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Compound Uncertainty Quantification and Aggregation for Reliability Assessment in Industrial Maintenance

Machines, 2023
The mounting increase in the technological complexity of modern engineering systems requires compound uncertainty quantification, from a quantitative and qualitative perspective.
Alex Grenyer, John Ahmet Erkoyuncu, Sri Addepalli, Yifan Zhao   +3 more
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In the Eye of the Beholder: Owner Preferences for Variations in Cats’ Appearances with Specific Focus on Skull Morphology

Animals, 2018
Changes in the popularity of cat breeds are largely driven by human perceptions of, and selection for, phenotypic traits including skull morphology. The popularity of breeds with altered skull shapes appears to be increasing, and owner preferences are an
Mark J. Farnworth, Rowena M. A. Packer, Lorena Sordo, Ruoning Chen, Sarah M. A. Caney, Danièlle A. Gunn-Moore   +5 more
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The Spatial Pedigree in Traditional Villages under the Perspective of Urban Regeneration—Taking 728 Villages in Jiangnan Region, China as Cases

Land, 2022
In current urban regeneration, the conservation and reuse of traditional village space are significant measures to activate urban-rural development. Traditional villages in the Jiangnan region of eastern China represent the typical vernacular culture of ...
Xinqu Liu, Yaowu Li, Yongfa Wu, Chaoran Li   +3 more
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Pedigree and genome-based patterns of homozygosity in the South African Ayrshire, Holstein, and Jersey breeds

Frontiers in Genetics, 2023
The erosion of genetic diversity limits long-term genetic gain and impedes the sustainability of livestock production. In the South African (SA) dairy industry, the major commercial dairy breeds have been applying estimated breeding values (EBVs) and/or ...
Carina Visser, Simon Frederick Lashmar, Jason Reding, Donagh P. Berry, Donagh P. Berry, Esté van Marle-Köster   +5 more
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Parentage Atlas of Italian Grapevine Varieties as Inferred From SNP Genotyping

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021
The Italian grape germplasm is characterized by a high level of richness in terms of varieties number, with nearly 600 wine grape varieties listed in the Italian National Register of Grapevine Varieties and with a plethora of autochthonous grapes. In the
Claudio D’Onofrio, Giorgio Tumino, Massimo Gardiman, Manna Crespan, Cristina Bignami, Laura de Palma, Maria Gabriella Barbagallo, Massimo Muganu, Caterina Morcia, Vittorino Novello, Anna Schneider, Valeria Terzi   +11 more
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Size but not relatedness drives the spatial distribution of males within an urban population of Anolis carolinensis lizards

Ecology and Evolution, 2021
The way that individuals are spatially organized in their environment is a fundamental population characteristic affecting social structure, mating system, and reproductive ecology.
William David Weber, Nicola M. Anthony, Simon P. Lailvaux   +2 more
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Hainan Fishermen's Marine Belief Pedigree and Their Ritual Activities

Redai dili, 2022
This paper takes Hainan fishermen's Sea God belief as the research object, combines the archaeological discoveries of the South China Sea Islands, the local chronicles of Hainan Island and other documents, and the author's continuous field research data ...
Zhou Jun
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Genetic Variability in the Italian Heavy Draught Horse from Pedigree Data and Genomic Information

Animals, 2020
This study aimed to investigate the genetic diversity in the Italian Heavy Horse Breed from pedigree and genomic data. Pedigree information for 64,917 individuals were used to assess inbreeding level, effective population size (Ne), and effective numbers
Enrico Mancin, Michela Ablondi, Roberto Mantovani, Giuseppe Pigozzi, Alberto Sabbioni, Cristina Sartori   +5 more
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Genetic variants and phenotype analysis in a five-generation Chinese pedigree with PCDH19 female-limited epilepsy

Frontiers in Neurology, 2023
ObjectiveAlbeit the gene of PCDH19-FE was ascertained, the correlation of gene mutation, PCDH19 protein structure, and phenotype heterogeneity remained obscure.
Wenjuan Zhou, Yuzhen Ouyang, Yuzhen Ouyang, Yuqiao Ji, Yuqiao Ji, Qiong Xi, Lingling Zhao   +6 more
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Case Report: Investigation and characterization of a multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 case and its pedigree

Frontiers in Endocrinology
Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1 (MEN1) is an autosomal dominant inherited disease characterized by the combined occurrence of tumors in multiple endocrine organs.
Yifan Liu, Ling Cui, Shiwei Wang, Yanyan Chen, Ting Huang, Xin Hou   +5 more
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