Editor's perspectives – October 2017

Vet October 2017.indd

Background: Fasciola hepatica is a helminth parasite of global importance in livestock, with major economic impact. However information on F. hepatica infections in Irish pasture-based dairy herds is limited. Therefore this study was conducted in order to determine the prevalence, seasonality and management factors associated with F. hepatica. A total of 319 Irish dairy herds were selected for ...

2017 Lecture 4 : October 9 , 2017

We consider a set of random variables in a particular relationship and its consequences for mutual information. An ordered tuple of random variables (X, Y, Z) is said to form a Markov chain, written as X → Y → Z, if X and Z are independent conditioned on Y. Here, we can think of Y as being sampled given the knowledge of X, and Z being sampled given the knowledge of Y (but not using the “history...

Industrial Photonics - October 2017

Cutting or welding heavy metal requires higher laser output power than virtually any other type of materials processing application. In the oil industry, an important heavy metal cutting application is creating the slotted liners used to separate oil from well sediments such as sand and gravel. Traditionally, this was done with diffusion-cooled CO2 slab lasers, but now, kilowatt-class fiber las...

Coding Theory Autumn 2017 Lecture 6 : October 16 , 2017

Announcement: Global Handwashing Day — October 15, 2017

October 12, 2017 is World Arthritis Day (http://www. worldarthritisday.org). First observed in 1996, World Arthritis Day serves as a focus for organizations and individuals to work toward increasing awareness of arthritis and other rheumatic conditions worldwide. In the United States, 54 million adults (1) have some form of arthritis or other rheumatic condition. By 2040, the number of adults w...