This study is devoted to providing predictions of the pull-in parameters (pull-in voltage and pull-in displacement) of electro-statically actuated micro-beams based on a continuous model using Genetic Algorithm (GA) technique. A phenomenon in which the actuated electrode comes in direct contact with the fixed electrode due to the electrostatic force is called pull-in instability. Accurate deter...

Individuals of the same genotype do not have the same phenotype for quantitative traits when reared under common macro-environmental conditions, a phenomenon called micro-environmental plasticity. Genetic variation in micro-environmental plasticity is assumed in models of the evolution of phenotypic variance, and is important in applied breeding and personalized medicine. Here, we quantified ge...

The goal of the inverse analysis is to find a set of heaters over some parts of boundary, called the heater surface, to satisfy the desired heat flux profile over the design surface. Micro-genetic algorithm is employed to inverse design of a radiant enclosure with absorbing-emitting medium. The direct problem of radiative heat transfer is solved by the discrete transfer method. The inverse prob...

BACKGROUND Wide range of disorders ranging from genetic disorders to coital difficulties can influence male fertility. In this regard, genetic factors are highlighted as the most frequent, contributed to 10-15%, of male infertility causes. OBJECTIVE To investigate the influence of genetic abnormalities on semen quality and reproductive hormone levels of infertile men from Northeast China. M...

Grounded in sociocultural theory (SCT), this study explored whether the hypothesized difference in task-induced involvement could affect the actual realization of evaluation, one of the cognitive dimensions of the Involvement Load Hypothesis (ILH). A group of 24 Iranian EFL learners participated in the study. They were paired up to write a composition including ten unknown words in the ...

Morphologic and genetic alterations play crucial roles in tumorigenesis, and are the foundation of diagnosis in cancer research. However, visualization of tumor morphology often requires staining which compromises the genetic material, making the interpretation of genetic alterations a challenge. Histological staining is especially detrimental when measuring the transcriptomic changes that unde...

With the completion of the human genome project, micro-array technology offers the potential to open up a whole new vista in assisted reproduction. In the next 10-20 years we will be able to screen each human embryo for all numerical chromosomal abnormalities as well as many genetic diseases. Micro-array analysis may permit the screening of multiple alleles for monogenetic diseases and polygeni...

Whole-genome scans with large number of genetic markers provide the opportunity to investigate local adaptation in natural populations and identify candidate genes under positive selection. In the present study, adaptation genetic differentiation associated with solar radiation was investigated using 695 polymorphic SNP markers in wild emmer wheat originated in a micro-site at Yehudiyya, Israel...

Cancer due to parasitic infection is one of the important causes of cancer. Parasites have an oncogenic potential of causing tumor formation in humans. Trematode parasite species such as Schistosoma haematobium and liver flukes such as Opisthorchis viverrini, Clonorchis sinensis are the major cause of bladder cancer. p53 is most widely used genetic marker in the bladder cancer. Micro RNA’s that...