The enteric nervous system (ENS) is mainly derived from vagal neural crest cells (NCC) that arise at the level of somites 1-7. To understand how the size and composition of the NCC progenitor pool affects ENS development, we reduced the number of NCC by ablating the neural tube adjacent to somites 3-6 to produce aganglionic gut. We then back-transplanted various somite lengths of quail neural t...

AIM To report rare findings of oral and periodontal manifestations in a patient with Epidermal nevus syndrome (ENS). BACKGROUND The ENS describes the rare association of an epidermal nevus with abnormalities of central nervous system,ocular and skeletal abnormalities. Reports of oral involvement have been few. Also, most of the intraoral lesions have been reported in patients with nevi that d...

Internal combustion engines rejects 30-40% of the energy supplied by fuel to the environment through exhaust gas. thus, there is a possibility for further significant improvement of efficiency with the utilization of exhaust gas energy and its conversion to mechanical energy or electrical energy. The Thermo-Electric Generator (TEG) will be located in the exhaust system and will make use of an e...

BACKGROUND/AIMS Digestion of dietary protein elevates intraluminal concentrations of glutamate in the small intestine, some of which gain access to the enteric nervous system (ENS). Glutamate, in the central nervous system (CNS), is an excitatory neurotransmitter. A dogma that glutamatergic neurophysiology in the ENS recapitulates CNS glutamatergic function persists. We reassessed the premise t...

Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) generally consist of densely deployed sensor nodes that depend on batteries for energy. The WSN systems have several applications, from target tracking to environment monitoring. Recently, there has been an increased interest in the design of WSN protocols for mission-critical applications, such as military surveillance, health monitoring, and infrastructure secu...

Exogenous protease addition may be an option to increase proteolysis of zein proteins and thus starch digestibility in rehydrated and high-moisture corn (HMC) ensiled for short periods. In addition, microbial inoculation may accelerate fermentation and increase acid production and thus increase solubilization of zein proteins. Four experiments were performed to evaluate the effect on fermentati...

Background: Emergency nurses (ENs) often care for patients nearing the end of their lives or with life-limiting illnesses. However, ENs are hesitant to initiate palliative end-of-life (PEOL) discussions because a lack comfort these topics. Many have no formal PEOL communication training which contributes in emergency department (ED). Thus, purpose this quality improvement project was determine ...