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Simulation and economic analysis of bovine sex selection

Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia, 2013
A simulation model implemented in the programming software Delphi XE® was applied to evaluate sex selection in bovine. The hypothesis under investigation was that a dynamic model with stochastic and deterministic elements could detect the sexed semen ...
Renato Travassos Beltrame, Celia Raquel Quirino, Luís Gustavo Barioni, Vera Fernanda Martins Hossepian de Lima   +3 more
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Exploratory Analysis of Factors Associated With the Recovery of Erectile Dysfunction After Rectal Cancer Surgery (Sub‐Analysis of LANDMARC Trial)

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Erectile dysfunction (ErD) is an important complication after rectal cancer surgery, however a substantial proportion of patients experience functional recovery over time. Evidence regarding which patients are more likely to recover remains limited.
Ryosuke Mizuno, Koya Hida, Masakatsu Numata, Takashi Sakamoto, Kazutaka Obama, Akio Shiomi, Ryo Inada, Manabu Shiozawa, Mayumi Ozawa, Masanori Hotchi, Daisuke Yamamoto, Suguru Hasegawa, Masashi Miguchi, Shinobu Ohnuma, Tomohiro Yamaguchi, Tomonori Akagi, Yusuke Kinugasa, Shigeki Yamaguchi, Hiroyasu Kagawa, Masahiko Watanabe, Takeshi Naitoh, Ichiro Takemasa   +21 more
wiley   +1 more source

Accounting for animal health in efficiency analysis: An application to Swedish dairy farms

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Poor animal health is a central concern in modern livestock production. Despite the necessity to incorporate animal health in efficiency analysis, the theoretical and empirical developments are limited on this subject. This article appropriately characterizes the axiomatic properties of animal health within a production framework.
Frederic Ang, Enoch Owusu‐Sekyere, Karin Alvåsen, Helena Hansson   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Success rate of artificial insemination using sexed semen in dairy cows at the Setia Kawan dairy farmers cooperative, Pasuruan, Indonesia

Ovozoa: Journal of Animal Reproduction
This study aimed to evaluate the success rate of artificial insemination (AI) using sexed semen in dairy cows, based on the parameters of services per conception (S/C), conception rate (CR), and calf sex ratio.
Tsaniya Atikahani Shabirah, Tri Wahyu Suprayogi, Tita Damayanti Lestari, Tatik Hernawati, Rimayanti Rimayanti, Sri Hidanah   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

The rain feels different under the same umbrella: Experiences with poverty across LGBTQ subgroups

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Population‐based survey data have demonstrated that LGBTQ communities report varying rates of economic insecurity, yet very little research directly assesses how pathways into and experiences with poverty look different among subgroups at the intersections of sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI).
Bianca D. M. Wilson, Lillian Nguyen
wiley   +1 more source

B/ordering and healthcare access for migrants with precarious status: The role of healthcare workers in counteracting restrictive policies

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract In Canada, precarious migration is largely invisibilized. Nonetheless, b/ordering greatly affects people's realities by limiting access to social rights. In Quebec, migrants with precarious status (MPS) do not have access to healthcare, although Quebec has a “universal” healthcare coverage.
Émilie Pigeon‐Gagné, Jill Hanley, Élise Bourgeois‐Guérin, Pénélope Boudreault   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sexed sorted semen in Dairy Industry

For many years, animal scientists and livestock owners have dreamed of having a calf of their desired sex. In the case of cows, pre-conception selection for a particular sex is typically economically justified. Due to the mechanisation of agriculture, male cows are raised by livestock owners less frequently, and when they do, the animals are either ...
openaire   +2 more sources

Diagnosing the system: Mental health, necropolitical uncare, and the abolition of migration detention

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines the psychological effects of migration detention in the European Union's Closed Controlled Access Center (CCAC) on Samos through an ecological lens. It explores a double normalization of suffering: the brutalization of necropolitical migration governance and the simultaneous understanding of resulting distress as an ...
Julia Manek
wiley   +1 more source

Essential, Yet Precarious, Mistreated, Sick and Medicalized: A Sequential Explanatory Mixed‐Methods Study on Homecare Aides in Spain

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Homecare aides (HCAs) are professional non‐family caregivers, who support dependent individuals to live at home with dignity; yet in Spain they remain understudied and vulnerable, often facing precarious working conditions. We aimed to characterize HCAs’ employment, living conditions, health, and exposure to workplace violence and ...
Albert Navarro‐Giné, Pedro Ferrer‐Rosende, Maria Feijoo‐Cid, Sergio Salas‐Nicás, Laura Esteve‐Matalí, Valeria Stuardo‐Ávila, María Isabel Fernández‐Cano   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Risk of Cardiovascular Diseases for Shift Workers in the Prospective Heinz Nixdorf Recall Study

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Shift work can disrupt circadian rhythms and is postulated to play a role in cardiovascular diseases (CVD). In the German prospective population‐based Heinz Nixdorf Recall Study, we analyzed longitudinal associations between shift work and night‐shift work with CVD.
Katharina Wichert, Sylvia Rabstein, Raimund Erbel, Lewin Eisele, Marina Arendt, Nico Dragano, Karl‐Heinz Jöckel, Thomas Behrens   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source