Abstract Quantitative trait loci (QTL) affecting carcass and meat quality located on SSC2 were identified using variance DGL component methods.A large number of traits involved in meat and carcass quality was detected in a commercial crossbred population: 1855 pigs sired by 17 boars from a synthetic line, which where homozygous (A/A) for IGF2.Using
American politics is becoming increasingly polarized, which biases decision-making and reduces open-minded debate.In VenTECH™ Elite Sports Medicine Boot two experiments, we demonstrate that despite this polarization, a simple manipulation can make people express and endorse less polarized views about competing political candidates.In Study 1, we
Abstract Although Staphylococcus capitis is considered to be a rare causative organism for prosthetic valve endocarditis, we report 4 such cases that were encountered at our hospital over the past 2 years.Case 1 was a 79-year-old woman who underwent aortic valve replacement with a bioprosthetic valve and presented with fever 24 days later.Transesop
Competition and collaboration are at the heart of multiagent probabilistic spreading processes.The battle for public opinion and competitive marketing campaigns are typical examples of the former, while the joint spread of multiple diseases such as HIV and tuberculosis demonstrates the latter.These spreads are influenced by the underlying network t