The logistic, Gompertz, Richards and asymmetric logistic growth curve models were fitted to body weight data of local Ghanaian chickens and French SASSO T44 chickens. All four growth models provided good fit for each sex by genotype growth data with R2 values ranging from 86.7% to 96.7%. The rate constant parameter, k, ranged between 0.137 and 0.271 and were significantly different from zero fo...

The recent economic growth in developing countries like India has resulted in an intense increase of vehicle ownership and use, as witnessed by severe traffic congestion and bottlenecks during peak hours in most of the metropolitan cities. Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) aim to reduce traffic congestion by adopting various strategies such as providing pre-trip and en-route traffic info...

One hundred and seven patients with intertrochanteric fractures of the femur treated with a Richards screw-plate were compared retrospectively with 103 patients treated with a Jewett nail-plate. The mortality and morbidity were similar in the two groups. In patients with comparable fractures, those treated with a Richards device mobilised more quickly and left hospital sooner, and more of them ...

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With six years of experience under his belt, Dr. Richards was hired as an anesthesiologist at a small private hospital. His first patient, Mr. Jarvis, was scheduled to undergo surgical resection of an abdominal tumor. Dr. Richards interviewed Mr. Jarvis and went over his record with him, discovering that his patient was 64 years old and had chronic hypertension. The attending surgeon, Dr. Palma...