Three corn hybrids harvested as whole-plant silage were evaluated in three separate feeding trials with lactating dairy cows. In trial 1, 24 multiparous Holstein cows were used in a replicated 4 x 4 Latin square with 28-d periods. Treatments were conventional (Pioneer 3563) and leafy (Mycogen TMF 106) corn silage hybrids, each planted at low (59,000 plants/ha) and high (79,000 plants/ha) plant ...

Preclinical cellular response profiling of tumor models has become a cornerstone in the development of novel cancer therapeutics. As efforts to predict clinical efficacy using cohorts of in vitro tumor models have been successful, expansive panels of tumor-derived cell lines can recapitulate an "all comers" efficacy trial, thereby identifying which tumors are most likely to benefit from treatme...

BACKGROUND In HIV infected patients, the impact of ribavirin (RBV) pharmacology on sustained virologic response (SVR) to hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment has not been fully investigated. The objective of this study was to compare the early RBV plasma exposure between a population of HIV-HCV coinfected patients and an HCV monoinfected group. METHODS Early RBV plasma exposure (expressed as Are...

INTRODUCTION Talc and 10-Å phase are potentially important H 2 O-bearing phases in the Earth's upper mantle. Talc, Mg 3 Si 4 O 10 (OH) 2 , is common in hydrothermally-altered and SiO 2-metasomatised ultramafic rocks. It is stable to ~800°C at 3 GPa, decreasing to 700°C at 5 GPa [1]. Above ~4 5 GPa, and in the presence of excess H 2 O, it reacts to 10-Å phase, Mg 3 Si 4 O 10 (OH) 2 .xH 2 O. 10-Å...

9552 Background: The number of circulating tumor cells (CTC) in carcinoma patients may provide diagnostic and prognostic information to guide selection and monitor efficacy of therapies. This requires a standardized assay that is accurate and reproducible. Previous studies have demonstrated that CTC can be detected in peripheral blood of cancer patients, but a systematic survey of the prevalenc...

Markkula, Eveliina Ultraviolet B radiation induced alterations in immune function of fish, in relation to habitat preference and disease resistance Jyväskylä: University of Jyväskylä, 2009, 50 p. (Jyväskylä Studies in Biological and Environmental Science ISSN 1456-9701; 204) ISBN 978-951-39-3677-8 (PDF), 978-951-39-3651-8 (nid.) Yhteenveto: Ultravioletti B -säteilyn vaikutus kalan taudinvastust...

BACKGROUND Mobile phone use and the adoption of healthy lifestyle software apps ("health apps") are rapidly proliferating. There is limited information on the users of health apps in terms of their social demographic and health characteristics, intentions to change, and actual health behaviors. OBJECTIVE The objectives of our study were to (1) to describe the sociodemographic characteristics ...