Calving of icebergs is a major negative component of polar ice-sheet mass balance.Here we present a new calving model relying on both continuum damage mechanics and linear elastic fracture mechanics.This combination accounts for both the slow sub-critical surface crevassing and the rapid propagation of crevasses when calving occurs.First, damage to
Core Health Outcomes In Childhood Epilepsy (CHOICE): protocol for the selection of a core outcome set
Abstract Background There is increasing recognition that establishing a core set of outcomes to be evaluated and reported in trials of interventions for particular conditions will improve the usefulness of health research.There is no established core outcome set for childhood epilepsy.The aim of this work is to select a core outcome set to be used
Single-Step GBLUP and GWAS Analyses Suggests Implementation of Unweighted Two Trait Approach for Heat Stress in Swine
The purpose of this study was to perform a genome-wide association study to determine the genomic regions associated with heat stress tolerance in swine.Phenotypic information on carcass weight was available for 227,043 individuals from commercial farms in North Carolina and Missouri, U.S.Individuals were from a commercial cross of a Duroc sire and