment 2, animals were either at commercial flocks (n=89) or at a SCC (n=62). Ra...

Almost all software for aerospace and defense applications is required to satisfy reliable, available, maintainable, and safe (RAMS) objectives. While many RAMS issues are best addressed by requiring that software developers consistently adhere to particular development methodologies, a development team’s selection of commercial off-the-shelf technologies, including choice of programming langua...

BACKGROUND Risk assessment models (RAMs) may allow the clinician to determine need for deep vein thrombosis (DVT) prophylaxis. Individual healthcare facilities often develop their own RAMs. The purpose of this study was to determine: 1.) inter-RAM variability in DVT risk factors and contraindications; 2.) inter-rater variability and inter-RAM variability when applying a RAM to a standard case; ...