This paper aims to clarify the meaning of the membership which is produced as by-products of land cover classification by Grade-added rough set (GRS).A new land cover classification method by using GRS was developed.The classification scheme of GRS which calculates membership (degree of grade) for each class is similar to those of MLC and SVM.But t
Testis-specific serine/threonine kinase 1-like (TSSK1-like), which plays important roles in late-phase spermatogenesis and male fertility, was characterized in Pacific abalone Haliotis discus hannai, an important commercial marine gastropod.Further, its expression patterns were assessed in diploid and induced triploid males showing differential deg
Stripe rust, caused by Puccinia striiformis f.sp.tritici, is a devastating wheat disease worldwide.The bostik mvp Chinese wheat cultivar Chuanmai 32 has shown stable resistance to stripe rust for 10 yr in Sichuan Province, a hotspot for stripe rust epidemics.The objective of the present study was to map quantitative trait loci (QTL) for adult-plant
Abstract Background Religion shapes everyday beliefs and activities, but few studies have examined its associations with attitudes about HIV.This exploratory study in Tanzania probed associations between religious beliefs and HIV stigma, disclosure, and attitudes toward antiretroviral (ARV) treatment.Methods A self-administered survey was distribut
From mouse to man, brown adipose tissue (BAT) is a significant source of thermogenesis contributing to the maintenance of the body temperature homeostasis during the challenge of low environmental temperature.In rodents, BAT thermogenesis apac1/60/1/cw also contributes to the febrile increase in core temperature during the immune response.BAT sympa