Two laboratory-scale expanded granular sludge bed (EGSB) reactors were operated at 18 and 25 °C, respectively, for the treatment of synthetic wastewater composed of ethanol and 1-methoxy-2-propanol (M2P) in a mass ratio of 4:1. Reactors were operated first with continuous wastewater supply and after with discontinuous substrate supply (5 days a week, 16 h a day) to simulate shift working condit...

We examined changes in the abundance of immature Aedes aegypti at the household and water storage container level during the dry-season (June-July, 2008) in Tri Nguyen village, central Vietnam. We conducted quantitative immature mosquito surveys of 171 containers in the same 41 households, with replacement of samples, every two days during a 29-day period. We developed multi-level mixed effects...

The present study aimed at evaluating the effect of local hyperthermia on the healing of burn wounds. Right and Left flunks of 8 Balb-c mice (as treated and control wounds respectively) were burned. Local hyperthermia was applied only for the burn wounds of the right flunks (the treated wound). Sampling was accomplished on the 6th day for half of the mice and on the 9th day for the other half. ...

Background: Whether premature infants should be fed by bolus or continuous gavage feeding, is still a matter of debate. A recent Cochrane analysis revealed no difference. Study design and methods: We carried out a randomized controlled trial in premature infants on continuous versus bolus nasogastric tube feeding, to search for differences with respect to number of incidents, growth, and time t...

Estimation of economic values is essential to decide the monetary importance traits be incorporated in breeding programs. The present study was conducted estimate relative value first lactation traits, viz. 305-day milk yield (305DMY), average daily (ADMY), calving insemination interval (CFI), days open (DO), pregnancy rate (PR) and longevity (LNG) Sahiwal cattle. Data spanning over duration 29...

A description of symptoms after long-standing physical activity has been the purpose of this study. Twelve healthy, well trained young men who participated in a marathon volleyball game were interviewed and examined 1 day, 1 week and 5 weeks after the game, which lasted 61 hours, 23 mins. During the game, and on the day after, different psychological symptoms appeared. These had all disappeared...

This study aims to establish a rat epileptic model by basolateral amygdala (BLA) kindling and evaluate its feasibility. Forty male rats were randomly divided into blank group (5 rats; no electrode insertion), sham-operated group (5 rats; the electrodes were inserted in BLA, without electrical stimulation) and kindling group (30 rats; the electrodes were inserted in BLA; the electrical stimulati...

The effect of oral finasteride, an inhibitor of 5alpha-reductase, on the clearance of tirilazad, a membrane lipid peroxidation inhibitor, was assessed in eight healthy men who received: 1) 10 mg/kg tirilazad mesylate solution orally on the 7th day of a 10-day regimen of 5 mg finasteride once daily, 2) 10 mg/kg tirilazad mesylate orally, 3) 2 mg/kg tirilazad mesylate i.v. on the 7th day of a 10-...

This study aims to determine the effect of red dragon (Hylocereus polyrhizus) fruit peel extract (RDFPE) on spermatozoa motility and viability hypercholesterolemic rats (Rattus norvegicus) as a model. Twenty male were randomly divided into negative control (NC), positive (PC), treatment 1 (T1), 2 (T2), 3 (T3) groups. All given mL high cholesterol feed orally every day for 28 days. On day-15, al...