The use of immunosuppressants after liver transplantation (LT) is associated with postoperative complications, including infections. A 49-year-old male underwent living-donor (LD) LT because of primary sclerosing cholangitis. He was treated with tacrolimus, mycophenolate mofetil, and steroids as immunosuppressants, discharged on postoperative day (POD) 40, and re-admitted because of severe acut...

The pharmacokinetics of each drug on the concomitant administration of piperacillin (PIPC) and cefazolin (CEZ) or cefoperazone (CPZ) were studied in rabbits. When rabbits received the consecutive drip infusion administration of CEZ (0.71 mg/kg/minute) and PIPC (1.38 mg/kg/minute) and likewise of CPZ (0.72 mg/kg/minute) and PIPC (1.54 mg/kg/minute) for 1 hour, respectively, the serum half-lives ...

Methyl iodide (MeI) is a promising alternative to methyl bromide in soil fumigation. The pest-control efficacy and ground water contamination risks of MeI as a fumigant are highly related to its gas-phase distribution and leaching after soil application. In this study, the distribution and leaching of MeI in soil following shank injection and subsurface drip application were investigated. Methy...

One of the biggest obstacles to the widespread adoption of subsurface drip irrigation (SDI) on the High Plains of Texas is the high cost of initial installation. In some cases, SDI costs can be reduced if systems are designed using lower irrigation uniformity standards. The question becomes “what is the cost in terms of cotton lint yield of lowering the uniformity standards for SDI design?” A S...

Plots naturally infested with Rotylenchulus reniformis were sampled in the spring of 2006 and 2007 at depths of 15 and 30 cm in the bed, furrow over the drip tape, and "dry" furrow, and at approximately 40 to 45 cm depth in the bed and dry furrow. Then, 1,3-dichloropropene (Telone EC) was injected into the subsurface drip irrigation at 46 kg a.i./ha, and 3 to 4 weeks later the plots were resamp...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The outcomes of patients remaining at a community spoke hospital after tissue-type plasminogen activator treatment via telemedicine are unclear. Our aim was to compare medical outcomes between these patients and those treated at a hub stroke center. METHODS We retrospectively examined patient medical records from 2006 to 2014 of 272 consecutive patients treated with int...

Abstract This study evaluated the effects of reducing dietary protein with supplementation 8 essential amino acids and functional roles supplemental Glu or His on growth performance carcass traits finishing pigs. Pigs (n = 216; 98 ± 3.5 kg BW) were allotted (3 pigs/pen) to 4 treatments in a randomized complete block design (RCBD) sex initial BW as blocks. fed for 14 d until 120 BW. Dietary CON ...

ABSTRACT Weed interference is one of the factors that reduces carrot yield considerably. The aim this study was to determine periods weed in carrots cultivated under two localized irrigation systems. experiment used a completely randomized block design, with three replications, using split plot scheme. plots consisted systems (drip and micro sprinkler) subplots corresponded duration coexistence...