Academic literature on the topic 'Comparative methody'

Comparative studies lasting between 59 - 63 days were carried out using the N-balance method to investigate the effect of groundnut cake supplementation on N-metabolism and digestible crude protein (DCP)requirements of three breeds of steers maintained on all-roughage rations of hay and fresh dry of Cynodon rulenfuensis var robustus The results indicated that N intake (/day) Increased ed appreciably with supplementation. The percentage Increases li the intake were 16.4.40.0 and 18.0 for the White Fulani, crossbred and German Brown Steer respectively. Apparent digestibility coefficients for N also increased by 10%0.6.8% and 7.1% for these steers respectively. Faucal nitrogen output (/day) Increased slightly with supplementation with all breedy of steen, while urinary nitrogen loss decreased with the White Fulani, increased with the German Brown and showed no difference with the crossbreed. Absorbed nitrogen (g/day), N-balance (g/day) und N-retention (%) all increased with supplementations Mean values for both metabolic f al ultrogen (MEN) (N/kgDM consumed und endogenous urinary nitrogen (EUN) (/day/wkg 0.75) decreased with supplementation while the mean Hological value (BV) (197) Increased. The values were 2.4 6N/kg DM consumed, 0.11/dm/wg 0.75 and 75.87 respectively. Digestible crude protein requirements (DCP) decreed with supplementation in all the breeds of steen. The values were 1.06, 0.38 and 0.81 (0.75 + 0.20)/day/wkg 0.75) by the N-balance methods and 1.08, 0.51 und 1.20 (0.93 = 0.21) 2DCP/day/wkg 0.75 by the Nuctoriul methody. The DCP requirements therefore range from 0.75 - 0.93 /day/weg 0.75 for these breeds of steers, While there were decreases of approximately 13.14%. 1.99 and 6.4% In the mean DM Intake.

Brucellosis is an infectious disease that limits livestock development and greatly affects the livestock economy, being considered one of the most important and widely distributed zoonoses worldwide. Early diagnosis of this disease is an essential tool in its control and eradication. The methods recognized by NOM-041-ZOO-1995, such as the card test and complement fixation, present limitations in the diagnosis, compared to the PCR molecular technique. In the present work, a comparative diagnosis of Brucella spp. was performed by PCR amplification of the gene coding for a protein located in the outer membrane (Omp2a) of Brucella spp. and serological tests in blood, milk and cheese samples from goats and cattle. The results showed a higher sensitivity in the detection by PCR technique, while the card test and complement fixation showed inconsistencies due to the occurrence of false positives and negatives. Based on the results, it is suggested to include the PCR technique in the Mexican Official Standard as an objective alternative in the routine diagnosis of brucellosis.

This diploma thesis deals with desigantion of usual price of ten residential units in Jemnice and Moravské Budějovice. Valuation is done with direct comparison and with comparative methody by valid price regulation. Constituent part of this thesis is analysis effect of location on the usual price of selected locality.

Globalization is not only a transformation of the economical world, but also of geographical space in its totality. The local territories participate in this transformation. To study and compare their evolution can help us to analyze the globalisation as well as its construction, its effects and in its limits, as the existence of social and political dynamics which are not globalized. This reflexion rests on case studies in Peru, made in collaboration with other French and Peruvian researchers.
La globalización no es solo una transformación del mundo económico sino también del espacio geográfico en su conjunto. Los territorios locales participan en esta transformación. Estudiar y comparar sus evoluciones nos puede ayudar a analizar tanto la globalización, en su construcción, en sus efectos y en sus límites, como la existencia de dinámicas sociales y políticas que no son globalizadas. La reflexión se fundamenta sobre casos estudiados en el Perú, en colaboración con otros investigadores franceses y peruanos.

Advancements in media technologies have resulted in increased student usage causing teachers to struggle to be able to engage and hold student’s interest in a typical classroom. As students’ needs change, the field of education changes. One strategy that is gaining in popularity among teachers is the implementation of the “flipped classroom” also known as the “inverted classroom” or “reverse instruction” - a method incorporates technology to “flip” or “reverse” what is typically done in class with what is typically done as homework. Through teacher interviews of eight core teachers, this study attempts to discover teacher perceptions of the use of this method. Results of the study reveal that perceptions of the method are more positive among teachers who typically use lecture as a primary mode of information dissemination.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2006.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 161-163).
Robust parameter design is an engineering methodology intended as a cost effective approach to improve the quality of products, processes and systems. Control factors are those system parameters that can be easily controlled and manipulated. Noise factors are those system parameters that are difficult and/or costly to control and are presumed uncontrollable. Robust parameter design involves choosing optimal levels of the controllable factors in order to obtain a target or optimal response with minimal variation. Noise factors bring variability into the system, thus affecting the response. The aim is to properly choose the levels of control factors so that the process is robust or insensitive to the variation caused by noise factors. Robust parameter design methods are used to make systems more reliable and robust to incoming variations in environmental effects, manufacturing processes and customer usage patterns. However, robust design can become expensive, time consuming, and/or resource intensive. Thus research that makes robust design less resource intensive and requires less number of experimental runs is of great value. Robust design methodology can be expressed as multi-response optimization problem.
(cont.) The objective functions of the problem being: maximizing reliability and robustness of systems, minimizing the information and/or resources required for robust design methodology, and minimizing the number of experimental runs needed. This thesis discusses various noise factor strategies which aim to reduce number of experimental runs needed to improve quality of system. Compound Noise and Take-The-Best-Few Noise Factors Strategy are such noise factor strategies which reduce experimental effort needed to improve reliability of systems. Compound Noise is made by combing all the different noise factors together, irrespective of the number of noise factors. But such a noise strategy works only for the systems which show effect sparsity. To apply the Take-The-Best-Few Noise Factors Strategy most important noise factors in system's noise factor space are found. Noise factors having significant impact on system response variation are considered important. Once the important noise factors are identified, they are kept independent in the noise factor array. By selecting the few most important noise factors for a given system, run size of experiment is minimized.
(cont.) Take-The-Best-Few Noise Factors Strategy is very effective for all kinds of systems irrespective of their effect sparsity. Generally Take-The-Best-Few Noise Factors Strategy achieves nearly 80% of the possible improvement for all systems. This thesis also tries to find the influence of correlation and variance of induced noise on quality of system. For systems that do not contain any significant three-factor interactions correlation among noise factors can be neglected. Hence amount of information needed to improve the quality of systems is reduced.
by Jagmeet Singh.
Ph.D.

CoordenaÃÃo de AperfeÃoamento de Pessoal de NÃvel Superior
Objetivou-se com o seguinte trabalho determinar as exigÃncias nutricionais de energia e proteÃna em ovinos Somalis Brasileira. Utilizou-se 48 ovinos Somalis Brasileira em crescimento, nÃo-castrados, com idade e peso corporal (PC) mÃdio de 60 dias e 13,47  1,76 kg, respectivamente. ApÃs um perÃodo de adaptaÃÃo de 20 dias, oito animais foram abatidos e utilizados como referÃncia para estimativas do peso de corpo vazio (PCVZ) e da composiÃÃo corporal inicial dos demais animais. Os animais remanescentes foram distribuÃdos em um delineamento em blocos casualizados, sendo os tratamentos, raÃÃes contendo diferentes nÃveis de energia metabolizÃvel (1,18; 2,07; 2,25; 2,42 e 2,69 Mcal/kg MS), com oito repetiÃÃes. O peso de abate foi determinado quando a mÃdia de peso dos animais de um dos cinco tratamentos atingiu 28 kg. A exigÃncia lÃquida de energia para mantenÃa foi estimado extrapolando-se a equaÃÃo de regressÃo do logaritmo da produÃÃo de calor, em funÃÃo do consumo de energia metabolizÃvel (CEM) para o nÃvel zero de CEM. A excreÃÃo diÃria de nitrogÃnio (N) foi estimada extrapolando-se a equaÃÃo de regressÃo de consumo de N (g/kg PC0,75/dia) em funÃÃo da retenÃÃo de N (g/kg PC0,75/dia) para o consumo zero. Foram ajustadas equaÃÃes de regressÃo do logaritmo do conteÃdo de gordura, energia e proteÃna em funÃÃo do logaritmo do PCVZ dos animais. A concentraÃÃo de energia lÃquida da dieta para mantenÃa, foi obtida dividindo-se a produÃÃo de calor em jejum, pelo CMS para manter o equilÃbrio de energia, expresso em g de MS/kg PCVZ0,75. A validaÃÃo do modelo SRNS foi realizada atravÃs do ajuste de modelo de regressÃo linear simples entre os valores preditos (variÃvel independente) e observados (variÃvel dependente), as variÃveis analisadas foram CMS e GPC. A composiÃÃo quÃmica corporal foi determinada utilizando a composiÃÃo da meia carcaÃa direita, assim como uma amostra da seÃÃo HH, obtida da meia carcaÃa esquerda. Na meia-carcaÃa esquerda resfriada, retirou-se o corte da seÃÃo HH, pela secÃÃo transversal da 9a-10a-11a costelas no ponto correspondente a 61,5% da distÃncia entre a vÃrtebra seccionada e o inÃcio da cartilagem da 12a costela, em seguida, a seÃÃo HH foi moÃda em moedor de carne industrial e homogeneizada. O ganho mÃdio diÃrio e o ganho de peso de corpo vazio aumentaram linearmente com o aumento dos nÃveis de energia metabolizÃveis. Jà o peso corporal final, peso corporal ao abate, peso de corpo vazio, consumo de matÃria seca e consumo de energia metabolizÃvel apresentaram efeito quadrÃtico (P <0,001) com o aumento do nÃvel de energia. O teor de energia e de gordura de PCVZ dos animais aumentou de 2,77 Mcal/kg e 209,17 g/kg para 3,47 Mcal/kg e 294,08 g/kg de PCVZ, respectivamente, e o PC aumentou de 13,00 para 28,70 kg. O consumo de nitrogÃnio apresentou efeito quadrÃtico, com ponto de mÃxima de 2,59 Mcal/kg MS de energia metabolizÃvel, correspondendo ao consumo mÃximo de N de 2,90 g/kg PC0,75/dia. Jà para o nitrogÃnio retido diariamente, observou-se resposta linear crescente com o aumento nos nÃveis de energia metabolizÃvel nas dietas. Observou-se uma diminuiÃÃo da quantidade de proteÃna no corpo vazio dos animais com o aumento do PCVZ, passando de 143,71 para 122,52 g/kg PCVZ, quando os animais aumentaram o peso corporal de 13,00 para 28,70 kg. A excreÃÃo diÃria de N foi estimada em 0,128 g/kg PC0,75/dia. A composiÃÃo corporal de ovinos Somalis Brasileira varia de 538,28 a 593,93 g/kg de PCVZ para Ãgua, 228,17 a 353,13 g/kg de PCVZ para gordura, 114,53 a 157,93 g/kg de PCVZ para poteÃna e 17,94 a 31,68 g/kg de PCVZ de matÃria mineral, para dietas contendo 1,18 a 2,69 Mcal/kg de MS, respectivamente. A exigÃncia lÃquida de energia para mantenÃa à 45,63 g/kg PCVZ0,75/dia. O aumento no peso dos animais de 13,00 para 28,70 kg PC eleva as deposiÃÃes de gordura de 283,75 para 398,93 g/kg GPCVZ e energia de 3,42 para 4,30 Mcal/kg GPCVZ. A exigÃncia lÃquida de proteÃna para mantenÃa à 0,80 g/kg PC0,75/dia, havendo uma diminuiÃÃo da exigÃncia lÃquida de proteÃna para GPCVZ de 119,72 para 102,07 g/kg GPCVZ, conforme o peso corporal aumenta de 13,00 para 28,70 kg. A eficiÃncia de uso da energia metabolizÃvel para mantenÃa à de 0,67. Jà a eficiÃncia de uso da energia metabolizÃvel para ganho varia de 1,85 a 0,43 para dietas contendo 1,18 a 2,69 Mcal/hg MS respectivamente. As exigÃncias lÃquidas de energia e proteÃna elevam-se com o aumento do peso corporal e aumento do ganho de peso corporal dos ovinos Somalis Brasileira. O modelo Small Ruminant Nutrition Systems à sensÃvel para predizer o consumo de matÃria seca, entretanto, subestimou em 5,18% o ganho mÃdio diÃrio de peso corporal. A seÃÃo HH estimou satisfatoriamente a composiÃÃo quÃmica de Ãgua, proteÃna e gordura na carcaÃa e no corpo vazio, enquanto o teor de minerais foi subestimado em torno de 27,07% na carcaÃa e 14,91% no corpo vazio. Os teores de Ãgua, proteÃna bruta e gordura da carcaÃa podem ser preditos pela seÃÃo HH. Por fim, a composiÃÃo quÃmica da seÃÃo HH pode ser utilizada em substituiÃÃo à composiÃÃo quÃmica da carcaÃa para predizer composiÃÃo quÃmica do corpo vazio em ovinos Somalis Brasileira.
Objetivou-se com o seguinte trabalho determinar as exigÃncias nutricionais de energia e proteÃna em ovinos Somalis Brasileira. Utilizou-se 48 ovinos Somalis Brasileira em crescimento, nÃo-castrados, com idade e peso corporal (PC) mÃdio de 60 dias e 13,47  1,76 kg, respectivamente. ApÃs um perÃodo de adaptaÃÃo de 20 dias, oito animais foram abatidos e utilizados como referÃncia para estimativas do peso de corpo vazio (PCVZ) e da composiÃÃo corporal inicial dos demais animais. Os animais remanescentes foram distribuÃdos em um delineamento em blocos casualizados, sendo os tratamentos, raÃÃes contendo diferentes nÃveis de energia metabolizÃvel (1,18; 2,07; 2,25; 2,42 e 2,69 Mcal/kg MS), com oito repetiÃÃes. O peso de abate foi determinado quando a mÃdia de peso dos animais de um dos cinco tratamentos atingiu 28 kg. A exigÃncia lÃquida de energia para mantenÃa foi estimado extrapolando-se a equaÃÃo de regressÃo do logaritmo da produÃÃo de calor, em funÃÃo do consumo de energia metabolizÃvel (CEM) para o nÃvel zero de CEM. A excreÃÃo diÃria de nitrogÃnio (N) foi estimada extrapolando-se a equaÃÃo de regressÃo de consumo de N (g/kg PC0,75/dia) em funÃÃo da retenÃÃo de N (g/kg PC0,75/dia) para o consumo zero. Foram ajustadas equaÃÃes de regressÃo do logaritmo do conteÃdo de gordura, energia e proteÃna em funÃÃo do logaritmo do PCVZ dos animais. A concentraÃÃo de energia lÃquida da dieta para mantenÃa, foi obtida dividindo-se a produÃÃo de calor em jejum, pelo CMS para manter o equilÃbrio de energia, expresso em g de MS/kg PCVZ0,75. A validaÃÃo do modelo SRNS foi realizada atravÃs do ajuste de modelo de regressÃo linear simples entre os valores preditos (variÃvel independente) e observados (variÃvel dependente), as variÃveis analisadas foram CMS e GPC. A composiÃÃo quÃmica corporal foi determinada utilizando a composiÃÃo da meia carcaÃa direita, assim como uma amostra da seÃÃo HH, obtida da meia carcaÃa esquerda. Na meia-carcaÃa esquerda resfriada, retirou-se o corte da seÃÃo HH, pela secÃÃo transversal da 9a-10a-11a costelas no ponto correspondente a 61,5% da distÃncia entre a vÃrtebra seccionada e o inÃcio da cartilagem da 12a costela, em seguida, a seÃÃo HH foi moÃda em moedor de carne industrial e homogeneizada. O ganho mÃdio diÃrio e o ganho de peso de corpo vazio aumentaram linearmente com o aumento dos nÃveis de energia metabolizÃveis. Jà o peso corporal final, peso corporal ao abate, peso de corpo vazio, consumo de matÃria seca e consumo de energia metabolizÃvel apresentaram efeito quadrÃtico (P <0,001) com o aumento do nÃvel de energia. O teor de energia e de gordura de PCVZ dos animais aumentou de 2,77 Mcal/kg e 209,17 g/kg para 3,47 Mcal/kg e 294,08 g/kg de PCVZ, respectivamente, e o PC aumentou de 13,00 para 28,70 kg. O consumo de nitrogÃnio apresentou efeito quadrÃtico, com ponto de mÃxima de 2,59 Mcal/kg MS de energia metabolizÃvel, correspondendo ao consumo mÃximo de N de 2,90 g/kg PC0,75/dia. Jà para o nitrogÃnio retido diariamente, observou-se resposta linear crescente com o aumento nos nÃveis de energia metabolizÃvel nas dietas. Observou-se uma diminuiÃÃo da quantidade de proteÃna no corpo vazio dos animais com o aumento do PCVZ, passando de 143,71 para 122,52 g/kg PCVZ, quando os animais aumentaram o peso corporal de 13,00 para 28,70 kg. A excreÃÃo diÃria de N foi estimada em 0,128 g/kg PC0,75/dia. A composiÃÃo corporal de ovinos Somalis Brasileira varia de 538,28 a 593,93 g/kg de PCVZ para Ãgua, 228,17 a 353,13 g/kg de PCVZ para gordura, 114,53 a 157,93 g/kg de PCVZ para poteÃna e 17,94 a 31,68 g/kg de PCVZ de matÃria mineral, para dietas contendo 1,18 a 2,69 Mcal/kg de MS, respectivamente. A exigÃncia lÃquida de energia para mantenÃa à 45,63 g/kg PCVZ0,75/dia. O aumento no peso dos animais de 13,00 para 28,70 kg PC eleva as deposiÃÃes de gordura de 283,75 para 398,93 g/kg GPCVZ e energia de 3,42 para 4,30 Mcal/kg GPCVZ. A exigÃncia lÃquida de proteÃna para mantenÃa à 0,80 g/kg PC0,75/dia, havendo uma diminuiÃÃo da exigÃncia lÃquida de proteÃna para GPCVZ de 119,72 para 102,07 g/kg GPCVZ, conforme o peso corporal aumenta de 13,00 para 28,70 kg. A eficiÃncia de uso da energia metabolizÃvel para mantenÃa à de 0,67. Jà a eficiÃncia de uso da energia metabolizÃvel para ganho varia de 1,85 a 0,43 para dietas contendo 1,18 a 2,69 Mcal/hg MS respectivamente. As exigÃncias lÃquidas de energia e proteÃna elevam-se com o aumento do peso corporal e aumento do ganho de peso corporal dos ovinos Somalis Brasileira. O modelo Small Ruminant Nutrition Systems à sensÃvel para predizer o consumo de matÃria seca, entretanto, subestimou em 5,18% o ganho mÃdio diÃrio de peso corporal. A seÃÃo HH estimou satisfatoriamente a composiÃÃo quÃmica de Ãgua, proteÃna e gordura na carcaÃa e no corpo vazio, enquanto o teor de minerais foi subestimado em torno de 27,07% na carcaÃa e 14,91% no corpo vazio. Os teores de Ãgua, proteÃna bruta e gordura da carcaÃa podem ser preditos pela seÃÃo HH. Por fim, a composiÃÃo quÃmica da seÃÃo HH pode ser utilizada em substituiÃÃo à composiÃÃo quÃmica da carcaÃa para predizer composiÃÃo quÃmica do corpo vazio em ovinos Somalis Brasileira.
The objective of the following work to determine the nutritional requirements of energy and protein in Brazilian Somali sheep. We used 48 sheep Brazilian Somali growing, non-castrated, age and body weight (BW) average of 60 days and 13.47 Â 1.76 kg respectively. After a 20 day adaptation period, eight animals were slaughtered and used as a reference for estimates of empty body weight (EBW) and initial body composition of other animals. The remaining animals were distributed in a randomized block design, with the treatments, diets with different levels of metabolizable energy (1.18; 2.07; 2.25; 2.42 and 2.69 Mcal/kg DM), with eight repetitions. The weight of slaughter animals was determined when the weight average of the five treatments was 28 kg. The net energy requirement for maintenance was estimated extrapolating the logarithmic regression equation of heat production, depending on the metabolizable energy intake (MEI) to the zero level of MEI. The daily excretion of nitrogen (N) was estimated by extrapolating to N consumption regression equation (g/BW0.75 kg/day) as a function of the N retention (g/BW 0.75 kg/day) for consumption zero. They were adjusted regression of log equations fat content, protein and energy in the logarithm of EBW animals. The concentration of net energy for maintenance diet was obtained by dividing the heat production in fasting, the DMI to maintain energy balance in g DM/kg EBW0.75. The validation of the SRNS model was performed using the simple linear regression model fit between the predicted values (independent variable) and observed (dependent variable), variables were analyzed DMI and BWG. The body composition was determined using the composition of the right half carcass, as well as a sample of the section HH, obtained from the left crankcase half. In middle housing cooled left, retreated cutting the section HH, the cross section of the 9th-10th-11th rib at the point corresponding to 61.5% of the distance between the sectioned vertebrae and the beginning of the 12th rib cartilage in then, the HH section was ground in grinder industrial and homogenised meat. The average daily gain and empty body weight gain increased linearly with increasing metabolizable energy levels. But the final body weight, body weight at slaughter, empty body weight, dry matter intake and metabolizable energy intake showed a quadratic effect (P<0.001) with increasing energy level. Energy and fat EBW of the animals increased from 2.77 Mcal/kg to 209.17 g/kg to 3.47 Mcal/kg to 294.08 g/kg EBW, respectively, and increased the BW 13.00 to 28.70 kg. Consumption of nitrogen showed quadratic effect with point of maximum of 2.59 Mcal/kg DM of metabolizable energy, corresponding to the maximum consumption of N of 2.90 g/kg BW0.75/day. As for the nitrogen retained daily, there was a positive linear correlation with the increase in metabolizable energy levels in the diets. There was a decreased amount of protein in the empty body of animals with increased EBW, from 143.71 to 122.52 g/kg EBW, when the animals increased the body weight of 13.00 to 28.70 kg. The daily excretion of N was estimated at 0.128 g/BW0.75 kg/day. The body composition of Brazilian Somali sheep ranges from 538.28 to 593.93 g/kg EBW for water, from 228.17 to 353.13 g/kg EBW for fat, 114.53 to 157.93 g/kg EBW for protein and from 17.94 to 31.68 g/kg of EBW of mineral matter, for diets containing 1.18 to 2.69 Mcal/kg DM, respectively. The net energy requirement for maintenance is 45.63 g/kg EBW0.75/day. The increase in animal weight of 13.00 to 28.70 kg BW increases the deposition of fat from 283.75 to 398.93 g/kg EBW and energy of 3.42 to 4.30 Mcal/kg EBW. The protein requirement for maintenance is 0.80 g/BW0.75 kg/day, with a decreased protein requirement for EBW of 119.72 to 102.07 g/kg EBW, as the weight increases by 13.00 to 28.70 kg. The use efficiency of metabolizable energy for maintenance is 0.67. Already use efficiency of metabolizable energy for gain varies from 1.85 to 0.43 for diets containing 1.18 to 2.69 Mcal/kg DM, respectively. The net requirements of energy and protein increase with increasing body weight and increase in body weight gain of Brazilian Somali sheep. The model Small Ruminant Nutrition Systems is sensitive to predict dry matter intake, however, underestimated in 5.18% the average daily weight gain. The section HH satisfactorily estimated the chemical composition of water, protein and fat in the carcass and empty body, while the mineral content was underestimated around 27.07% 14.91% housing and empty body. The water content, crude protein and carcass fat can be predicted by section HH. Finally, the chemical composition of section HH can be used to replace the chemical composition of the carcass to predict chemical composition of empty body in Brazilian Somalis sheep.
The objective of the following work to determine the nutritional requirements of energy and protein in Brazilian Somali sheep. We used 48 sheep Brazilian Somali growing, non-castrated, age and body weight (BW) average of 60 days and 13.47 Â 1.76 kg respectively. After a 20 day adaptation period, eight animals were slaughtered and used as a reference for estimates of empty body weight (EBW) and initial body composition of other animals. The remaining animals were distributed in a randomized block design, with the treatments, diets with different levels of metabolizable energy (1.18; 2.07; 2.25; 2.42 and 2.69 Mcal/kg DM), with eight repetitions. The weight of slaughter animals was determined when the weight average of the five treatments was 28 kg. The net energy requirement for maintenance was estimated extrapolating the logarithmic regression equation of heat production, depending on the metabolizable energy intake (MEI) to the zero level of MEI. The daily excretion of nitrogen (N) was estimated by extrapolating to N consumption regression equation (g/BW0.75 kg/day) as a function of the N retention (g/BW 0.75 kg/day) for consumption zero. They were adjusted regression of log equations fat content, protein and energy in the logarithm of EBW animals. The concentration of net energy for maintenance diet was obtained by dividing the heat production in fasting, the DMI to maintain energy balance in g DM/kg EBW0.75. The validation of the SRNS model was performed using the simple linear regression model fit between the predicted values (independent variable) and observed (dependent variable), variables were analyzed DMI and BWG. The body composition was determined using the composition of the right half carcass, as well as a sample of the section HH, obtained from the left crankcase half. In middle housing cooled left, retreated cutting the section HH, the cross section of the 9th-10th-11th rib at the point corresponding to 61.5% of the distance between the sectioned vertebrae and the beginning of the 12th rib cartilage in then, the HH section was ground in grinder industrial and homogenised meat. The average daily gain and empty body weight gain increased linearly with increasing metabolizable energy levels. But the final body weight, body weight at slaughter, empty body weight, dry matter intake and metabolizable energy intake showed a quadratic effect (P<0.001) with increasing energy level. Energy and fat EBW of the animals increased from 2.77 Mcal/kg to 209.17 g/kg to 3.47 Mcal/kg to 294.08 g/kg EBW, respectively, and increased the BW 13.00 to 28.70 kg. Consumption of nitrogen showed quadratic effect with point of maximum of 2.59 Mcal/kg DM of metabolizable energy, corresponding to the maximum consumption of N of 2.90 g/kg BW0.75/day. As for the nitrogen retained daily, there was a positive linear correlation with the increase in metabolizable energy levels in the diets. There was a decreased amount of protein in the empty body of animals with increased EBW, from 143.71 to 122.52 g/kg EBW, when the animals increased the body weight of 13.00 to 28.70 kg. The daily excretion of N was estimated at 0.128 g/BW0.75 kg/day. The body composition of Brazilian Somali sheep ranges from 538.28 to 593.93 g/kg EBW for water, from 228.17 to 353.13 g/kg EBW for fat, 114.53 to 157.93 g/kg EBW for protein and from 17.94 to 31.68 g/kg of EBW of mineral matter, for diets containing 1.18 to 2.69 Mcal/kg DM, respectively. The net energy requirement for maintenance is 45.63 g/kg EBW0.75/day. The increase in animal weight of 13.00 to 28.70 kg BW increases the deposition of fat from 283.75 to 398.93 g/kg EBW and energy of 3.42 to 4.30 Mcal/kg EBW. The protein requirement for maintenance is 0.80 g/BW0.75 kg/day, with a decreased protein requirement for EBW of 119.72 to 102.07 g/kg EBW, as the weight increases by 13.00 to 28.70 kg. The use efficiency of metabolizable energy for maintenance is 0.67. Already use efficiency of metabolizable energy for gain varies from 1.85 to 0.43 for diets containing 1.18 to 2.69 Mcal/kg DM, respectively. The net requirements of energy and protein increase with increasing body weight and increase in body weight gain of Brazilian Somali sheep. The model Small Ruminant Nutrition Systems is sensitive to predict dry matter intake, however, underestimated in 5.18% the average daily weight gain. The section HH satisfactorily estimated the chemical composition of water, protein and fat in the carcass and empty body, while the mineral content was underestimated around 27.07% 14.91% housing and empty body. The water content, crude protein and carcass fat can be predicted by section HH. Finally, the chemical composition of section HH can be used to replace the chemical composition of the carcass to predict chemical composition of empty body in Brazilian Somalis sheep.

Comparative studies of bacterial genomes, now counting in the hundreds, generate massive amounts of information. In order to support a systematic and efficient approach to genomic analyses, a database driven system with graphic visualization of genomic properties was developed - GenComp. The software was applied to studies of obligate intracellular bacteria. In all studies, ORFs were extracted and grouped into ORF-families. Based on gene order synteny, orthologous clusters of core genes and variable spacer ORFs were identified and extracted for alignments and computation of substitution frequencies. The software was applied to the genomes of six Chlamydia trachomatis strains to identify the most rapidly evolving genes. Five genes were chosen for genotyping, and close to a 3-fold higher discrimination capacity was achieved than that of serotypes. With GenComp as the backbone, a massive comparative analysis were performed on the variable gene set in the Rickettsiaceae, which includes Rickettsia prowazekii and Orientia tsutsugamushi, the agents of epidemic and scrub typhus, respectively. O. tsutsugamushi has the most exceptional bacterial genome identified to date; the 2.2 Mb genome is 200-fold more repeated than the 1.1 Mb R. prowazekii genome due to an extensive proliferation of conjugative type IV secretion systems and associated genes. GenComp identified 688 core genes that are conserved across 7 closely related Rickettsia genomes along with a set of 469 variably present genes with homologs in other species. The analysis indicates that up to 70% of the extensively degraded and variably present genes represent mobile genetic elements and genes putatively acquired by horizontal gene transfer. This explains the paradox of the high pseudogene load in the small Rickettsia genomes. This study demonstrates that GenComp provides an efficient system for pseudogene identification and may help distinguish genes from spurious ORFs in the many pan-genome sequencing projects going on worldwide.

In multi-source hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), more degrees of freedom are introduced to the power management optimization problem. Formulation of the optimal control problem and selection of solution method significantly affect the realtime applicability of the developed strategy. Moreover, elaborate definition of objective cost function and control variables are the essences to approach the global optimal solution in real-time. In this paper, two novel developed concepts are introduced: Adaptive Dynamic Programming (ADP) and Progressive Optimal Search (POS). The problem definition and solution method are structured in each method to yield minimum fuel consumption and suit realtime applicability. The results are comparatively analyzed with respect to previous developed methods of rule-based (RB) and adaptive RB. Experimental application of the developed methods is conducted using a hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) test-rig to validate the control modules. The comparative analysis emphasizes the advantages of each method from the perspectives of trip cost minimization, charge sustenance, and realtime applicability.

This work is a comparative experimental study of two ways of heat transfer intensification inside the cold plate of an Indirect Liquid Cooled IT Server. The first way is classical, as surface extension or heat transfer coefficient enhancement by adding fins, turbulators, or surface roughness modification. The second is more recent, it is about using nanofluids. For comparison purpose, we have defined three criteria: thermal performance, hydraulic performance, and efficiency. According to those parameters, classical methods have shown better performances comparatively to nanofluids.

The purpose of this document is to be an initial study into the affects that increased insulation thickness requirements have on a typical field joint. An observed increase in joint failures has begun to occur with larger insulation thickness requirements which requires justification as to a possible and probable cause. The method of failure that is looked into in this document is the increase in comparative stress at the bonding joints caused by the increased stress of the comparatively increased thermal shrinkage and resultant residual thermal stress. This is analyzed through an ABAQUS simulation for current stress of the common 3in insulation thickness and the resultant stress of increasing the insulation to a 4 in thickness. The increase in stress upwards of 30% can be a cause of concern when paired with bending due to the requirements of reel lay installation methods.