In cooperatively breeding species, subordinates typically suffer strong constraints on within-group reproduction. While numerous studies have highlighted the additional fitness benefits that subordinates might accrue through helping, few have considered the possibility that subordinates may also seek extra-group matings to improve their chances of actually breeding. Here, we show that subordina...

The strain-rate dependence of a commercial grade ABS copolymer has been analyzed in both compression and tension. By measuring two loading geometries, the hydrostatic pressure-dependence on material's deformation behavior can be established. An alternative method to determine pressure-dependence, based difference for various presented. It was shown an effective technique, thermorheologically si...

In this paper, an innovative solution to minimize noise emission, acting on the flow ripple, in a prototype External Gear Pump (EGP) is presented. Firstly, new tool capable completely simulate pump’s typologies, called EgeMATor, presented; hydraulic model, adopted for simulation, based lumped parameter method using control volume approach. Starting from pump drawing, thanks different subroutine...

Bone marrow lesions (BMLs) (also known as ‘bone bruises’, ‘bone oedema’, ‘bone contusions’ and ‘occult fractures’) within the middle phalanx were diagnosed by standing low field magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in 7 horses. The lesions were characterised by low signal intensity on T1and T2*-weighted gradient echo sequences, mildly increased signal intensity on T2 fast spin echo sequences, and h...

Introduction Amyloidosis is a heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by extracellular deposition of unique protein fibrils. The least common presentation of an amyloid deposition is as a discrete mass called amyloidoma or amyloid tumor. It has been reported in many anatomic site including the respiratory, genitourinary, and gastrointestinal tracts, as well as internal viscera, the centr...

Introduction Predominantly neutrophilic inflammatory infiltrates are seen in a subset of chronic urticaria patients, with lesions that tend to be less itchy and poorly responsive to antihistamine therapy.[1,2] There have been reports of patients with neutrophilic dermatoses presenting with extracutaneous inflammation.[3] We present two patients with neutrophilic urticaria and extracutaneous sym...

Therapists and patients enjoy and benefit from interventions that use electronic games (EG) in health care and mental health settings, with a variety of diagnoses and therapeutic goals. We reviewed the use of electronic games designed specifically for a therapeutic purpose, electronic games for psychotherapy (EGP), also called serious games, and commercially produced games used as an adjunct to...

Addition of titanium (Ti) to ASTM A710 Grade B Cu-precipitation-strengthened steel significantly increases the impact absorbed fracture energy and reduces the ductile-to-brittle transition temperature. The effect of Ti correlates with the reduction of the amount of pearlite in the ferritic microstructure. A thorough study of the mechanical properties of Ti-modified A 710-B steel is presented.

Nowadays, as the Internet services increase faster than ever before, government systems are reinvented as E-government services. Therefore, government procurement sectors have to face challenges brought by the explosion of service information. This paper presents a novel method for E-government procurement (eGP) to search for the optimal procurement scheme (OPS). Item-based collaborative filter...