The optimum starch content of diets fed to lactating cows is not well defined, but 24% to 26% starch (DM basis) has been suggested (Staples, 2007). Kaiser and Shaver (2006) and Bucholtz (2006), from surveys of high producing (>13,650 kg RHA) dairy farms in Wisconsin (n = 6) and Michigan (n = 18), respectively, reported starch concentrations of diets fed to lactating cow groups ranging from 25% ...

Two studies were conducted utilizing 270 chickens to evaluate the efficacy of yeast culture (YC) for both broiler and layer ayian types. In the first experiment, three dietary levels (0, 1.25, 2.50 percent) of YC were included in a nutritionally complete ration and fed to 14-day-old broiler chicks for 8 days. Body weight gain, feed consumption (g) and feed efficiency were not influenced by yeas...

Corneal neovascularization can be troublesome, especially in an eye which is to have a corneal graft. A corneal transplant is more likely to be rejected in a vascularized than a non-vascularized cornea. In this and many other clinical situations, therefore, it is desirable that corneal new vessels be obliterated. Many treatments have been suggested, including corticosteroids, irradiation, thiot...

Arthroscopic resection of bucket handle tears of the meniscus is difficult owing to the obstructed view of the posterior horn. It often requires an additional portal for access or additional tools. We describe a technique involving conventional tools including grasper, shaver, and basket forceps. No additional portal is required. The basket forceps are used to cut the anterior attachment of the...

We present an efficient and improved method for hair removal from dermoscopic images, which is faster and can remove hairs more effectively as compared to the existing and widely used DullRazor(®). To do so, we first detect the predominant orientation of hairs in the image by using Radon transform, followed by filtering the image by Prewitt filters using the orientation of existing hairs. Undes...

From an attachment theory framework this study investigated the relationship of working models of self and other to the experience of intimacy conceptualised as a multidimensional phenomena. It was hypothesised that more self disclosure and increased intimacy goals would be associated with a positive model of other and that a positive model of self would be associated with greater levels of rec...

A new method has been developed to perform a fantastic diagnosis monitoring for different kinds of machines, including small as computer, shaver, hand phone, or large as 4000hp engine, slow as a walking, or fast as flying in sky, based on acoustic imaging technology with a microphone array measurement system. With it noise field of machine can be analyzed from its sound image coupled in video i...

We introduce a new arthroscopic partial meniscectomy technique using a three portals and a small skin hook retractor to remove unstable inferior leaf in horizontal meniscal tear that involved the anterior portion of the lateral meniscus. The patient is positioned for a standard knee arthroscopy. After careful estimation of the depth and extent of the cleft and stability of the superior and infe...

Self-report measures of adult attachment are typically scored in ways (e.g., averaging or summing items) that can lead to erroneous inferences about important theoretical issues, such as the degree of continuity in attachment security and the differential stability of insecure attachment patterns. To determine whether existing attachment scales suffer from scaling problems, the authors conducte...

Attachment theory (J. Bowlby, 1982/1969, 1973) is one of the most useful and generative frameworks for understanding both normative and individual-differences aspects of the process of affect regulation. In this article we focus mainly on the different attachment-related strategies of affect regulation that result from different patterns of interactions with significant others. Specifically, we...