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The effect of fermented feed on the intestinal biocenosis of piglets

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)

By the thirtieth day of life in the feces of piglets, whose mothers and they themselves received biofermented microbiological starter culture of Lesnov compound feed, a significantly higher content of beneficial microflora was found: bifidobacteria, lactobacilli, enterococcus, escherichia in comparison with animals receiving standard compound feed, which indicates a faster quantitative and qualitative formation of obligate microflora. A high quantitative level of normal microflora prevents the reproduction of opportunistic microorganisms in the intestines of young animals and protects piglets from nonspecific gastroenteritis.
Predicting mechanical competence of trabecular bone using 3D tensor-scale-based parameters

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

Trabecular bone (TB) consists of a network of interconnected struts and plates occurring near the joints of long bones and in the axial skeleton. In response to mechanical stresses it remodels such that trabeculae are aligned with the major stress lines, thus leading to a highly anisotropic network. Beside bone volume fraction, anisotropy and topological indices are known to be strong predictor of the TB mechanical competence. In osteoporosis, the most common bone disorder, the remodeling balance is perturbed due to increased resorption, resulting in net bone loss accompanied by architectural deterioration, leading to fragile bone and increased fracture risk. In vertebral osteoporosis, preferential loss of transverse trabeculae leads to increased anisotropy and change in topology, hence exact measurements of these parameters are of paramount interest. Current in vivo imaging yields voxel size comparable to TB thickness, thus resulting in inherently fuzzy representations. The commonly used methods for anisotropy require binarization which is difficult to achieve in the limited spatial resolution regime where the intensity histogram is mono-modal. Here, we present a new tensor scale (t-scale) based TB architectural measures that (1) obviates binarization, and (2) yields localized measures. We evaluate the performance of this method on micro-CT images of vertebral bone and test the hypothesis that the method, along with BMD and other structural parameters, allows prediction of TB's mechanical competence. Toward this goal, we estimate Young's modulus (YM) of (13mm)3 vertebral TB samples under uniaxial loading and examine linear correlation of different t-scale parameters computed via micro-CT imaging .
The large-scale peculiar velocity field in flat models of the universe

Field: Physics and Astronomy (Physical Sciences)

view Abstract Citations (36) References (54) Co-Reads Similar Papers Volume Content Graphics Metrics Export Citation NASA/ADS The Large-Scale Peculiar Velocity Field in Flat Models of the Universe Vittorio, Nicola ; Turner, Michael S. Abstract The inflationary universe scenario predicts a flat universe and both adiabatic and isocurvature primordial density perturbations with the Zel'dovich spectrum. The two simplest realizations, models dominated by hot or cold dark matter, seem to be in conflict with observations. Flat models with two components of mass density, where one of the components of mass density is smoothly distributed, are examined, and the large-scale peculiar velocity field for these models is computed. For the smooth component the authors consider relativistic particles, a relic cosmological term, and light strings. At present the observational situation is unsettled, but, in principle, the large-scale peculiar velocity field is a very powerful discriminator between these different models. Publication: The Astrophysical Journal Pub Date: May 1987 DOI: 10.1086/165217 Bibcode: 1987ApJ...316..475V Keywords: Astronomical Models; Cosmology; Universe; Velocity Distribution; Dark Matter; Flatness; Mass Distribution; Astrophysics; COSMOLOGY; EARLY UNIVERSE full text sources ADS |
Establishing spatial control over TORC1 signaling

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (Life Sciences)

Target-of-rapamycin complex 1 resides on lysosomes/vacuoles and additionally on signaling endosomes. Gao et al. (2022. J. Cell Biol.https://doi.org/10.1083/jcb.202109084) set out to define the molecular identity of signaling endosomes, along with players required for the formation and maintenance of this endosomal subpopulation.
Ocular toxocariasis studied by CT scanning.

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

Ocular Toxocara canis infection causing larval granulomatosis and leading to chronic endophthalmitis and retinal detachment is a well-defined cause of unilateral leukokoria in children. The computed tomographic (CT) scan revealed a diffuse, nonenhancing, well-defined hyperdense lesion occupying most of the globe. The CT findings do not definitively differentiate the diffuse endophthalmitis of larval granulomatosis from retinoblastoma or other pseudogliomas.
Multi-stakeholder interaction as a source for sustainable development: organisational drivers determining firms' 'stakeholder dialogue' and 'knowledge integration' capabilities

Field: Business, Management and Accounting (Social Sciences)

Multi-stakeholder interaction is seen as one of the best business strategies to achieve sustainable development. Despite the wealth of research on multi-stakeholder interaction, it is unclear which organisational drivers enable firms to integrate sustainability in their business in a profitable way. A literature research, along with a case study of four MNEs and four stakeholders, which are involved in stakeholder interaction on sustainability, is performed. This paper aims to get a better understanding how a dynamic capability can facilitate the achievement of sustainability goals by using multi-stakeholder interaction.
Decreased protein C function predicts mortality in patients with cirrhosis

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

Abstract Introduction Protein C (PrC), a physiological anticoagulant, regulates inflammation and cell death and has known predictive/therapeutic roles in sepsis. Accumulating evidences suggest plasma hypercoagulability results in progression of fibrosis and formation of microclots causing end‐organ dysfunction. We investigated a possible association between natural anticoagulants—PrC, protein S (PrS) and antithrombin III ( AT )—and clinical outcomes in cirrhotics. Methods Functional PrC, PrS and AT were analysed in 515 cirrhotic patients and compared with 229 noncirrhotics. Among those with cirrhosis, we conducted multivariable predictive model on 3‐month survival to assess the prognostic ability of anticoagulants. Results Protein C ( P < .001), PrS ( P < .001) and AT ( P < .001) levels were lower in cirrhotics compared with noncirrhotics. In addition, patients with Child‐Pugh ( CP )‐C had significantly lower ( P < .05) functional PrC, PrS and AT levels than CP ‐B, CP ‐A and noncirrhotic patients. Low PrC function correlated with markers of liver dysfunction and inflammation: INR ( r = −.72, P < .001), bilirubin ( r = −.620, P < .001), albumin ( r = .539, P < .001), creatinine ( r = −.417, P < .001), ferritin ( r = −.68, P = .035), procalcitonin ( r = −.79, P = .01), raised ESR ( r = .56, P < .001) and liver fibrosis ( r = −.840, P < .001). Patients who died (n = 160) had significantly lower median PrC function (23.8%, 16.3‐33.0]) compared with those who remained alive (74.9%, [59.7‐92.5]); P < .001. In a multivariable predictive model using PrC, and MELD score, we found a significant impact of low PrC levels on survival ( P < .001, IRR = 0.97, 95% CI = 0.96‐0.98). Receiver operating characteristic ( ROC ) curve analysis revealed that functional PrC levels <52% were associated with increased mortality ( P < .001). Conclusion Low functional protein C level correlated with markers of liver dysfunction, inflammation and sepsis and independently predicted mortality at 3 months in cirrhotics, especially if functional levels were <52%.
Genetic Diversity in Wild Grapes Native to China Based on Randomly Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) Analysis

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)

The use of the RAPD technique was investigated on a set of 73 genotypes of 18 wild grape species native to China, and one interspecific hybrid, seven Vitis vinifera L. cultivars, one rootstock cultivar and one strain of V. riparia L. Genetic diversity among these grapes was investigated based on RAPD analysis. The screening of 280 decamer oligonucleotides allowed the selection of 20 primers used for the analysis. A total of 191 RAPD markers were produced from the 20 selected primers. Relationships among the 83 clones or accessions based on their genetic distances were clustered using unweighted pair_group method arithmetic average (UPGMA) analysis in a dendrogram. Twenty_two clusters which fortunately adapted to 22 grape species level were clearly resolved on the dendrogram. The 18 wild grape species native to China were grouped into ten subclusters. The largest distance was found between V. riparia L., V. vinifera L., interspecific hybrid ( V. vinifera L.× V. larbrusca L.) and the wild grapes native to China. Among the wild grapes native to China, the largest distance was found between V. hancockii Hance and the other wild species. V. qinlingensis P.C.He was the second. Large genetic variation occurred among the different flower_type clones in one species.
A RADIOIMMUNOASSAY FOR PARATHYROID HORMONE IN MAN

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

ABSTRACT Bovine parathyroid hormone (PTH) was purified up to the Sephadex-stage. The biological activity of the preparations was about 2000 U/mg solid material. Rabbits and guinea-pigs were immunized with crude and Sephadex-purified material. Antisera elicited in two guinea-pigs proved to be useful for further studies. Purification of 125 I-labelled bovine PTH was carried out by adsorption to and desorption from antibodies or by means of microfine silicate. The purified labelled hormone showed excellent binding to the antibodies. Maximum sensitivity of the assay system of 10 pg per incubation medium could be achieved by a pre-incubation method. The selectivity of the system was studied.
Alpha1-macroglobulin: a potential obesity-related factor in serum.

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (Life Sciences)

The identification of factors related to obesity is very important for an early diagnosis of susceptibility to obesity and, accordingly, its prevention. The objective of the current study was to search for specific obesity-related factors in serum, as they can be measured non-invasively.Male Sprague-Dawley rats were fed a high-fat (HF) diet for eight weeks to generate obesity-prone (OP) and obesity-resistant (OR) rats. After blood sampling, serum proteome analysis was conducted using two-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2-DE) combined with mass spectrometry (MS).Apolipoprotein A-I (apo A-I), beta-actin, and vitamin D-binding protein (DBP) prepeptide were up-regulated in both the OP and OR rats. Two down-regulated haptoglobulins were observed in the OP and OR rats. Alpha1-macroglobulin (alpha1-M) and an unknown protein product were decreased in the OP rats compared with the OR rats. Alpha1-M was nearly undetectable in the OP rats from the 2-DE map and was further confirmed to be down-regulated by ELISA.The syntropic changes in the proteins apo A-I, beta-actin, DBP prepeptide, and haptoglobulin in the OP and OR rats might be a reflection of the HF diet. The unknown protein product should be isolated and identified. Alpha1-M is proved to be a potential serum factor related to obesity proneness and obesity resistance.
Single Center, Propensity Score Matching Analysis of Different Reconstruction Techniques following Pancreatoduodenectomy

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

Background: Pancreatoduodenectomy is still hampered by significant morbidity. So far, there is no universally accepted technique aimed at minimizing postoperative complications. Herein, we compare three different reconstruction techniques. Methods: This is a retrospective study of a prospectively maintained database including 283 patients operated between January 2010 and December 2020. Three reconstruction techniques were compared: (1) the Neuhaus-style telescope pancreatojejunostomy, (2) the pancreatogastrostomy, and (3) the modified Blumgart-style, duct-to-mucosa pancreatojejunostomy. The primary endpoint consisted in determining the rates of clinically relevant postoperative pancreatic fistulas (CR-POPF); the secondary endpoints included 90 days morbidity and mortality rates. A propensity score matching analysis was used. Results: Rates of CR-POPF did not differ significantly between the groups (Neuhaus-style pancreatojejunostomy 16%, pancreatogastrostomy 17%, modified Blumgart-style pancreatojejunostomy 15%), neither in the unmatched nor in the matched analysis (p = 0.993 and p = 0.901, respectively). Similarly, no significant differences could be observed with regard to major morbidity (unmatched p = 0.596, matched p = 0.188) and mortality rates (unmatched p = 0.371, matched p = 0.209) within the first 90 days following surgery. Propensity-score matching analyses revealed, however, a higher occurrence of post-pancreatectomy hemorrhage after pancreatogastrostomy (p = 0.015). Conclusion: Similar CR-POPF rates suggest no crucial role of the applied reconstruction technique. Increased incidence of intraluminal post-pancreatectomy hemorrhages following pancreatogastrostomy demands awareness for meticulous hemostasis.
Logistic foundations of sustainable socio-economic development of the region in the context of decentralization

Field: Decision Sciences (Social Sciences)

Incompleteness of processes of structural reformation of Ukrainian economy reveals itself on the regional level. Argument towards the utility of decentralization reform was Ukraine-Europe integration. Decentralization should be viewed as a powerful tool of governmental policy for balanced development of territorial communities. In addition, it’s crucial to remember that the greatest effect will be achieved in a long term. Strategic development of united territorial communities (UTC) includes countless tasks that need to be solved as soon as possible. And organization of effective logistic activity in the region appears to be one of the ways to strengthen regional economy, to improve security level and development. The problem of ensuring stable socio-economic growth of a community is as well a logistic problem. It can be represented as a problem of optimization of flow processes of effective resource usage to achieve balanced processes of creation and consumption of resources in socio-economic system. Logistization of economic relationships on UTC level allows community to ensure better decision making of key tasks of regional management such as creation of optimal strategy to manage structural offers and material flows of social production; optimization of material, financial and informational flows of the region.
Research progress on technology of solid expandable tubular.

Field: Engineering (Physical Sciences)

As the development of the Oilfield,the casing of the wells damaged severely day after day.This article introduced the normal methods of casing damage remediation and solid expandable tubular,especially introduced the developing progress about solid expandable tubing by Shengli Drilling Institute.Because of the restriction of the normal methods just as waved pipes and thick wall pipes in the area of drift ID,strength and length,Shengli Drilling Institute developed a new remediation called solid expandable tubing to remedy the failure casing.The solid expandable tubing can remedy hundreds and even thousands meters of failure casing and got much more ID and strength.The research progress of about solid expandable tubing leaded such area of research.It finished the development of material,structure,connection,hanger,seals of the expandable and so on.It even finished the experiment of the simulation and fields.The success of the development of solid expandable tubing can provide a wide method of remediation of the old wells in the oilfield.
Percutaneous microwave coagulation therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma.

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

We evaluated the efficacy of percutaneous microwave coagulation therapy (PMCT) as compared with hepatectomy in 19 patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). In 6 patients with tumors more than 3 cm in diameter, coagulation was inadequate after a single session of PMCT. Patients with multiple tumors had recurrence within 1 year. For single tumors 3 cm or less in diameter, the therapeutic effectiveness of PMCT was comparable to that of hepatectomy in cumulative survival and cancer-free survival rates. We conclude that PMCT should be used in the initial treatment of HCC only in patients with single tumors of up to 3 cm in diameter. Surgical removal is recommended for tumors of more than 3 cm in diameter.
Assessing Nurses’ Satisfaction with Continuity of Care and the Case Management Model as an Indicator of Quality of Care in Spain

Field: Health Professions (Health Sciences)

Chronic diseases are treated and cared for in different healthcare settings. Continuity of care and the case management model facilitate the integration of processes and care levels. However, there is little evidence regarding the satisfaction of nurses with this model. The purpose of this study was to examine nurses’ satisfaction with continuity of care and the case management model. A cross-sectional study was conducted. An ad hoc questionnaire was administrated to 437 Spanish nurses from the three health care settings that responded. This included items on socio-demographics, employment relationship, and satisfaction with continuity of care and case management. Descriptive analysis and linear regression models were performed. In total, 96.1% of the nurses expressed a high level of satisfaction with continuity of care and 80.7% with the case management model. Nurses in a primary care setting reported the greatest satisfaction with the case management model (B = 0.146, 95% CI = 0.139–0.694, p = 0.003). The nurses’ higher perception of patient satisfaction was associated with greater satisfaction with continuity of care (B = 0.466, 95% CI = −0.367–0.533, p < 0.000). Nurses identified the case management model as an optimal facilitator of continuity of care. While satisfaction with continuity is high, strategies are needed to improve it in primary care centers and aged care homes
Investigation on occurrence and ultrastructure of the proteinaceous nuclear inclusions (PNIs) in theBignoniaceæ, with special reference to the geographic distribution patterns

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)

SUMMARYThis paper analyzes the occurrence and distribution of Proteinaceous Nuclear Inclusions (PNIs) in the family Bignoniaceae. In 52 out of 70 examined species (corresponding to 74.2%) nuclear inclusions with lamellar substructure are observed. An additional crystalline body, derived by packing of lamellar inclusion subunits during cell development, is reported in several taxa. PNIs are recorded in all studied tribes, but with different distribution. Most Tecomeae and all taxa of Crescentieae, Coleeae, Oroxyleae, Eccremocarpeae and Schlegeliae show PNIs. In most Bignonieae they are lacking. The occurrence of PNIs in two tribes considered to be the oldest groups of Bignoniaceae and related to the ancestral stock of Tubiflorae, Tecomeae and Oroxyleae, support their presence as an ancestral trait. Although systematic conclusions in Bignoniaceae cannot to be made in consequence of the great structural homogeneity of PNIs, the relationships between occurrence data and geographic distribution patterns, are discussed. Fin...
Octopodal Pictoriality: The Self-Reflexivity of the Octopus in Graeco-Roman Art

Field: Arts and Humanities (Social Sciences)

Abstract The octopus was renowned in Graeco-Roman thought for being a master of visual imitation insofar as it could imperceptibly mimic rocks by changing the colour of its skin. What did it mean, then, for the Greeks and Romans to imitate nature’s consummate imitator in art? This essay takes two sets of artefacts that featured octopuses—Greek red-figure ‘fish plates’ and Roman ‘fish mosaics’—and contextualises them alongside Greek and Latin poetry, biology and philosophy to explore the self-reflexivity of picturing polyps in Graeco-Roman culture. In establishing the octopus as mise-en-abyme, the essay salvages the sophisticated self-referentiality of the marine ‘still life’ and recovers a more ecologically grounded way of understanding the relation between art and nature than is traditionally associated with classical art history. Ultimately, seeing the self-consciousness of these octopodal artworks entails becoming more self-aware of ourselves and our place in the world at this juncture of climate crisis.
Tectonics of the Venezuelan Borderland: An Interpretation of Magnetometer Surveys

Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences (Physical Sciences)

Over 46,000 km of shipborne magnetic surveys and over 64,000 km of aeromagnetic surveys cover the offshore Venezuelan Borderland. The information from these surveys has been assembled into a total intensity map, together with its vertical gradient reduction, and interpreted with respect to the regional tectonics. The distribution and shape of the igneous intrusions and metamorphic rock masses can be clearly recognized as well as the major sedimentary troughs. Areas with similar frequencies and trend directions have been grouped into magnetic provinces in order to better delineate the different structural styles and picture the forces that acted on the basement rocks. The most prominent structures of the Borderland are the nappes and the major transcurrent faults, along which the provinces moved toward the southeast. In the Margarita Province the Margarita-Testigos and La Blanqilla nappes are the most conspicuous. The Delta Province, to the East, is characterized by the complex compression zones that have moved southeastward along the border of the craton. The La Vela region to the West comprises a complex of overriding magnetic provinces. In the exploration for traps with possible accumulations of hydrocarbons, the interpretation of the vertical gradient is the most important as it provides considerable detailmore » on structural patterns. The structures determined by vertical gradient maps coincide very well with those determined by seismic methods in those areas covered by seismic, and thusly, the magnetic maps serve as a reliable guide to structures in areas not yet covered by seismic surveys.« less
TOWARDS A NOVEL DESIGN OF CREATIVE SYSTEMS

Field: Computer Science (Physical Sciences)

The topic of the presented investigation is the automation of creative processes via one Synthetic Mata Method (SMM) and few analytic methods considered in the paper and used under SMM control. The prevention of contemporary web threats is discussed at an agent/application level. Advantages and disadvantages of synthetic data mining methods are investigated, and obstacles are revealed to their application in contemporary systems. Novel results for juxtaposing statistical vs. logical data mining methods aiming at possible evolutionary fusions are described. Recommendations are made on how to build more effective applications of classical and/or presented novel (meta) methods: SMM, KALEIDOSCOPE, FUNNEL, PUZZLE, and CONTRADICTION. The usage of ontologies is investigated with the purpose of information transfer by sense. Practical aspects of agent applications, intrusion detection, intrusion prevention, cryptography applications, multiple software and other research results are mentioned aiming to show that intelligent and classical technologies should be carefully combined in one software/hardware complex to achieve the creative goals. It is shown that all the demonstrated advantages may be combined with other known methods and technologies.