The objective of this study was to determine whether serum concentrations of growth hormone ( GH) , IGF-I, IGF binding proteins (IGFBP), and glucose at wk 2 and 10 postpartum were associated with the ability of postpartum beef cows to resume cycling when maintained on a limited nutrient environment. Cows (n = 29) were individually fed either 130 or 170 kcal ME × BW−.75 × d−1 during nonlactation...

The existing security mechanisms in the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) are inadequate for cryptographically assuring the identity of the end users that originate SIP requests, especially in an interdomain context. This document defines a mechanism for securely identifying originators of SIP messages. It does so by defining two new SIP header fields, Identity, for conveying a signature used f...

We evaluate the matrix elements 〈Orp〉, where O = {1, β, iαnβ} are the standard Dirac matrix operators and the angular brackets denote the quantum-mechanical average for the relativistic Coulomb problem, in terms of generalized hypergeometric functions 3F2 (1) for all suitable powers. Their connections with the Chebyshev and Hahn polynomials of a discrete variable are emphasized. As a result, we...

In this paper, I focus on a kind of medical intervention that is at the same time fascinating and disturbing: identity-changing interventions. My guiding question is how such interventions can be ethically justified within the bounds of contemporary bioethical mainstream that places great weight on the patient's informed consent. The answer that is standardly given today is that patients should...

Objectives—To determine whether consecutive bouts of intense endurance exercise over a three week period alters serum concentrations of insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) and/or its binding proteins. Methods—Seventeen professional cyclists (mean (SEM) VO2MAX, 74.7 (2.1) ml/kg/ min; age, 27 (1) years) competing in a three week tour race were selected as subjects. Blood samples were collected a...

Received: 20.02.2012 – Accepted: 22.06.2012 1 Department of Biochemistry, Regional Education and Research Hospital, Erzurum – TURKEY 2 Department of Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Atatürk University, Erzurum – TURKEY 3 Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Atatürk University, Erzurum – TURKEY Correspondence: Konca ALTINKAYNAK, Department of Biochemistry, Regional Education and Resear...

where k is a positive integer and the left-hand side of (1) is the generating function for the number of partitions into parts & 0, ±k (mod Ik + 1), while the left-hand side of (2) is the generating function for the number of partitions into parts ^ 0, +1 (mod 2k + 1). As Aider remarks, when/r = 2, identities (Hand (2) reduce to the Rogers-Ramanujan identities for which £2,/?(x)=x . Alder showe...

Adapting to a face shifts the perceived identity of a subsequent face in the direction opposite to the adapting face, a phenomenon known as a face identity aftereffect. In the present study, we examined the temporal dynamics of such aftereffects in children at an age when face processing abilities are not yet adult-like. We hypothesized that children's difficulties in face processing may stem f...

A realist view of numbers often rests on the following thesis: statements like ‘The number of moons of Jupiter is four’ are identity statements in which the copula is flanked by singular terms whose semantic function consists in referring to a number (henceforth: Identity). On the basis of Identity the realists argue that the assertive use of such statements commits us to numbers. Recently, som...