Fowlpox (FP) is a serious disease in chickens caused by Fowlpox virus (FPV). One method currently used to control FPV is vaccination followed by confirmation that antibody titres are protective using the indirect haemagglutination assay (IHA). The direct haemagglutination inhibition (HI) assay is not done because most FPV strains do not agglutinate chicken red blood cells (RBCs). A novel FPV st...

The problem of passing restrictions more general than a binding to a set of constants has been the subject of some other recent research. Ramakrishnan ((Ram88]) introduced Magic Templates to pass restrictions due to the presence of function symbols and the relationships between otherwise free arguments. However, the method generates non-range-restricted rules from range-restricted programs, and...

Background: The daily living activities are among the essential components of life and reflect an important aspect of functional independence in older adults. This study aimed to determine the effect of Group Movie Therapy (GMT) on the Activities of Daily Living (ADL) in older adults. Methods: A randomized clinical trial was conducted on 48 older adults referred to Urban Comprehensive Health S...

This paper presents a new guideline authoring tool, called Guideline Markup Tool (GMT). It proposes two useful features, which are missing in existing tools. First, it facilitates the translation of a free-text guideline into a formal representation, providing special XML macros. Second, it can be used to create links between the original guideline and its formal representation. Therefore, the ...

Direct reprogramming of adult somatic cells into alternative cell types has been shown for several lineages. We previously showed that GATA4, MEF2C, and TBX5 (GMT) directly reprogrammed nonmyocyte mouse heart cells into induced cardiomyocyte-like cells (iCMs) in vitro and in vivo. However, GMT alone appears insufficient in human fibroblasts, at least in vitro. Here, we show that GMT plus ESRRG ...

Key Points: The microbiome has been implicated in the development of obesity. Conventional therapeutic methods have limited effectiveness for the treatment of obesity and prevention of related complications. Gut microbiome transplantation may represent an alternative and effective therapy for the treatment of obesity. Obesity has reached epidemic proportions. Despite a better understanding of t...

Figures 2 and 3 are time-lapse frames taken of the Sacramento WSR-57 radar repeater scope during the early morning hours of 'Dec. 20, 1968. A Fairchild recording camera was used. The aperture setting was f/8, and the film was 35-mm Eastman Plus-X, type 4231. Almost all echoes in the photographs are ground clutter. Figure 2 (1136 GMT) shows a weak apparent hook-or 6-shaped precipitation echo (A)...

INTRODUCTION Haemagglutination-inhibition (HI) antibody titer is a correlate of protection against influenza; its persistence after infection or vaccination is important to determining susceptibility to subsequent infection. Few studies, however, have reported longitudinal data regarding the magnitude and duration of HI protection following natural seasonal influenza A infection. METHODS Usin...

Deparments of Morbid Anatomy, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, P.M.B.12003, Surulere, Lagos, Nigeria Histopathology & Molecular Pathology, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, LS1 3EX, UK *Correspondence: Dr. Fatimah B. Abdulkareem, Dept of Morbid Anatomy, College of Medicine University of Lagos, P.M.B.12003, Surulere, Lagos, Nigeria E-mail: [email protected] Abbreviations: CD, cluster di...