an in vitro experiment was conducted to study the effect of non-fiber carbohydrates (nfc) on ruminaldisappearance kinetics of dry matter (dm) and neutral detergent fiber (ndf) of alfalfa hay, wheat bran andunmolassed sugar beet pulp. non-supplemented or nfc supplemented samples [70 mg/g dm of each feedsample as sucrose (su) or starch (st) or su + st as 1:1] were incubated in bottles containing ...

We investigate the use of 2 tagging technologies: Near Field Communication (NFC) and 2-dimensional barcodes. Our investigation combined a field trial and interview based study with an experimental evaluation. The field trial focused on users’ experience of the usability of NFC for a range of trial services, users’ perceptions of NFC use in their daily life context, and users’ suggestions for po...

Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is the most common type of congenital heart disease, occurring in 0.5-2% of the population, where the valve has only two rather than the three normal cusps. Valvular pathologies, such as aortic regurgitation and aortic stenosis, are associated with BAVs, thereby increasing the need for a better understanding of BAV kinematics and geometrical characteristics. The aim ...

Sleep has been proposed to be a physiological adaptation to conserve energy, but little research has examined this proposed function of sleep in humans. We quantified effects of sleep, sleep deprivation and recovery sleep on whole-body total daily energy expenditure (EE) and on EE during the habitual day and nighttime. We also determined effects of sleep stage during baseline and recovery sleep...

BACKGROUND Transapical aortic valve implantation has evolved to a reproducible therapeutic option for high-risk patients. The aim of the present study was to evaluate our learning experience over 4 years and to analyze outcome-related risk factors. METHODS AND RESULTS A total of 299 patients who received transapical aortic valve implantation between February 2006 and January 2010 with the Edw...

Nanofibrillated cellulose (NFC) from wood is an interesting material constituent of high strength and high aspect ratio, which easily forms networks through interfibril secondary bonding including hydrogen bonds. This has been exploited in preparation of new materials, which extend the range of properties for existing cellulosic materials. The objective is to explore processing-structure and st...

CONTEXT Studies of burnout among allopathic physicians have shown many deleterious effects for both physicians and patients. To our knowledge, no studies have quantified burnout among osteopathic physicians. OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence of burnout, mentoring, and resident training satisfaction among US osteopathic otolaryngology residents compared with previously published data for a...

OBJECTIVE(S) We examined the effects of endurance exercise in the presence of Bunium persicum extract administration on lipid profile and cardiorespiratory capacity in hypercholesterolemic male mice. Materials and Methods : Forty male hypercholesterolemic mice were divided into four groups: Vehicle, Endurance exercise (EE), Bunium persicum extract (BPE), and EE + BPE. The exercise protocol was ...