Big Data from innumerable sources offers immense prospects for intelligent decision making in every single field, in spite of its challenging factors like huge volume, extreme variety or varying velocity.Big Data analytics can provide new perceptions from data, which would have otherwise unnoticed, while proper visualization of the data itself may
Systematically identifying genetic signatures including novel SNP-clusters, nonsense variants, frame-shift INDELs, and long STR expansions that potentially link to unknown phenotypes existing in dog breeds
Abstract Background In light of previous studies that profiled breed-specific traits or used genome-wide association studies to refine loci associated with characteristic morphological features in dogs, the field has gained tremendous genetic insights for known dog traits observed among breeds.Here we aim to address the question from a reserve pers
The Number and Distribution of Introduced and Naturalized Parrots
Parrots have been transported and traded by humans for at least the last 2000 years and this trade continues unabated today.This transport of species has involved the majority of recognized parrot species (300+ of 382 species).Inevitably, some alien species either escape captivity or are released and may establish breeding populations in the novel
Collective decision-making in nocturnal huddling sleep: The influence of social factors on fans and fandom in Tibetan macaques
Social animals frequently exhibit huddling sleep behaviors in response to nocturnal ecological pressures.However, there remain significant gaps in our understanding of the decision-making process promoting huddle sleep.Exploring how such decision-making processes are initiated and programmed in nonhuman primates offers additional insights into vari
Chemical investigation of the volatile constituents of Cleome viscosa from Nigeria
The major volatile constituents of the oils from the integral parts of Cleome viscosa L.from Nigeria have been identified by GC, read more GC/MS and 1H NMR.The main constituents of the non-polar fraction of the oils were monoterpene hydrocarbons (21% in stem/leaves, 15% in seed/fruits, 12% in roots) and some oxygenated derivatives (3% in leaves/ste