DIGITAL CUSHION FATTY ACID COMPOSITION AND LIPID METABOLISM GENE NETWORK EXPRESSION IN HOLSTEIN DAIRY COWS FED A HIGH-ENERGY DIET.

Digital Cushion Fatty Acid Composition and Lipid Metabolism Gene Network Expression in Holstein Dairy Cows Fed a High-Energy Diet.

The hoof digital cushion is a complex structure composed of adipose tissue beneath the distal phalanx, i.e.axial, middle and abaxial fat pad.The major role of these fat depots is dampening compression of the corium underneath the cushion.The study aimed to determine expression of target genes and fatty acid profiles in the hoof of non-pregnant dry

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A FUZZY LOGIC-BASED APPROACH FOR THE DETECTION OF FLOODED VEGETATION BY MEANS OF SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR DATA

In this paper an algorithm designed to map flooded vegetation from synthetic Agitator Shaft Seal aperture radar (SAR) imagery is introduced.The approach is based on fuzzy logic which enables to deal with the ambiguity of SAR data and to integrate multiple ancillary data containing topographical information, simple hydraulic considerations and land

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Comparing large-scale computational approaches to epidemic modeling: Agent-based versus structured metapopulation models

Abstract Background In recent years large-scale computational models for the realistic simulation of epidemic outbreaks have been used with increased frequency.Methodologies adapt to the scale of interest and range from very detailed agent-based models to spatially-structured metapopulation models.One major issue thus concerns to what extent the ge

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