The in vitro effects of derivatives of cyclic adenosine 3',5'-monophosphate (cAMP) and glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) on the spontaneous induction of fragmentation of cultured porcine oocytes were examined. Oocytes cultured for 72 h or longer undergo spontaneous fragmentation, and the percent of fragmented oocytes increased thereafter. The fragmented oocytes consisted of several "blastomeres" showin...

Objectives: To investigate the details of patients' status on admission and at discharge at our hospital, to compare the ambulatory group and non-ambulatory group at discharge, and to assess the factors associated with ambulatory ability at discharge in patients aged ≥ 90 years with proximal femoral fractures (PFFs). Patients/Materials and Methods: Twenty patients admitted to our hospital for r...

Boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) is successful when there is a sufficient (10)B concentration in tumor cells. In melanoma, (10)B-para-boronophenylalanine (BPA) accumulation is proportional to melanin-producing activity. This study was done to confirm enhancement of the tumor-suppressive effect of BNCT on amelanotic melanoma by intratumoral injection of the tyrosinase gene. D178 or FF amelan...

Reactive halogens are responsible for boundarylayer ozone depletion and mercury deposition in Polar Regions during springtime. To investigate the source of reactive halogens in the air arriving at Barrow, Alaska, we measured BrO, an indicator of reactive halogen chemistry, and correlated its abundance with airmass histories derived from meteorological back trajectories and remotely sensed sea i...

We investigated if a femoral nerve block (FNB) for patients with a proximal femoral fracture (PFF) and administered by an orthopaedic registrar (OR) instead of an anaesthesiology registrar (AR) lowers the lead time to block and reduces the total amount of rescue analgesics during the preoperative phase. 205 patients were included in a prospective observational cohort study. The main outcome var...

In 1972, the Japanese entertainment listings magazine Pia was established, providing information on film screenings, theatre and concert events happening in Tokyo each month. It quickly cultivated an engaged readership of teenagers young adults. Among this were participants a burgeoning nationwide phenomenon do-it-yourself production, referred to as jishu seisaku eiga (meaning ‘self-made films’...

Introduction: Linear filter-based Optimal Window Transition to Driven Equilibrium (LOW-TIDE) is a preparation scheme for T2 weighting and intrinsic fat suppression with balanced SSFP imaging when partial Fourier encoding in the phase direction is used [1]. Both TIDE [2] and LOW-TIDE use a (α/2)-(TR/2) preparation pulse followed by a train of π (180°) excitation pulses. This is followed by a smo...

The etiology of Postpartum dysgalactia syndrome (PDS) includes stress οn preparturition and constipation associated with low water intake or fiber intake. aim this study was to investigate the effects a raw crude fibre concentrate (Arbocel®) on sow's metabolism performance. 100 sows from farm suffering PDS, were divided into two groups, equal distribu- tion their parity (1 5 parity): a) T1 grou...