Delayed gastrointestinal transit is common in patients with severe burn. Ghrelin is a potent prokinetic peptide. We aimed at testing the effect of ghrelin on burn-induced delayed gastrointestinal transit in rats. Gastric emptying (GE), intestinal transit (IT), and colonic transit (CT) studies were performed in male Sprague-Dawley rats. Rats were randomized into two main groups as follows: sham ...

PURPOSE The aim of this study is to evaluate the ability of transit dosimetry using commercial treatment planning system (TPS) and an electronic portal imaging device (EPID) with simple calibration method to verify the beam delivery based on detection of large errors in treatment room. METHODS AND MATERIALS Twenty four fields of intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) plans were selected from...

PURPOSE Each ethnic group has a unique life style, including diets. Life style affects bowel movement. The aim of this study is to describe the results of colon transit time (CTT) tests in Korean children who had chronic functional constipation based on highly refined data. METHODS One hundred ninety (86 males) out of 415 children who performed a CTT test under the diagnosis of chronic consti...

Acupuncture is useful for functional bowel diseases, such as constipation and diarrhea. However, the mechanisms of beneficial effects of acupuncture on colonic function have scarcely ever been investigated. We tested the hypothesis that electroacupuncture (EA) at ST-36 stimulates colonic motility and transit via a parasympathetic pathway in conscious rats. Hook-shaped needles were inserted at b...

Performance Evaluation of Travel-Time Estimation Methods for Real-Time Traffic Applications Xuegang Jeff Ban a; Yuwei Li b; Alexander Skabardonis b;J. D. Margulici c a Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA b Partners for Advanced Transit and Highways (PATH), Institute of Transportation Studies (ITS), University of California—Berkeley,...

James P. Crutchfield, 2, ∗ William L. Ditto, † and Sudeshna Sinha ‡ Complexity Sciences Center & Physics Department, University of California at Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616 Santa Fe Institute, 1399 Hyde Park Road, Santa Fe, NM 87501 Harrington Department of Bioengineering Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287-9309 Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER...

Objective- In this study, the general anatomical features of the digestive tube and the transit time of the digestive tube of the Zarudni’s spur-thighed tortoises were examined by contrast radiology. Design - Experimental study. Animals - 4 adult female Zarudni’s Spur-thighed Tortoises (Testudo graeca zarudnyi). Procedures- At a temperature of 25-27°c a set of dorsoventral rad...

This paper focuses on the railway rolling stock circulation problem in rapid transit networks, in which frequencies are high and distances are relatively short. Although the distances are not very large, service times are high due to the large number of intermediate stops required to allow proper passenger flow. The main complicating issue is the fact that the available capacity at depot statio...

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This study examines the intersection of race, family structure, and economic inequality through women’s spatial relationships to the labor market. Using survey data from three major metro labor markets, we operationalize spatial relationships in two ways: first, using a conventional measure of commute time, and second, using an indicator of neighborhood job contacts to obtain employment. Result...