The main aim of this paper was to resolve the correlation between intelligence test scores and standing height into genetic and environmental components. Data on 1181 identical and 1412 fraternal twin pairs (all males) were retrieved by matching files from the Norwegian Army with twin registries. The data were analyzed by means of a structural equation model comprising latent genetic, shared en...

A retrospective study was carried out on a sample consisting of 89,491 deliveries occurred from 1979 through 1998, in the city of São Paulo, SP, Brazil. These deliveries included 935 twin and 26 triplet births. The mean incidence per 1,000 deliveries was estimated at 10.45 for twins (5.34 for dizygotic and 5.11 for monozygotic twins) and 0.29 for triplets. The average maternal age increased sig...

ôbjective: â rare phenomenon of shared psychosis disorder occurring in the context of bipolar ï disorder, in identical twins is reported. çase presentation: two identical twins with shared psychotic manic syndrome were admitted and received antipsychotic and lithium as their treatment. psychotic symptoms of primary case did not improve and her diagnosis changed into schizophrenia. they had hypo...

to assess the relative contribution of genetic and environmental factors (particularly androgens) on circulating levels of lipid fractions, serum androgen and lipid fractions were measured in 34 pairs of female-female twins aged from 15- 45 years, some of whom were discordant for polycystic ovary syndrome (pcos) diagnosed by ultrasound. nineteen pairs were monozygotic twins (mz) and 15 pairs we...

The digital twin technology isthe basis for the implementation of a cyber-physical technological system and is core technol-ogy Industry 4.0. A spindle unit dynamic virtual model that connects as real physical object with its in time via two-way information links reflects all features design functioning during life cycle time. key component model, which set models describe design, technological...

Biometric recognition based on human characteristics for personal identification has attracted great attention. The performance of biometric systems highly depends on the distinctive information in the biometrics. However, identical twins having the closest geneticsbased relationship are expected to have maximum similarity between their biometrics. Classifying identical twins is a challenging p...

To disentangle an independent effect of educational status on mortality risk from direct and indirect selection mechanisms, the authors used a discordant twin pair design, which allowed them to isolate the effect of education by means of adjustment for genetic and environmental confounding per design. The study is based on data from the Danish Twin Registry and Statistics Denmark. Using Cox reg...

The rapid development of digital technologies and solutions is disrupting the energy sector. In this regard, digitalization a facilitator enabler for integrating renewable energies, management operation. Among these, advanced monitoring techniques artificial intelligence may be applied in solar PV plants to improve their operation efficiency detect potential malfunctions at an early stage. This...

Background: Twin low-birth-weight (LBW) neonates are exposed to the increased risk of mortality and morbidity due to poor prognosis. The present study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of kangaroo mother care (KMC) in the management of twin LBW neonates. Methods: This prospective, observational study was conducted on 150 neonates with the birth weight of