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... fibrinolysin, hyaluronidase and trypsin) have been seen to cause acrosomal damage in spermatozoa (Wani et al., 2007) and are contraindicated if the spermatozoa are to be used for AI Recent advances have ... Semen Analysis Petra Zrimšek 131 Chapter 10 Particularities of Bovine Artificial Insemination 153 Antônio Nelson Lima da Costa, Airton Alencar de Araujo and José Valmir Feitosa Chapter 11 Management ... Alfonso, Rijsselaere Tom, Vyt Philip and Van Soom Ann Chapter Artificial Insemination in Swine 95 Eduardo Paulino da Costa, Aurea Helena Assis da Costa, Gustavo Guerino Macedo and Emílio César...

Ngày tải lên: 28/06/2014, 05:20

... fertilization and embryo developmental rates were defined by cleavage and blastocyst rates evaluated at 48 h and on day to after fertilization Blastocyst rates were also reevaluated by calculating ... staining and HOST [24] It has been reported that vital stains such as CFDA/PI fluorescent stain are used to evaluate physical plasmalemma damage, while HOST evaluates plasmalemma biochemical activity ... the National Agricultural Cooperative Federation (Korea) and the same batch of frozen semen from the same animal was pooled after thawing for experimentation Column preparation Sephadex filtration...

Ngày tải lên: 07/08/2014, 23:22

... be realized exactly at months and 7.5 months of age, actual ages of animals (days) at measurement were added in the model as a covariate For the sperm quality, the different genetic groups and ... performance evaluation started at months (60 days) of age and ended on 7.5 months (225 days) of age The animals were weighted using an electronic balance at starting (BW60) and ending (BW225) dates ... libido than pure Duroc and Piétrain According to Kawecka et al (2008) and Smital et al (2004), PiDu50 boars have lower VOL but higher CO than pure Piétrain boars These results are in accordance with...

Ngày tải lên: 28/08/2013, 11:59

... for citation purposes) Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2009, 51:53 Acknowledgements The authors thank Mrs R Ijäs for technical assistance and Mr K Ala-Juusela for providing insemination data and the ... VR participated in statistical analysis of the data and has helped to draft the manuscript AJ and HZ were involved significantly in the study, interpreting data and composing the manuscript MA ... Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2009, 51:53 tor testicular function of boars and bulls as spermatozoa are not analyzed in terms of their total integrity [2-4] Assessment of sperm plasma membrane...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 18:22

... Food, and Environmental Sanitarians (IAMFES; 1997), the Sanitarian of the Year award from the Wisconsin Association of Milk and Food Sanitarians (1998), and the Chairman’s Award from Minnesota IFT ... lycopene from tomatoes, b-carotene from carrots, D-limonene from celery, betalains (betacyanin and betaxanthin as potential antioxidants) from beets, myricetin and tannins from parsley, zeaxanthin and ... (Total Quality Management), and food science education in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Ireland, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Hungary, Norway,...

Ngày tải lên: 07/10/2012, 16:50

... 0.04 0.04 Data are the mean ± SE of baseline and final values and of the change on each variable in each group Muscle Quality data calculated for all participants Baseline and final muscle biopsies ... baseline and final values and of the change on each variable in each group .a Time-by-group interactions were assessed by repeated measures ANCOVA of baseline and final values for each variable, adjusted ... Dual-X ray absorptiometry (DXA) using an Hologic QDR2000 (Waltham, MA) scanner operating in array mode with software 5.6 4A, with a coefficient of variation of 1.4% and 1.8% for lean and fat mass,...

Ngày tải lên: 31/10/2012, 15:28

... Standard deviation and Normal distribution The population parameters, µ (population mean), σ (population standard deviation) and σ (population variance), are usually unknown, and they are estimated by ... projects and processes Most Six Sigma companies make use of spreadsheets and databases to collect, analyze, and track results Both standard software packages and tailor-made systems are used The results, ... Normal (or Gaussian) for continuous variables, and Poissonian for discrete variables The two parameters that determine a Normal distribution are population mean, µ, and population standard deviation,...

Ngày tải lên: 07/02/2013, 09:46

... plan as long-range A strategic course of action (plan) spanning several years has long-range objectives Objectives are qualitative as well as quantitative Goals are quantitative, ultimate and ... attainable Targets are milestones to be reached in progressing toward goals and objectives They are short range and are time and achievement related 2.1 THE PRIMARY GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF MANUFACTURING ... specific as possible Define goals so they are measurable Set goals that are attainable and ensure that goals are relevant Ask yourself whether they are economically viable Once goals have been established,...

Ngày tải lên: 23/11/2013, 14:10

... demands in this request, we provide a continuous- and further training as well as an adequate information- and communication organization Apart from the promotion of the quality and environmental ... Improvement Managementhandbook 01 – Chapter 07 Page of Constant improvement Appropriate targets of the management for all quality and environmental relevant areas and enterprise levels are to be ... obligate our suppliers and contracting parties in the context of possibilities to the adherence of our environmental standards By a systematic set of rules and regular examinations we guarantee...

Ngày tải lên: 12/12/2013, 00:15

... 93 Tsuchiya KJ, Takagai S, Kawai M Matsumoto H, Nakamura K, Minabe Y, et al Advanced paternal age associated with an elevated risk for schizophrenia in offspring in a Japanese population Schizophr ... and paternal age and risk of autism spectrum disorders Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2007;161:334–40 91 Malaspina D, Harlap S, Fennig S, Heiman D, Nahon D, Feldman D, et al Advancing paternal age and ... 2008 Available at: http:// www.statcan.gc.ca/daily-quotidien/080924/ dq08092 4a- eng.htm Accessed August 31, 2011 Statistics Canada The Daily Ottawa: Statistics Canada; 26 Sep 2008 Available at:...

Ngày tải lên: 13/02/2014, 16:20

... uncomfortable, and you may notice that you are taking more rapid and shallow breaths than normal • Inflame and damage the cells that line the lungs Within a few days, the damaged cells are replaced and ... area • AQI in the media Many local media—television, radio, and newspapers and some national media (such as USA Today, The Weather Channel, and CNN) provide daily air quality reports, often as ... detailed state and local air quality Web sites AIRNow’s reports are displayed as maps you can use to quickly determine if the air quality is unhealthy near you Example of a national AQI map available...

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Ngày tải lên: 18/02/2014, 11:20

... included all cycles that were reported to have multiple-fetus pregnancies and a random sample of up to 50 additional cycles In almost all cases, data available in the medical records on pregnancies and ... provides an overall national picture that could not be obtained by examining data from an individual clinic A woman’s chances of having a pregnancy and a live birth by using ART are influenced by many ... ultiple factors, female only, means that more than one female cause was diagnosed M ●  ultiple factors, female and male, means that one or more female causes and male factor infertility M were diagnosed...

Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 16:20

... negative peers, due to the risk of infection, sepsis and haemorrhage HIV positive women are also at higher risk from anaemia, especially with malaria and with certain antiretrovirals, and may ... confidentiality and provide age-appropriate and accurate information.65 While sterilisation may be a good option for HIV positive women and men, depending on age as well as personal and social circumstances, ... countries has identified a number of gaps Among others, a need for stronger links between HIV and maternal and child health and family planning departments and programmes was identified Broader participation...

Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 17:20

... area data on population income and health These small area data are derived from national and local sources and from the ALSPAC cohort We find that whether poorer children have access to GPs care ... the early 1990s The cohort is the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) The advantages of the ALSPAC data are twofold First, the data set contains detailed information on parental ... of data were used to measure the population health of the practice and to adjust the quality measures for practice population health The first is data collected at local area (ward) level that...

Ngày tải lên: 14/03/2014, 09:20

... 2008 top State achievable benchmark was 88% At the current 12% annual rate of increase, this benchmark could be attained overall and for both males and females in less than a year HIV and AIDS HIV ... decrease, from 83.2 to 67.0 In all years, males had significantly higher rates of advanced stage colorectal cancer compared with females Breast and Cervical Cancer Breast cancer measures are tracked ... metropolitan areas would need about years to attain the benchmark l Declines were observed among all racial/ethnic and area income groups In all years, Blacks and Hispanics had lower rates than Whites...

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Ngày tải lên: 15/03/2014, 23:20

... B.S Atal and S.L Hanauer, J Acoust Soc Amer., vol 50, pp 637-655, 1971 J.D Markel and A. H Gray, Linear Prediction of Speech, Sprtnger-Verlag, 19/6 J.L Flanagan, Speech Analysts, Synthesis and ... or a combination of both Speech analysis Is based on the assumption of quasistationarlty during short intervals (10-20 msec) At the synthesizer the excitation parameters and gain for each analysis ... (200 samples at 10kHz sampling rate) and a frame rate of 100 frames per second are used For each frame a set fo 14 LPCs are extracted using the autocorrelatlon method [2] Pitch period and volce/unvoiced...

Ngày tải lên: 17/03/2014, 19:21

... International Organization for Standardization 114 Regulations: Who Are the Interested Parties? 114 The Economics of Standardization 116 The Limits of Standardization 117 Standards and the Law: A ... international quality and environmental standards such as the ISO 9000 and ISO 14000 series Similar comments could be made about the automotive's QS 9000 standard As Michael T Hannan and John Freeman have ... techniques, paradigm shifts, and so on have all been translated from English All of the latest quality and/ or managerial fads are usually available within a few months of their original release in...

Ngày tải lên: 17/03/2014, 20:21

... interpretation of data JPB contributed to study design and analysis and interpretation of data CYA contributed to acquisition of data and interpretation of data MB contributed to acquisition of data and ... contributed to study design, acquisition of data, analysis and interpretation of data ASA contributed to study design, acquisition of data and interpretation of data JO contributed to analysis and interpretation ... acquisition of data and interpretation of data CHRH contributed to study design, acquisition of data, analysis and interpretation of data All authors read and approved the final manuscript Competing...

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