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Treatment trials of epizootic lymphangitis with local medicinal plants: a review.

The aim of this paper was to review the use of local herbal medicines to treat Epizootic lymphangitis (EZL) and challenges related with safety, efficacy and quality control of herbal medicines. EZL has deleterious effect on both welfare and health of the horses and mules. In addition it has a serious negative impact on mainly the livelihoods of cart-horse owners/drivers. Basically, antifungal drugs for the treatment of EZL are costly and mostly unavailable in such areas especially in developing countries like Ethiopia. Medicinal herbs have a hopeful future since there are about half a million plants around the world, most of them have not yet been studied in medical practice, and current and future studies on medical activities can be effective in treating this disease. Furthermore, there is no gainsaying the fact that the requirements as well as the research protocols, standards and methods needed for the evaluation of the safety and efficacy of herbal medicines are much more complex than those required for conventional pharmaceuticals. These days, there are several trials on local plants like Xanthium strumarium (X. strumarium), Combretum molle (C. molle) seed and Phytolacca dodecandra (P. dodecandra) extracts inhibited the growth of Histoplasma capsulatum var farciminosum (H. capsulatum var farciminosum). Among these, the aqueous and n-butanol extracts of P. dodecandra with minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of (0.078%-0.156%) and (0.039%–0.078%) respectively have been inhibiting the growth of H. capsulatum var. farciminosum. In vivo, over 58.3% horses with the disease responded to treatment then the other two plant extracts. In conclusion, P. dodecandra extracts showed a significant effect to inhibit the growth of H. capsulatum var farciminosum in vitro and EZL in vivo.
What Role Does Video Stream Play on E-Commerce Platform? The Relative Effectiveness of Short Video and Live Streaming on Influencing Consumption

As a consequence of its rich content and reading-friendly format, online video stream comes into vogue among users and practitioners from Internet industry. Among all types of online video stream, two of them are the recent superstars: short video and live streaming. E-commerce platforms in China have been adopting short video and live streaming as marketing tool. However, empirical research investigating their relative effectiveness on influencing consumers’ consumption still lags. Utilizing consumer-level data obtained from the largest C2C e-commerce platform in China, this study investigates the impact of short video viewing behavior and live streaming viewing behavior on consumers’ consumption and their relative effectiveness. Results indicate that live streaming is less effective than short video on influencing consumers’ consumption. Based on reviewed literature, we propose theoretical explanation about this phenomenon: live streaming mainly plays a persuasive role conditional on product awareness, which contributes to realize consumers’ existing demand, while short video mainly plays an informative role that increases consumers’ product awareness, which contributes to trigger new demand.
Modulation de l’activité du flavocytochrome b₅₅₈ : étude fonctionnelle

Le complexe NADPH oxydase est un element essentiel de l’immunite inne. Present dans les cellules phagocytaires (neutrophile), sa fonction est de produire massivement, dans le phagosome, des anions superoxyde et generer ainsi des especes encore plus reactives de l’oxygene qui vont detruire acides nucleiques, lipides et proteines des bacteries phagocytees. Le cœur membranaire catalytique du complexe NADPH oxydase est constitue d’un heterodimere membranaire, le cytochrome b₅₅₈ (Cyt b₅₅₈). Apres activation de celui-ci par les partenaires proteiques cytosoliques p47phox, p67phox, p40phox et Rac, une succession de reactions de transferts d’electron de part et d’autre de la membrane a lieu au sein du Cyt b₅₅₈ pour aboutir a la reduction du dioxygene de maniere tres controlee. Afin de mieux comprendre cette regulation, nous nous sommes d’abord interesses aux stereoisomeres trans de l’acide arachidonique, activateur naturel de cet enzyme (cis), sur le fonctionnement de la NADPH oxydase et avons aborde cette etude parallelement sur du Cytb₅₅₈ d’origine bovine present dans des membranes de neutrophiles et dans des membranes de levures exprimant le Cytb₅₅₈ de maniere heterologue. Nous avons montre que la geometrie joue un role important sur l’activation du complexe enzymatique. Dans un deuxieme temps, afin d’etudier le role de l’environnement membranaire sur le fonctionnement de la NADPH oxydase, nous avons determine les proprietes cinetiques et thermodynamiques de l’activite NADPH oxydase du Cytb₅₅₈ recombinant exprime en levures, purifie, puis reconstitue en liposomes de composition lipidique variee. Apres comparaison avec ces memes proprietes obtenues pour le Cytb₅₅₈ dans les membranes plasmiques et du reticulum endoplasmique de levures, nous avons montre que l’activite NADPH oxydase tres sensible a la temperature peut etre modulee par la composition et l’etat physique de la membrane.
Radiochemicals in biomedical research

Choice or Radioisotope, Quality of Radiochemicals, Detection and Measurement in Radiochemical Tracer Applications Radioisotopes Point the Way Ahead The Role of Radiolabelled Compounds in Pre-Clinical Drug Development The Use of Radiochemicals for Studying Receptors Kinetic Binding Constants for Hormone-Receptor Interactions, Determined Using Radioactive Ligands and Static or Dynamic (Flowing System) Methods Radiochemicals in Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology.
Characterization of a Sulfate- and U(VI)-Reducing Enrichment from Area 3 of the Oak Ridge Field Research Center

The objectives of this report are to: (1) develop a sulfate-reducing enrichment from the location of the Oak Ridge FRC Area 3 field experiment; (2) assess the capacity of the enrichment community for U(VI) reduction; (3) characterize the metabolic activity of the enrichment community; (4) kinetically model microbial growth and U(VI) reduction by the enrichment; and (5) investigate the enrichment's community structure.
Caractérisation du cadmium phytodisponible des sols par méthodes isotopiques

La quantification du cadmium (Cd) phytodisponible des sols est essentielle a l'evaluation du risque de transfert de ce metal toxique vers les plantes. Des methodes isotopiques (cinetiques d'echange isotopique (CEI), marquage isotopique) couplees a la culture de vegetaux, ont ete mises en œuvre dans le but d'identifier l'origine du Cd preleve par la plante et, sur le plan pratique, de definir des methodes chimiques d'evaluation du Cd phytodisponible. Le ray grass (Lolium perenne L. ), la laitue (Lactuca sativa L. ) et l'hyperaccumulatrice de Cd Thlaspi caerulescens Presl. & C. Presl. Ont ete choisis pour leurs prelevements varies en Cd. Les terres retenues sont polluees par du Cd d'origine industrielle, elles ont des pH differents et representent une gamme de concentration en Cd total. Les resultats montrent que, dans une tette a tendance acide, toutes les plantes ont acces a un meme compartiment, le Cd2+ isotopiquement echangeable. C'est aussi le cas dans des terres carbonatees pour le ray grass mais la laitue et T. Caerulescens ont alors acces a une fraction plus importante et non isotopiquement echangeable du Cd representant 16 a 52 % des quantites phytodisponibles. La majorite du Cd dans une terre a tendance acide est rapidement isotopiquement echangeable (87 % en 21 jours). Dans les terres carbonatees, le Cd se repartit en deux fractions, l'une tres rapidement echangeable et l'autre non echangeable apres 21 jours (21 a 70 % du Cd total), en relation avec les faibles quantites de Cd labile dans les poussieres a l'origine de la contamination. La mesure en solution de la composition isotopique du Cd2+ et les CEI permettent de quantifier le Cd phytodisponible dans les sols, mais restent peu utilisables en routine. La plupart des reactifs chimiques courants testes (CaCl2, DTPA etc. ) rendent compte du Cd phytodisponible des sols. Cependant, pour les terres carbonatees, le reactif doit parfois etre choisi en fonction de la plante.
Influence of shielding on the thermal characteristics of GaN HEMTs

One of the major concerns in the operation of GaN HEMT devices is its thermal performance. Under high power operating conditions, current collapse has been observed in several experimental studies. In the present work, the effect of shielding the GaN HEMT structure on the thermal characteristics and the gate-edge electric field of the structure is being investigated. An electro-thermal device simulator that couples the Monte Carlo transport kernel, the Poisson kernel and a thermal solver has been developed at Arizona State University to model the physics behind the operation of this device KeywordsGaN HEMTs, current collapse, self-heating, shielding, field-plate
TESTE DE COORDENAÇÃO COM BOLA PARA O VOLEIBOL: ESTUDO DA UNIDADE DE MEDIDA IDEAL

This study aims to determine the best unit of measurement to assess the coordination of volleyball players of the instrument TECOBOL-Vb (Test Coordination Ball for volleyball). Participants were ten volunteers athletes (M = 21 ± 1.83 years) of both sexes, the volleyball team at the Federal University of Ouro Preto. The task used was "Hit the Target" of TECOBOL-Vb. Being analyzed the time spent for the implementation and the number of execution of each skill. The times of executions of the tasks were: Pass under - PBT average 22.95 ± 5.79 seconds; Step over - PCT average 14.82 ± 2.11 seconds, the number of running ability was: Pass Low - PBN of 18 ± 2.75 attempts, pass over - PCN average 16 ± 0.9 attempts. The correlations between the units of measurement showed a positive correlation coefficient of moderate intensity between: PBTxPBN (0.677) PCTxPCN (0,469), PBNxPCN (0.486) and strong intensity between PBTxPCT (0.713). However, it can be seen that the use of unit time is right because this unit is featured in the game of volleyball thus indicating ecological validity of the instrument.
Mise au point et validation des techniques d'évaluation des communautés microbiennes dans les milieux complexes de type sol

En bioremediation des sols, l’evaluation des communautes microbiennes degradatrices est importante. Or s’il est facile de demontrer une population dans un milieu liquide, il est plus difficile d’extraire et de denombrer les bacteries du sol. Le sujet de cette these, inscrit dans le cadre d’un plan pluriformation « caracterisation microbiologique des milieux complexes », compare differentes techniques d’evaluation (UFC, microscopie a epifluorescence, outils moleculaires, mesures respirometrique) appliquees a des cas reels de sols industriels pollues : un sol de voir ferree contamine par un herbicide (diuron) et un aquifere contamine par un melange d’hydrocarbures. Apres une phase de mise au point des conditions d’extraction des micro-organismes du sol (influence d’agent tel que le pyrophosphate de sodium), et l’etude de la degradation du diuron en milieu synthetique par une souche type, l’evaluation quantitative des communautes presentes dans le sol de voie ferrees par ces techniques a ete realisee. Nous avons montre que la concentration en micro-organismes n’etait pas affectee de facon significative par l’application de diuron et demeurait constante au cours de l’annee. Parallelement, un consortium capable de degrader le diuron et la 3. 4-dichloroaniline en condition liquide (reacteur e continu) a ete isole du ballast. Concernant l’aquifere pollue par des hydrocarbures, nous avons monte l’existence d’une flore parfois non negligeable, capable de degrader des compOses types d’hYdrocarbures. L’association de differentes techniques fournit des informations differentes mais complementaires sur les caracteristiques microbiologiques du sol au niveau de la structure des communautes que de leur activite.
EFSA Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies (NDA); Scientific Opinion on the substantiation of a health claim related to Wheat Polar Lipid Extract and protection of the skin against dehydration pursuant to Article 13(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006

Following an application from Extraction Purification Innovation France, submitted pursuant to Article 13(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 via the Competent Authority of France, the Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies (NDA) was asked to deliver an opinion on the scientific substantiation of a health claim related to Wheat Polar Lipid Extract and protection of the skin against dehydration. The Panel considers that Wheat Polar Lipid Extract is sufficiently characterised. The claimed effect is “contributes to improve skin hydration”. The target population proposed by the applicant is healthy adults with skin dryness. The Panel considers that protection of the skin against dehydration is a beneficial physiological effect. The applicant identified one published and two unpublished human intervention studies as being pertinent to the health claim. The Panel considers that no conclusions can be drawn from one uncontrolled pilot study, nor from one study which was not carried out with the food which is the subject of the claim. In weighing the evidence, the Panel took into account that one human intervention study reported an effect of consumption of Wheat Polar Lipid Extract on transepidermal water loss and skin water-holding capacity, but that the outcome of the study lacked plausibility given the limitations in the study design, and that the evidence provided in support of a mechanism was weak. The Panel concludes that a cause and effect relationship has not been established between the consumption of Wheat Polar Lipid Extract and protection of the skin against dehydration. x time interaction
Periaenesthetic management of patients undergoing cytoreductive surgery with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy

Background Cytoreductive surgery with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy(CRS-HIPEC)is playing an increasing role in the therapeutic management of patients with peritoneal surface malignancies,being applied with increasing frequency.Objective This review is aimed to provide anesthesiologists with clinic reference about periaenesthetic management by summarizing the physiopathological changes during CRS-HIPEC.Content CRS-HIPEC is a quite complicated and time-consuming process,with giant abdominal incision,huge fluid loss.The HIPEC phase,characterized by significant physiopathological changes including high hemodynamic status,increased temperature,abnormal blood coagulation,increased peritoneal vascular permeability,arthythmia and kidney toxicity induced by chemotherapeutic agents,quicker recovery from muscle relaxants and so on,particularly deserves refined perioperative management.Therefore,it is necessary to adopt advanced monitoring methods like PiCCO etc to optimize the therapeutic measures.Trend Due to improved surgical technique and anesthetic management,CRS-HIPEC,an aggressive procedure can be performed with a better prognosis providing a strong interaction between the surgeon and his partner anesthesiologist is warranted. Key words: Cytoreductive surgery; Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy; Periaenesthetic management
Reservoir Formation Damage, Fundamentals, Modeling, Assessment, and Mitigation

CHAPTER 1 Overview of Formation Damage PART I Characterization of the Reservoir Rock for Formation Damage CHAPTER 2 Mineralogy and Mineral Sensitivity of Petroleum-Bearing Formations CHAPTER 3 Petrography and Texture of petroleum-Bearing Formations CHAPTER 4 Petrophysics-Flow Functions and Parameters CHAPTER 5 Permeability Relationships CHAPTER 6 Instrumental and Laboratory Techniques for Characterization of Reservoir Rock PART II Characterization of the Porous Media Processes for Formation Damage CHAPTER 7 Multi-Phase and Multi-Species Transport in Porous Media CHAPTER 8 Particulate Processes in Porous Media CHAPTER 9 Crystal Growth and Scale Formation in Porous Media PART III Formation Damage by Particulate Processes CHAPTER 10 Single-Phase Formation Damage by Fines Migration and Clay Swelling CHAPTER 11 Two-Phase Formation Damage by Fines Migration CHAPTER 12 Cake Filtration: Mechanism, Parameters and Modeling PART IV Formation Damage by Inorganic and Organic Processes CHAPTER 13 Inorganic Scaling and Geochemical Formation Damage CHAPTER 14 Formation Damage by Organic Deposition PART V Assessment of the Formation Damage Potential CHAPTER 15 Laboratory Evaluation of Formation Damage CHAPTER 16 Simulator Development CHAPTER 17 Model Assisted Analysis and Interpretation of Laboratory and Field Tests PART VI Formation Damage Models for Field Applications CHAPTER 18 Drilling Mud Filtrate and Solids Invasion and Mudcake Formation CHAPTER 19 Injectivity of the Waterflooding Wells CHAPTER 20 Reservoir Sand Migration and Gravel-Pack Damage: Stress-Induced Formation Damage, Sanding CHAPTER 21 Formation Damage by Scale Deposition PART VII Diagnosis and Mitigation of Formation Damage CHAPTER 22 Field Diagnosis and Measurement of Formation Damage CHAPTER 23 Formation Damage Control and Remediation
Biophysical Thermodynamics of Intracellular Processes: Molecular Machines of the Living Cell

The main goal of this book is to describe in physical terms the peculiar features of "machines" having molecular dimensions that play the principal role in the most important biological processes, such as energy transduction and enzyme catalysis. Since these molecular engines work with thermal, chemical and mechanical energy, the appropriate framework to discuss them comes from thermodynamics and chemical kinetics. The book thus begins with a review of the thermodynamics and chemical kinetics. It then discusses the notion of molecular machines, and in particular, the problems associated with applying thermodynamics to small systems such as enzymes. The authors then turn to enzyme catalysis, discussing theoretical and experimental investigations of protein dynamics. The concluding chapter deals with energy transduction in biological membranes, focusing on ATP synthesis.
A RHEOLOGICAL APPROACH TO THE ARCHTECTURE OF ARTERIAL WALLS

portions of the aorta and from the external iliac and femoral arteries. In order to investigate the results from the architectural point of view, both tests were also carried out on the nuchal ligament, tendon and intestinal smooth muscle bundle which are composed mainly of elastin, collagen and smooth muscle fiber, respectively. 1. A very good positive correlation was found between the relaxation strength at 1 second and that at 300 seconds after stretch, regardless of the cut-out region and direction of the strips. 2. An exponential relationship was obtained between the plastic deformation rate and the relaxation strength at 300 seconds after stretch. 3. Stress-strain curves obtained from every portion of the arterial tree were concave toward the stress axis. 4. The direction-dependent difference in mechanical behaviors was not significant in the proximal part of the aorta. Below the distal thoracic aorta, on the other hand, the more peripheral the portion, the more the circumferential and the less the longitudinal contribution of the viscous element. 5. The nuchal ligament was regarded as almost entirely elastic, whereas the intestinal smooth muscle showed remarkable viscoelasticity. For these two tissues, plots representing the relationship between plastic deformation rate and relaxation strength at 300 seconds were situated on the extrapolated parts of the regression curve which showed the relationship for aortic and arterial strips. The tendon was characterized by an extremely high Young's modulus which was several thousand times greater than that of the former two tissues. The average modulus of the arterial walls was between that of the nuchal ligament and of the smooth muscle bundle. 6. Architectural arrangements of elastin, smooth muscle and collagen in different portions of the arterial tree were discussed on the basis of
EVALUATION OF SILVER CARP FRY TRANSPORTATION METHODS ON WATER QUALITY AND SURVIVAL RATIO

The effect of stocking densities (30, 60, 90, and 120 g/l), durations of transportation (2, 4, and 6 hours), with two methods of aeration (pure oxygen and atmospheric air)in three different containers shapes (polyethylene bags, cylindrical and cuboids) on silver carp fry, and water quality parameters was tested. Water samples were taken at 2 h intervals after transport to determine oxygen concentration, pH, and total ammonia concentration. Oxygen concentration adjusted to 8 ppm for all treatments at transport start of silver carp fries. The results revealed that both water quality and survival ratio were affected by method of transportation. Oxygen concentration, pH values, ammonia concentration and survival ratio measured in pure oxygen supply were significantly (P<0.05) higher compared to those measured in atmospheric air supply under all treatments. The oxygen concentration of silver carp fry transportation was in the range of 0.67 to 7.11 mg/l, and the stocking densities from 30 to 120 g/l. Transportation durations significantly affected the oxygen concentration under closed system (polyethylene bags) and open system (cylindrical and cuboids containers). The pH values of the water during silver carp fry transportation were in the range of 6.35 to 7.2, and the lowest ph value of 6.35 was recorded at 30 g/l stocking density, 2 h duration of transportation, pure oxygen supply and polyethylene bags containers. The ammonia concentration values of silver carp fry transportation was in the range of 1.1 to 7.0 mg/l, and the lowest ammonia value of 1.1g/l was recorded at 30 g/l stocking density, 2 h duration of transportation, pure oxygen supply and polyethylene bags container. The lowest survival ratio of silver carp fry transportation value of 14.97% was recorded at 120 g/l stocking density, atmospheric air supply with 6 h duration of transportation, and the highest survival ratio value of 97.13% was recorded at 30 g/l stocking density, 2 h duration of transportation, pure oxygen supply and polyethylene bags containers. The lowest cost value of silver carp fry transportation of 0.09 L.E per 5g. for live fry was recorded at 120 g/l stocking density, 2 h duration of transportation, pure oxygen supply and polyethylene bags containers, but then, the highest cost value of silver carp fry transportation of 0.92 L.E. per 5g. for live fry was recorded at 30 g/l stocking density, 6 h duration of transportation, atmospheric air supply with polyethylene bags containers. From the obtained results, the best parameters of silver carp fry transportation methods could be transport with stocking density of (30 g/l), duration of transportation of (2 hours), methods of aeration of pure oxygen supply, and container shape of polyethylene bags to achieve the highest values of oxygen concentration and the survival ratio and the lowest values of the pH value, ammonia concentration and total cost.
Traitement de solutions organiques diluées par couplage adsorption-oxydation électrochimique

Cette etude s'inscrit dans le cadre du traitement des polluants organiques presents a faibles concentrations dans les rejets industriels par le couplage adsorption-oxydation electrochimique. Les composes modeles etudies sont le phenol et le bleu de methylene. Il s'agit de separer ces polluants par adsorption, trois adsorbants sont etudies : charbon actif, Nyex(r) et sciure de bois puis regenerer les adsorbants par desorption tout en oxydant le compose organique. Les resultats obtenus ont montre que seule la sciure de bois est regeneree en totalite par polarisation. De plus, le traitement par polarisation conduit a l'activation des proprietes d'adsorption de la sciure (augmentation d'un facteur 4) due a une reduction electrochimique des fonctions chimiques de surface de la lignine. L'ensemble de ces resultats a montre que le couplage adsorption-electro-oxydation est prometteur pour depolluer des solutions diluees.