the aim of the present study was to determine the relationship between histopathological lesions and tissue enzymes in chickens affected by marek's disease.five apparently healthy chickens(as control group)and 25 chickens affected by marek's disease were selected. after consideration of history and gross lesions, tissue samples were collected from kidney, liver, heart, ovary, pectoral...

INTRODUCTION The longitudinal ITC Scotland/U.K. survey was used to investigate adult smokers' support for smoke-free legislation and whether this support was associated with higher quit intentions at follow-up, either directly or indirectly, via the mediation of perceived social unacceptability of smoking. METHODS Structural equation modeling was employed to compare differences between the tw...

Background: although the benefits of quitting smoking even at an advanced age have been proved, few campaigns target the older population. The goals of this study were to analyse the characteristics of older women smokers to help and support those wanting to quit. Methods: we assessed the determinants of smoking cessation in a prospective cohort study performed in 7,609 older women. A questionn...

Aim: Benign neoplasms of the ovary originating from epithelial tissue are common tumors in adult women. They are, however, rarely seen in children or adolescent girls with elevation of serum carbohydrate antigen125 (CA-125). The present report describes a rare case of premenarchal women with a giant mucinous cystadenoma (MCA) of the ovary with torsion complicated with elevation of serum CA-125....

BACKGROUND Few studies have reported the factors associated with intention to quit smoking among Korean adult smokers. This study aimed to examine sociodemographic characteristics, smoking-related beliefs, and smoking-restriction variables associated with intention to quit smoking among Korean adult smokers. METHODS We used data from the International Tobacco Control Korea Survey, which was c...

OBJECTIVE To assess the extent to which intensity and timing of televised anti-smoking advertising emphasizing the serious harms of smoking influences quit attempts. METHODS Using advertising gross rating points (GRPs), we estimated exposure to tobacco control and nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) advertising in the 3, 4-6, 7-9 and 10-12 months prior to follow-up of a replenished cohort of 3...

BACKGROUND Follicle numbers and developing ovarian morphology, particularly with reference to the presence of interstitial tissue, are intimately linked within the ovary of the African elephant during the period spanning mid-gestation to puberty. These have not been previously quantified in any studies. The collection of 7 sets of elephant fetal ovaries between 11.2 and 20.2 months of gestation...

BACKGROUND Smokers are often reluctant to quit because they fear long-lasting withdrawal. Yet little research prospectively examines smokers' withdrawal longer than 1 month post-quit. PURPOSE The aim of this study was to compare successful versus unsuccessful quitters' withdrawal, positive affect/pleasure, and lifestyle at 1 year post-quit. METHODS Smokers (N = 572) in a cessation trial com...