Accurate assessment of cause of death (COD) is important for determining cause-specific survival in cancer research. It is possible to reliably ascertain COD by meticulous review of inpatient and outpatient medical records with the use of predetermined clinical algorithms (1). Unfortunately, this method, although useful for small retrospective studies, is impractical for large datasets and nati...

Background: The application of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) to calcium oxalate dihydrate (COD) renal calculi gives excellent fragmentation results. Nevertheless, the retention of postESWL fragments within the kidney is still an important trouble. The aim of this paper is to study the regrowth of COD real spontaneously passed post-ESWL calculi fragments as a function of urinary c...

A number of experiments (1, 2, 3, 4) have shown that cod liver oil is an effective therapeutic agent for the prevention and cure of rickets (leg weakness) in young chickens. We have recently attempted to determine: (1) the minimal amount, of cod liver oil necessary for the prevention of rickets in chickens, (2) the effect of one method of storage on the titirachitic potency of cod liver oil, an...

The carbohydrate moiety of cod serum IgM was analysed using oligosaccharide sequencing techniques. The carbohydrate moiety constituted about 10% of the molecular weight of cod IgM, was associated with the constant region of the heavy chains (Fc), and was composed of N-linked complex type oligosaccharides. Considerable heterogeneity was observed. Sixteen different glycan structures were identifi...

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The influence of sodium hydroxide addition during the thermo-chemical pretreatment of a microbial biomass has been evaluated in terms of particulate chemical oxygen demand (COD) solubilization and anaerobic biodegradability. Both COD solubilization and total solid elimination rates increased with the dose of NaOH added: COD solubilization reached 63%, and total solid elimination was 33% when 5 ...

Paraeuchaeta norvegica (8.5 mm total length) and yolk-sac stage Atlantic cod larvae (4 mm total length) (Gadus morhua) larvae were observed in aquaria (3 l of water) using silhouette video photography. This allowed direct observations (and quantitative measurement) of predator–prey interactions between these two species in 3-dimensions. Tail beats, used by cod larvae to propel themselves throug...

A shaft-type activated sludge reactor has been developed in order to study the feasibility of high-rate wastewater treatment. The reactor having volume of about 14.5 L was operated with the acclimated mixed activated sludge under batch and continuous mode using a synthetic wastewater as feed. The batch study was performed with varying chemical oxygen demand (COD) concentrations of 1000–3500 mg·...