A 2-yr grazing experiment was conducted to assess the effects of grazing management on cattle distribution and pasture and stream bank characteristics. Six 12.1-ha cool-season grass pastures in central Iowa were allotted to 1 of 3 treatments: continuous stocking with unrestricted stream access (CSU), continuous stocking with stream access restricted to 4.9-m-wide stabilized crossings (CSR), or ...

Antenna research has progressed significantly over the past decade, however to conduct any research, there needs to be one common resource: an antenna test range. This is because of the need to experiment on physical antennas. Numerically analyzing antennas is near impossible with the complex antennas that are prevalent today. Such systems that are offered commercially are very expensive and ma...

. The ~easurement of the differential propagation phase and copolar correlation coefficient are affected by the d1fferent1al phase pattern of the antenna system when operating in an alternate horizontal and vertical transmitting scheme. Direct phase pattern measurements of a large dish such as that of the CSU CHILL is difficult because of the need to obtain phase reference. A simple technique i...

BACKGROUND Asthma and urticaria are both partially mediated by an increased release of histamine from highly activated mast cells. They are pathophysiologically different, as mast cell degranulation in these 2 disorders results from different mechanisms. OBJECTIVE To assess the incidence of urticaria in patients with asthma, and of asthma in patients with chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU). ...

Candida albicans, a major human fungal pathogen, usually contains a diploid genome, but controls adaptation to a toxic alternative carbon source L-sorbose, by the reversible loss of one chromosome 5 (Ch5). We have previously identified multiple unique regions on Ch5 that repress the growth on sorbose. In one of the regions, the CSU51 gene determining the repressive property of the region was id...

Omalizumab has been recently approved for treating patients with refractory to H1- antihistamines chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU). Although hair loss is listed among omalizumab side effects, there are no available data to estimate its frequency. We describe for the first time hair loss as a side effect associated with omalizumab administration in three women, 38, 62 and 70 years old, suffer...

Aim: Chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) is a skin disease with high rates of comorbid psychopathology. The aim this study was to assess the relationship between CSU and anxiety, depression, stress life satisfaction. Materials methods: A total 204 participants were included in study, 101 them patients 103 healthy control group. Demographic clinical characteristics obtained by questionnaire crea...

In this work, we are interested in the negotiation between several PU and several SU in a cognitive radio context by using multi-agent systems. So, we have implemented PU coalitions (CPU) and SU coalitions (CSU). We also used the multi-criteria decision (TOPSIS algorithm) to best meet the needs of SU. Management by coalitions and the aggregation technique that we have used in this context signi...

Background Chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) is more common in adults, especially middle-aged women. The condition resolves spontaneously within 6 months in 30 to 55% of patients but can persist for years in others. It has a devastating effect on the quality of life of those who experience it. Although the mechanisms are not fully elucidated, anti IgE recombinant humanized monoclonal (Omalizu...

As a result of the federal elections in Germany on September 24, 2017 both parties in the previously-governing Grand Coalition of CDU/CSU and SPD emerged weakened. The SPD (reduced to 153 seats as opposed to 193 in the previous Bundestag) quickly announced its refusal to consider any further coalition with the CDU/CSU. The latter (now with only 246 seats as opposed to 311) entered into difficul...