... driving performance and roadside observations in driving under the influence of drugs investigations (DUID). Between January 2017 and October 2024, 319 blood specimens submitted for DUID testing confirmed positive for hydroxyzine. Mean and median blood concentrations were 70 ±79 ng/mL and 48 ng/mL...

... the normalizing constant is analytically intractable, we use Metropolis–Hastings steps to sample θ x h and ϵ x h from their joint posterior full conditional distribution for each pair x , h ∈ X . At each iteration, we perform two steps: a between-model and a within-model move...

... Cotesia ruficrus (Haliday) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) shows promise as a biological control agent for managing the invasive fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in China. However, the influence of environmental factors on C. ruficrus performance...

... and Aims Poor physical performance (PPP) in terms of weakness and slow walking speed is closely associated with frailty during ageing. We aimed to analyse the associations between modifiable lifestyle factors, inflammation markers (hs-CRP, D-dimer, and fibrinogen), and the odds of PPP and state...

... on life history and performance, and to facilitate practitioners to make informed decisions about rearing practices or identify arising issues. We highlight ways that a fundamental understanding of cricket biology can be informative for optimizing cricket growth, reducing variability in yield...

...-publication-reuse-rights ) Abstract Study Objectives Although teamwork under fatigue is highly common in the workplace, effects of sleep loss on group performance have rarely been studied. Here, we examined whether cooperative teamwork in a control room setting has a protective effect by attenuating...

... fitness physical performance ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPT 1 Hyperandrogenaemia, PCOS, and Physical Fitness in Women A Northern Finland Birth Cohort 2 Study 3 4 Katri Tuorila,1,2* Emilia Pesonen,1,2,3* Meri-Maija Ollila,1,2 Elisa Hurskainen,1,2 Marjukka 5 Nurkkala,2,4,5 Raija Korpelainen,2,4,5 Maisa Niemelä,3,6...

...) and is in the public domain in the US. 2025 This work is written by (a) US Government employee(s) and is in the public domain in the US. Abstract The objective of the current study was to was to determine the influence of biochar supplementation on steer growth performance, carcass characteristics, and ruminal...

... weight without affecting carcass yield grade or marbling. feedlot cattle growth performance liver abscesses silage Accepted Manuscript Yield of hybrid rye silage and its use as a replacement for barley silage on feed intake, growth performance, and carcass quality of growing and finishing steers...

... performance-based pay interdisciplinarity German Ministry of Education and Research 16PH20010 New public management (NPM) reforms have substantially transformed governance in many universities and public research organizations drawing on two fundamental levers of employee motivation: distribution...

... of this experiment was to investigate the effects of unconventional ingredients (wheat, broken rice, rapeseed meal, rice bran meal, and fermented distiller grains) into sow diets on sow reproductive performance, placental nutrient transport function, and fecal microbiota. Thirty multiparous sows with similar parity...

... and sensitive alternative for detecting HPV from both metagenomic and transcriptomic datasets. We assessed HPV-KITE using three previously analyzed HPV infection-related datasets, comprising a total of 1430 sequenced human samples. For benchmarking, we compared our method’s performance with standard HPV...

... widely adopted performance measurement practices that carry significant consequences for both organizations and their employees. This article proposes that the design of these performance-based accountability systems plays a crucial role in shaping organizational performance. First, we develop a typology...

... work is properly cited. For commercial re-use, please contact [email protected] Abstract Empirical research on the economic performance of organic farming yields conflicting results. The findings vary by region, agricultural sector, economic performance indicators, and methodologies used...

... and distributed under the terms of the Oxford University Press, Standard Journals Publication Model ( https://dbpia.nl.go.kr/pages/standard-publication-reuse-rights ) Abstract Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) is a widely adopted non-parametric technique for evaluating R&D performance. However, traditional...

... to facilitate research culture changes. research culture academic culture research evaluation research performance Scottish Funding Council 10.13039/501100000360 Advances in research have transformed the world as we know it, offering solutions to the global challenges we face as a species. Having...

... higher LT₅₀ than the two more northern populations. We also found that adult cardiac performance at cold temperatures is progressively greater in colder, higher latitude populations. This pattern may suggest compensatory genetic adaptation to colder environmental temperatures. By examining...

... and ritualized social performances involving entertainment and competitive rivalry in which consumers destroy valued material objects before a focused gathering. The conceptualization of tournaments of destruction is borne from a qualitative, phenomenological-based case study of low-income, low-power Black...

... were to investigate the effects of increasing levels of benzoic acid (BA) on nitrogen utilization and metabolism affecting growth performance, ammonia emissions, and carcass characteristics, and to determine the optimal levels of BA for the growth performance and carcass characteristics when fed...

..., provided the original work is properly cited. For commercial re-use, please contact [email protected] Abstract Introduction Anxiety, and more specifically performance anxiety, is commonly associated with sexual problems both by health professionals and clients alike. Yet, despite its strong...