We reported a new way for estimating filtration variables: K(filtration coefficient), Ppmv (perimicrovascular pressure) and sigma (protein reflection coefficient), from 3 different measurements of weight gain at two protein concentrations of perfusate (Cmv) and at two vascular pressures (Pvasc). We used the Starling equation for calculating those variables using two different formulas which exp...

Several strategies are being developed to minimize nitrogen (N) pollution from poultry waste in areas with high concentrations of commercial poultry operations. This study focus on the effect of feeding reduced protein (CP) diets on laying hens housed under commercial conditions. The experiment was carried out using 144 Hy-Line W-36 hens which were randomly assigned to one of four dietary treat...

Penguins play important roles in the biogeochemical cycle between Antarctic Ocean and land ecosystems. The roles of emperor penguin Aptenodytes forsteri, however, are usually ignored because emperor penguin breeds in fast sea ice. In this study, we collected two sediment profiles (EPI and PI) from the N island near a large emperor penguin colony at Amanda Bay, East Antarctic and performed stabl...

the padmakar-ivan (pi) index is a wiener-szeged-like topological index which reflectscertain structural features of organic molecules. the pi index of a graph g is the sum of alledges uv of g of the number of edges which are not equidistant from the vertices u and v. inthis paper we obtain the second and third extremals of catacondensed hexagonal systems withrespect to the pi index.

The main purpose of this study was to assess participation of rural women in goat rearing. Pakulla union under Sonatola upazila of Bogra district in Bangladesh was the locale of the study. All the rural goat rearing farm family women heads of Pakulla union constituted the population of the study. Data were collected from a sample of 100 women heads selected randomly during15 December 2008 to 14...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to determine the effects of inspiratory muscle training (IMT) on exercise tolerance, inspiratory muscle fatigue, and the perception of dyspnea in asthmatic individuals. METHODS Using a matched double-blind placebo-controlled design, 15 clinically diagnosed asthmatic individuals underwent either 6 wk of IMT (n = 7) consisting of 30 breaths twice daily at 50% m...

OBJECTIVE Evaluate analgesic efficacy, functional benefit, and patient satisfaction with fentanyl buccal tablet vs immediate-release oxycodone for breakthrough pain (BTP). DESIGN Randomized, double-blind, active-controlled crossover trial and 12-week open-label extension. SETTING Forty-two U.S. sites. PATIENTS Opioid-tolerant patients with predominantly chronic noncancer pain experiencing...

BACKGROUND Recent reports have shown a decrease in birth weight, a change from prior steady increases. Therefore we sought to describe the demographic and anthropometric changes in singleton term fetal growth. METHODS This was a retrospective cohort analysis of term singleton deliveries (37-42 weeks) from January 1, 1995 to January 1, 2010 at a single tertiary obstetric unit. We included all ...