Data on 5,130 unsupplemented Hereford range cattle were used to evaluate genetic and phenotypic parameters of growth to 2 yr of age under extensive range conditions. From those data, records on 769 heifers saved as replacements were used to evaluate the relationship between growth and subsequent productivity expressed as most probable producing ability (MPPA). Variation in weight largely was du...

The biomarker discovery process usually produces a long list of candidates, which need to be verified. The verification of protein biomarkers from mass spectrometry data can be done through measuring the detection probability from the mass spectrometer (Peptide detection). However, the limited size of the experimental data and lack of a universal quantitative method make the identification of t...

Yagi-Uda antennas are known to be difficult to design and optimize due to their sensitivity at high gain, and the inclusion of numerous parasitic elements. We present a genetic algorithm-based automated antenna optimization system that uses a fixed Yagi-Uda topology and a byte-encoded antenna representation. The fitness calculation allows the implicit relationship between power gain and sidelob...