BACKGROUND Lynxacarus radovskyi (fur mites) are ectoparasites found on the hair shafts of cats living in tropical environments. Diagnosis is via microscopic examination of hairs. Various anatomical areas have been reported to harbour these mites. OBJECTIVES To assess adhesive tape impressions and trichograms for detecting L. radovskyi and co-infestations; to determine host body predilection s...

Public administration research is actively exploring alternatives for the General Red Tape (GRT) scale to measure red tape. Owing increasing criticism on GRT scale, scholars proposed Three-Item (TIRT) as an alternative. Using a repeated cross-sectional design, this article tests both scales in before–after analysis of major change organization hospital. The results indicate that does not captur...

abstract this study was conducted to determine the impacts of different drip irrigation method and amount of water on yield and water use efficiency of tomato in varamin agricultural research center, iran. the study was done during two years. experimental design was randomized complete blocks design (rcbd) in split plot with three replications. three different drip irrigation method; surface dr...

The skin protects the human body by providing barrier function. Interleukin (IL)-33 is a tissue-derived cytokine, mainly expressed epithelial and endothelial cells, known to activate Th2 lymphocytes, mast ILC2, eosinophils. We aimed study role of IL-33 in Wild-type (WT), knockout (IL-33KO) mice were tape stripped, trans-epidermal water loss (TEWL) was monitored. Skin samples corrected, hematoxy...

OBJECTIVE To compare tension-free vaginal tape with colposuspension as primary treatment for stress incontinence. DESIGN Multicentred randomised comparative trial. SETTING Gynaecology or urology departments in 14 centres in the United Kingdom and Eire, including university teaching hospitals and district general hospitals. PARTICIPANTS 344 women with urodynamic stress incontinence; 175 ra...

In the last two years, Linear Tape-Open ᭨ (LTO ᭨) tape drives have become clear leaders in the mid-range tape marketplace. Tape drives designed to the LTO Ultrium ᭨ format were the first of the super drives to be shipped to mid-range tape customers. This paper describes some of the eclectic features designed into the LTO format. The technical emphasis is on aspects of the logical format that ar...

BACKGROUND Rotator cuff retears after surgical repair are associated with poorer subjective and objectives clinical outcomes than intact repairs. PURPOSE The aims of this study were to (1) examine the biomechanical differences between rotator cuff repair using No. 2 suture and tape in an ovine model and (2) compare early clinical outcomes between patients who had rotator cuff repair with tape...

BACKGROUND The industrial use of novel-manufactured nanomaterials such as carbon nanotubes and carbon nanodiscs is increasing globally. Occupational exposure can occur during production, downstream use, and disposal. The health effects of many nanomaterials are not yet fully characterized and to handle nano-objects, their aggregates and agglomerates >100nm (NOAA), a high degree of control measu...

A simple adhesive-tape-based method for sampling of tomato surfaces was combined with fluorescence in situ hybridization for rapid culture-independent detection of Salmonella strains. Tapes could also be placed face-down on selective agar for on-tape enrichment of captured Salmonella cells. Overlay of cell-charged tapes with small volumes of liquid enrichment media enabled subsequent detection ...