Pedigrees contain information about the genealogical relationships among individuals and are of fundamental importance in many areas of genetic studies. However, pedigrees are often unknown and must be inferred from genetic data. Despite the importance of pedigree inference, existing methods are limited to inferring only close relationships or analyzing a small number of individuals or loci. We...

A group of ten short tandem repeat (STR) loci suitable for PCR typing from DNA of domestic cats is evaluated for genetic individualization using blinded samples of eight putative feline blood specimens. The ten loci were also typed in a 70 member cat pedigree to demonstrate Mendelian inheritance and independent assortment. A "match window" or measurement precision estimate was empirically estab...

The results obtained from nonlinear fiber element analyses for concrete filled tubes (CFT) are discussed. The studies were aimed at assessing primarily the overall behavior and stability effects on these structural elements as a prelude to a large full-scale testing program. The study focuses on ultimate strength analyses for CFT composite columns with different stress-strain models for both co...

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we show how a spontaneously broken gauge theory of fermions endowed with a composite scalar multiplet becomes naturally anomaly-free, and yet describes the correct couplings of the pion to two gauge fields and to leptons: the first coupling is the same as computed from the chiral anomaly, and the second identical with that obtained from the ‘Partially Conserved Axial Current’ hypothesis. For th...

statement of the problem addition of metallic nano-particles to composite resins can change their water contact angle purpose the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of addition of nano-particles of silver and zinc oxide to composite resins on their water contact angle materials and methods this in vitro study was performed on 60 composite resin samples. nano-silver and nano-zinc oxide...

Background: Application of technology for education accounts for an important aspect of expansion of the information technology in the present century. Objectives: This study aims to examine the degree of readiness of the faculty member of Zanjan University of Medical Sciences for e-Teaching. Methods: This descriptive-cross-sectional study focused on the degree of readiness of 70 faculty memb...