Nutritional support is an important aspect of medical care, providing calories to patients with compromised nutrient intake. Metabolism has a diurnal pattern, responding to the light cycle and food intake, which in turn can drive changes in liver and adipose tissue metabolism. In this study, we assessed the response of liver and white adipose tissue (WAT) to different feeding patterns under nut...

a project was established to develop a procedure for the selection, design, installation, test and evaluation of mass-flow rate measurement systems for root crop harvesting and to assess the consistency and precision of the weighing systems incorporated into crop feed arrangements in both laboratory and field studies. studies were conducted to evaluate conveyor belt weighing systems using an ex...

INTRODUCTION: Studying the feeding preferences of triatomines is an important entomological surveillance tool, since continuous surveillance of the disease is necessary. METHODS: The precipitin reaction was used to describe the feeding preferences of triatomines along with their natural infection by flagellates similar to Tyrpanosoma cruzi. Six hundred eighty-seven insects were examined, incl...

Studies of dynamic processes in Caerhohabditis elegans require the ability to image subcellular structures and thus immobilize animals continuously while providing them with nutrients for several hours. Standard techniques utilize glue or anesthetics, which alter physiology and prevent feeding. We present a platform to immobilize animals’ bodies for several hours for continuous or frequent imag...

The effect of light regime and feeding system on broiler performance, carcass traits, serum hormones and metabolic profiles was studied using eight hundred and ten one-day-old broiler chicks from Arbor Acres strain. Broilers were distributed randomly in 3 by 3 factorial arrangement. Three light regimes, (continuous light (23L: 1D), constant light (15L: 9D) and intermittent light (4L: 8D)) were ...

-1. A cannulation method was devised that allows continuous safe gastric sampling and recording of intragastric pressure in Caiman crocodilus. 2. In C. crocodilus, fed 5 per cent of the body weight, complete gastric emptying takes an average of 99 (+_ 10) hr at 30°C, to an average of 315 (4-16) hr at 15°C. 3. Two types of gastric contractions were recorded in C. crocodilus, by means of intragas...

Women's breast-feeding patterns are complex, and existing definitions of breast-feeding behavior do not capture this complexity adequately. We used results from a prior qualitative study to define trajectories for feeding during the first half of infancy, and then examined household-, maternal-, and infant-level determinants of these trajectories using logistic regression analysis. The 1472 wom...

Background: This study aimed to assess Nursing Performance toward Enteral Feeding at Pediatric Critical Care Units. Subjects and methods: A descriptive was conducted pediatric critically care units (Pediatric Intensive Unit (PICU) – Neonatal Intensive (NICU) Emergency department) in the Children's Hospital affiliated Ain-Shams University Hospitals. Sampling: convenient sample composed o...