The aim of this study was to estimate genetic parameters for type traits of hypertrophic Piemontese cows. Seven traditional type trait evaluations (70 to 100 grid scores), 2 body measurements (cm), and 13 linear description traits (1 to 9 grid scores) recorded on 21,757 Piemontese primiparous cows reared in 990 farms were used. Data were analyzed using a multiple-trait (22 traits) animal model ...

Cervicogenic headache (CEH) is a well-recognized syndrome. Proposed diagnostic criteria differentiate CEH from migraine and tension-type headache (TTH) in most of the cases. The best differentiating factors include side-locked unilateral pain irradiating from the back and evidence of neck involvement--attacks may be precipitated by digital pressure over trigger spots in the cervical/nuchal area...

During Multicarrier transmission in OFDM(Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing), the signal suffers due to fading environment and results in timing and frequency errors at the receiver end. An efficient timing and frequency offset estimation algorithm has been designed in VHDL using ISE XILINX 10. 1. The maximum value at which the timing offset is achieved and input signal with a delay are...

Concerns about nanotechnology have prompted studies on how the release of these engineered nanoparticles impact our environment. Herein, the impact of 20 nm silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) on the life history traits of Arabidopsis thaliana was studied in both above- and below-ground parts, at macroscopic and microscopic scales. Both gross phenotypes (in contrast to microscopic phenotypes) and rout...

Evolutionary theory predicts that the rate of extrinsic (i.e. ageand condition-independent) mortality should affect important life history traits such as the rate of ageing and maximum lifespan. Sex-specific differences in mortality rates due to predation may therefore result in the evolution of important differences in life history traits between males and females. However, quantifying the rol...

Investigating life history traits in mammals is crucial to understand their survival in changing environments. However, these parameters are hard to estimate in a macroevolutionary context. Here we show that the use of dental ontogenetic parameters can provide clues to better understand the adaptive nature of phenotypic traits in extinct species such as South American notoungulates. This recent...

OBJECTIVE Previous studies show that children with psychopathic traits may be less responsive to parenting. Although harsh/inconsistent parenting is associated with increased problem behaviors in children low on psychopathic traits, children high on psychopathic traits show consistently high levels of problem behavior regardless of negative parenting. Moderating effects of child psychopathic tr...

t4 and t3, two major hormones of thyroid gland, are responsible for regulation of “basal metabolism” in the body. thyroid function is regulated primarily by variation in the pituitary tsh. in this study, about four hundred individuals were considered from four iranian populations. they were selected randomly in their cities; shiraz, mashhad, rasht, and ilam. essential family information was ask...

the present investigation aimed to conduct a genetic study of dairy cattle and buffalo bulls based on economic traits and their phenotypic correlation. the means of various economic traits in both the species are presented. cattle bulls reported a better libido score, flehmen response, requirement of mounting stimulus and semen volume, conception rate and expected predicted difference for milk ...