The production of lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus) has become crucial in controlling sea lice levels salmonid aquaculture. To improve their breeding, there is a need for early sex identification. genomic region containing the anti-Müllerian hormone (amh) gene was suggested as candidate master sex-determining lumpfish. However, genome contains three copies amh with ambiguous specificity, designated...

Sex allocation studies seek to ascertain whether mothers manipulate offspring sex ratio prior to ovulation. To do so, DNA for molecular sexing should be collected as soon after conception as possible, but instead neonates are usually sampled. Here, we aim to identify and quantify some of the problems associated with using molecular techniques to identify the sex of newly laid avian eggs. From b...

Over the last decade technological advances have been made which enable us to envision real-world applications of speech technologies. It is possible to foresee applications where the spoken query is to be recognized without even prior knowledge of the language being spoken, for example, information centers in public places such as train stations and airports. Other applications may require acc...

Forensic odontology is a growing field with lot of room for advancement. It has established itself as necessaryscience in medical and legal problems, well the identification deceased. Even if person skeletonized,degraded, burned, or dismembered, dental tissues are frequently retained. Using tissues, many methodshave been devised to establish person’s age, sex, ethnicity. In forensic identificat...

Background: An external quality assessment on the identification of triatomines within laboratory network in state Rondônia. Methods: Seven laboratories participated this evaluation. Each was provided with support materials and nine insects from Hemiptera order for identification. Results: All samples were accurately identified at species level. However, correct sex achieved only 79% samples. T...