BACKGROUND Mass vaccination of dogs is considered fundamental for national rabies control programmes in Sri Lanka, as dog is the main reservoir and transmitter of the disease. METHODS Dogs were followed to determine the sero-prevalence of antibodies to the rabies virus. Altogether 510 previously vaccinated and unvaccinated dogs with owners (domestic dogs) and dogs without owners (stray dogs) ...

This study evaluated the behavior of broiler chickens subjected to thermal stress during different periods day and age birds. A total 180 one-day-old male chicks were allocated three chambers. Each chamber contained five boxes, with 12 chicks/box. Birds assigned a completely randomized design. The birds filmed, images recorded every minute two periods: morning (from 08:00 09:00 h) afternoon 17:...

Maternal protein deficiency causes fetal growth retardation which has been associated with the programming of adult disease. The growth of the rat fetus was examined when the mothers were fed on diets containing 180, 90 and 60 g protein/kg. The numbers of fetuses were similar in animals fed on the 180 and 90 g protein/kg diets but the number was significantly reduced in the animals fed on the 6...

OBJECTIVE Sympathoadrenal activation and endothelial damage are hallmarks of acute critical illness. This study investigated their association and predictive value in patients resuscitated from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). METHODS Post-hoc analysis of patients included at a single site in The Targeted Temperature Management at 33 degrees versus 36 degrees after Cardiac Arrest (TTM) ...

BACKGROUND Five accelerometer-derived methods of identifying nonwear and wear time were compared with a self-report criterion in adults ≥ 56 years of age. METHODS Two hundred participants who reported wearing an Actical™ activity monitor for four to seven consecutive days and provided complete daily log sheet data (i.e., the criterion) were included. Four variables were obtained from log shee...

Aspergillus giganteus MDH 18894 was found to produce alpha sarcin, a new antitumor agent inhibitory to a number of different animal tumors. This culture produced culture filtrates that inhibited mouse sarcoma 180 at dilutions up to 1:32. Optimal fermentation conditions were established for shake flasks and 30-liter and 100-gal (378.5-liter) fermentors. Results from a variety of media were repor...

OBJECTIVE To assess how left (LV) and right ventricular (RV) size, wall thickness, and mass depend on daily alcohol consumption. Among alcoholics, most common findings have been LV hypertrophy and mild systolic or diastolic dysfunction, accompanied occasionally by ventricular dilatation resembling dilated cardiomyopathy. Although it is commonly agreed that chronic heavy alcohol use is injurious...

The objective to obtain cheap and easily synthesized adsorbents from natural materials is gaining importance day by day. Adsorbents should be environmentally friendly, non-toxic, produced, insoluble in water, have a porous structure, large surface area, scientifically accepted. In this study, the removal of crystal violet dye synthetic dyestuff solution was investigated using palm tree (Washing...

Long-term spaceflights induce bone loss as a result of profound modifications of bone remodeling, the modalities of which remain unknown in humans. We measured intact parathyroid hormone (PTH) and serum calcium; for bone formation, serum concentrations of bone alkaline phosphatase (BAP), intact osteocalcin (iBGP), and type 1 procollagen propeptide (PICP); for resorption, urinary concentrations ...