Maximizing the utilization of renewable energy for heating is crucial reducing consumption in pig houses and enhancing efficiency. However, mismatch between peak solar radiation heat load demand nursery results waste. Therefore, we investigated a flexible air-source pump system (F-ASHP) based on hourly-scale transfer energy. A theoretical calculation model F-ASHPs areas northern China has been ...

The effects of feeding zilpaterol hydrochloride (ZH) and shade were evaluated on blood metabolites in finishing beef steers ( = 480). Cattle were fed 0 or 8.33 mg/kg of diet DM ZH for 21 d with a 3- or 4-d withdrawal before harvest and were housed in open or shaded pens. Blood samples were collected the day before ZH was fed and on the day the cattle were shipped to the commercial abattoir. Lac...

In forensics, the analysis of ink writings from documentation is required for authentication or crime analysis. Ten organic ink dye components typically found in ink pens were separated using the Agilent 1290 Infinity LC System and quantified using the Agilent 6140 single quadrupole LC/MS System. The dyes were separated in less than 3.5 min using a sub-2-μm, 30 mm column. Analysis of ink markin...

This study examined the effects of norepinephrine (NE) and phentolamine on the electrical activities of pain-excited neurons (PENs) and pain-inhibited neurons (PINs) in the nucleus accumbens (NAc) of Wistar rats. Trains of electric pulses applied to the right sciatic nerve were used to provide noxious stimulation, and the discharges of PENs and PINs were recorded using a glass microelectrode. O...

Stylus pens are often used with mobile information devices. However, few studies have examined the stylus’ simple movements because the technical expertise to support documentation with stylus pens has not been developed. This study examined the usability of stylus pens in authentic documentation tasks, including three main tasks (sentence, table, and paragraph making) with two types of styluse...

Feed trials were carried out to assess the influence of crude protein content in finishing pig diets on odour and ammonia emissions. Eight pigs (4 boars and 4 gilts, average initial weight 70.8 kg (s.e. 3.167) were housed in two pens that were isolated from the rest of a pig house at University College Dublin Research Farm, Newcastle, Dublin, Ireland. Four diets containing 130, 160, 190 and 220...

Strict glycemic control helps in reducing complications and mortality in patients with diabetes. Insulin remains the mainstay in treatment of diabetes. One of the most important barriers to insulin therapy is the use of conventional insulin delivery system, which remains time-consuming, cumbersome, inconvenient and painful. Insulin dosing via syringe is associated with a high risk of dosage err...

BACKGROUND Treatment of growth hormone disorders typically involves daily injections of human growth hormone (GH) over many years, incurring substantial costs. We assessed the extent of undesired GH loss due to leakage in the course of pen preparation prior to injection, and differences between the prescribed dose, based on patient weight, and the actual delivered dose based on pen dosing incre...