Although online communities often regard membership growth as an important goal of their development, research has shown that large influx of new users may interrupt a community’s wellness by introducing information overload and lowering content quality [1], [2], which is also know as “Eternal September”1 from the infamous case of Usenet’s fall[3]. Founded in 2005, Reddit, as one of the most po...

Corresponding Author: Robert Toman Department of Veterinary Disciplines, Slovak University of Agriculture, Nitra, Slovakia Email: [email protected] Abstract: The accumulation of Selenium (Se) and Cadmium (Cd) and their effects on sperm motility parameters in rats were investigated. Male rats were dosed with Cd (group A: 2 mg kg −1 b.w., intraperitoneally, group B: 30 mg L −1 , per os in dri...

BACKGROUND Selenium (Se) is an essential trace element in living systems. Microorganisms play a pivotal role in the selenium cycle both in life and in environment. Different bacterial strains are able to reduce Se(IV) (selenite) and (or) Se(VI) (selenate) to less toxic Se(0) with the formation of Se nanoparticles (SeNPs). The biogenic SeNPs have exhibited promising application prospects in medi...

“Eternal inflation” is often confused with “chaotic inflation”. Moreover, the term “chaotic inflation” is being used in three different meanings (all of them unrelated to eternal inflation). I make some suggestions in an effort to untangle this terminological mess. I also give a brief review of the origins of

in descartes theological writing, he promotes two jointly puzzling theses: t1) god freely creates the eternal truths (i.e. the creation doctrine) and t2) the eternal truths are necessarily true. according to t1 god freely chooses which propositions to make necessary, contingent and possible. however the creation doctrine makes the acceptance of t2 tenuous for the creation doctrine implies that ...

This article is a follow-up of an that describes the proponents eternal functional subordination (EFS). evangelical movement was introduced by George Knight in 1977. The EFS refers to relationship between God Father and Son as authoritative position held Father, while occupies subordinated position. not mainline Protestant churches. find origin their premise Bible well tradition early church. J...

The electrocardiogram was monitored in 51 patients during fiberoptic bronchoscopic procedures and was compared to recordings made before premedication. Sixteen of the patients had heart disease. During the bronchoscopic procedure, the heart rate increased by 154 "/- 5 percent (+/- SE). The frequency of atrial ectopic beats was minimally increased, by an average 0.15 +/- 0.12 beats per minute (n...

Newborn chicks are susceptible to Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis (SE). The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of Lactobacillus probiotic isolated from chicken feces on heterophil phagocytosis in broiler chicks. A total of 150 newborn broiler chicks were divided into 5 groups (30 chicks per group) as follows: group 1 (normal control), given feed and water only, group 2 (...

This experiment evaluated the effect of high dietary Se levels using organic or inorganic Se on the selenosis responses in growing-finishing swine. A 2 x 4 factorial arrangement of treatments in a randomized complete block design was conducted in two replicates. Sodium selenite or Se-enriched yeast was added at 5, 10, 15, or 20 ppm Se to corn-soybean meal diets. A basal diet without added Se wa...

The purpose of the present study was to determine whether probiotic supplementation (Lactobacillus casei Shirota (LcS)) prevents diet-induced insulin resistance in human subjects. A total of seventeen healthy subjects were randomised to either a probiotic (n 8) or a control (n 9) group. The probiotic group consumed a LcS-fermented milk drink twice daily for 4 weeks, whereas the control group re...