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SAO PAULO cheap nike air force 1 , Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- Brazil beat the United States 3-0 here on Sunday, finishing undefeated in the women's 2014 FIVB (International Volleyball Federation) World Grand Prix tournament's second round for Group 1's Pool D.

Brazil won on 25-20, 25-22 and 29-27, despite they had lost the four previous friendly matches against the U.S..

Brazil finished the second round without conceding a single set. They defeated Russia on Saturday and South Korea on Friday with 3-0.

"It was an important victory against the U.S. because it was a very hard-fought match and we even could have lost," said coach Jose Roberto Guimaraes.

The last set was the most difficult one, but Brazilians finally won thanks to the good performance of Thaisa, the top scorer with 12 points cheap air force 1 shoes , followed by Sheila and Fabiana (10).

Brazil now lead the tournament with 18 points, five more than China who are second.

Next weekend, Brazil will face the U.S. again. Both teams together with Thailand and Dominican Republic will play Pool G, in Bangkok's Indoor Stadium Huamark, in Thailand.

From Aug. 20-24, the Group 1 finals will be played in Tokyo. Brazil will try to win its 10th Grand Prix. Six teams will take part, including four from the elite group cheap air force 1 , the host team and one more from Group 2 (Netherlands, Puerto Rico, Belgium, Poland, Argentina, Peru, Cuba and Canada).

LOS ANGELES Nike Air Force One Low Mens Silver Black On Sale , July 21 (Xinhua) -- Three genes on chromosome 6 are closely correlated with dogs' friendliness, which are distinct from wolves, according to a new study, published in the journal Science Advances this week.

These three genes can also make some people hyper-social, the Los Angeles Times reported on Friday.

Researchers from Princeton University and Oregon State University selected 18 dogs and ten gray wolves, who had the experience of socializing with humans, to do a series of behavioral tests.

When given a puzzle box and sausage hidden inside Cheap Nike Air Force One Low Mens White , only two dogs opened the box regardless of whether a human was on the scene or not. Meanwhile, eight of the ten wolves opened the box when a human was present, and nine of them opened the box when the human had left.

The researchers concluded that dogs are not as independent as wolves are, and are more easily distracted by social stimulation, which also confirmed the conclusions of previous studies.

During the sociability test, the researchers arranged strangers and owners to spend two minutes with the dogs and wolves respectively, to find out how much time the canines would spend with humans.

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The result showed that when their owners or caretakers showed up, dogs spent a median of 93 percent of their time with humans, while wolves spent only 36 percent of their time with them. However, when strangers appeared, dogs cuddled with humans for 53 percent of the time Nike Air Force One Low Mens White Blue On Sale , yet wolves did so only 28 percent.

In order to find the connection between the sociability of each canine and the structure of their DNA, the researchers took blood samples from 16 dogs and eight of the wolves to further analyze their DNA on chromosome 6.

Researchers found that the canines who were more social had much more mutations in those three genes. The two wolves which socialized more with humans also had more mutations in these three genes, which are named GTF2I, GTF2IRD1, and WBSCR17.

It is interesting that the mutations in the same three genes can cause a rare developmental disorder in humans, called Williams-Beuren Syndrome, or WBS.

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Some scholars pointed out the sample of the study was small and a larger sample size might be more convincing.

The authors of the study acknowledged that their sample size was not large enough, but they would do a larger sample in the future, and they believed that the correlation between DNA and social behaviors is obvious.

They would continue to explore related questions in more detail, such as how genetic mutations result in increased social behavior.

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KABUL, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- Islamic Development Bank (IDB) and the Afghan Finance Ministry signed an agreement under which the bank would provide a soft loan for construction of Kabul Ring Road (KRR) and other related infrastructure Discount Womens Nike Air Force One High Blue , the official Bakhtar News Agency (BNA) reported Sunday.

The 95-km ring road has been said one of the most important national road networks which could join the Afghan capital with other important thoroughfares, expected to improve safety and diminish traffic congestion, the agency said quoting Finance Minister Eklil Hakimi.

According to the report, the IDB provided 74 million U.S. dollars for the project.

"The project would take up to 110 million U.S. dollars totally, whereas the Afghan government will provide 34.28 million U.S. dollars," said Hakimi.

Construction of Kabul Ring Road plays significant role in both Afghanistan and the region's economic aspect and the IDB will continue its support to Afghanistan, Sayed Aqa Clearance Womens Nike Air Force One High Red , the IDB vice-president, was quoted in the report as saying.

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