Data on 118 Duroc, Yorkshire and reciprocal cross boars were utilized to evaluate the effect of crossbreeding o n mating behavior. Boars were penned with an estrous gilt on 2 consecutive days. Number of mounts (proper and improper), sexual interest score and whether a successful mating occurred were recorded. Times at which each of these events occurred were recorded also, allowing calculation ...

This study evaluates the stiffness and damping characteristics of low-profile magnetorheological (MR) fluid mounts (MRFM) to provide a better understanding vibration improvements offered by such mounts, as compared with conventional elastomeric mounts. It also aims at assessing how much mount’s performance is due MR elastomer steel insert that used in MRFM. The includes design, analysis, fabric...

Detrital zircon U-Pb geochronology has enabled advances in the understanding of sediment provenance, transportation pathways, and depositional age sedimentary packages. However, sample selection processing can result biasing detrital spectra. This paper presents a novel approach using in-situ measurements on thin-sections to provide greater confidence maximum ages provenance interpretations. Ne...

This paper presents for the first time the isolation of Fusarium oxysporum from the toenails of a man from Tehran. The fungus was demonstrated in KOH mounts and was isolated repeatedly from his nail scrapings over a 2 month period. Published reviews on onychomycosis in Iran have not revealed any cases of white superficial onychomycosis due to Fusarium oxysporum to date

Nematode specimens for taxonomical work generally are mounted permanently in glycerol between two coverslips in a Cobbs aluminum slide or on a glass slide under a thin coverslip. In both cases, glass fibers of suitable diameter are used to keep the coverslip from pressing on the specimens. For larger nematodes, pieces of nickel-chrome wire can be used instead of the glass fibers (1). These type...