EXTERIOR FEATURES AND QUALITY OF FEATHERS OBROSHYNSKYH GRAY AND WHITE GEESE IN BREEDING

При проведенні досліджень експериментально встановлено, що самці ІІ групи в перший день життя  мали обхват грудей 12,0 см, самки – 10,8 см; довжина тулубу у самців – 11,6 см, а у самок – 10,9 см;  довжина кіля у самців – 2,6 см, у самок – 2,5 см. У 4-тижневому віці вони мали обхват грудей 28,5 см, самки – 28,5 см; довжина тулубу у самців – 29,7 см, у самок – 28,3 см; довжина кіля у самців – 10,3 см, у самок – 9,2 см. У  9-тижневому віці самці мали обхват грудей 39,9 см, самки – 38,4 см;довжина тулубу у самців – 34,4 см, у самок – 32,2 см; довжина кіля у самців – 13,6 см, у самок – 13,0 см.При вивченні перо-пухової продуктивності молодняку гусей чотирьох груп було проведено два прижиттєвих скубання – у 11- та 18-тижневому віці і досліджено фракційний склад одержаної сировини. Аналізуючи дані видно, що вміст пуху в перо-пуховій сировині одержаній при першому скубані невисокий і становить 13,7-15,6%. При другому скубанні вміст пуху зростає більш ніж у два рази і складає 31,2-35,8%. Оброшинські сірі гуси мають дещо вищі показники пера і пуху порівняно з оброшинськими білими (але, а в той же час їх сировина містила більше незрілого пера і пуху) статистично вірогідної різниці між групами за вмістом перо-пухової сировини нами не виявлено.Але оброшинські сірі гуси проявляють тенденцію до покращення своїх перо-пухових якостей.При проведении исследований экспериментально установлено, что самцы II группы в первый день жизни имели обхват груди 12,0 см, самки – 10,8 см; длина туловища у самцов – 11,6 см, а у самок - 10,9 см; длина киля у самцов – 2,6 см, у самок –2,5 см. В 4-недельном возрасте они имели обхват груди 28,5 см, самки - 28,5 см; длина туловища у самцов – 29,7 см, у самок – 28,3 см; длина киля у самцов – 10,3 см, у самок – 9,2 см. В 9-недельном возрасте самцы имели обхват груди 39,9 см, самки –38,4 см; длина туловища у самцов – 34,4 см, у самок – 32,2 см; длина киля у самцов – 13,6 см, у самок – 13,0 см.При изучении перо-пуховой продуктивности молодняка гусей четырех групп было проведено два прижизненных ощипивания – в 11-и 18-недельном возрасте и исследованы фракционный состав полученного сырья. Анализируя данные видно, что содержание пуха в перо-пуховой сырье полученной при первом ощипивании невысокий и составляет 13,7–15,6%. При втором ощипивании содержание пуха возрастает более чем в два раза и составляет 31,2–35,8%. Оброшинской серые гуси имеют несколько более высокие показатели пера и пуха по сравнению с оброшинской белыми (но, а в то же время их сырье содержала больше незрелого пера и пуха) статистически достоверной разницы между группами по содержанию перо-пухового сырья нами не обнаружено. Но оброшинской серые гуси проявляют тенденцию к улучшению своих перо-пуховых качеств.When experimental research found that males of Group II on the first day of life had chest 12,0 cm, females – 10.8 cm; body length in males – 11.6 cm and females - 10.9 cm; the length of the keel males – 2.6 cm, females – 2.5 cm. The 4 weeks of age they had chest 28,5 cm, females – 28.5 cm; body length in males – 29.7 cm in females – 28.3 cm; the length of the keel males – 10.3 cm, females – 9.2 cm. The 9-week old males had chest 39,9 cm, females – 38.4 cm; body length in males – 34.4 cm in females – 32.2 cm; the length of the keel males – 13.6 cm in females – 13.0 cm.In the study of feather-down efficiency of young geese four groups held two pulling lifetime – at 11 and 18 weeks of age and studied the fractional composition of the resulting feedstock. Analyzing the data it is clear that the content down to feather-down raw material obtained in the first pulling low and amounts to 13,7–15,6%. In the second pulling fluff content increases more than doubled and is 31,2–35,8%. Obroshinskoy gray geese are several higher levels of feathers and down compared to obroshinskoy white (but while at the same time, feed them contained more crude feathers and down) a statistically significant difference between groups on the content feather-fluff stock contact has been detected. But obroshinskoy gray geese tend to improve their quality of down-feather

Semi-Automated Needle Steering in Biological Tissue Using an Ultrasound-Based Deflection Predictor

The performance of needle-based interventions depends on the accuracy of needle tip positioning. Here, a novel needle steering strategy is proposed that enhances accuracy of needle steering. In our approach the surgeon is in charge of needle insertion to ensure the safety of operation, while the needle tip bevel location is robotically controlled to minimize the targeting error. The system has two main components: (1) a real-time predictor for estimating future needle deflection as it is steered inside soft tissue, and (2) an online motion planner that calculates control decisions and steers the needle toward the target by iterative optimization of the needle deflection predictions. The predictor uses the ultrasound-based curvature information to estimate the needle deflection. Given the specification of anatomical obstacles and a target from preoperative images, the motion planner uses the deflection predictions to estimate control actions, i.e., the depth(s) at which the needle should be rotated to reach the target. Ex-vivo needle insertions are performed with and without obstacle to validate our approach. The results demonstrate the needle steering strategy guides the needle to the targets with a maximum error of 1.22 mm

ДОЦІЛЬНІСТЬ ВИКОРИСТАННЯ ТРАНСКРИБОВАНИХ АНГЛІЦИЗМІВ (НА МАТЕРІАЛІ УКРАЇНСЬКИХ ЕРГОНІМІВ)

У статті розглянуто різні випадки використання неадаптованих англіцизмів у назвах організацій. Проаналізовано специфіку їх функціонування як частини складних багатокомпонентних ергонімів. Наголошено на необхідності узгодженості та семантичної точності у використанні таких одиниць. (The article deals with different cases of non-adapted Anglicism usage in organization names. Their functioning specificity as a part of complex many-component ergonyms is analyzed. In such situations graphical adaptation facilitates perception of the name as a whole. Consistency and semantic correctness necessity is stressed in usage of units like these. Usage of words borrowed from other languages in their English phonetic form is considered to be inadvisable. They are difficult to understand and violate the linguistic norms.

Memory for pitch in congenital amusia: Beyond a fine-grained pitch discrimination problem

Congenital amusia is a disorder that affects the perception and production of music. While amusia has been associated with deficits in pitch discrimination, several reports suggest that memory deficits also play a role. The present study investigated short-term memory span for pitch-based and verbal information in 14 individuals with amusia and matched controls. Analogous adaptive-tracking procedures were used to generate tone and digit spans using stimuli that exceeded psychophysically measured pitch perception thresholds. Individuals with amusia had significantly smaller tone spans, whereas their digits spans were a similar size to those of controls. An automated operation span task was used to determine working memory capacity. Working memory deficits were seen in only a small subgroup of individuals with amusia. These findings support the existence of a pitch-specific component within short-term memory and suggest that congenital amusia is more than a disorder of fine-grained pitch discrimination

Kank Is an EB1 Interacting Protein that Localises to Muscle-Tendon Attachment Sites in Drosophila

Little is known about how microtubules are regulated in different cell types during development. EB1 plays a central role in the regulation of microtubule plus ends. It directly binds to microtubule plus ends and recruits proteins which regulate microtubule dynamics and behaviour. We report the identification of Kank, the sole Drosophila orthologue of human Kank proteins, as an EB1 interactor that predominantly localises to embryonic attachment sites between muscle and tendon cells. Human Kank1 was identified as a tumour suppressor and has documented roles in actin regulation and cell polarity in cultured mammalian cells. We found that Drosophila Kank binds EB1 directly and this interaction is essential for Kank localisation to microtubule plus ends in cultured cells. Kank protein is expressed throughout fly development and increases during embryogenesis. In late embryos, it accumulates to sites of attachment between muscle and epidermal cells. A kank deletion mutant was generated. We found that the mutant is viable and fertile without noticeable defects. Further analysis showed that Kank is dispensable for muscle function in larvae. This is in sharp contrast to C. elegans in which the Kank orthologue VAB-19 is required for development by stabilising attachment structures between muscle and epidermal cells

7-Chloro-4-[(E)-N′-(4-fluoro­benzyl­idene)hydrazin­yl]quinoline monohydrate

The mol­ecule of the title hydrate, C16H11ClFN3·H2O, is slightly twisted, as indicated by the dihedral angle of 9.55 (10)° formed between the quinoline ring system and the benzene ring. The conformation about the C=N double bond is E, and the amine-H atom is oriented towards the quinoline residue. In the crystal structure, the water mol­ecule accepts an N—H⋯O and makes two O—H⋯Nquinoline hydrogen bonds, generating a two-dimensional array in the ab plane, which is further stabilized by C—H⋯O inter­actions. The most significant contacts between layers are of the type C—H⋯F

Melody and pitch processing in five musical savants with congenital blindness

Abstract. We examined absolute-pitch (AP) and short-term musical memory abilities of five musical savants with congenital blindness, seven musicians, and seven non-musicians with good vision and normal intelligence in two experiments. In the first, short-term memory for musical phrases was tested and the savants and musicians performed statistically indistinguishably, both signifi- cantly outperforming the non-musicians and remembering more material from the C major scale sequences than random trials. In the second experiment, participants learnt associations between four pitches and four objects using a non-verbal paradigm. This experiment approximates to testing AP ability. Low statistical power meant the savants were not statistically better than the musicians, although only the savants scored statistically higher than the non-musicians. The results are evidence for a musical module, separate from general intelligence; they also support the anecdotal reporting of AP in musical savants, which is thought to be necessary for the development of musical-savant skill

Offspring of Mothers Fed a High Fat Diet Display Hepatic Cell Cycle Inhibition and Associated Changes in Gene Expression and DNA Methylation

The association between an adverse early life environment and increased susceptibility to later-life metabolic disorders such as obesity, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease is described by the developmental origins of health and disease hypothesis. Employing a rat model of maternal high fat (MHF) nutrition, we recently reported that offspring born to MHF mothers are small at birth and develop a postnatal phenotype that closely resembles that of the human metabolic syndrome. Livers of offspring born to MHF mothers also display a fatty phenotype reflecting hepatic steatosis and characteristics of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. In the present study we hypothesised that a MHF diet leads to altered regulation of liver development in offspring; a derangement that may be detectable during early postnatal life. Livers were collected at postnatal days 2 (P2) and 27 (P27) from male offspring of control and MHF mothers (n = 8 per group). Cell cycle dynamics, measured by flow cytometry, revealed significant G0/G1 arrest in the livers of P2 offspring born to MHF mothers, associated with an increased expression of the hepatic cell cycle inhibitor Cdkn1a. In P2 livers, Cdkn1a was hypomethylated at specific CpG dinucleotides and first exon in offspring of MHF mothers and was shown to correlate with a demonstrable increase in mRNA expression levels. These modifications at P2 preceded observable reductions in liver weight and liver∶brain weight ratio at P27, but there were no persistent changes in cell cycle dynamics or DNA methylation in MHF offspring at this time. Since Cdkn1a up-regulation has been associated with hepatocyte growth in pathologic states, our data may be suggestive of early hepatic dysfunction in neonates born to high fat fed mothers. It is likely that these offspring are predisposed to long-term hepatic dysfunction

Tune in to your emotions: a robust personalized affective music player

The emotional power of music is exploited in a personalized affective music player (AMP) that selects music for mood enhancement. A biosignal approach is used to measure listeners’ personal emotional reactions to their own music as input for affective user models. Regression and kernel density estimation are applied to model the physiological changes the music elicits. Using these models, personalized music selections based on an affective goal state can be made. The AMP was validated in real-world trials over the course of several weeks. Results show that our models can cope with noisy situations and handle large inter-individual differences in the music domain. The AMP augments music listening where its techniques enable automated affect guidance. Our approach provides valuable insights for affective computing and user modeling, for which the AMP is a suitable carrier application