Galactose-deficient IgA1 (Gd-IgA1) and IgA-IgG complexes are known to play an important role in the pathogenesis of IgA nephropathy (IgAN). We aimed therefore to determine the impact of immunosuppression on the serum levels of Gd-IgA1, total IgA1 and IgA-IgG complexes in IgAN patients. In a retrospective study, serum samples from IgAN patients collected before transplantation (t0) and at 3- and...

A language in which we can express arithmetic and which contains its own satisfaction predicate (in the style of Kripke’s theory of truth) can be formulated using just two nonlogical primitives: ′ (the successor function) and Sat (a satisfaction predicate). Let L be a language with vocabulary: , ( ) ∃ ¬ ∨ = ′ Sat plus the variables x0, x1, x2, . . .. A term is a variable followed by zero or mor...

Two hundred and forty Hubbard Classic broiler chicks were used in a 35 day trial at Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Science University farm, Bangladesh to study the effects of supplemental choline chloride on performance parameters, carcass characteristics and their association in commercial broiler. All birds had free access to ad libitum feeding. Birds were fed four types of diet i.e. diet w...

and Applied Analysis 3 The following are some useful relationships regarding the delta derivative, see 2 . Theorem 2.6 see 2 . Assume that f : T → R and let t ∈ T. i If f is differentiable at t, then f is continuous at t. ii If f is continuous at t and t is right scattered, then f is differentiable at t with fΔ t f σ t − f t σ t − t . 2.1 iii If f is differentiable at t and t is right dense, th...

PURPOSE To prospectively evaluate peri-implant bone and soft tissue dimension changes around adjacent implants placed at different horizontal interimplant distances. MATERIALS AND METHODS Thirty partially edentulous patients, who underwent rehabilitation with two adjacent implant-supported crowns as part of their treatment plan, were assigned to three groups based on their prosthetic needs. P...

– The module extraction problem: given a terminology T1 and a signature Σ, extract from T1 a minimal self-contained terminology T0 such that T1 and T0 imply the same dependencies between Σ-terms. – The logical diff problem: given a signature Σ and two versions T0 and T1 of a terminology, check whether T0 and T1 are logically different in the sense that they do not imply the same dependencies be...

Consider the first-order linear delay differential equation x′(t) + p(t)x(τ(t)) = 0, t ≥ t0, and the second-order linear delay equation x′′(t) + p(t)x(τ(t)) = 0, t ≥ t0, where p and τ are continuous functions on [t0,∞), p(t) > 0, τ(t) is nondecreasing, τ(t) ≤ t for t ≥ t0 and limt→∞ τ(t) = ∞. Several oscillation criteria are presented for the first-order equation when

The study was undertaken to investigate the effects of concentrate supplementation with different protein levels on intake, digestibility and growth performance of Red Chittagong (RC) heifers fed urea molasses straw (UMS) based diet. Twelve RC heifers having average live weight of 124.83±43.15 kg and aged between 8 to 14 months were selected for 90 days feeding trial. Animals were divided into ...