The study simulated different potential breeding programs to design the optimal structure and operational management for Borana goat. It evaluated scenarios using ZPLAN+ software maximize genetic gain, discounted profit determine optimum size of base population a community-based program (CBBP) nucleus. analyzed combinations objective traits in index, assessed effect changing buck doe ratio, imp...

The goal of traditional multi-instance learning (MIL) is to predict the labels of the bags, whereas in many real applications, it is desirable to get the instance labels, especially the labels of key instances that trigger the bag labels, in addition to getting bag labels. Such a problem has been largely unexplored before. In this paper, we formulate the Key Instance Detection (KID) problem, an...

BACKGROUND Quality of life (QoL) outcomes are useful in the assessment of physical, mental and social well-being and for informed healthcare decision making. However, few studies have evaluated QoL issues among Asian children due largely to the lack of culturally valid and reliable QoL questionnaires. Hence, we aimed to report the psychometric properties, in particular factor structure, of KIND...

Porokeratotic eccrine ostial and dermal duct nevus, or porokeratotic eccrine nevus (PEN), is a hyperkeratotic epidermal nevus. Several cases of widespread involvement have been reported, including one in association with the keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness (KID) syndrome (OMIM #148210), a rare disorder caused by mutations in the GJB2 gene coding for the gap junction protein connexin26 (Cx26). The...

In this paper we illustrate, using the Id language, that both the operational semantics of a language and its compilation process can be formalized together. Id is a higher-order non-strict functional language augmented with I-structures and M-structures. The operational semantics of Id is given in terms of a smaller kernel language, called Kid. Kid is also the intermediate form used by the com...

In this study, the production of transgenic goats using sperm to integrate exogenous DNA and artificial insemination (AI) was carried out and the technical protocols for sperm-mediated gene transfer (SMGT) in the goat were optimized. The standard sperm parameters and the ability to bind foreign genes were assessed to select suitable sperm donor bucks. A total of 134 oestrous does were divided i...

OBJECTIVE To provide concurrent validity data for the KID-SAVE as a screening instrument for exposure to violence in African American children, to explore demographic differences in KID-SAVE scores, and to provide preliminary reliability data on a parent version of the KID-SAVE. METHOD Questionnaire data were collected regarding exposure to violence, children's behavior and symptoms, and fami...

Databases are nowadays used by varied and diverse users, many of whom are unfamiliar with the workings of a computer, but who, nevertheless, want to use those databases more easily. Rising to meet this demand, authors are developing a Japanese language interface, called KID, as a database front-end system. KID incorporates a world model representing application and database knowledge to help ma...

Omphalocele is a rare congenital condition where closure defects in the abdominal wall at umbilical ring lead to protrusion of intestinal or other visceral organs, covered by thin epithelial layer. The developmental mechanism this not fully understood, and various theories have been proposed explain it. This study presents case omphalocele newborn female black goat kid, detailing its clinical p...