background: human t cell lymphotropic virus type i (htlv-i)-associated myelopa-thy/tropical spastic paraparesis (ham/tsp) is an inflammatory disease which occurs in less than 2% of htlv-i -infected individuals. high proviral load, high htlv-i-specific cd8+ cytotoxic t lymphocyte frequency (ctl) and host genetic factors such as hla all appear to be associated with htlv-i infection. previous stud...

A total of 252 crossbred pigs were used in two experiments to determine the effect of feeding hydrolyzed feather meal (FM) during the growing-finishing period on animal performance, carcass composition, and pork quality. All pigs were blocked by weight, and dietary treatments were assigned randomly to pens within blocks. In Exp. 1, 24 pens were randomly assigned to one of three dietary treatmen...

We demonstrated the effectiveness of delivering an antimicrobial purge/fluid into shrink-wrap bags immediately prior to introducing the product and vacuum sealing, namely the "Sprayed Lethality In Container" (SLIC™) intervention delivery method. The pathogen was Listeria monocytogenes, the antimicrobials were acidic calcium sulfate (ACS; calcium sulfate plus lactic acid; 1:1 or 1:2 in dH(2)O) a...

BACKGROUND The Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAM-D) is commonly used as a screening instrument, as a continuous measure of change in depressive symptoms over time, and as a means to compare the relative efficacy of treatments. Among several abridged versions, the 6-item HAM-D6 is used most widely in large degree because of its good psychometric properties. The current study compares both se...

Neurogenic bladder is common in patients with human T lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1)–associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP). Here, we describe isolated neurogenic bladder dysfunction in HTLV-1–infected individuals without HAM/TSP and show that HTLV-1 proviral load is higher in such patients than it is in asymptomatic carriers. We suggest that testing for HTLV-1 antibod...

S SELECTED FOR ORAL PRESENTATION Characterisation of hamstring tendon-derived cells and their crosstalk withneighbouring cell types involved in embryonic development of tendons. CA Ghebeş, T Schot, C Kelder, E Ekwueme, AJ Renard, HAM Fernandes, DBF Saris.NBTE, 2013, The Netherlands. Bio-instructive approach to accelerate ligament/tendon healing. CA Ghebeş, N Groen, HAM Fernandes, DBF Sa...

BACKGROUND Although several authors have suggested an important pathogenic role for psychosocial factors in 'functional' infertility, the extent to which depression, anxiety and expressed emotional patterns correlate to infertility is not yet clear. METHODS This study included 156 infertile couples (recruited at intake) and 80 fertile couples, whose personal characteristics were recorded. The...

Human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is a retrovirus that persists lifelong in the host. In ∼4% of infected people, HTLV-1 causes a chronic disabling neuroinflammatory disease known as HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP). The pathogenesis of HAM/TSP is unknown and treatment remains ineffective. We used gene expression microarrays followed by flow cytometric...

HTLV-1 is the causative agent for a neurologic disease named HTLV-I- associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP). Paraparesis of the lower limbs which appears gradually is the most common clinical feature of this disease. The indirect involvement of the nervous system by lymphocytes is more probable than the direct attack of the virus to the neurons. The proviral load (PVL) is ...

This paper analyzes the effects of the solar rotational (27-day) irradiance variations on the chemical composition and temperature of the stratosphere, mesosphere and lower thermosphere as simulated by the three-dimensional chemistry-climate model HAM-MONIA. Different methods are used to analyze the model results, including high reso-5 lution spectral and cross-spectral techniques. Shortcomings...