FERTILITY QUANTUM AND TEMPO WITH CUBIC AGE-SPECIFIC BIRTH RATES

Fertility quantum and tempo with cubic age-specific birth rates

OBJECTIVE: To demonstrate the analytical value of a cubic parameterization of the age curve of fertility and to explore its features, especially its usefulness in separating fertility level and fertility timing.METHODS: Using mathematical analysis, the cubic fertility curve is derived and examined in both continuous and discrete forms.RESULTS: The

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Quantitative Analysis of the Phase Transition Mechanism Underpinning the Systemic Self-Assembly of a Mechanopharmaceutical Device

Clofazimine (CFZ) is a poorly soluble, weakly basic, small molecule antibiotic clinically used to treat leprosy and is now in clinical trials as a treatment for multidrug resistant tuberculosis and COVID-19.CFZ exhibits complex, context-dependent pharmacokinetics that are characterized by an increasing half-life in long term treatment regimens.The

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The impact of lactic acid bacteria on sourdough fermentation

The baking of sourdough breads represents one of the oldest biotechnological processes.Despite traditionality, sourdough bread has great potential because of its benefits.Sourdough is a mixture of flour and water that is dominated by a complex microflora composed of yeasts and lactic acid bacteria that are crucial in the preparation of bread dough.

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Construction of a high-density genetic linkage map and identification of flowering-related QTL in erect milkvetch (Astragalus adsurgens)

Erect milkvetch (Astragalus adsurgens) is a perennial legume forage crop with economic and ecological value in livestock grazing and soil-erosion control in arid and semiarid areas worldwide.Genomic information and molecular tools to support breeding and research in the species are limited.The objectives of this investigation were to map its genome

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Comparative studies on interfacial bond performance of ultrahigh performance concrete (UHPC) for sustainable repair of bridges and pavements

Ultra high performance concrete (UHPC) is emerging as an innovative sustainable solution to rehabilitate deteriorated concrete pavements and bridges.In such usage, UHPC may be cast against different substrate materials such as normal strength concrete (NSC) radio birdman tshirt for bridge strengthening and rehabilitation or against high strength co

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