Genetic parameters from both single-trait and bivariate analyses for prolificacy, weight and wool traits were estimated using REML with animal models for Columbia sheep from data collected from 1950 to 1998 at the U.S. Sheep Experiment Station (USSES), Dubois, ID. Breeding values from both single-trait and seven-trait analyses calculated using the parameters estimated from the single-trait and ...

Background The aim of this study was to identify risk factors for patients with malignant main stem bronchial tumors (MBTs) and to develop a nomogram for predicting prognosis in those patients using data from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database. Method A process was used for case screening from the SEER database. The effect of prognostic factors on survival was eva...

„ There is a need for effective adjuvant treatment in renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Significant proportions of patients remain at high risk of recurrence after surgery, particularly those with stage III disease. Two main scoring systems are available for predicting progression after surgery: the UCLA integrated scoring system and the Mayo Clinic stage, size, grade and necrosis nomogram (also know...

PURPOSE To develop a tumor growth inhibition model for adult diffuse low-grade gliomas (LGG) able to describe tumor size evolution in patients treated with chemotherapy or radiotherapy. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN Using longitudinal mean tumor diameter (MTD) data from 21 patients treated with first-line procarbazine, 1-(2-chloroethyl)-3-cyclohexyl-l-nitrosourea, and vincristine (PCV) chemotherapy, we...

Portion size has increased considerably over the past few decades and one influencing factor is dishware size. Using mathematical models we investigated how dish size affects the potential energy available in a meal. Two types of plate filling - flat and conical - were modelled for a range of plate sizes and energy densities, then compared to recommended daily energy requirements from Australia...

Spinel compound LiNi0.4Mn1.5Cr0.1O4 (LNMCO) and Li4Ti5O12 (LTO) were synthesized by different methods. The particle sizes of LiNi0.4Mn1.5Cr0.1O4 and Li4Ti5O12 were 05-2 um and 0.5-0.8 um, respectively. The LiNi0.4Mn1.5Cr0.1O4/Li4Ti5O12 (LNMCO/LTO) cell exhibited good electrochemical properties at high current rate such as 1 C. When specific capacity was determined based on the mass of LNMCO cat...

maximizing economic earnings is the most common goal in cut-off grade optimization of open-pit mining operations. when this is the case, the price of the product has a critical effect on optimum value of cut-off grade. this paper investigates the relationship between optimum cut-off grade and price to maximize total cash flow and net percent value (npv) of operation. in order to visualize this ...

BACKGROUND The association of HER2 status with urokinase plasminogen activator (uPA) and plasminogen activator inhibitor 1 (PAI-1) levels raises the question whether uPA/PAI-1 level carries additional clinically relevant prognostic information independently from HER2 status. The aim of our study was to compare the prognostic value of uPA/PAI-1 level, HER2 status, and traditional prognostic fact...