The results confirm that the breed has lost considerable genetic diversity through such things as small founder population and artificial genetic bottlenecks resulting from highly
focused selection for specific desired physical traits.
Not exact matches
Quidsi has great brand expertise and they will continue to offer
selection on Amazon.com; the software development team will
focus on building technology
for AmazonFresh.»
Under the agreement with Goldman, the bank's Alternative Investments and Manager
Selection (AIMS) Group will select managers
for $ 2 billion worth of the pension fund's stock portfolio that
focuses on making investments abroad with active managers.
As I was considering what type of content to write
for this article, I decided to
focus on the unforgettable seven tests prescribed by Graham in Chapter 14, Stock
Selection for the Defensive Investor.
Fundamental analysis can help with security
selection, or «what to buy,» while technical analysis can help answer the question of «when to buy» by
focusing on supply and demand
for shares.
Every other week we've been asking a
selection of our contributors
for their opinion on what we believe are some of the most pressing market -
focused questions of the week.
The study emphasizes controlling
for any self -
selection bias associated with the type of investors who seek advice, and
focuses on common stock holdings to avoid any conflicts associated with mutual fund incentives.
try reading further:» «To suppose that the eye with all its inimitable contrivances
for adjusting the
focus to different distances,
for admitting different amounts of light, and
for the correction of spherical and chromatic aberration, could have been formed by natural
selection, seems, I freely confess, absurd in the highest degree.
The second major change has been in shifting the centre of
focus and attention in thinking about media away from the intended effects of media messages toward the active role audiences play in
selection and use of their own media - mix
for meaning - seeking and meaning - satisfying purposes.
Sells's book received national attention and became the
focus of controversy in 2002 when it was a summer reading
selection for incoming students at the University of North Carolina — Chapel Hill.
Oh, btw, the entire quote is» «To suppose that the eye with all its inimitable contrivances
for adjusting the
focus to different distances,
for admitting different amounts of light, and
for the correction of Spherical and chromatic aberration, could have been formed by natural
selection, seems, I freely confess, absurd in the highest degree.
Successive rungs upward include parent - child love (the primary
focus shifting from one to the other), sibling love (and rivalry), affection
for playmates, acquisition of «best friend,» attraction to the opposite sex,
selection of a marriage partner, devotion to one's children, and altruistic love
for mankind.
Depending on fitness,
for players who miss out on making the national team
selection, it can be a time to
focus on club football, but also to step back away from the intensity of training and a busy club football schedule.
We can all suggest tactics and team
selection for the Barcelona game but at the end of the day, Wenger will always do things in his own stubborn ways and all that we can hope
for, is that our player's turn up fully
focused and fight
for each other in all departments.
The lack of
focus for the Liverpool game was vintage up and down Arsenal and vintage poorly prepared
for the PL to start and vintage out of the blue redicoulous team
selection that included 20 % players who didn't want to play
for Arsenal and other 30 % (Bellerin, Ox, Monreal) being played out of position.
But Heskey is getting on and has very little pace, and so Villa have had to
focus on using the aerial threat of Heskey instead of playing their quick - tempo football they normally play when Agbonlahor is fit and available
for selection.»
amending the Convention to include the principles of subsidiarity and the margin of appreciation; amending the Convention to tighten the admissibility criteria - so that trivial cases can be thrown out and the
focus of the Court can be serious abuses; reducing the time limit
for claims from six months to four improving the
selection process
for judges; setting out a roadmap
for further reform.
Spokeswoman Kady Cooper offered that SolarCity «is not the subject or
focus of the investigation, as we were not involved in the vendor
selection or contracting process»
for the 1 - million - square - foot plant, which is being built with a $ 750 million investment from New York state.
While the general election played out in the country today, within the Labour party, the
focus has been on
selections for the 14 seats where Labour MPs are retiring.
Bill de Blasio's
selection of Carmen Fariña as the new schools chancellor has raised hopes among classroom educators
for an end to the obsession with high - stakes testing and a renewed
focus on teaching and learning.
The authors point out that the literature has a number of methodological limitations, such as measurement and
selection bias, and a restricted
focus, in which the effects of a limited number of alcohol policies are considered without accounting
for other alcohol policies.
To date, most approaches
for target
selection have
focused on the importance of bacterial survival.
And since the goal is to breed animals
for their ability to thrive in the wild,
selection of aurochs - like traits (or phenotypes) has been their initial
focus.
By the time of the payload
selection for the twin Voyager spacecraft in the early 1970s, Krimigis, still
focused on charged particles, was ready to compete against Van Allen with an instrument proposal of his own.
Most studies have
focused on natural
selection or,
for the few studies that considered sexual
selection, on how picky females select mates and drive evolution.
Other ongoing research projects
focus on assessing orthopedic surgeon attitudes about ethical issues, patient
selection for elective surgery, and the ethics of concurrent surgery.
Assisted adaptation — often defined as management to assist gene flow or
selection for specific genetic traits — may be a more useful tool than assisted migration whereby a species is deliberately moved to a different habitat; carefully consider implications of either action Identify potential climate refugia to
focus restoration efforts Plant a mix of seeds genetically selected and adapted to likely future and current conditions (McLachlan et al. 2007; McKenney et al. 2009; Aitken and Whitlock 2013; Alfaro et al. 2014)
The laboratory
focuses on understanding the mechanism of peptide
selection for immune recognition by major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecules.
He works in a team exploring new molecules to treat tuberculosis; specifically, he is
focused on the design,
selection and synthesis of molecules
for series in the discovery pipeline.
«Less is more» in bodybuilding means that you don't have train until you're near - unconscious to make great gains, performing 20 different exercises
for one body part won't give you better results than opting
for a wise
selection of 5 and
focusing on doing them with the proper form, weight and rep range, training twice every day won't make you grow faster but it will set you back instead and....
Yoga is the same; by
focusing on «quality work» in a few poses each session and varying our
selection over the course of the week, we can be sure our bodies are getting the movement they need in a form that's «easily digestible»
for us.
A few days after the end of the Autumn / Winter fashion week in London, one of the most iconic British brands decided to reinvent everything with a newer, striking look
for their website, and a
focus at stocking great
selections of luxury designer watches.
Something that's been a
focus on this site lately, and
for good reason, is makeup
selection.
Gressa Skin has a wide
selection of products, from botanical extracts and essential oils based skin products to natural lip colors collection, but today I want to
focus on 3 products that create an essential makeup kit
for a Minimalist.
You can choose from a
selection of discreet web addresses
for your list, there are no ads, and our own branding stays subtle so the
focus is all on you.
Cuyana has been my go - to place
for an amazing
selection of holiday gifts because they
focus on spreading the message of fewer, better gifts.
Their design team
focused on creating a vast
selection of new bridal gowns, bridesmaid dresses, and accessories
for the season, and we absolutely adore what they've put together!
We will not argue and prove that it is not, but we'll
focus on more detailed recommendations on the
selection of clothes
for plus size women that once again prove us that properly placed accents can make any shape harmonious, regardless of its parameters.
Their clean, simple lines keeps it easy
for you to
focus on the game and their lengthy beer
selection (heavy on can options).
It would certainly better help
focus my
selection of neutrals
for bottoms and shoes as well.
There are many vintage bag stores and resale sites now
for designer handbags e.g. Vestiaire Collective, Trendlee, Rice and Beans Vintage and when it comes to making your
selection you'll need to stay
focused.
Free Gay Dating South Africa offers the largest
selection of gay profiles
for dating in South Africa We rate & review the best in gay dating online — both the mainstream sites with large active gay communities, as well as those
focused solely on gay dating
This wonderfully demonstrates Jackmaster's flair
for surprising
selections while keeping the mix
focused on moving the crowd.
A rhythm game based on an RPG series
focusing on an extremely narrow
selection of music seems ripe
for a game that's more gimmick than gratification, but I was extremely surprised at how much joy I got from most of the time I spent with it.
The final garage update
for Forza Motorsport 7 has
focused on the
selection of racing cars included in the title.
Following last week's announcement of the main competition program, all eyes are now
focused on Edouard Waintrop's
selection for the 2017 Directors» Fortnight (April 20th).
The New York Film Critic's Circle released their picks
for the best films of 2014 this morning, but I'm going to
focus on the
selections from the director of Shaun of the Dead and The World's End instead.
Implicit in the prior discussion and Figure 1 are strong reasons
for schools to
focus on skills rather than dispositions: Skills can be taught, are typically publicly observable and specific, lend themselves readily to
selection based on what the school or teacher intends students to learn, and aren't heavily constrained by genetics.
She said: «
For me, I do worry that a return to more
selection risks undermining the progress that we have seen over the course of the last decade in our schools, by throwing something else into the education debate rather than
focusing on every school offering an excellent education.»
Since its inception, I've regarded Race to the Top (RTT) as an important and valuable idea, but I also spent much of last fall and winter arguing that the administration's program design was not equal to the weight it was being asked to bear (what with its murky criteria
for judge
selection, ambiguous scoring system,
focus on promises and grant - writing rather than accomplishment, and the remarkable emphasis that Secretary Duncan placed on union «buy - in» in round one).