The use of computed tomography to diagnose chronic shoulder arthritis in an American white pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)     

Michelle C. Whitehead  Dennilyn L. Parker 《The Canadian veterinary journal. La revue veterinaire canadienne》2015,56(3):261-266

An American white pelican was presented with a complete left wing droop and no abnormal findings on conventional radiography. Computed tomography was used to diagnose chronic shoulder arthritis as a sequela to a suspected traumatic compressive fracture. This is the first case report to describe use of computed tomography to evaluate the avian shoulder joint.  相似文献   

Taenia hydatigena cysticercosis in slaughtered pigs,goats, and sheep in Tanzania     

Uffe Christian Braae  Mwemezi Kabululu  Michelle Elisabeth Nørmark  Peter Nejsum  Helena Aminel Ngowi  Maria Vang Johansen 《Tropical animal health and production》2015,47(8):1523-1530

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Evaluation of mean arterial blood pressure, heart rate, and sympathetic nerve activity in rabbits after administration of two formulations of etomidate     

McIntosh MP  Narita H  Kameyama Y  Rajewski RA  Goto H 《Veterinary anaesthesia and analgesia》2007,34(3):149-156

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate and compare the effects of the aqueous sulfobutyl ether beta-cyclodextrin (SBE-CD) etomidate formulation and the commercial etomidate formulation on mean arterial pressure (MAP), heart rate, and sympathetic outflow using neuraxis-intact and baro-denervated rabbits. STUDY DESIGN: Prospective experimental study. ANIMALS: Twenty-seven male New Zealand white rabbits. METHODS: Under basal anesthesia (urethane) and ventilation with intermittent positive pressure (IPPV), the New Zealand white rabbits underwent surgical preparation including isolation of the left renal sympathetic nerve and, in the baro-denervated models, additional combined denervation of bilateral carotid sinus, aortic, and vagal nerves. After hemodynamic stabilization, both neuraxis-intact and baro-denervated animals received bolus intravenous (IV) injection (0.6 mg kg(-1)) of either the SBE-CD or commercial etomidate formulation over 5 seconds (n = 6 animals per group). RESULTS: Mean arterial pressure decreased significantly in all four groups to the same extent. However, the rate of MAP decrease was lower in the SBE-CD-treated groups relative to the commercial formulation. Renal sympathetic nerve activity was decreased significantly less in the SBE-CD group in the baro-denervated studies. Independent pharmacokinetic evaluation demonstrated that the two formulations had comparable plasma concentration-time profiles. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Etomidate in the commercial drug product is solubilized with propylene glycol, a cosolvent associated with adverse side effects on injection. An aqueous formulation of etomidate has been developed, which utilizes SBE-CD as a solubilizing agent. The data suggest that the SBE-CD etomidate formulation may be a safer IV induction formulation than the commercial etomidate drug product.  相似文献   

Infrared Spectroscopy‐Based Metabolomic Analysis for the Detection of Preharvest Sprouting in Grain     

Matthew Burke  Darryl M. Small  Frank Antolasic  Jeff G. Hughes  Michelle J. S. Spencer  Ewan W. Blanch  Oliver A. H. Jones 《Cereal Chemistry》2016,93(5):444-449

Preharvest sprouting of grains causes significant losses to growers and buyers. The problem occurs throughout the world, and economic losses can be millions of dollars. Visual assessment of germination is ineffective because even grains showing no external signs (e.g., having a visible shoot) may still have germinated sufficiently so that it is no longer possible for high‐quality products to be made from them. Current procedures to determine whether a grain has germinated are based around measuring enzyme or starch levels. However, despite protracted efforts to develop enhanced ways to measure germination over the last 50 years, there are currently no sufficiently accurate or reliable approaches available. The present work assesses the potential for infrared spectroscopy‐based metabolomic profiling to assess the germination of barley and wheat. The results indicate that mid‐ and near‐infrared spectroscopy are able to determine if the grain has germinated and give an indication of how long the germination process has been occurring. Both techniques are already well established in the grain industry and have the potential to form the basis of a simple, fast dockside test that would allow segregation of sound and mildly sprouted grain.  相似文献   

Study of the main constituents of some authentic hazelnut oils     

Crews C  Hough P  Godward J  Brereton P  Lees M  Guiet S  Winkelmann W 《Journal of agricultural and food chemistry》2005,53(12):4843-4852

This paper describes the composition of authentic hazelnut oils obtained from nuts collected from five countries that are major suppliers of hazelnut oil. Oils were analyzed using standard methods for fatty acids, fatty acids in the triacylglycerol 2-position, tocopherols and tocotrienols, triacylglycerols, sterols, steradienes, and iodine value. The results were generally in good agreement with those of other publications. Tocotrienols, previously unreported in hazelnut oil, were detected in one sample. There were no major differences in the composition of oils from different countries. Roasting the nuts prior to pressing had little effect on oil composition.  相似文献   

Environmental Quality and Cytogenotoxic Impact of the Waters of a Stream Receiving Effluents from Tannery Industry     

Viscardi  Michelle Hoffelder  da Silveira  Luís Felipe  Vargas  Luciano Kayser  da Silva  Fernanda Rabaioli  Beneduzi  Anelise 《Water, air, and soil pollution》2020,231(6):1-16

Water, Air, & Soil Pollution - Cu-based copper nanoclusters have generated a great deal of interest based on for their fluorescent and catalytic properties. However, as heterogeneous catalysts,...  相似文献   

Governing transboundary commons in Southeast Asia     

Michelle A. Miller  Jonathan Rigg  David Taylor 《Asia Pacific viewpoint》2020,61(2):185-189

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Coastal zone planning: a geophysical classification of inlets to define ecological representation     

Michelle E. Greenlaw  John C. Roff  Anna M. Redden  Karel A. Allard 《水产资源保护:海洋与淡水生态系统》2011,21(5):448-461

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Prospective study of dilated cardiomyopathy in dogs eating nontraditional or traditional diets and in dogs with subclinical cardiac abnormalities     

Lisa Freeman  John Rush  Darcy Adin  Kelsey Weeks  Kristen Antoon  Sara Brethel  Suzanne Cunningham  Luis Dos Santos  Renee Girens  Robert Goldberg  Emily Karlin  Darleen Lessard  Katherine Lopez  Camden Rouben  Michelle Vereb  Vicky Yang 《Journal of veterinary internal medicine / American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine》2022,36(2):451

BackgroundRecent studies have investigated dogs with presumed diet‐associated dilated cardiomyopathy (daDCM), but prospective studies of multiple breeds are needed.Hypothesis/ObjectivesTo evaluate baseline features and serial changes in echocardiography and cardiac biomarkers in dogs with DCM eating nontraditional diets (NTDs) or traditional diets (TDs), and in dogs with subclinical cardiac abnormalities (SCA) eating NTD.AnimalsSixty dogs with DCM (NTD, n = 51; TDs, n = 9) and 16 dogs with SCA eating NTDs.MethodsEchocardiography, electrocardiography, and measurement of taurine, cardiac troponin I, and N‐terminal pro‐B‐type natriuretic peptide were performed in dogs with DCM or SCA. Diets were changed for all dogs, taurine was supplemented in most, and echocardiography and cardiac biomarkers were reassessed (3, 6, and 9 months).ResultsAt enrollment, there were few differences between dogs with DCM eating NTDs or TDs; none had low plasma or whole blood taurine concentrations. Improvement in fractional shortening over time was significantly associated with previous consumption of a NTD, even after adjustment for other variables (P = .005). Median survival time for dogs with DCM was 611 days (range, 2‐940 days) for the NTD group and 161 days (range, 12‐669 days) for the TD group (P = .21). Sudden death was the most common cause of death in both diet groups. Dogs with SCA also had significant echocardiographic improvements over time.Conclusions and Clinical ImportanceDogs with DCM or SCA previously eating NTDs had small, yet significant improvements in echocardiographic parameters after diet changes.  相似文献   

Creating community‐based indicators of gender equity: A methodology     

Michelle Carnegie  Katharine McKinnon  Katherine Gibson 《Asia Pacific viewpoint》2019,60(3):252-266

It appears that an almost unquestioned development pathway for achieving gender equity and women's empowerment has taken centre stage in mainstream development. This pathway focuses on economic outcomes that are assumed to be achieved by increasing women's access to material things, including cash income, loans, physical assets, and to markets. Gender equity indicators, which measure progress towards these outcomes, cannot escape reinforcing them. We argue that far from being neutral, indicators are embedded in political and ideological agendas that serve as guides to the appropriate conduct of those whose performance or behaviour is being measured. Drawing on participatory feminist, diverse economies and strengths based approaches, we outline a research methodology for developing community‐based indicators that recognises women's and men's participation and relationships in all spheres of life, including the ‘non‐economic’. If indicators are grounded in local meanings and realities, we propose that community members can use them to identify aspirational goals for gender equity, and measure progress towards these goals.  相似文献