Hindgut acidosis (HGA) is a common problem in horses consuming either large quantities of grain or fructan-rich forages. Horses suffering from HGA may develop anorexia, colic, or laminitis or display stereotypical behaviors such as wood chewing and stall weaving. Feeding a protected sodium bicarbonate (PSB) is a safe and effective method of attenuating HGA without producing a metabolic alkalosi...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS The increasing number of cancer patients, together with the development of new palliative care services in Romania, warrants the evaluation of nursing strategies meant to improve the level of comfort of patients who are suffering from advanced cancer. The main objective of the study was to evaluate the optimal positioning of the subcutaneous (sc) butterfly, in accordance wit...

This paper examines case studies from Roman Burgundy involving suspected symbolic recarving during Late Antiquity. Is it possible that religious desecration took place before the Theodosian Codex, and if so, why? Can we differentiate them cases of wanton violence? The ambiguous found at “Sources de la Seine” sanctuary (Côte-d'Or) Entrains-sur-Nohain (Nièvre) help demonstrate methodological diff...

this paper investigates the relationship between inflation and inflation uncertainty for the period of 1990-2009 by using monthly data in the iranian economy. the results of a two-step procedure such as granger causality test which uses generated variables from the first stage as regressors in the second stage, suggests a positive relation between the mean and the variance of inflation. however...

synonymy is a common phenomenon among different languages. the linguists of the world have had various views about it. thus, first this issue is put to survey among arabic linguists and then its scope in the holy qur’ān is discussed. the phenomenon of synonymy has its proponents and opponents, each having their own reasons. this disagreement stems from the lack of a comprehensive and exclusive ...

The success of a Thoroughbred racehorse is determined by a multitude of factors, many of which are impossible to evaluate. Thoroughbreds are commonly selected for racing ability by pedigree and conformation analysis. There have been few studies associating growth and body size with racing performance (Pagan, 1998a; Cain, 2006; Smith et al., 2006). The genetic make-up, or genotype, contributes t...

Economic Group Reserve Bank of Australia We thank participants at a Reserve Bank seminar and Adrian Pagan for comments. We are very grateful to John Simon for performing the Monte Carlo simulations in the paper. The views expressed are those of the authors and should not be attributed to the Reserve Bank of Australia. Abstract The paper is motivated by two empirical results. Australia's terms o...