The buffalo population raised in Brazil tend to show loss of genetic variability over generations, with significant estimates of ckf snafu 2.0 inbreeding depression.Besides mating genetically distant individuals, other tools can be used to maintain/increase the genetic variability of the population, such as the use of PRDM9 genotypes.The PRDM9 gene
The design and performance analysis of a Sugeno fuzzy logic (SFL) controller for an autonomous power system api 1608-ii model is presented in this paper.In gravitational search algorithm (GSA), the searcher agents are collection of masses and their interactions are based on Newtonian laws of gravity and motion.The problem of obtaining the optimal t
Over the last two decades, students and teachers, across educational levels and disciplines, have been subject to a variety of school reform efforts.Nevertheless, some instructional practices, such as portfolio assessment, persist and grow in popularity even in the midst of changing educational reform goals and shifting priorities.Teacher el reform
Introduction: The investigation of myopia and soft contact lenses is not new.Many reports show that the wearing of silicone hydrogel lenses as opposed to conventional disposable hydrogel lenses results in little progression of myopia in the eyes wearing silicone hydrogels.Method: Six subjects wore a silicone hydro-gel lens on one eye while the othe
Many animals use social cues to find refuges.Bats can find roosts using the echolocation and social calls of conspecifics, but they might also use scent cues, a possibility which is less studied.The entrances of bat roosts are often marked by guano and urine, providing possible scent cues.We conducted eight experiments to test whether bats use the