BACKGROUND: Dairy cows undergo physiological changes during pregnancy and lactation and cardiovascular system may alter during these periods. OBJECTIVES: Understanding the physiological effects of production periods of dairy cows on heart electrical activities can aid to better monitoring the cardiovascular system in these animals. METHODS: Five multiparous Holstein dairy cows were studied from...

BACKGROUND In the present study, we describe the first paramyxovirus infection in a snake collection in Croatia caused by an introduction of new snakes that were not previously tested and didn't show any signs of disease. CASE PRESENTATION In less than a month after introduction into a healthy colony, new snakes began to show respiratory symptoms (i.e. mouth opening, wheezing, etc.) and died ...

In classical sociology, there is a sharp separation between the superstructure reflecting cultural ideals and the concrete Structural Base (SB). The authors hypothesize a Doxical Superstructure (DS) in its own space at a higher level, containing concepts such as completeness, necessity and possibility associated with abstract concepts like beliefs, ethics, knowledge, relations and science. The ...

In this Chapter, we further highlight the difficulties to combat the problems of change with conventional techniques, in view of maintenance and evolution challenges discussed in Chapter 1. We also briefly preview some of the remedies to fight these problems using unconventional approaches. With emphasis on complexity inherent in software, we focus on the following problems: Poor visibility of ...

BACKGROUND Antiretroviral treatments (ART) form the basis of adequate clinical control in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients, and adherence plays a primary role in the grade and duration of the antiviral response. The objectives of this study are: (1) to determine the impact of the implementation of a pharmaceutical care program on improvement of ART adherence and on the immunovirol...

Introduction In 2016, our center adopted technology to routinely monitor 18 F-FDG radiopharmaceutical administrations. Within six months of following basic quality improvement methodology, technologists reduced extravasation rates from 13.3% 2.9% ( p < 0.0001). These same administer other radiopharmaceuticals (without monitoring technology) for general nuclear medicine procedures in a se...

introduction: recently, air pollution due to the occurrence of dust storms is one of the worst environmental problems in western and southwestern iran, especially the khuzestan province (12, 13). according to the reports of the meteorological organization of iran the average number of dusty days in the cities of ahvaz and abadan in the khuzestan province reaches 68 and 76 days each year, respec...