20 Orogastric tube feeding is indicated for neonates with impaired ability to ingest, and can 21 be administered by intermittent bolus or continuous schedule. Our aim was to determine 22 whether feeding modalities affect muscle protein deposition and to identify mechanisms 23 involved. Neonatal pigs were overnight fasted (FAS) or fed the same amount of food 24 continuously (CON) or intermittent...

BACKGROUND RNA interference (RNAi) is a powerful method to inhibit gene expression in a sequence specific manner. Recently silencing the target gene through feeding has been successfully carried out in many insect species. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS Escherichia coli strain HT115 was genetically engineered to express dsRNA targeting genes that encode ribosomal protein Rpl19, V type ATPase ...

Recent studies provide evidence that high-fat diets (HF) trigger both i) a deficit of reward responses linked to a decrease of mesolimbic dopaminergic activity, and ii) a disorganization of circadian feeding behavior that switch from a structured meal-based schedule to a continuous snacking, even during periods normally devoted to rest. This feeding pattern has been shown to be a cause of HF-in...

Early identification of sick cattle increases treatment success and decreases mortality. Continuous automated records of behavior can be used to identify sick cattle early in the disease process. The objective was to evaluate accuracy of an ear-attached accelerometer (SensOor) that quantified ear movements and estimated feeding and rumination time through a proprietary algorithm. Accelerometers...

Aspiration pneumonia is common in older people. To reduce the risk of aspiration pneumonia, maintenance of good oral hygiene is important and medications affecting salivary flow or causing sedation are best avoided, if possible. The use of H2 blockers and proton-pump inhibitors should be minimised. Different compensatory and facilitation techniques can be applied during oral feeding. Hand feedi...

We update the Ecopath with Ecosim software for aquatic ecosystem modeling to allow users to represent intensification of inter-specific competition through shared use of space–time restricted foraging arenas, as well as predation occurring in periodic short feeding bouts rather than continuously over time. Our study indicates that assuming shared use of foraging arenas can have pathological imp...

In open conduit volcanoes, volatile-rich magma continuously enters into the feeding system nevertheless the eruptive activity occurs intermittently. From a practical perspective, the continuous steady input of magma in the feeding system is not able to produce eruptive events alone, but rather surplus of magma inputs are required to trigger the eruptive activity. The greater the amount of surpl...