A total of 125 Russian Red Pied cows were genotyped for the prolactim-related gene. The PRL-RsaI genotypes were analysed using the Polymerase chain reaction -restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) method. In this breed, the frequencies of alleles were as follows;  A= 0.794 and B= 0.206. The frequencies of AA, AB and BB genotypes were 0.598, 0.392 and 0.01; respectively. Results sho...

The effects of artificial night lighting on animal behaviour and fitness are largely unknown. Most studies report short-term consequences in locations that are also exposed to other anthropogenic disturbance. We know little about how the effects of nocturnal illumination vary with different light colour compositions. This is increasingly relevant as the use of LED lights becomes more common, an...

The pied flycatcher is one of the most phenotypically variable bird species in Europe. The geographic variation in phenotypes has often been attributed to spatial variation in selection regimes that is associated with the presence or absence of the congeneric collared flycatcher. Spatial variation in phenotypes could however also be generated by spatially restricted gene flow and genetic drift....

One of the most significant indicators affecting male fertility is sperm nuclear and mitochondrial DNA fragmentation index (DFI). damage depends on biotic abiotic factors, leading to oxidative stress (O.S.). This research aimed investigate relationship between dysfunction spermatozoa their biological adequacy. The material was frozen-thawed samples from Ayrshire, Russian Black Pied Holstein, Re...

Le pied de Madura ou mycétome est une infection chronique dûe à des agents pathogènes fongiques ou bactériens, qui produisent des grains. Il se voit surtout dans les pays tropicaux et subtropicaux. Les mycétomes sont connus par leur localisation podale élective. L'évolution lente et progressive des lésions des téguments et des parties molles finit souvent par une atteinte secondaire du squelett...

BACKGROUND There is good evidence to suggest that performance and image enhancing drug (PIED) use is increasing in Australia and that there is an increase in those using PIEDs who have never used another illicit substance. Peers have always been an important source of information in this group, though the rise of the Internet, and the increased use of Internet forums amongst substance consumers...

We generalize the point information gain (PIG) and derived quantities, i.e., point information gain entropy (PIE) and point information gain entropy density (PIED), for the case of the Rényi entropy and simulate the behavior of PIG for typical distributions. We also use these methods for the analysis of multidimensional datasets. We demonstrate the main properties of PIE/PIED spectra for the re...

In relative clauses, the wh relative pronoun can be embedded in a larger phrase, as in a boy [whose brother] Mary hit. In such examples, we say that the larger phrase has pied-piped along with the whword. In this paper, using a similar syntactic analysis for wh pied-piping as in Han (2002) and further developed in Kallmeyer and Scheffler (2004), I propose a compositional semantics for relative ...

The diversity and composition of yeast populations may greatly impact wine quality. This study investigated the yeast microbiota in two different types of wine fermentations: direct inoculation of a commercial starter versus pied de cuve method at an industrial scale. The pied de cuve fermentation entailed growth of the commercial inoculum used in the direct inoculation fermentation for further...

Un patient de 22 ans se présente aux urgences pour une impotence fonctionnelle douloureuse et immédiate du pied gauche suite à un accident de la voie publique. L'examen clinique montre une vive douleur du tiers inférieur de la jambe, avec une cheville oedématiée sans ouverture cutanée. Les diagnostics à évoquer sont une fracture bimalléolaire ou une fracture du quart distale de jambe. Le bilan ...