purpose many factors influence athletes’ performance including anthropometric, physiological and environmental parameters. high altitude is characterized by adverse environmental conditions that are not found at sea level. we investigated the influence of some anthropometric and physiological factors on performance in the context of the mount cameroon race of hope. methods age, height, weight, ...

The severity of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome was compared in pregnant gilts originating from high and low birth weight litters. One-hundred and eleven pregnant gilts experimentally infected with porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus on gestation day 85 (±1) were necropsied along with their fetuses 21 days later. Ovulation rates and litter size did not differ betwe...

The need to rapidly deliver high quality software that meets the changing needs of stakeholders has driven the definition of methods, including Agile and Software Product Line approaches. Although many of the goals of such approaches are similar, they appear to differ significantly in principles and practices. The purpose of this work is to compare Agile and Software Product line approaches fro...

The study of microstrip patch antennas has made great progress in recent years. Compared with conventional antennas, microstrip patch antennas have more advantages and better prospects. They are lighter in weight, low volume, low cost, low profile, smaller in dimension and ease of fabrication and conformity. Moreover, the microstrip patch antennas can provide dual and circular polarizations, du...

The effect of nine surfactants on the activity of oxytetracycline hydrochloride (OCT) was investigated against Lipaphis erysimi Kalt feeding on cabbage plants. All the surfactants, except Emulgator EL and Emulgator IP, at 0.1% increased the efficacy of OTC at 0.25% and the maximum reduction of 83.93% in fertility was observed for the combination OTC+Arkopal N-110. The nymphal development was de...

Given c nickels among which there may be a counterfeit coin, which can only be told apart by its weight being di erent from the others, and moreover b balances. What is the minimal number of weighings to decide whether there is a counterfeit nickel, if so which one it is and whether it is heavier or lighter than a genuine nickel. We give an answer to this question for sequential and nonsequenti...

AIMS To determine the body size of extremely low birth weight (ELBW, birth weight 500-999 g) subjects in early adulthood. METHODS Cohort study examining the height and weight of 42 ELBW survivors free of cerebral palsy between birth and 20 years of age. Weight and height measurements were converted to Z (SD) scores. RESULTS At birth the subjects had weight Z scores substantially below zero ...

Reproductive performance was evaluated on lines of rats selected 34 generations for up (U) and down (D) 3- to 9-wk weight gain and from a control (C). Direct response to 3- to 9-wk weight gain was 16% in U and -8% in D lines. Inbreeding was similar among lines. Both selection lines were poorer in percentage of fertile pairs than the C line, especially so in D (P less than .10). The lines differ...

An examination of length, weight, and birth weight data routinely collected from the clinics supported by the Navajo Nation Special Supplemental Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) showed an association between birth weight and subsequent growth status. Navajo children less than 2 years of age entering the WIC Program were divided into low, normal, and high birth weight groups, and t...

The Body as a Whole Schmallenberg virus (SBV)–positive calves were significantly lighter than SBV-negative calves (32 ± 15 vs. 49 ± 4 kg, p<0.05). The large deviation between SBV cases denotes a heterogeneous deficit of body weight. Notably, there was an obvious correlation between the body mass deficit and the severity of deformations in whole-body conformation (Table 1). Also, most deformed a...