Forty-eight primiparous and pregnant Holstein cows at 202 (+/-59) days in milk and average daily milk production (DMP) of 22 (+/-5.3) kg at the beginning of the trial were used to study the possibility of identifying animals that are more responsive to recombinant bovine somatotropin (rbST). Animals were housed in free-stall barns, milked three times a day and fed a total mixed ration. Animals ...

BACKGROUND Perioperative fluid balance and its association with surgical outcomes in patients with esophageal and esophagogastric junction cancer have not been clearly elucidated. A retrospective study of this association is reported. METHODS A retrospective study involving 99 patients undergoing transthoracic esophagectomy or esophagogastrectomy was conducted. The intraoperative and postoper...

OBJECTIVE Optimal platelet inhibition is an important therapeutic adjunct in patients with carotid artery stenosis undergoing carotid artery stenting (CAS). Clopidogrel resistance is associated with increased periprocedural thromboembolic complications from neurovascular stent placement procedures. The addition of cilostazol to dual antiplatelet therapy (DAT) has been reported to reduce platele...

The suitability of protein and glucosamine measurements of cell components for biomass estimation of fungi Aspergillus niger S,4, a mangrove isolate, and Aspergillus oryzae NCIM 1212 was evaluated using wheat bran as substrate in solid-state fermentation (SSF). Both direct as well as indirect methods were used. The protein and glucosamine contents and direct weight of the fungi were determined ...

Introduction: Worldwide, >200 million patients are affected by peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and endovascular interventional treatments increasingly being applied. Contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) is the third most common cause of renal failure in hospitals. However, factors such as vasoconstriction, decrease blood flow, endothelial dysfunction, oxidative stress have been suggested...

PURPOSE The purposes of this study were to identify the pathologic findings of sinus tarsi syndrome (STS) by subtalar arthroscopy and to evaluate the results of arthroscopic treatments in 33 consecutive cases. METHODS A retrospective review was performed in 31 consecutive patients (33 cases) who underwent subtalar arthroscopic treatment for STS. The mean follow-up duration was 24 months (rang...

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The Deltatrac™ II Metabolic Monitor (Datex-Ohmeda Inc.) is considered the standard reference machine in indirect calorimetry; however, it is no longer commercially available thus there is a need for new machines. The gas exchange measurement (GEM; GEM Nutrition Ltd) and the ECAL (Health Professional Solutions) are alternative measuring systems. The aim of this study was to compare the ECAL and ...

INTRODUCTION To investigate the effectiveness and the safety of a probiotic-mixture (Vivomixx®, Visbiome®, DeSimone Formulation®; Danisco-DuPont, Madison, WI, USA) for the treatment of infantile colic in breastfed infants, compared with a placebo. METHODS A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial was conducted in exclusively breastfed infants with colic, randomly assigned to receiv...