The seasonal variation of the renal sexual segment (RSS) of males of the Cottonmouth snake, Agkistrodon piscivorous, is described using light and electron microscopy. This study is the first to describe the ultrastructure of the RSS of a viper (Viperidae) and only the fourth on a snake. Renal sexual segments from males collected February to May and from August to November are similar in appeara...

Bayesian methods for large-scale multiple regression provide attractive approaches to the analysis of genome-wide association studies (GWAS). For example, they can estimate heritability of complex traits, allowing for both polygenic and sparse models; and by incorporating external genomic data into the priors, they can increase power and yield new biological insights. However, these methods req...

RSS-based device-free localization (DFL) monitors changes in the received signal strength (RSS) measured by a network of static wireless nodes to locate people without requiring them to carry or wear any electronic device. Current models assume that the spatial impact area, i.e., the area in which a person affects a link’s RSS, has constant size. This paper shows that the spatial impact area va...

WLAN (WiFi) RSS database for fingerprinting positioning This data set contains two WLAN Received Signal Strengths (RSS) databases suitable for fingerprinting positioning. One database contains training data (Training_rss.csv, Training_coordinates.csv), the radio map, the second database contains test data (Test_rss.csv, Test_coordinates.csv), RSS measurements on a path and the coordinates of th...

This paper presents new techniques for simultaneous localization of multiple mobile robots using directional received signal strength (RSS). The RSS data is collected from the XBee wireless module with ZigBee technology. Directional RSS was achieved by a corner reflector antenna installed on the top of each mobile robot. The design parameters of the antenna were chosen by experiments and physic...

Exploratory eye movements in schizophrenic and nonschizophrenic subjects were examined with an eye mark recorder while the subjects viewed geometric figures. Elementary components of eye movements and the responsive search score (RSS), a function of the number of sections on which the subjects fixated, were measured by means of an eye movement analyzer and slow motion replay. The schizophrenic ...

Much of the nonrandom usage of V, D, and J genes in the Ab repertoire is due to different frequencies with which gene segments undergo V(D)J rearrangement. The recombination signal sequences flanking each segment are seldom identical with consensus sequences, and this natural variation in recombination signal sequence (RSS) accounts for some differences in rearrangement frequencies in vivo. Her...

Abstract Background Left ventricular (LV) circumferential strain (Ecc) is an accurate indicator of regional myocardial function, particularly using the Ecc or layer-specific strain. Purpose To investigate prognostic value a score (RSS) for predicting incident heart failure (HF) and coronary disease (CHD) in population without history cardiovascular at baseline. Methods In Multi-Ethnic Study Ath...

Runting and stunting syndrome (RSS), which is characterized by lower body weight, widely occurs in broilers. Some RSS chickens simply exhibit slow growth without pathological changes. An increasing number of studies indicate that broiler strains differ in susceptibility to infectious diseases, most likely due to their genetic differences. The objective of this study was to detect the differenti...

Recommender Systems (RSs) play important role in many Web applications nowadays, helping users to find their favorite items amid a huge number of options. Among numerous open challenges inherent to RSs, this dissertation addressed the challenge of enhancing the discovery of potentially relevant items for each user. In this sense, we exploited two algorithmic limitations unaddressed in the liter...