bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Single oblique osteotomy for correction of antebrachial angular and torsional deformities in a dog
Authors: Kim Sun-Young , Snowdon Kyle A. , DeCamp Charles E. 
Published: July 2017

Abstract
CASE DESCRIPTION A 9-month-old 4.6-kg (10.1-lb) spayed female Shih Tzu was examined for a 4-week history of left forelimb lameness.
CLINICAL FINDINGS Moderate left forelimb lameness was present when weight bearing, accompanied by buckling of the left carpal joint and moderate signs of pain with hyperextension of the elbow joint. A 32° angular deformity of the left radius in a 45° craniomedial oblique plane (equivalent to 23° valgus and 23° procurvatum) and a 55° external torsional deformity were measured on 3-D reconstructed CT images. Humeroulnar incongruity of the left elbow joint was also evident. Single oblique osteotomy (SOO) and dynamic proximal ulnar osteotomy were recommended.
TREATMENT AND OUTCOME Creation of a 3-D printed bone model from reconstructed CT images aided surgical planning. The SOO was located 45° medial to the sagittal plane of the left radius at the level of the center of rotation of angulation. The SOO was oriented 32° distolaterally from the transverse plane of the radius and traversed the left ulna. The bones were rotated along the osteotomy into grossly proper alignment and stabilized with a plate and bone screws. Dynamic proximal ulnar osteotomy was then performed. Six months after surgery, radiographs showed remodeling at the SOO site and the lameness had resolved. The owners expressed satisfaction with the outcome.
CLINICAL RELEVANCE In dogs with angular and torsional long bone deformities, SOO may be a viable alternative to wedge osteotomies. The SOO simultaneously addressed angular and torsional deformities without bone loss and provided rigid internal fixation.
Surgical treatment of a paraspinal abscess with osteomyelitis and spinal cord compression in a rabbit
Authors: Crawford Abbe H. , Hedley Joanna E. , Lam Richard , Drożdżyńska Maja J. , De Decker Steven 
Published: July 2017

Abstract
CASE DESCRIPTION A 16-month-old neutered male Continental Giant rabbit (Lepus curpaeums) was referred for evaluation of a 7-day history of acute-onset, progressive, symmetric paraparesis.
CLINICAL FINDINGS On initial examination, the rabbit was nonambulatory, and results of neurologic examination were consistent with a lesion affecting the T3-L3 spinal cord segments. Thoracic radiography showed irregular widening of the left T11–12 articular process joint. Marked dorsolateral and lateral extradural spinal cord compression with contrast enhancement of the adjacent epaxial muscles was evident on MRI images of the spine.
TREATMENT AND OUTCOME A left-sided T11–T12 hemilaminectomy was performed, which revealed an abnormal and hypertrophic T11–12 articular process joint and an osteolytic lesion communicating with the vertebral canal. Copious purulent material causing marked spinal cord compression was evident, and the surgical site was lavaged extensively with sterile (0.9% NaCl) saline solution. Results of aerobic, anaerobic, and enriched bacteriologic cultures of swab specimens obtained from the surgical site were negative. Histologic analysis of biopsy samples revealed chronic purulent osteomyelitis, myositis, and fasciitis with necrosis, fibrosis, and dystrophic mineralization. The rabbit was discharged 48 hours after surgery. Ten weeks after surgery, the rabbit was ambulatory with mild paraparesis. On telephone follow-up 21 months after surgery, the owners indicated that the rabbit was healthy and expressed satisfaction with the treatment and outcome.
CLINICAL RELEVANCE Paraspinal abscess with vertebral canal involvement should be considered as a differential diagnosis for rabbits with clinical signs of progressive T3-L3 myelopathy. Outcome for the patient of the present report suggested that surgical treatment including decompression and debridement can result in a favorable long-term outcome.
Randomized blinded controlled trial to assess the association between a commercial vaccine against Moraxella bovis and the cumulative incidence of infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis in beef calves
Authors: Cullen Jonah N. , Engelken Terry J. , Cooper Vickie , O'Connor Annette M. 
Published: July 2017

Abstract
OBJECTIVE To assess the association between a commercially available vaccine against Moraxella bovis and cumulative incidence of infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis (IBK) from processing to weaning (primary objective) and body weight at weaning (secondary objective).
DESIGN Randomized blinded controlled trial.
ANIMALS 214 calves (≥ 2 months of age) born in the spring of 2015 at an Iowa State University cow-calf research unit with no visible lesions or scars on either eye.
PROCEDURES Calves were randomly allocated to receive SC administration of a single dose of a commercial vaccine against M bovis (112 enrolled and 110 analyzed) or saline (0.9% NaCl) solution (111 enrolled and 104 analyzed). Calves were monitored for signs of IBK from treatment to weaning, and body weight at weaning was recorded. People involved in calf enrollment and outcome assessment were blinded to treatment group assignment. Cumulative incidence of IBK and weaning weight were compared between vaccinated and unvaccinated calves; the effect measure was the risk ratio and mean difference, respectively.
RESULTS IBK was detected in 65 (59.1%) vaccinated calves and 62 (59.6%) unvaccinated calves (unadjusted risk ratio, 0.99; 95% confidence interval, 0.79 to 1.24) during the study period. No significant difference in weaning weights was identified between vaccinated and unvaccinated calves (unadjusted effect size, 4.40 kg [9.68 lb]; 95% confidence interval, −3.46 to 12.25 kg [−7.61 to 26.95 lb]).
CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE Results suggested that the commercially available M bovis vaccine was not effective in reducing the cumulative incidence of IBK or increasing weaning weight in beef calves.
Task-Specific Training for Adults With Chronic Knee Pain: A Case Series
Authors: Bove Allyn M. , Baker Nancy , Livengood Heather , King Visnja , Mancino Joseph , Popchak Adam , Fitzgerald G. Kelley 
Published: July 2017

Study Design Case series. Background Recent evidence suggests that traditional impairment-based rehabilitation approaches for patients with knee pain may not result in improved function or reduced disability. This case series describes a novel task-specific training approach to exercise therapy for patients with chronic knee pain and reports changes in measures of clinical outcome (pain and physical function) following participation in the training program. Case Description Seven patients with chronic knee pain aged 40 years or older were included. Each reported at least “moderate” difficulty with sit-to-stand transfers, floor transfers, and/or stair negotiation at baseline. Experienced physical therapists provided between 8 and 16 treatment sessions focusing on improving performance of difficult or painful tasks. Outcomes A majority of patients demonstrated clinically important improvements in both patient-rated outcomes (Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score, numeric pain-rating scale, modified Arthritis Self-Efficacy Scale) and performance-based outcomes (30-second chair-rise test, timed stair-climb test, floor transfer test, Performance Assessment of Self-Care Skills). Discussion A task-specific training approach for patients with chronic knee pain was described and yielded considerable improvement in pain and function for most of the individuals in this case series. Larger studies are needed to determine how task-specific training compares with more traditional impairment-based exercise approaches for chronic knee pain. Level of Evidence Therapy, level 5. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2017;47(8):548–556. doi:10.2519/jospt.2017.7349
Influence of the addition of post-extraction rapeseed meal on the sensoric quality of poultry meat
Authors: Šulcerová Hana , Jarošová Alžbeta 
Published: July 2017

Complete feed mixtures, very often enriched by the addition of various probiotic preparations, oils, extract, essential oils, mouldings, pollards etc., that are often added as a replacement for animal meals, antibiotic preparations, coccidiostats respectively, are used for feeding of chickens. In addition to the positive effects of these supplements, the final quality of meat may be adversely affected by the accumulation of certain components. The aim of the work was to monitor the influence of adding post -extraction rapeseed meal (PRM) to a broiler feed mixture on the sensory quality of breast and thigh muscle. The experience includes two hybrid combinations of broilers, ROSS 308 and COBB 500. Samples of breast and thigh muscle of broilers fed by a feed mixture with the addition of 10% post -extraction rapeseed meal were compared, using sensory analysis, with a control sample where the broilers were fed by a standard feed mixture without the addition of PRM. It has been found that the addition of post -extraction rapeseed meal to the broilers' feed mixture had a positive effect (p <0.05) on the sensory quality of hybrid ROSS 308, both on the breast and thigh muscle. For COBB 500 hybrid, the quality of both breath and thigh muscle has not been shown to be significantly affected. The addition of 10% PRM affected positively especially the texture properties of ROSS 308, hybrid breast muscle, whereas they were deteriorated in COBB 500. In sensory evaluation, by adding 10% of PRM to the feed mixture, thigh muscle was affected less than breath muscle. Adding 10% PRM to the feed has almost no effect on descriptors of the intensity and pleasantness of smell and the intensity and pleasantness of taste, both in the negative and positive sense, both in breath and thigh muscle. The evaluation of the overall quality of both breath and thigh muscle has turned out more positive for ROSS 308 hybrid, although only slightly. The addition of rapeseed extracted meal to feed hybrids ROSS COBB 308 and 500 had no significant effect on the sensory quality of breast and thigh muscle.
Welfare of the mealworm (Tenebrio molitor) breeding with regard to nutrition value and food safety
Authors: Adámková Anna , Adámek Martin , Mlček Jiří­ , Borkovcová Marie , Bednářová Martina , Kouřimská Lenka , Skácel Josef , Ví­tová Eva 
Published: July 2017

Livestock welfare is an important condition for obtaining high-quality and safe food. According to the legislation edible insects are classified as livestock; and for this reason it is necessary to comply with the edible insect welfare conditions. This article focuses on selected welfare conditions for mealworm (Tenebrio molitor) breeding, with special focus on the fat content influenced by different breeding temperature (17 °C, 23 °C and 28 °C). Maximum fat content 24.56% was observed at 23 °C. To obtain maximum fat content this appears to be the optimal breeding temperature. Another evaluated aspect was the nutritional stress and a way of killing, and their impact on fat content, which showed to decrease with the nutrient stress. The most decline was detected towards the end of the observation period. The analysis showed that in terms of preservation of the fat content, the best way is killing by freezing, due to the metabolism slowdown. We also analysed the content of heavy metals in a mealworm larvae using cyclic voltammetry with subsequent evaluation. In the measured sample concentrations of heavy metals did not exceed the maximum allowable concentration of heavy metals in this commodity. From this point of view mealworm appears to be a safe food.
Co-administration of amygdalin and deoxynivalenol disrupted regulatory proteins linked to proliferation of porcine ovarian cells in vitro
Authors: Halenár Marek , Medveďová Marí­na , Baldovská Simona , Michalcová Katarí­na , Kolesárová Adriana 
Published: July 2017

Deoxynivalenol (DON) represents one of the most prevalent trichothecene mycotoxin produced by Fusarium species, causing economic and health impacts. On the other hand, amygdalin has been demonstrated to possess both prophylactic and curative properties, thus it has been used as a traditional drug because of its wide range of medicinal benefits, including curing or preventing cancer, relieving fever, suppressing cough, and quenching thirst. The aim of this in vitro study was to evaluate potential effects of natural product amygdalin combined with mycotoxin deoxynivalenol (DON) on the key regulators of cell proliferation and apoptosis in porcine ovarian granulosa cells. Ovarian granulosa cells were incubated for 24h with amygdalin (1, 10, 100, 1000, 10 000 μg.mL-1) combined with deoxynivalenol (1 μg.mL-1), while the control group remained untreated. The presence of proliferative (cyclin B1, PCNA) and apoptotic markers (caspase-3) in porcine ovarian granulosa cells after amygdalin treatment (1, 10, 100, 1000, 10 000 μg.mL-1) combined with deoxynivalneol (1 μg.mL-1) was detected by immunocytochemistry. The presence of proliferative (cyclin B1, PCNA) and apoptotic markers (caspase-3) in porcine ovarian granulosa cells was detected by immunocytochemistry. Co-administration of amygdalin plus DON significantly (p <0.05) increased the number of granulosa cells containing cyclin B1 and PCNA at all tested concetrations, when compared to control. However, percentage of granulosa cells containing major apoptotic marker caspase-3 did not differ after co-administration of amygdalin and DON. In summary, results form this in vitro study indicate that co-exposure of amygdalin and deoxynivalenol may act to stimulate proliferation-associated peptides in porcine ovarian granulosa cells, and thus alter cell proliferation and normal follicular development.
The Great War and Modern Amnesia: Studying Pennsylvania's Great War, Part 1
Authors: Gannon Barbara A. 
Published: July 2017

ABSTRACT
This article is an introduction to this journal's special two-part edition on Pennsylvania in World War I. At the centennial of the Great War in Pennsylvania it is uncertain how much residents of the Keystone State remember about World War I. World War II, fought by the greatest generation, overshadowed their fathers' war. In order to remind Pennsylvanians about this critical period in the state's history, this edition, Part 1 of a two-part series, highlights important historical issues, including religious history, military history, and the history of criminology. The goal of these editions is to commemorate the service, suffering, and sacrifices of Pennsylvanians—men and women, black and white, at home and overseas—at the centennial of the war that was supposed to end all wars.
Identification of Microorganisms by Modern Analytical Techniques
Authors: Buszewski Bogusław , Rogowska Agnieszka , Pomastowski Paweł , Złoch Michał , Railean-Plugaru Viorica 
Published: July 2017

Abstract
Rapid detection and identification of microorganisms is a challenging and important aspect in a wide range of fields, from medical to industrial, affecting human lives. Unfortunately, classical methods of microorganism identification are based on time-consuming and labor-intensive approaches. Screening techniques require the rapid and cheap grouping of bacterial isolates; however, modern bioanalytics demand comprehensive bacterial studies at a molecular level. Modern approaches for the rapid identification of bacteria use molecular techniques, such as 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequencing based on polymerase chain reaction or electromigration, especially capillary zone electrophoresis and capillary isoelectric focusing. However, there are still several challenges with the analysis of microbial complexes using electromigration technology, such as uncontrolled aggregation and/or adhesion to the capillary surface. Thus, an approach using capillary electrophoresis of microbial aggregates with UV and matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight MS detection is presented.
Studerendes e-læringsstrategier i pædagoguddannelsen
Authors: Austring Bennyé D. , Gaarskjær Dorit , Bille Thomas 
Published: July 2017

Artiklen tager sit afsæt i en evaluering af en delvist netbaseret pædagoguddannelse ved UC Sjælland. Bennyé D. Austring, Dorit Gaarskjær og Thomas Bille peger blandt andet på problemer og muligheder ved selvstyret læring, som de studerende oplever dem. Artiklen giver således gode eksempler på, hvordan selvstyringen giver mulighed for fleksibilitet til at den enkelte kan tilrettelægge sit liv og studie, hvorimod selvstyringen også kan være frustrerende, fordi man som studerende ikke kan slippe for selv at have ansvar og styring. Forfatterne viser med deres datamateriale ydermere, hvordan gruppesamarbejdet mellem studerende kan være givende og fastholdende, men også føre til konflikter mellem studerende, når den enkeltes bidrag til gruppens arbejde ikke lever op til andre gruppemedlemmers forventninger. Sammenfattende skriver forfatterne, at den enkelte studerendes læringsstrategi er nært forbundet med deres individuelle, sociale og kontekstuelle læringsbetingelser.
Structural insights into a secretory abundant heat‐soluble protein from an anhydrobiotic tardigrade,Ramazzottius varieornatus
Authors: Fukuda Yohta , Miura Yoshimasa , Mizohata Eiichi , Inoue Tsuyoshi 
Published: July 2017

Upon stopping metabolic processes, some tardigrades can undergo anhydrobiosis. Secretory abundant heat‐soluble (SAHS) proteins have been reported as candidates for anhydrobiosis‐related proteins in tardigrades, which seem to protect extracellular components and/or secretory organelles. We determined structures of aSAHSprotein fromRamazzottius varieornatus(RvSAHS1), which is one of the toughest tardigrades.RvSAHS1 shows a β‐barrel structure similar to fatty acid‐binding proteins (FABPs), in which hydrophilic residues form peculiar hydrogen bond networks, which would provideRvSAHS1 with better tolerance against dehydration. We identified two putative ligand‐binding sites: one that superimposes on those of someFABPs and the other, unique to and conserved inSAHSproteins. These results indicate thatSAHSproteins constitute a newFABPfamily.
Environmental drivers of denitrification rates and denitrifying gene abundances in channels and riparian areas
Authors: Tomasek Abigail , Kozarek Jessica L. , Hondzo Miki , Lurndahl Nicole , Sadowsky Michael J. , Wang Ping , Staley Christopher 
Published: July 2017

AbstractIntensive agriculture in the Midwestern United States contributes to excess nitrogen in surface water and groundwater, negatively affecting human health and aquatic ecosystems. Complete denitrification removes reactive nitrogen from aquatic environments and releases inert dinitrogen gas. We examined denitrification rates and the abundances of denitrifying genes and total bacteria at three sites in an agricultural watershed and in an experimental stream in Minnesota. Sampling was conducted along transects with a gradient from always inundated (in‐channel), to periodically inundated, to noninundated conditions to determine how denitrification rates and gene abundances varied from channels to riparian areas with different inundation histories. Results indicate a coupling between environmental parameters, gene abundances, and denitrification rates at the in‐channel locations, and limited to no coupling at the periodically inundated and noninundated locations, respectively. Nutrient‐amended potential denitrification rates for the in‐channel locations were significantly correlated (α = 0.05) with five of six measured denitrifying gene abundances, whereas the periodically inundated and noninundated locations were each only significantly correlated with the abundance of one denitrifying gene. These results suggest that DNA‐based analysis of denitrifying gene abundances alone cannot predict functional responses (denitrification potential), especially in studies with varying hydrologic regimes. A scaling analysis was performed to develop a predictive functional relationship relating environmental parameters to denitrification rates for in‐channel locations. This method could be applied to other geographic and climatic regions to predict the occurrence of denitrification hot spots.
Water quality and ecosystem management: Data‐driven reality check of effects in streams and lakes
Authors: Destouni Georgia , Fischer Ida , Prieto Carmen 
Published: July 2017

AbstractThis study investigates nutrient‐related water quality conditions and change trends in the first management periods of the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD; since 2009) and Baltic Sea Action Plan (BASP; since 2007). With mitigation of nutrients in inland waters and their discharges to the Baltic Sea being a common WFD and BSAP target, we use Sweden as a case study of observable effects, by compiling and analyzing all openly available water and nutrient monitoring data across Sweden since 2003. The data compilation reveals that nutrient monitoring covers only around 1% (down to 0.2% for nutrient loads) of the total number of WFD‐classified stream and lake water bodies in Sweden. The data analysis further shows that the hydro‐climatically driven water discharge dominates the determination of waterborne loads of both total phosphorus and total nitrogen across Sweden. Both water discharge and the related nutrient loads are in turn well correlated with the ecosystem status classification of Swedish water bodies. Nutrient concentrations do not exhibit such correlation and their changes over the study period are on average small, but concentration increases are found for moderate‐to‐bad status waters, for which both the WFD and the BSAP have instead targeted concentration decreases. In general, these results indicate insufficient distinction and mitigation of human‐driven nutrient components in inland waters and their discharges to the sea by the internationally harmonized applications of the WFD and the BSAP. The results call for further comparative investigations of observable large‐scale effects of such regulatory/management frameworks in different parts of the world.
Sea‐air exchange patterns along the central and outer East Siberian Arctic Shelf as inferred from continuous CO2, stable isotope, and bulk chemistry measurements
Authors: Humborg Christoph , Geibel Marc C. , Anderson Leif G. , Björk Göran , Mörth Carl‐Magnus , Sundbom Marcus , Thornton Brett F. , Deutsch Barbara , Gustafsson Erik , Gustafsson Bo , Ek Jörgen , Semiletov Igor 
Published: July 2017

AbstractThis large‐scale quasi‐synoptic study gives a comprehensive picture of sea‐air CO2 fluxes during the melt season in the central and outer Laptev Sea (LS) and East Siberian Sea (ESS). During a 7 week cruise we compiled a continuous record of both surface water and air CO2 concentrations, in total 76,892 measurements. Overall, the central and outer parts of the ESAS constituted a sink for CO2, and we estimate a median uptake of 9.4 g C m−2 yr−1 or 6.6 Tg C yr−1. Our results suggest that while the ESS and shelf break waters adjacent to the LS and ESS are net autotrophic systems, the LS is a net heterotrophic system. CO2 sea‐air fluxes for the LS were 4.7 g C m−2 yr−1, and for the ESS we estimate an uptake of 7.2 g C m−2 yr−1. Isotopic composition of dissolved inorganic carbon (δ13CDIC and δ13CCO2) in the water column indicates that the LS is depleted in δ13CDIC compared to the Arctic Ocean (ArcO) and ESS with an offset of 0.5‰ which can be explained by mixing of δ13CDIC‐depleted riverine waters and 4.0 Tg yr−1 respiration of OCter; only a minor part (0.72 Tg yr−1) of this respired OCter is exchanged with the atmosphere. Property‐mixing diagrams of total organic carbon and isotope ratio (δ13CSPE‐DOC) versus dissolved organic carbon (DOC) concentration diagram indicate conservative and nonconservative mixing in the LS and ESS, respectively. We suggest land‐derived particulate organic carbon from coastal erosion as an additional significant source for the depleted δ13CDIC.