Previous studies aimed at detecting costs of sexually selected traits have yielded mixed results partly because of variable methods. We present a novel approach: a repeated-measures design to examine individual variation in locomotor performance of male Xiphophorus hellerii as the sexually selected sword develops ontogenetically and to determine whether the growth of a sexually selected trait a...

as known, repetition sometimes is considered improper in regular books. in spite of the fact that the holy quran is a miraculous book and repetition is not occurred in it without transcendental reasons, why there is so many repetitive verses in qur'an? assuming lack of spiritual repetition and that the only model of repetition in the quran is verbal repetition and the repetition is conside...

This study investigated the phenomenon of repetition blindness in schizophrenia patients and first-degree relatives of schizophrenia patients. Twelve schizophrenia patients, 13 siblings of schizophrenia patients and 26 normal controls were tested on their ability to detect the repetitions within rapidly presentated visual word lists. Schizophrenics and their relatives showed increased repetitio...

Soil enrichment was used to isolate soil microorganisms capable of degrading isopropyl carbanilate (propham), 3’,4’-dichloropropionanilide (propanil), 3’-chloro-2-methylp-valerotoluidide (solan), and methyl 3,4-dichlorocarbanilate (swep) in a muck and a silty clay loam. Degradation of the pesticides in enrichment solutions, and by pure cultures of effective microbial isolates was demonstrated b...

Female mating preferences can be secondarily lost for a number of reasons. We examined the preference of female pygmy swordtails, Xiphophorus nigrensis, for the sword, a conspicuous extension of the caudal fin in some males. Females failed to show a preference for conspecific males with swords when presented with live males naturally varying in sword length, with live males of manipulated sword...

in arabic poetry, the device of repetition functions at two levels: form and meaning. in form, repetition makes for musical richness, and in meaning, it makes for emphasis. the present article is a study of repetition in “an address from the market of idleness” by palestinian poet samä«h al-qäsim. the poem depicts actual and possible palestinian sufferings inflicted by israelis and stresse...

this study performed to evaluate genetic diversity of some wild and domesticated (unknown foreign cultivars) blackberries in sanru collection based on morphological traits. results showed high diversity for flowering, ripening time and fruit juice. wild genotypes showed significant differences in leaf, flower, thorn number, fruits and seed fresh weight compared to domesticated cultivars. based ...

Purpose ‐ To describe the repository deposit protocol, Simple Web‐service Offering Repository Deposit (SWORD), its development iteration, and some of its potential use cases. In addition, seven case studies of institutional use of SWORD are provided. Approach ‐ The paper describes the recent development cycle of the SWORD standard, with issues being identified and overcome with a sub...