genetic and environmental influences on intelligence

... definition there is no correlation for the non-shared environment The additive genetic, shared, and non-shared environmental variance components are noted as am, cm , em, af , cf, and ef, for men and ... of genetic and nongenetic influences on pulmonary function A twin study Am Rev Respir Dis 1987, 135(1):217-22 McClearn GE, Svartengren M, Pedersen NL, Heller DA, Plomin R: Genetic and environmental ... and Behavior Genetics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 2003 Lundbäck B, Lindberg A, Lindström M, Rönmark E, Jonsson AC, Jönsson E, Larsson LG, Andersson S, Sandström T, Larsson...

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... relationships Genetic and Environmental Effects on Proactive Personality and in Bivariate Relationships between Proactive Personality and Career Success The genetic basis of proactive personality ... Common genetic and environmental effects in bivariate relationships H1 (H2) predicted common genetic (environmental) factors to relate to proactive personality and outcomes No significant genetic ... dissertation, I examine genetic and environmental underpinnings of proactive personality and the relationships between proactive personality and career success Further, I also investigate environmental...

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... identification of the main environmental effects affecting semen production (volume, concentration, number of spermatozoa and motility); (2) estimation of the corresponding genetic parameters; and (3) ... hormone concentrations in rams, Anim Reprod Sci (1985) 241–252 418 I David et al [3] Brandt H., Grandjot G., Genetic and environmental effects of male fertility of AI-boars, in: 6th World Congress ... volume and sperm concentration and motility Records above the threshold of mL for the ejaculate volume, × 106 spz·mL−1 for concentration and for motility were discarded; these represented and 8%...

Ngày tải lên: 14/08/2014, 13:22

... education and intelligent toys for children in Vietnam Vision: to be the most trustful destination for parents and children Objective: to be the number one brand for wooden educational and intelligent ... brings direct economic benefit to consumer and long-term benefit to environment By taking back and recycling, Veesano can repair to avoid material usage in manufacturing and money spends for ... intellectual toys, company strength and control over the cost of switching from one to another, and so on It is determined by the supplier volume, concentration, density and the presence of substitute...

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... polarized along the length of the QR, which reduces the confinement of the exciton, and thus, the coulomb interaction of the electron and hole for a given bound exciton is reduced and exciton−exciton interactions ... coherent acoustic phonons Upon pump photon excitation, a coherent phonon is generated within the NCs This coherent acoustic phonon is coupled via a piezoelectric and deformation potential; thus, ... CONCLUSION Time-resolved ultrafast TA spectroscopy was used to explore the intraband relaxation and coherent acoustic phonons in QDs and QRs of various sizes We found that intraband relaxation...

Ngày tải lên: 06/05/2014, 08:55

... polarized along the length of the QR, which reduces the confinement of the exciton, and thus, the coulomb interaction of the electron and hole for a given bound exciton is reduced and exciton−exciton interactions ... coherent acoustic phonons Upon pump photon excitation, a coherent phonon is generated within the NCs This coherent acoustic phonon is coupled via a piezoelectric and deformation potential; thus, ... CONCLUSION Time-resolved ultrafast TA spectroscopy was used to explore the intraband relaxation and coherent acoustic phonons in QDs and QRs of various sizes We found that intraband relaxation...

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... substantial rise in environmental consciousness among consumers For some, environmental concern has become a way of life guiding their consumption on a daily basis For others, environmental concerns are ... Environmental consciousness Today, environmental consciousness is not only a political cause pursued by environmental organizations and activists but also an issue bearing significant impact on ... based on the description of environmentally conscious consumers contained in articles written by Heimlich (2008) and Wandel and Bugge (1997): ‘I am concerned a lot about environmental problems’,...

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Ngày tải lên: 07/08/2014, 16:20

... variance heterogeneity on genetic evaluation, predictions of breeding values and selection outcomes were obtained from BM and from analyses assuming constant additive genetic and environmental variances ... parent and clones per full-sib family were and 5, respectively In terms of connectedness amongst trials, the number of common parents, full-sib families and clones varied between 26 and 37, 22 and ... ∆G (%) Clones (No selected = 23) ∆G (%) and biased predictions of genetic values, and thus may affect selection decisions and estimates of genetic progress Nevertheless, the assumption of variance...

Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 00:21

... arid environmental conditions of Arizona (Monty, 1984) and Israel (Heimann, 1982; Ron et al, 1984) Many studies have been conducted in order to study the role of heat stress in the summer on the ... was z obtained for SG and the lowest for CR i i The solutions for month effects on heifer, first, second and third calving conception status (CS are shown in figure Although only CS is presented, ... (1984) Monte Carlo comparison of four methods for estimation of genetic parameters in the univariate case J Dairy Sci 67, 2389-2398 Maijala K (1987) Genetic control of reproduction and lactation in...

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... different environmental conditions; 2) to identify important correlations among biochemical and sensory components affecting tomato flavour; 3) to separate traits that depend on genetic constitution ... comprised the strong negative links among the pH and other biochemical traits and strong positive links among physicochemical and biochemical parameters The second group included the connections (some ... in three different fields The results confirmed and extended earlier studies [21], suggesting that environmental conditions and genetic background conditioned tomato fruit flavour Although further...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 11:21

... leaving CF cultures only partially able to adjust ASL volume [9,10] Bacterial colonization, infection, and chronic pulmonary inflammation develop subsequently Pulmonary complications account for ... group Relationship between lung function and different combinations of infection The impact of different types of infection on progression of lung function is shown in Figure Age and the most ... infection types (p < 0.0001) when the group free of any colonization or infection was taken as baseline Discussion This study demonstrates that progression of pulmonary hyperinflation and the...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 16:20

... component of variance and the environmental component increased with advancing age for the trait egg number, as shown in figures and The slope of the linear regression for the environmental component ... The genetic variation and covariation among fitness components in Drosophila melanogaster females and males Heredity 60, 55-60 Williams GC (1957) Pleiotropy, natural selection, and the evolution ... generation and line, bred from an average of 18.6 sires and 112.8 dams, were used for estimating genetic parameters and variance components within each line and generation Data from generations were...

Ngày tải lên: 14/08/2014, 20:20

... Resources Division, and locations of environmental stations (squares) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Data Buoy Center (stations DPIA1 and 42007) Locations of the two ... (November–February; seasonal group II), and (c) summer and fall (i.e., June–November; seasonal group III) Correlations between environmental factors and projections of years on the principal components and (PC1–PC2) ... Absolute contributions (%) of fish species and environmental variables on the first three axes of the co-inertia analysis Projections of environmental variables and fish species on axes 1–2 and axes...

Ngày tải lên: 04/09/2015, 17:07

... 4.2 The second-order rate constants of initiation (kI), inhibition (kS), promotion (kP) and direct ozone reaction (kD) for NOM isolates Experimental conditions: Initial ozone concentration = 0.1 ... presence of 0, 2.0 and 4.0 mg/L SRFA Ozonation conditions: pH 7.0, initial ozone concentration = 0.021 mM, carbonate alkalinity = mM 84 xiii CHAPTER INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND 1.1 Ozonation of organic ... acid concentration on (a) ozone decomposition and (b) pCBA decay versus time Experimental conditions: pH 8.0, initial ozone concentration = 48 μM, tert-butanol = 0.05 mM, pCBA = 0.5 μM and phosphate...

Ngày tải lên: 09/09/2015, 10:08

... contact and the contact’s status The job seeker’s educational achievement and the status of the contact have a modest effect on the ties between the contact and the firm The contact’s status and ... notion of symbolic capital as follows Being known and recognized and is more or less synonymous with: standing, good name, honour, fame, prestige and reputation Engineering and other professional ... industry in the face of economic liberalization and globalization and its effects on male and female agency in mate selection The credential competition in the employment market influences alliances...

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... Vaughn and Bost [61] argue that temperament and attachment are separate constructs, and studies showing interrelationships on the one hand, and independence on the other result from different conceptualisations ... genetic, shared and non-shared environmental components They normally not separate gene-environment interactions (genetic sensitivity to environments) and gene-environment correlations (arising from ... P: Genetic contribution to attachment disorganization and temperament 2007 SRCD Biennial Meeting, Boston, Mass, USA 2007 111 Spangler G, Johann M, Ronai Z, Zimmermann P: Genetic and environmental...

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... Period (Month) Monthly Average Concentration (µg/mc) Linear (Monthly Average Concentration (µg/mc)) Figure Monthly evolutions of mean concentrations of NO2 in 2009 Monthly Evolution of Mean Concentration ... μg/mc and per year was 40 μg/mc until 2009 and now is 20 μg/mc Monthly evolutions of mean concentration of NO2 and PM 10 in 2009 are presented in Figures and Evolutions of mean annual concentrations ... hormones and bone matrix proteins are likely to also play a role Most family and association studies to date have focused on the genetic contributions to bone density, a major determinant of bone...

Ngày tải lên: 18/02/2014, 04:20

... of an acetone:water (7:3) solution; twice for hour’s duration and the last time for 15 h Total phenol content was estimated using the Folin-Ciocalteu method (Singleton and Rossi 1965) and expressed ... the CIE standard illuminant A (corresponding to incandescent light) and an observation angle of 10° The color is represented by the values L*; a*, b*, C* and h* (fig 2) Wood Extractions In 1987, ... are genetically controlled, caused by various environmental influences, or purely due to some process of chemical transformation There was a small but statistically significant suggestion that...

Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 19:21

... Figure Cholesky decomposition model showing influences of A (additive genetics) and E (non-shared environment) on the variance and covariance of ADHD symptoms across age and Squared path estimates ... well as genetic and environmental contributions to the co-variation between ages Models were fit to raw data using a maximum likelihood pedigree approach implemented in Mx structural equation modelling ... studied None of the associations at either age withstood Bonferroni correction for 20 comparisons (20 markers) at p < 0.05 Within Test of Association At age we found no evidence for stratification...

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