Fowl pox is a viral disease of domestic and wild birds. The large size of the genome makes it a useful vector for recombinant DNA technology. Although the disease has been described in both commercial and indigenous chickens in Nigeria, data are limited on seroprevalence in free range chickens. Such data are, however, important in the design and implementation of fowl pox virus vector vaccine. ...

OBJECTIVES Construct an ethnic-specific chart and compare the prediction of adverse outcomes using this chart with the clinically recommended UK-WHO and customised birth weight charts using cut-offs for small-for-gestational age (SGA: birth weight <10th centile) and large-for-gestational age (LGA: birth weight >90th centile). DESIGN Prospective cohort study. SETTING Born in Bradford (BiB) s...

OBJECTIVE To determine the contribution of maternal glucose and lipids to intrauterine metabolic environment and fetal growth in pregnancies with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS In 150 pregnancies, serum triglycerides (TGs), cholesterol, free fatty acids (FFAs), glycerol, insulin, and glucose were determined in maternal serum and cord blood during the 3rd trim...

OBJECTIVE This study examines the relationship of glucose intolerance during pregnancy to birth weight among black and white participants of the Pregnancy, Infection, and Nutrition Study. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS This prospective cohort study recruited women from prenatal clinics in central North Carolina at 24-29 weeks' gestation. A 1-h 50-g glucose challenge test (GCT) and 100-g oral glu...

OBJECTIVES To explore associations between features of sleep during pregnancy and adverse outcomes for the infant. SETTING E Moe, Māmā is a cohort study in Aotearoa/New Zealand that investigates self-reported sleep and maternal health in late pregnancy and the postpartum period. PARTICIPANTS Women (N=633; 194 Māori) reported detailed information on their sleep duration, quality, disturbance...

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to quantitatively evaluate Ca-channel activity in the pituitary gland (Pit) using manganese-enhanced MRI (MEMRI) and Logan graphical analysis (LGA). LGA is an algorithm already widely used with positron emission tomography (PET) for the quantitative analysis of reversible processes such as ligands binding temporarily to neuroreceptors [1]. When adapte...

BACKGROUND Small for gestational age (SGA) infants have been reported to be at higher risk for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). OBJECTIVE To compare the risk of SIDS among SGA and large for gestational age (LGA) infants with that of death from other causes of sudden unexpected deaths in infancy (SUDI) and the residual "other" causes of infant death. METHODS The 2002 US period infant bir...

Cocaine addicts increase the frequency and amount of drug use over time. This characteristic has been modeled by escalating drug intake in rats that were given extended access to cocaine. However, it remains unclear whether the behavior of escalating drug intake or simply increased drug dose is the relevant aspect of this model. The present study investigated whether the phenomenon of escalated...

This study looked into the influence of teacher-student relationship on secondary school economics students’ learning outcomes. The population comprised 678 senior two (SS2) students from Awka-south LGA in Anambra state, Nigeria who were studying economics. A total 110 SS2 public schools served as study's sample. Five research questions led study, which examined using descriptive and inferentia...