Methods BALB/c mice were sensitized by intraperitoneal injection of ovalbumin (OVA) /ALUM. Two weeks after the sensitization, the mice were administrated OVA intranasally for five times a week (One-week-challenge arm), or five days in the first week followed by three times a week for every two days from the second to the fifth week (Fiveweek-challenge arm). In the both arms, the day before the ...

Introduction: The inferiorly and laterally based platysma myocutaneous flap contains hair in some ethnics; therefore, it is required to change the myocutaneous flap to myofascial flap to prevent the hair growth after its transfer to the oral cavity.   Materials and Methods: Five male mongrel dogs were selected for this study. De-epithelialized laterally based platysma fl...

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to model Cryptosporidiosis in laboratory animals. The parasites were inoculated into animalsand thenmultiplied. The process of proliferation was compared to controlCryptosporidiosis in humans. Materials and Methods: Twenty-five laboratory mice (4-7 days of age) and twenty-five laboratory rats (5 days of age) were assigned to the category I while the cat...

Rehabilitation interventions, including physiotherapy and occupational therapy, can improve patient outcomes; however, the optimal duration and frequency of inpatient rehabilitation interventions is uncertain. In a recent randomized controlled trial published in BMC Medicine, 996 patients in two publicly-funded Australian metropolitan rehabilitation facilities were assigned to physiotherapy and...

Parturitions were induced in five cows, 2 weeks before term using prostaglandin (PG) F(2alpha). Two i.m. injections were performed with an interval of 24 h. All cows calved within 5 days (average 2.7 days) after the first injection of PGF(2alpha). Out of five cows, four had retained fetal membranes (RFM). Each animal was sampled for bacteriological examination using uterine biopsies twice a wee...

the purpose of this study was to examine whether the frequency of breakfast consumption was related to academic performance in healthy korean adolescents.we analyzed data from the seventh korea youth risk behavior web-based survey conducted in 2011, in which 75,643 adolescents from school grades 7-12 participated. we assessed the association between the frequency of breakfast consumption (per w...