Feed deprivation is commonly used by the poultry industry to induce molting and stimulate multiple egg-laying cycles. However, feed deprivation has been observed experimentally to increase susceptibility of poultry to Salmonella infections. Previous studies indicated that alfalfa was efficacious in reducing Salmonella; the present investigation was designed to evaluate the efficacy of combined ...

autoclave d dry gr ound beans and ethanol ext r acted g round beans which con t a i n t wo-thi r d of t he haemagglutinin , and one-quarter o f the t rypsin i nhibitors with 80% o f its origi nal t annin we re f ed t o rat s for determinati on the nitr ogen digestibi l i ty . the toxic f act or s of bea n s k i l led all the a nimals be fore t he complet ion o f t he 10- day per iod ass ay . fe...

The synthesis, base-pairing properties and in vitro and in vivo characteristics of 5-methyl-isocytosine (isoC(Me) ) and isoguanine (isoG) nucleosides, incorporated in an HNA(h) (hexitol nucleic acid)-DNA(d) mosaic backbone, are described. The required h-isoG phosphoramidite was prepared by a selective deamination as a key step. As demonstrated by Tm measurements the hexitol sugar showed slightl...

Gold-thiol chemistry is widely used in nanotechnology but has not been exploited in optical-trapping experiments due to laser-induced ablation of gold. We circumvented this problem by using an array of gold nanoposts (r = 50-250 nm, h approximately 20 nm) that allowed for quantitative optical-trapping assays without direct irradiation of the gold. DNA was covalently attached to the gold via dit...

A simple and reproducible method was developed for the assay of lomefloxacin in tablets. The excipients in the commercial tablet preparation did not interfere with the assay. Beer’s law is obeyed in the range 2.0 9.0 μg.mL–1 at λmax 280 nm. The molar absorptivity was calculated. Six triplicate analyses of solutions containing six different concentrations of the examined drug were carried out an...

An engineered aquatic ecosystem was specifically designed to bioremediate selenium (Se), occurring as oxidized inorganic selenate from hypersalinized agricultural drainage water while producing brine shrimp enriched in organic Se and omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids for use in value added nutraceutical food supplements. Selenate was successfully bioremediated by microalgal metabolism into organi...

Key wo r d s : h a rn e s s e s , a u t o m o t i ve industry, i n d u s t rial conglome r at e, w i ring harn e s s , a u t o m o t i ve tech n o l o g y, C l u s t e r, D e l p h i . CARRILLO/MAQUILADORA DE ARNESES 81 I n t r o d u c c i ó n La industria estadounidense de los arneses automotrices inició su trasladado hacia México desde principios de los och e n t a s. Se trata de un ve r d a ...

SASTANAK KOORDINACIONE KOMISIJE 18. I. o. g. od ržan j e s a s t a n a k k o o r d i n a ­ cione komis i je . Dnevn i r e d s a s t a n k a bio> j e : 1. ana l i za p ro izvodnje , 2. ana l iza p l a s m a n a ml i ječnih proizvoda, 3. m je re , ko j e će se poduze t i u vezi s p r o ­ izvodnjom i p l a s m a n o m . Zakl jučeno ' j e : 1. d a poduzeća , ko l iko im je god moguće s m a n j e p ...

Aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid) is one of the most widely used therapeutic agents based on its pharmacological actions, including anti-inflammatory, analgesic, anti-pyretic, and anti-thrombotic effects. In this study, we investigated the effects of aspirin on seizure susceptibility and hippocampal neuropathology following pilocarpine-induced status epilepticus (SE). SE was induced by pilocarpine...

The aims of the present study were (1) to compare three methods of assessment of dietary Se intake, i.e. chemical analysis of duplicate diets, diet records and a food-frequency questionnaire (FFQ) designed specifically for Se, and (2) to determine dietary Se intakes of residents of Otago, New Zealand. The FFQ was completed by 110 free-living adults. Diet records (3 d) and duplicate diet collect...