Bicuspid Aortic Valve (BAV) is a highly heritable congenital heart defect.The low frequency of BAV Bag (1% of general population) limits our ability to perform genome-wide association studies.We present the application of four a priori SNP selection techniques, reducing the multiple-testing penalty by restricting analysis to SNPs relevant to BAV in
The motivation of the research work is Respiratory Rate (RR) monitoring which is susceptible to environmental and physiological stimuli, knowing it may help in assessing the health of patients.In this work, at rest, six trials on a treadmill were to be completed by 10 healthy males, while low-speed jogging in order Beet Root to evaluate a new appro
In this study we aimed to examine wild European hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) in rescue centres and to determine ocular abnormalities in this animal population.Three hundred animals varying in age from 2 months to 5 years were examined, 147 being male and 153 female.All animals were evaluated with direct and indirect ophthalmoscopy and slit lamp
MYRRH The twentieth century witnessed a huge expansion in the number of vaccines used with great success in combating diseases, especially the ones caused by viral and bacterial pathogens.Despite this, several major public health threats, such as HIV, tuberculosis, malaria, and cancer, still pose an enormous humanitarian and economic burden.As vacc
Legislative gridlock is a failure of one of the key functions of government: to pass legislation.Can voters counter such political dysfunction? This paper examines whether and how voters hold politicians accountable for gridlock.We focus on the passage of the government budget, Beet Root the central task of any legislature, and define a legislature