Estimates of survival for the young of a species are critical for population models. These models can often be improved by determining the effects of management actions and population abundance on this demographic parameter. We used multiple sources of data collected during 1982-2008 and a live recapture-dead recovery modeling framework to estimate and model survival of Florida panther (Puma co...

The Rubia Gallega cattle breed is the most important stock for beef production in Spain. A study about the influence of feeding systems on beef quality is needed. Comparison of the effect of a pasture finishing system and an indoors finishing system (maize silage and concentrate) on the meat quality and intramuscular fatty acid profile of Rubia Gallega steers (slaughter age 30 months) was deter...

25 Pre-slaughter stress has adverse effects on meat quality that can lead to the 26 occurrence of Dark Firm Dry (DFD) meat in cattle. This study explores the previously 27 uncharacterized proteome changes linked to pre-slaughter stress in the longissimus 28 thoracis (LT) bovine muscle. Differential proteome profiles of DFD and normal (non29 DFD) LT meat samples from male calves of Rubia Gallega...

Animals must move to find food and mates, and to avoid predators; movement thus influences survival and reproduction, and ultimately determines fitness. Precise description of movement and understanding of spatial and temporal patterns as well as relationships with intrinsic and extrinsic factors is important both for theoretical and applied reasons. We applied hidden semi-Markov models (HSMM) ...

Ayça Dilruba Aslanger1, Aynur Akbulut2, Gül Tokgöz3, Sakine Türkmen4, Kanay Yararbaş5 1 Kocaeli Derince Training and Research Hospital, Medical Genetics Department, Kocaeli, Turkey 2 Kocaeli Derince Training and Research Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Kocaeli, Turkey 3 Kocaeli Derince Training and Research Hospital, Department of Hematology, Kocaeli, Turkey 4 Hemoglobinopathy Screening Cen...

BACKGROUND Clustering time-series data into discrete groups can improve prediction and provide insight into the nature of underlying, unobservable states of the system. However, temporal variation in probabilities of group occupancy, or the rates at which individuals move between groups, can obscure such signals. We use finite mixture and hidden Markov models (HMMs), two standard clustering tec...

Tretinoin is the most effective available topical comedolytic agent, but topical application may lead to erythema, peeling and burning of the skin. During the past few decades many reports have documented an emergence of antibiotic resistance by Propionibacterium acnes during treatment of acne. Furthermore, systemic antimicrobials used in the treatment of acne have been causally associated with...