To investigate the response of rainfed maize to sowing methods and NPK levels, an experiment was undertaken during kharif of 2011 and 2012 at Dryland (Kerawa) Agriculture Research Station, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Budgam. The experiment was laid out in a randomized block design with combination of 2 sowing methods (flat sowing, 75 cm apart ro...

Two experiments were conducted to quantify the effects of lasalocid on the performance and energy partitioning of cattle fed a 90% concentrate, barley-based diet. Experiment 1 utilized 100 Hereford heifers (initial weight 308 kg) fed diets containing no added ionophore, lasalocid added at 24, 36 or 54 mg/kg dry matter (DM), or monensin added at 33 mg/kg DM. In the 98-d trial, lasalocid-fed heif...

Drug delivery systems containing gentamicin were studied as a treatment against experimental brucellosis in mice. Micro- and nanoparticles prepared by using poly(D,L-lactide-coglycolide) (PLGA) 502H and microparticles made of PLGA 75:25H were successfully delivered to the liver and the spleen, the target organs for Brucella melitensis. Both polymers have the same molecular weight but have diffe...

in order to study the effects of irrigation regimes, planting season and seed priming on grain yield and components of hashem genotype of chickpea in nurabad, northern lorestan, two 3-replicate split-plot field experiments, one autumn- and the other spring-sown, were conducted. the primed and non-primed seeds (subplots) of this chickpea genotype were sown in autumn and spring and subjected to f...

Define an experimental model by evaluating quantitative and morphometric changes in myenteric neurons of the colon of mice infected with Trypanosoma cruzi. Twenty-eight Swiss male mice were distributed into groups: control (CG, n=9) and inoculated with 100 (IG(100), n=9) and 1000 (IG(1000), n=10) blood trypomastigotes, Y strain-T. cruzi II. Parasitemia was evaluated from 3-25 days post inoculat...

We performed a phase I trial of recombinant human interleukin-11 (rhIL-11) in women with breast cancer. Cohorts of three to five women were accrued to five dosage levels of rhIL-11 (10, 25, 50, 75, and 100 micrograms/kg/d). rhIL-11 alone was administered by a daily subcutaneous injection for 14 days during a 28-day prechemotherapy "cycle 0." Patients (pts) subsequently received up to four 28-da...

This study examined neighborhood built environment characteristics (fast-food restaurant density, walkability) and individual eating-out and physical activity behaviors in relation to 1-year change in body weight among adults 50-75 years of age at baseline. The authors surveyed 1,145 residents recruited from 120 neighborhoods in Portland, Oregon. During the 1-year follow-up (2006-2007 to 2007-2...

OBJECTIVE To examine the use of two different mobile dietary self-monitoring methods for weight loss. METHODS Adults with overweight (n = 81; mean BMI 34.7 ± 5.6 kg/m2 ) were randomized to self-monitor their diet with a mobile app (App, n = 42) or wearable Bite Counter device (Bite, n = 39). Both groups received the same behavioral weight loss information via twice-weekly podcasts. Weight, ph...

OBJECTIVE The efficacy of metformin for the treatment of obesity has been evaluated in few clinical trials with inconclusive results. Moreover, the effectiveness in a real-life outpatient setting has not been tested until today. In this study we aimed to examine the effectiveness of metformin as a weight reducing drug in obese and overweight patients with regard to their degree of insulin resis...