Rumen microbiota has been previously related to phenotypic complex traits of relevance in dairy cattle. The joint analysis the host's genetic background and its can be statistically modelled using similarity matrices between microorganism communities different hosts. Microbiota relationship (K) enable considering whole cumbersome interrelations taxa, rather than analyzing single taxa one at tim...

A review of field production data reveals that usually, it is very difficult to apply available decline models because of poor quality and often noisy character of initial data and also unrealistic assumptions of the models. This paper tries to introduce applicable procedures to correct initial data and reproduce missed data. Corrected data are analyzed and finally, the results for permeability...

This study estimates three hypotheses of OPEC behavior: market-sharing, target revenue and competitive model for the period 1980 to 2000 for all OPEC courtiers except Iraq. To examine co-integration relation for oil production, we use ADF test in OLS estimation. Also we use ARDL approach to examine these hypotheses and the long run relationship of them. Results indicate none of three hypotheses...

Genomic prediction exploits single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) across the whole genome for predicting genetic merit of selection candidates. In most models for genomic prediction, e.g. BayesA, B, C, R and GBLUP, independence of SNP effects is assumed. However, SNP effects are expected to be locally dependent given the presence of a nearby QTL because SNPs surrounding the QTL do not segregat...

the quantitative analysis of cardiac motions in echocardiography images is a noteworthy issue in processing of these images. cardiac motions can be estimated by optical flow (of) computation in different regions of image which is based on the assumption that the intensity of a moving pattern remains constant in consecutive frames. however, in echocardiographic sequences this assumption may be v...

magnetic levitation (maglev) is amongst the most advanced technologies that are available to the transportation industries. it has already been noticed by decision makers in many countries around the globe. contrary to such high levels of interest, there are no practical algorithms available to the engineers and/or managers to assist them in analyzing economics of the maglev systems. therefore,...