A multi-centre prospective evaluation of internet research habits among owners seeing a veterinary oncologist     

Jennifer Hauss  Mairin E. Miller  Colleen Tansey  Donald Szlosek  Lisa A. Murphy  Reid K. Nakamura 《Veterinary and comparative oncology》2023,21(3):551-558

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the internet-use among pet owners seeing a veterinary oncologist. Over a two-month period, 137 questionnaires were collected at three specialty hospitals around a large urban city. Approximately 85% of respondents reported using the internet to research their pet's condition and/or treatment. A search engine was the most employed means however veterinary university websites were considered to provide the most accurate information. The odds of owners who researched their own health condition online researching their pet's condition was 4.3 (95% CI: 1.2–23.1, p < .021) times as high as owners who did not research their own health condition. The odds of owners who have been to their oncologist previously to research their pet's condition was 4.7 (95% CI: 26.9.3, p < .001) times as high than owners who have not been to an oncologist previously. Oncologists should be aware internet use among pet owners appears common and further research to assess the accuracy and readability of veterinary medical websites appears indicated.  相似文献   

Diagnosis,management and prognosis of large colon impactions     

R. Reid Hanson  J. Schumacher 《Equine Veterinary Education》2021,33(2):90-101

The majority of large colon feed impactions occur in the left ventral colon at the pelvic flexure. Sand and enterolith impactions most commonly occur in the left ventral colon at the pelvic flexure or in the right dorsal colon; however, sand can accumulate anywhere along the gastrointestinal tract. Enteral fluid therapy can, in most cases, supplement or even replace i.v. administration of fluids and it appears effective and safe to soften large colon contents and resolve simple large colon impactions. Surgical intervention is indicated when a concurrent displacement is suspected, as lengthy medical treatment of large colon impaction secondary to large colon displacements would not be indicated and may increase the risk of colonic rupture. Other indications for surgical intervention include uncontrollable pain, when cardiovascular parameters deteriorate, or when there is evidence of intestinal devitalisation. The prognosis for horses undergoing large colon enterotomy is dependent on the extent and type of impaction, but is generally excellent.  相似文献   

The effect of fluidized bed combustion residue on the composition and nutritional quality of food crops for hamsters and rats     

E. F. Fashandi  Dr R. L. Reid  W. L. Stout  J. L. Hern  O. L. Bennett 《Plant foods for human nutrition (Dordrecht, Netherlands)》1985,35(4):359-374

Food crops (corn, oats, soybeans, vegetables) were grown on soils treated with fluidized bed combustion residue (FBCR) or hydrated lime. The composition of the foods and their nutritional quality were evaluated in growth, balance and carcass composition studies with growing hamsters and rats. Application of FBCR had little effect on elemental concentrations of dietary components. Weight gains in hamsters over a 6 week period were higher on FBCR than on lime-treated corn diets, but there were no differences due to FBCR in gains of hamsters on the oats diets or in rats on either of the cereal based diets. Apparent retention of nitrogen, calcium, phosphorus, sulphur and magnesium was determined by balance and by carcass analysis. Differences in mineral retention between FBCR and lime treatments were generally small and inconsistent. Analysis of the whole body of hamsters showed lower concentrations of nitrogen, phosphorus, zinc and copper with FBCR compared to lime-treated corn diets; little difference in body composition was found in the rat. There was no significant accumulation of heavy metals in liver, kidney, bone, serum or hair (of rats only) and no significant differences in concentrations of elements in organs due to application of FBCR to soils on which the dietary components had been grown.  相似文献   

Evolving the narrative for protecting a rapidly changing ocean,post-COVID-19     

D. Laffoley  J.M. Baxter  D.J. Amon  J. Claudet  J.M. Hall-Spencer  K. Grorud-Colvert  L.A. Levin  P.C. Reid  A.D. Rogers  M.L. Taylor  L.C. Woodall  N.F. Andersen 《水产资源保护:海洋与淡水生态系统》2021,31(6):1512-1534

1. The ocean is the linchpin supporting life on Earth, but it is in declining health due to an increasing footprint of human use and climate change. Despite notable successes in helping to protect the ocean, the scale of actions is simply not now meeting the overriding scale and nature of the ocean's problems that confront us.
2. Moving into a post-COVID-19 world, new policy decisions will need to be made. Some, especially those developed prior to the pandemic, will require changes to their trajectories; others will emerge as a response to this global event. Reconnecting with nature, and specifically with the ocean, will take more than good intent and wishful thinking. Words, and how we express our connection to the ocean, clearly matter now more than ever before.
3. The evolution of the ocean narrative, aimed at preserving and expanding options and opportunities for future generations and a healthier planet, is articulated around six themes: (1) all life is dependent on the ocean; (2) by harming the ocean, we harm ourselves; (3) by protecting the ocean, we protect ourselves; (4) humans, the ocean, biodiversity, and climate are inextricably linked; (5) ocean and climate action must be undertaken together; and (6) reversing ocean change needs action now.
4. This narrative adopts a ‘One Health’ approach to protecting the ocean, addressing the whole Earth ocean system for better and more equitable social, cultural, economic, and environmental outcomes at its core. Speaking with one voice through a narrative that captures the latest science, concerns, and linkages to humanity is a precondition to action, by elevating humankind's understanding of our relationship with ‘planet Ocean’ and why it needs to become a central theme to everyone's lives. We have only one ocean, we must protect it, now. There is no ‘Ocean B’.

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Spatial patterns of whiting abundance in Scottish waters and relationships with environmental variables     

X. Zheng  G. J. Pierce  D. G. Reid   《Fisheries Research》2001,50(3):259-270

This paper uses objective classification methods, a combination of principal components analysis (PCA) and cluster analysis, applied to long-term average data, to define areas of similar seasonal patterns of whiting abundance in Scottish waters, based on fishery data on landings and effort (by month and by ICES rectangle). A geographic information system (GIS) is used to qualitatively describe the relationships of these spatial patterns of whiting abundance with (a) trawl survey catch rates by age-class, and (b) environmental factors. The results show that the spatial patterns of whiting abundance are related to age, as well as to depth and to spatial patterns of sea surface temperature (SST) in winter. The area (within the North Sea) of highest whiting abundance, and the largest seasonal change in whiting abundance, corresponds to the area of highest survey catch rates for older (>2 years old) whiting in winter, a particular spatial pattern of SST in winter and water depths of 100–200 m. This spatial pattern of SST may indicate an effect of the inflow of the North Atlantic water. This study provides a guide for selecting study areas for future quantitative analysis and the methods proposed may also provide a useful management tool.  相似文献   

Pedigree selection for Gibberella ear rot resistance in maize     

Daniel A. Presello  Lana M. Reid  Gail Butler  Diane E. Mather 《Euphytica》2005,143(1-2):1-8

The pedigree method is often used for developing inbred lines in maize (Zea mays L.). This study was conducted to assess the effectiveness of pedigree selection for improving resistance to Gibberella ear rot in four maize populations. Selection was based on the severity of ear rot symptoms after inoculation with macroconidial suspensions of Fusarium graminearum (Schwabe) into the silk channel (for two populations) and into the developing kernels (for two other populations). Samples of the selfed families (S₁ to S₅), recovered from remnant seed from the selection programs, were evaluated for disease resistance during three years, using inoculation and evaluation protocols similar to those used during selection. Among-family selection was effective in both of the populations selected after silk inoculation and in one of the populations selected after kernel inoculation. Responses to selection were more evident in later than in earlier generations for both types of inoculation. Changes in the estimated genetic gain over generations were consistent with changes in the variances among families, which tended to increase in early generations and to decrease in later generations. Selection after kernel inoculation seemed to have been more effective than selection after silk inoculation in developing families with more stable resistance. Based on the results obtained here, it seems that responses to family selection could be accelerated without increasing operational costs by increasing selection intensity in later generations and inoculating fewer plants per family.  相似文献   

The resilience of a floodplain vegetation landscape     

Shilpakar  Rajendra L.  Thoms  Martin C.  Reid  Michael A. 《Landscape Ecology》2021,36(1):139-157

Landscape Ecology - Floodplains are complex adaptive ecosystems that provide an array of ecosystem services. Despite the growing focus on resilience as a fundamental feature of floodplain...  相似文献   

Target cells for 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 in intestinal tract, stomach, kidney, skin, pituitary, and parathyroid   总被引：21，自引：0，他引：21  

W E Stumpf  M Sar  F A Reid  Y Tanaka  H F DeLuca 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》1979,206(4423):1188-1190

After mature rats that had been fed on a vitamin D3-deficient diet were injected with tritium-labeled 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3, radioactivity became concentrated in nuclei of luminal and cryptal epithelium of the duodenum, jejunum, ileum, and colon; in nuclei of the epithelium of kidney distal tubules including the macula densa, and in podocytes of glomeruli; in nuclei of the epidermis including outer hairshafts and sebaceous glands; and in nuclei of certain cells of the stomach, anterior and posterior pituitary, and parathyroid. These results reveal cell types that contain receptors for 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 or metabolites of this compound both in known or hypothesized target tissues and in tissues that were previously unknown to participate in vitamin D3 metabolism.  相似文献   

Ecological forecasts: an emerging imperative   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Clark JS  Carpenter SR  Barber M  Collins S  Dobson A  Foley JA  Lodge DM  Pascual M  Pielke R  Pizer W  Pringle C  Reid WV  Rose KA  Sala O  Schlesinger WH  Wall DH  Wear D 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》2001,293(5530):657-660

Planning and decision-making can be improved by access to reliable forecasts of ecosystem state, ecosystem services, and natural capital. Availability of new data sets, together with progress in computation and statistics, will increase our ability to forecast ecosystem change. An agenda that would lead toward a capacity to produce, evaluate, and communicate forecasts of critical ecosystem services requires a process that engages scientists and decision-makers. Interdisciplinary linkages are necessary because of the climate and societal controls on ecosystems, the feedbacks involving social change, and the decision-making relevance of forecasts.  相似文献   

Response: the myeloperoxidase gene in acute promyelocytic leukemia     

Weil SC  Reid MS  Nilles LA  Chisholm RL  Rosner GL  Swanson MS  Carrino JJ  Diaz MO  LE Beau MM 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》1989,244(4906):825-826

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