This study investigated the effects of various stunning methods on the quality of carcass and meat in ducks and geese force-fed for the production of French 'foie gras'. The ducks (n = 30 per group) were stunned with one of the following techniques: electrical stunning in a water bath (50 Hz AC, 130 mA, 4 s), head-only electrical stunning (50 Hz AC, 600 mA, 4 s), mechanical stunning (captive bo...

CONTEXT Thermocouples and electrothermometers are used in therapeutic modality research. Until recently, researchers assumed that these instruments were valid and reliable. OBJECTIVE To examine 3 different thermocouple types in 5 degrees C, 15 degrees C, 18.4 degrees C, 25 degrees C, and 35 degrees C water baths. DESIGN Randomized controlled trial. SETTING Therapeutic modality laboratory....

public bathes have much importance in islamic cities, after the most significant structures like mosques and schools. there are a number of factors affecting the construction of bathes among which temperature regulation, humidity, access path, location in the urban texture, watercourses, and construction of exit paths are the most important. this study tries to make a comparative analysis of t...

The purpose of this study was to evaluate different approaches for scatter artifact reduction in the field of dimensional computed tomography (CT). The methods we investigated can be subdivided into one software-based method and three hardware-based methods. The software-based method uses a Monte Carlo scatter simulation to estimate scatter intensities for an initial model of the geometrical an...

Like humans, the heart rate (HR) of anesthetized rats immersed in CO(2)-water is lower than that when immersed in tap water at the same temperature. To investigate the afferent signal pathway in the mechanism of HR reduction, Wistar rats were anesthetized with urethane and then the spinal cord was transected between T(4) and T(5). The animals were immersed up to the axilla in a bathtub of tap-w...

Branchburg, NJ・, USA), the sputum was positive f♭r 〟. avium. It was, however, negative for M. tuberculosis and M. intracellulare. The bronchial asplrateS Were AFBand M. avium complex (MAC) culture positive. Four drug chemotherapy consistlng Of clarithromycln, rifampln, Streptomycin, and ethambutol was started immediately. The MAC isolate was resistant torifampin (MIC: >50 LLg/ml), streptomycin ...

Background The poultry industry suffers losses from problems as pale, soft and exudative (PSE), and dark, firm and dry (DFD) meat can develop in meat as a result of short- and long-term stress, respectively. These abnormalities are impacted by pre-slaughter animal welfare. Methods This work evaluated the effects of open vehicle container microclimate, throughout the 38 ± 10 km journey from th...

Collecting duct cells swell when exposed to arginine vasopressin (AVP) in the presence of a transepithelial osmolality gradient. We investigated the mechanisms of AVP-induced cell swelling in isolated, perfused rat inner medullary collecting ducts (IMCDs) using quantitative video microscopy and fluorescence-based measurements of transepithelial water transport. We tested the roles of transepith...

Thermal ablation by High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) is the only technique for noninvasive treatment of tumours, but suffers from a long treatment times and varied treatment outcomes. Knowledge of the nonlinear parameter B/A can resolve these by improving treatment planning, and correlation between enhanced nonlinear signals and the presence of HIFU lesions has the potential to monitor ...

Background: The poultry industry suffers losses from problems as pale, soft and exudative (PSE), and dark, firm and dry (DFD) meat can develop in meat as a result of shortand long-term stress, respectively. These abnormalities are impacted by pre-slaughter animal welfare. Methods: This work evaluated the effects of open vehicle container microclimate, throughout the 38 ± 10 km journey from the ...