A total of 24 stranded or bycatch cetaceans, including Balaenoptera omurai, Lagenodelphis hosei, Kogia sima, Stenella attenuata, Grampus griseus, Neophocaena phocaenoides, and Sousa chinensis, were collected from 2001 to 2011 in Taiwan. Using the muscular δ(13)C and δ(15)N data, three ecological groups were identified as the oceanic baleen whale, the neritic, and the coastal toothed whale group...

Abstract. Global climate models (GCMs) have advanced in many ways as computing power has allowed more complexity and finer resolutions. As GCMs reach storm-resolving scales, they need to be able produce realistic precipitation intensity, duration, frequency at fine scales with consideration of scale-aware parameterization. This study uses a state-of-the-art GCM nonhydrostatic dynamical core – t...

An autonomous agent must deal with unforeseen situations that can’t be preprogrammed. Therefore, the agent has to make its own experiences, solutions and valuations to situations, actions and objects to be able to enhance previous actions and avoid repeating wrong actions. On the basis of the existing cognitive architecture Simulation of Mental Apparatus and Applications (SiMA) at the Institute...

In this study, Al2014 alloy refined with Al-5%Ti-1%B master alloy was prepared by strain-induced melt activated (SIMA) process. The main variables of the SIMA process were cold working, holding time and temperature in semi-solid state. Cold working was applied on specimens by upsetting technique to achieve 10%, 20% and 30% height reduction. Cold worked specimens were heat treated in semi-s...

AMA Afrashteh S, Shokoohi M, Gheibi Z, Fararouei M. Non-adherence to antiretroviral treatment and associated factors among people living with HIV in Iran: a retrospective cohort study. & AIDS Review. International Journal of HIV-Related Problems. 2023;22(2):131-137. doi:10.5114/hivar.2023.127716. APA Afrashteh, S., Shokoohi, M., Gheibi, Z., Fararouei, (2023). Problems, 22(2), 131-137. https://d...

background & objective: streptococcosis is one of the bacterial infections in fish, especially rainbow trout which infects brain and nervous systems of fish and is caused by s. iniae . estimation of the impact of disease prevalence by s. iniae in fish farming in some countries is reported about 100 million dollars per year. some of the most effective proteins in pathogenicity of these bacteria ...