animals disease and human social life

... scourge, namely, foot -and- mouth disease Foot -and- Mouth Disease Foot -and- mouth disease (Aphthae epizooticae) is a highly infectious viral disease of cattle, pigs, sheep, and buffalo FMD is caused ... Foot -and- Mouth Disease in the Netherlands from 1870 to 1970, in Veterinary Work in the Netherlands, 16165 Initially, only diseased and suspected animals were killed But from then on, sound animals ... eleven thousand bovines, three hundred goats and sheep, and sixty-five hundred pigs died of the disease, while almost five thousand animals were killed preventively Between 1880 and 1925, a mixed...

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Ngày tải lên: 23/03/2014, 05:22

... looking at the matrix it is easy to see that contexts c1, c3, and c6 seem to relate to the hand sense of palm, whereas contexts c2, c4, and c5 relate to its tree sense Our intuitions can be resembled ... associations to palm are all in the upper half of the scale and not very distinct The two expected clusters for palm, one relating to its hand and the other to its tree sense, have essentially been ... bigger, and the two expected clusters are much more salient Also, the word frond is now well within the tree cluster Obviously, figure reflects human intuitions better than figure 1, and we can...

Ngày tải lên: 20/02/2014, 16:20

... coefficient and then cluster the words according to these similarities The expectation is that unambiguous nouns like breath and meal form one cluster, and that unambiguous verbs like discuss and protect ... verbs, nouns and adjectives are not clearly separated, and the adjectives widely and rural are placed outside the adjective cluster With SVD, all 50 words are in their appropriate clusters and the ... other studies the reduction has typically been from several ten thousand to a few hundred, our reduction is from several ten thousand to only three This leads to a very strong generalization effect...

Ngày tải lên: 08/03/2014, 04:22

... bibliographical references and index ISBN 978-1-4051-2962-6 Medical emergencies–Handbooks, manuals, etc I Chambers, John, MD II Title [DNLM: Emergency Treatment–methods–Handbooks Emergencies– Handbooks WB 39 ... fibrillation and flutter, 42 Bradycardia and atrioventricular block, 47 Hypotension, 53 10 Sepsis and septic shock, 59 11 Poisoning: general approach, 66 12 Poisoning with aspirin, paracetamol and carbon ... words, agitation and sweating The critically ill patient: assessment and stabilization T A B L E Assessment and stabilization of the airway The critically ill patient: assessment and stabilization...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 18:21

... inotropism and beta-2 vasodilatation Beta-1 inotropism Alfa-1 vasoconstriction Beta-1 inotropism and beta-2 vasodilatation Beta-1 inotropism and alfa-1 vasoconstriction Alfa-1 vasoconstriction and beta-1 ... 402), and in MDMA poisoning, due to hyponatremia Results in coma, hypertension and dilated pupils Secure the airway with an endotracheal tube and ventilate to maintain a normal arterial PO2 and ... poison, has known cardiac disease or is aged >60 years Arrhythmias Due to toxin or metabolic complications Check arterial gases and pH, and plasma potassium, calcium and magnesium Renal failure...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 18:21

... Heart 2004; 90: 818–24 Cardiac valve disease and prosthetic heart valves • Valve(s) affected and grade of stenosis or regurgitation • Left ventricular size and function • If there is acute severe ... Moderate aortic stenosis may also cause symptoms and be associated with sudden death and should prompt cardiac referral Continued Cardiac valve disease and prosthetic heart valves Valve lesion 198 ... cardiologist Continued Cardiac valve disease and prosthetic heart valves Valve lesion 200 S P E C IFIC PROBLEMS: CARDI OVASCULAR Valve lesion Cardiac valve disease and prosthetic heart valves Management...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 18:21

... fluency and check naming, repetition and comprehension (one-, two- and three-stage commands) See Tables 46.3 and 46.4 for further assessment of mental state and language Check for signs of head ... Inhaler technique checked and recorded Peak flow >75% of predicted/best and diurnal variation

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 18:21

... intracranial pressure • Identify and treat the cause, and seek urgent advice on management from a neurologist or neurosurgeon • Secure the airway and maintain a normal PaO2 and PaCO2 Ask for urgent help ... known chronic liver disease, signs of chronic liver disease, signs of portal hypertension (splenomegaly, ascites))? • Previous upper GI bleeding and endoscopy findings? • Current and recent drug therapy ... cardiovascular and renal disease) ? ALERT A good outcome in upper GI hemorrhage requires vigorous fluid resuscitation, and close collaboration between the admitting team, interventional endoscopist and GI...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 18:21

... 63 Alcoholic hepatitis: diagnosis and management Clinical features and blood results • Malaise • Jaundice • Nausea and vomiting • Stigmata of chronic liver disease may be present • Fever (low ... glucose, blood and protein • Urine microscopy and culture • ECG • Chest X-ray • Ultrasound of the kidneys and urinary tract if the diagnosis is not clear from clinical assessment and examination ... Divide the remaining two-thirds into three and give as short-acting (soluble) insulin SC before meals • Monitor blood glucose preprandially and at 2200 h, and adjust doses of insulin as needed •...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 18:21

... immediately before, and 30 and 60 after the injection • With normal adrenal function, the baseline plasma cortisol is over 140 nmol/L, and the 30 or 60 level is over 500 nmol/L and at least 200 ... stick test, microscopy and culture Swab of urethra, cervix and anorectum if gonococcal infection is possible Acute arthritis History • Duration and time course of arthritis and other symptoms (e.g ... glucose, blood and protein • Urine microscopy and culture • ECG • Chest X-ray For later analysis • Full biochemical profile • Erythrocyte sedimentation rate and C-reactive protein • Serum and urine...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 18:21

... Ziehl–Nielson and India ink stains; and serological tests for Cryptococcus and Toxoplasma gondii • If no diagnosis can be made, give empirical treatment for toxoplasmosis with sulfadiazine and pyrimethamine, ... following three factors must be assessed and all met to achieve competence: Patient understands information on the proposed treatment, is able to retain it and understands the consequences of non-treatment ... gases and pH Chest X-ray Blood glucose Creatinine and electrolytes Urine stick test (?myoglobinuria) Full blood count Blood alcohol level and toxicology screen (serum (10 ml), urine (50 ml) and...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 18:21

... will cherish a lifetime I want to thank my family who I owe so much and to whom I dedicate this thesis My brother and sister shaped my life while growing up and as we go through life they continue ... an amazing scientist and mentor He pushed me to develop my weaknesses and exploit my strengths His courage to tackle new and difficult problems and his patience to withstand the many failures ... and E is the Young’s modulus, S is the tension per width, ρ is the mass density, t and L, are the thickness and length of the suspended graphene sheet, and A = 1.03 for doubly-clamped beams and...

Ngày tải lên: 24/03/2014, 05:20

... makes reference to and is in coherence with the 2004/23/EC directive on donation, procurement and testing of human cells and tissues and with directive 2002/98/EC on human blood and blood components ... European Member States on December 30, 2008, and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently promulgated regulations on human cells, tissues, and cellular and tissue-based products [2] issuing an ... regulations pertaining to biologic products and human cells, tissues, and cellular and tissue-based products provide an appropriate structure for ensuring the safety and efficacy of the next generation...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 15:20

... cycle and response studies CM participated in the design of the study and performed the statistical analysis YD, MAH, CM conceived of the study, and participated in its design and coordination and ... Karyotype and Mutation Data Karyotype data included both G-banding and Spectral Karytoyping (SKY) was collected from a variety of public sources including the DSMZ [16], ATCC [17], and the NCBI ... sensitive and diploid T-ALL cell line MOLT16, and a polyploid and resistant T-ALL cell line CTV-1 were treated with increasing concentrations of GSK1070916 for different time periods, and a flow...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 22:20

... cycle and response studies CM participated in the design of the study and performed the statistical analysis YD, MAH, CM conceived of the study, and participated in its design and coordination and ... Karyotype and Mutation Data Karyotype data included both G-banding and Spectral Karytoyping (SKY) was collected from a variety of public sources including the DSMZ [16], ATCC [17], and the NCBI ... sensitive and diploid T-ALL cell line MOLT16, and a polyploid and resistant T-ALL cell line CTV-1 were treated with increasing concentrations of GSK1070916 for different time periods, and a flow...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 04:20

... early and late flushing trees (P > 0.0001) which accounted for almost 20% of all variation Means and standard errors for vessel areas for early and late flushing trees were 67 134 ± 090 μm and ... individual μ is the overall vessel area; g is the effect of genoi as random; ij e is the normally and independently distributed random deviation of genotype i, with a mean of zero Differences between ... provide the stimulus for vessel growth (Longman and Coutts, 1974), and has been shown to produce earlywood vessels with larger lumen areas in ash (Doley and Leyton, 1968) The fact that IAA is also...

Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 19:21

... incubation and spectrophotometric assessment Bovine serum albumin (Thermo Scientific) was used to generate a standard curve Complement hemolytic activity and serum levels Serum samples were thawed and ... cascade and analyzed the activities of the alternative complement activation pathways [24] Serum levels of C3, Factor B and D, hemolytic activity of the alternative pathway, and the inhibitors H and ... MAF, JLG, PFS and PSM designed the study MAF performed the sample analysis and the statistical evaluation JLG consented the patients and reviewed the demographic data MAF, JLG, PFS and PSM wrote...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 01:21

... Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2007, 49:22 [1] Giardia infections are common in humans and livestock, but also occur frequently in dogs, cats and numerous species of wild mammals and birds [2] Studies ... Van Keulen H, Macechko PT, Wade S, Schaaf S, Wallis PM, Erlandsen SL: Presence of human Giardia in domestic, farm and wild animals, and environmental samples suggests a zoonotic potential for ... C and D may occur in this host [16-18] Traub et al (2005) [19] found genetically identical isolates in a dog and two humans in the same household, indicating zoonotic transmission between humans...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 18:22

... III Means and empirical standard deviations of additive QTL effect estimates over 100 replicates of simulation models and and means and standard deviations of the estimated asymptotic standard deviation ... Means and empirical standard deviations of dominance and epistatic effect estimates over 100 replicates of simulation model and means and standard deviations of the estimated asymptotic standard ... for QTL and from 92 and 90 to 98 for QTL and QTL 2, respectively The means of the estimated asymptotic standard deviations of the position estimates were again smaller than the empirical standard...

Ngày tải lên: 14/08/2014, 13:22