Three chick assays were conducted to determine a bioavailable Zn requirement and to establish a Zn relative bioavailability (RBV) value for tetrabasic Zn chloride [TBZC, i.e., Zn5Cl2(OH)8]. In Assay 1, 8-d-old chicks were fed a Zn-deficient soy concentrate diet (8.8 mg/kg bioavailable Zn) supplemented with 0, 5.81, 10.81, 15.10, and 20.25 mg Zn/kg from ZnSO4.7H2O for 14 d to establish a linear ...

Forty-eight mature US Spanish does (40 kg BW), from a herd selected for cashmere ®ber growth, were used to investigate in ̄uences of the number of fetuses and levels of ME and CP in supplements during gestation and lactation on doe and kid performance. At 60 days of gestation, does with single or twin fetuses consumed mature Bermudagrass hay ad libitum and 1% BW (DM basis) of supplements with 18...

A 52-year-old woman with a body weight of 102 kg presented with widespread multiple blisters and bullae on the whole body before hospitalization. Clinical features and conventional histopathology confirmed the diagnosis of BP; immunohistology and immunoserological tests were performed and were compatible with a diagnosis of BP. The patient was subsequently treated with prednisolone 100 mg/day i...

In this paper we estimated the temperatures and brightnesses of the Monoceros radio loop at 1420, 820 and 408 MHz. Linear spectrum is estimated for mean temperatures versus frequency between 1420, 820 and 408 MHz. The spectral index of Monoceros loop is also obtained. The brightness temperatures and surface brightnesses of the loop are computed using data taken from radio-continuum surveys at t...

The aim of the present study was to compare body fat percent (BF %) using single-site near-IR reactance (NIR) and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) in a cohort of normal-weight (BMI < 25 kg/m2) black (n 102) and white (n 71); and obese (BMI > or = 30 kg/m2) black (n 117) and white (n 41) South African women (18-45 years). NIR-derived BF % was significantly correlated with DXA-derived BF % ...

Intravenous ampicillin-sulbactam is effective in the treatment of various infections in adults, but little is known about the pharmacokinetics (PK) of ampicillin-sulbactam in children. The objective of this study was to determine the PK of ampicillin and sulbactam in pediatric patients with intra-abdominal infection, skin and/or skin structure infection, or periorbital-preseptal and facial cell...