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Factors Associated with Hygienic Quality of Bulk Tank Milk Produced in Central Poland
Authors: Pytlewski Jarosław , Antkowiak Ireneusz , Adamski Maciej , Kučera Josef , Skrzypek Ryszard 
Published: April 2012

Factors Associated with Hygienic Quality of Bulk Tank Milk Produced in Central PolandThe aim of this study was a complex analysis of organizational and technological factors affecting somatic cell count (SCC) and total microorganism count (SPC) in bulk tank milk produced in the area of Łódź Voivodeship. The study was conducted on the basis of a questionnaire completed directly in 205 family farms, maintaining Polish Black-and-White Holstein-Friesian cows. The data were analysed statistically using multifactor analysis of variance. The following factors decreased SCC in milk: application of mechanical ventilation in the cowshed; disinfection of stalls for cows; frequent inspection of milking equipment efficiency by a specialized service (twice vs. once a year); application of manual pre-milking udder massage; dry period of a standard length of 6-8 weeks (vs. 2-5 weeks); application of concentrates in amounts of at least 3 kg/day/cow; application of meadow hay and straw or hay only among roughages in cow feeding (vs. straw only); addition of vitamin E and Cu to feeding ration for cows and individual housing of replacement heifers between 1-3 months of age (vs. group system). In turn, the following factors decreased SPC: participation of milkers in specialist trainings; cleaning of teats before milking using wet towel or washing with water containing a disinfectant; "dry" storage of milking equipment between milkings; culling of cows due to mastitis; application of vitamin A and Zn; no use of milk from mastitic cows in calf feeding; and individual housing of replacement heifers during the first month of life.
Evaluation of neck swelling by cytological and histopathological examination
Authors: Huq Md Mahmudul , Ali Mohammad Idrish , Huque SM Nazmul , Alam KM Nurul , Sattar Md Abdus , Tarafder Kamrul Hasan 
Published: April 2012

Objective: In this study 50 patients of neck swelling were studied to compare the findings with clinical diagnosis and histopathological report for its diagnostic reliability.Methods: This cross sectional study was done in ENT Department of Sher-E-Bangla Medical College Hospital, Barisal, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University and Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Dhaka from July 2006 to December 2006. Fine needle aspiration cytology, MRI, CT scan, and histopathological examination of postoperative specimen of neck swelling, analyzed data presented by various tables, graphs and figures.Results: In the present series 50 cases of neck swelling were studied. Out of these 50 cases 19 were male and 31 were female. The male, female ratio was 1:1.63. Age range was 4  60 years with maximum frequency in the 4th decade with the 3rd and 2nd in the following suit. Most of the patient was poor. Clinical, cytological and histopathological diagnosis was available in all the cases. The three sorts of diagnoses were compared with each other. Histopathologically 12 cases were tubercular lymphadenopathy, 12 cases were nodular goiter, 5 cases were Metastatic carcinoma, 5 were thyroid carcinoma and another 5 cases were lymphoma, Rest were benign, congenital and nonspecific inflammatory conditions. Correct diagnosis was made by FNAC in 45 cases. In the rest 5 cases smear were unsatisfactory in 2 cases and gives inconclusive result, remaining 3 were follicular neoplasmand no definitive result were made which were subsequently diagnosed by histopathological examination as a follicular adenoma in 1 and follicular carcinoma in 2. Sensitivity of FNAC in the diagnosis of neck masses were found 91% for tuberculosis, 100% for metastatic carcinoma and also for salivary gland tumour. In case of nodular goiter sensitivity was 92%. But it is only 60% sensitive in case of thyroid malignancy, as FNAC can not demarcate clearly between follicular adenoma and follicular cell carcinoma. But its accuracy in diagnosing papillary carcinoma of thyroid was 100%.Conclusion: FNAC can reduce substantially the need of open biopsy for histopathological examination. Accuracy of FNAC will be improved with relevant information provided by clinicians.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjo.v18i1.10410 Bangladesh J Otorhinolaryngol 2012; 18(1): 23-29
Clinicopathological profile of fungal rhinosinusitis
Authors: Wahid Fazal-I , Khan Adil , Khan Iftikhar Ahmad 
Published: April 2012

Objective: To determine the clinicopathological features of fungal rhinosinusits at a tertiary care hospital.Material and Methods: This study was conducted at the Department of ENT, Head and Neck surgery, PGMI/ LRH Peshawar. This was a four years prospective study from January 2007 to December 2011. All fifty five patients were evaluated thoroughly in terms of history, examination and investigation. Biopsy of nasal mass was performed and biopsy specimens were studied by same histopathologist. After diagnosing the patient as a case of fungal rhinosinusitis surgical procedure was performed according the extent of disease. The data was analyzed using SPSS version 17.Results: These patients were in age range from 11- 66 years with mean age of 37.74 + S.D 16.46 years. They constitute 34 male and 21 female with male: female ratio was 1.6:1. Majority of patients (41.8%) belonged to middle age group. Most of the patients (60%) had lower socioeconomic status and mainly they were from rural area (74.54%) with only 30.9% literacy level. The commonest symptoms of these patients were nasal stuffiness (85.45%). Noninvasive fungal rhinosinusits was on top (87.27%). Aspergillus sp was the common fungal isolates (12.72%).Conclusion: Fungal rhinosinusitis is commonly affecting middle age group people. Allergic fungal rhinosinusitis is the most common entity of fungal rhinosinusitis and Aspergillus is the commonest pathogen. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjo.v18i1.10414 Bangladesh J Otorhinolaryngol 2012; 18(1): 48-54
Effect of vents on the output of hearing Aids
Authors: Sarkar Mita , Sinha Ashok Kumar , Rout Nachiketa 
Published: April 2012

The aim of the study was to explore the effect of vents on the speech discrimination scores and electroacoustic characteristics of body level hearing aids. The Nineteen adults who participated in the study had mild to moderate sloping sensori-neural hearing loss and were in the age range of 18-70 years. Apart from 19 hearing aids users additional 11 hearing aids were also taken for the study of electro-acoustic characteristics only. Major changes in the electroacoustic characteristics of the body worn hearing aids was observed on HFA OSPL90, FOG and EINL which reduced to 7.31%, 9.19% and 7.72% when parallel vent of 2mm were bored in the regular ear moulds respectively. Parallel/ Diagonal vents improved the Speech Discrimination score by 9%. The cumulative impact of venting can be seen on improvement of speech discrimination scores and subjective impression of clear speech.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjo.v18i1.10420 Bangladesh J Otorhinolaryngol 2012; 18(1): 59-62
Wegeners Granulomatosis presenting as a small saft palate mass
Authors: Das Partha Pratim , Datta Pran Gopal , Datta Anindita 
Published: April 2012

Wegeners granulomatosis (WG) is a form of vasculitis involves small and medium-sized blood vessels. It commonly involves the upper and lower respiratory tract. However, multisystemic involvement and involvement of kidneys are possible and may lead to a life threatening condition. Therefore early diagnosis is important. Timely beginning of clinical management may considerably influence the further course of disease. Although, it may present as oro-pharyngeal mass surgical procedure is not indicated method of treatment of Wegeners granulomatosis, because it can increase the pathologic process. Here we report a case of Wegeners granulomatosis (WG) presenting as a tissue growth over the soft palate. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjo.v18i1.10423Bangladesh J Otorhinolaryngol 2012; 18(1): 74-76
Isolation and characterization of 10 SSR markers of Momordica charantia (Cucurbitaceae)
Authors: Guo Da‐Long , Zhang Ju‐Ping , Xue Yi‐Min , Hou Xiao‐Gai 
Published: April 2012

• Premise of the study: Microsatellite markers were isolated and characterized from the genome of Momordica charantia (bitter melon) to be applied in studies of genetic diversity and population structure.• Methods and Results: Twenty‐five microsatellite loci were isolated from the genome of bitter melon using the Fast Isolation by AFLP of Sequences COntaining Repeats (FIASCO) method. Ten loci were polymorphic, and the number of alleles per locus ranged from three to seven, with the observed heterozygosity ranging from 0.46 to 0.65. The markers also amplified successfully in the related species M. cochinchinensis and Cucurbita pepo.• Conclusions: These markers will have potential utility for applications in genetic diversity evaluation, molecular fingerprinting, identification, comparative genomics analysis, and genetic mapping in Momordica species, as well as in C. pepo.
Antibodies to Pathogenic Epitopes on Type XVII Collagen Cause Skin Fragility in a Complement-Dependent and -Independent Manner
Authors: Natsuga Ken , Nishie Wataru , Shinkuma Satoru , Ujiie Hideyuki , Nishimura Machiko , Sawamura Daisuke , Shimizu Hiroshi 
Published: April 2012

Abstract
In bullous pemphigoid (BP), the most prevalent autoimmune blistering disease, type XVII collagen (COL17) is targeted by circulating autoantibodies. BP is thought to be an autoantibody-mediated complement-fixing blistering disease, and a juxtamembranous noncollagenous 16A (NC16A) domain spanning Glu490 to Arg566 was proved to be the main pathogenic region on COL17, although precise pathogenic epitopes within NC16A have not been elucidated. In this study, we showed that injection of rabbit IgG Abs targeting Asp522 to Gln545 induced skin fragility associated with in vivo deposition of IgG and complement in neonatal COL17-humanized mice. Notably, immunoadsorption of rabbit anti-NC16A IgG Ab with this epitope (Asp522 to Gln545) or the anti-NC16A IgG administered together with the peptides of this epitope as a decoy ameliorated skin fragility in the injected neonatal COL17-humanized mice compared with the anti-NC16A IgG alone even though all of the mice showed both IgG and complement deposition. These results led us to investigate an additional, complement-independent mechanism of skin fragility in the mice injected with anti-COL17 Abs. The rabbit anti-NC16A IgG depleted the expression of COL17 in cultured normal human keratinocytes, whereas immunoadsorption of the same IgG with this epitope significantly suppressed the depletion effect. Moreover, passive transfer of F(ab′)2 fragments of the human BP or rabbit IgG Abs against COL17 demonstrated skin fragility in neonatal COL17-humanized mice. In summary, this study reveals the importance of Abs directed against distinct epitopes on COL17, which induce skin fragility in complement-dependent as well as complement-independent ways.
Psychosocial Predictors of Adherence after Liver Transplant in a Single Transplant Center in Portugal
Authors: Telles-Correia Diogo , Barbosa António , Mega Inês , Monteiro Estela 
Published: April 2012

Context— Nonadherence has important implications for morbidity and mortality, reduced quality of life, and increased medical costs after transplant. Objective— To investigate which psychiatric and psychosocial factors determine adherence after liver transplant. Design— A group of 150 consecutive transplant candidates attending the outpatient clinics of the transplant unit of Hospital de Curry Cabral were studied between January 1, 2006, and December 1, 2007. Among these, 84 received a transplant and of those 84, 11 recipients died, 3 received another transplant, and 8 refused to finish the study (62 patients remained). Measures— Before transplant, prospective recipients were assessed via the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, the NEO Five-Factor Inventory, and the revised Illness Perception Questionnaire. Both before and after transplant, patients were assessed with the Multidimensional Adherence Questionnaire. Results and Conclusions— Adherence to medication improved significantly from before to after transplant. This kind of adherence after transplant was associated with adherence to medication before transplant and high scores on the personal control dimension of the Illness Perception Questionnaire before transplant. Therefore it might be useful to focus on patients with poor adherence to medication and low scores on the personal control dimension of the Illness Perception Questionnaire before transplant in order to design interventions for them.
Factors Influencing Living Kidney Donation in Singapore
Authors: Meng Ow Yong Lai , Lim Crystal , Leng Chow Wai , van der Erf Saskia , Joshi Veena D. , Sin Swah Teck , Hong Stephanie Teo Swee , Chye Paul Goh Soo , Seng Gilbert Tan Choon 
Published: April 2012

Context— Kidney transplantation is the best treatment option for kidney failure, but the supply of donor kidneys remains small. Objective— To understand the public's attitude toward living donor kidney donation in Singapore. Design, Setting and Participants, Intervention, Outcome Measures— A cross-sectional study of a convenience sample of 1520 members of the general public seeking care at local medical centers. A self-administered questionnaire included questions on demographics and subjects' willingness and unwillingness to donate a kidney. Respondents were aged at least 18 years and did not have underlying chronic kidney disease, end-stage renal disease requiring dialysis, or history of kidney transplant. Results— Overall mean age of respondents was 49 (SD, 15) years and 50% were male. Response rate to the question on “willingness to donate kidney while alive” was 96% (1460); 707 (48.4%) were willing to donate a kidney while alive. Respondents who were willing to donate were younger (<40 years; P < .001); had above a secondary level education ( P < .001); had monthly household income 2000 SGD (or US$1660; exchange rate at 1 SGD = US$0.83) or higher ( P< .001); were not married, single, or divorced ( P< .001); and were professionals ( P< .001). Fear of surgical risks (86.5% strongly agree or agree) and poorer health consequent to donation (87.5% strongly agree or agree) were the main reasons for not considering being a living kidney donor. Demographic factors and concerns of surgical risks and ill health after transplant influenced willingness to donate a kidney while alive. Addressing these concerns may alleviate anxiety with regard to living kidney donation.
Radiocarbon Dating the Human Occupation at Sandia Cave, New Mexico
Authors: Thompson Jessica C. , Haynes C. Vance 
Published: April 2012

AbstractSandia Cave generated much interest when in the 1940s extinct Pleistocene megafauna were reported in association with what appeared to be a pre-Folsom Paleoindian component. By the 1950s a series of controversies regarding the stratigraphy and dating began to push the site into obscurity. The human occupation at the site has never been directly dated beyond 2250 ± 50 BP, and nonartifactual associated bone will not provide reliable age estimates because of extensive bioturbation, poor provenience, and the fact that the majority of fossils were accumulated by carnivores and rodents, rather than humans. However, a small number of mineralized fragments display human modification, suggesting occasional human activity of some antiquity at the site. One bone tool, one burned bone, and four bones bearing butchery marks were subjected to direct Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (AMS)14C dating. Unfortunately, mineralized bones did not preserve sufficient collagen to be dated. Two unmineralized specimens (the burned bone and the bone tool) push the direct Chronometric ages for the human occupation at Sandia Cave back to 3447 ± 96 BP. An older Folsom occupation is suggested by associated dates on breccia, but all lines of evidence taken together provide no support for a pre-Folsom human occupation.
The Potential of Bulk δ13C on Encrusted Cooking Residues as Independent Evidence for Regional Maize Histories
Authors: Hart John P. , Lovis William A. , Jeske Robert J. , Richards John D. 
Published: April 2012

AbstractThe histories of maize utilization in eastern North America have been substantially revised recently, primarily because of the analysis of charred cooking residues encrusted on pottery. A multifaceted research strategy of bulk δ13C assays coupled with accelerator mass spectrometry radiocarbon data and microbotanical evidence can yield coherent regional maize use histories. Bulk δ13 C assay interpretation complications include (1) variations among vessels by site, (2) a potential for false negatives, and (3) a wide range of variation potentially present for any given time period. Regional histories using this approach can be quite variable without appropriate use of multiple lines of evidence.
Shabik’Eschee Village in Chaco Canyon: Beyond the Archetype
Authors: Wills W. H. , Scott Worman F. , Dorshow Wetherbee , Richards-Rissetto Heather 
Published: April 2012

AbstractThis study revisits an earlier publication in this journal (Wills and Windes 1989) in which a settlement model involving seasonal mobility and limited household autonomy was outlined for Shabik’eschee Village, a Basketmaker III period (ca. A.D. 400–750) site in Chaco Canyon, New Mexico. We return to that work for three reasons. First, the original interpretation has been challenged and an alternative view offered in the form of a large sedentary village. Second, the issue of Basketmaker III sedentism is central to recent efforts to identify and understand a Neolithic Demographic Transition in the northern Southwest. And third, we have obtained new field data from Shabik’eschee and Chaco that contributes to this debate. We conclude that our understanding of Shabik’ eschee’s history is improved by both new data and the ongoing consideration of alternative models, but the site does not contain evidence for a sedentary village.
Comment on “Clovis and Western Stemmed: Population Migration and the Meeting of Two Technologies in the Intermountain West” by Charlotte Beck and George T. Jones
Authors: Fiedel Stuart J. , Morrow Juliet E. 
Published: April 2012

AbstractBeck and Jones (2010) assert that Clovis “was not first in the Intermountain West”; Western Stemmed points are older than fluted points; and the stemmed point makers derived from a hypothetical pre-13,000 cal B.P. Pacific Coast migration. A less tendentious review of the data suggests instead that Western Stemmed follows Clovis in this region, as previously inferred by Willig and Aikens.
What is the effectiveness of methods for eradicating or controlling abundance and biomass of invasive aquatic plants in Canada? A systematic review protocol
Authors: Harper Meagan , Rytwinski Trina , Irvine Robyn , Cooke Steven J. 
Published: June 2024

Abstract

Invasive freshwater aquatic plants can have adverse ecological effects on the systems to which they are introduced, changing ecosystem function, threatening native plant species and causing billions of dollars in damage to infrastructure. Additionally, once established, invasive aquatic plants are often difficult to eradicate or control.

Given the importance of managing invasive aquatic plants, and the high associated economic costs of doing so, it is essential to determine the relative effectiveness of different control methods. Here, we present a protocol for a systematic review that will estimate the effectiveness of various biological, chemical, habitat manipulations and/or manual/mechanical methods for eradicating or controlling invasive plant abundance and biomass.

This systematic review will use published and grey literature, without date restriction, that determines the effectiveness of invasive plant control methods. English‐language searches will be performed using five bibliographic databases, Google Scholar, and networking tools to find relevant literature. Eligibility screening will be conducted at two stages: (1) title and abstract and (2) full text. Studies that evaluate the effectiveness of methods for controlling the abundance or biomass or eradicating invasive plants will be included. A list of plant species currently, or potentially, in Canadian freshwater systems and of management concern will be considered.

Included studies will undergo critical appraisal of internal study validity. We will extract information on study characteristics, intervention and comparator details, measured outcomes (abundance and biomass, broadly defined) and effect modifiers (e.g., plant growth pattern or timing of treatments). A narrative synthesis will be used to describe the quantity and characteristics of the evidence base, while quantitative synthesis (i.e., meta‐analysis) will be conducted to estimate an overall mean and variance of effect when sufficient numbers of similar studies are available.
3D Printed Silk Fibroin‐Based Hydrogels with Tunable Adhesion and Stretchability for Wearable Sensing
Authors: Wu Kunlin , Li Junwei , Li Yue , Wang Hailu , Zhang Yingchao , Guo Binbin , Yu Jing , Wang Yifan 
Published: June 2024

AbstractHydrogel‐based wearable strain sensors have recently gained considerable interest due to their promising applications in real‐time health monitoring and motion detection. However, achieving integrated high‐stretchability, self‐adhesiveness, and long‐term water‐retaining property simultaneously in hydrogel systems remains a big challenge, which limits their applications in wearable electronics. Herein, a multifunctional hydrogel material designed is proposed for wearable strain sensors that can be manufactured by digital light processing (DLP) 3D printing technology. By tailoring the composition of chemically cross‐linked networks (ploy(acrylamide)/poly(acrylic acid)/poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate), physically cross‐linked networks (ploy(acrylamide)/poly(acrylic acid)/poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate/silk fibroin/glycerol/water) and microstructures on the surface, the 3D printed hydrogel exhibits promising superior and adjustable mechanical properties, tunable adhesion and good water‐retaining property simultaneously. In addition, through adding conductive ions, high ionic conductivity can also be achieved for stretchable sensing applications. Based on these integrated multifunctionalities, the 3D printed hydrogel is suitable for wearable strain sensors to detect various body motions. This work provides a prospect for 3D printable hydrogel systems with broad applications in wearable electronics.