This issue features papers covering a range of bovine dairying topics including the effectiveness of a footbath protocol in preventing digital dermatitis, using the Brix refractometer for assessing colostrum quality, and selecting phenotypes to genetically reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Other papers deal with the use of antibiotics for treating mastitis, strategies to gain body condition scor...

The aim of this paper is to assess the influence of several indicators determining innovativeness of countries' economies by applying selected soft computing methods. Such methods enable us to identify correlations between indicators for period 2006-2010. The main attention in the paper is focused on selecting proper computer tools for solving this problem. As a tool supporting identification, ...

The interest of Foreign Direct Investors in Latin American countries is growing rapidly; in the period of 1992-2006 the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has tripled, from US$27,500 to US$72,440 millions. Investors have the challenge of deciding which country is better for their investments. The problem of selecting a country to invest in is a common topic in the current economic environment. In ...

Despite substantial advances in prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases, sudden cardiac death (SCD) remains a leading cause of death in industrialized countries. Implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) has been demonstrated to be an attractive option for primary prevention of SCD in high-risk patients. This review discusses the progress in the risk stratification for selecting ...

We describe the process of selecting and preparing the Slovak IOI team. The presented information is related to the situation in the year 2007. We present the structure of the Slovak national Olympiad in informatics and of the Slovak selection camp, including the rationale behind their current form. We list several other national activities that help our students acquiring extra-curricular know...