The objective of the present study was to evaluate the effects of multistrain probiotics (MP) supplementation to diets containing 40% food waste product (FWP) on egg production and quality. Forty wk-old Lohmann Brown were allocated to 4 dietary treatments with 5 replicates and 2 birds/cage in completely randomized design. A basal diet formulated to contain corn, soybean meal and FWP and 3 addit...

INTRODUCTION To compare mean best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), retinal sensitivity (RS), and bivariate contour ellipse area (BCEA) in patients with adult-onset foveomacular vitelliform dystrophy (AOFVD) and healthy subjects (HSs), reporting also functional disease-related changes in the different stages of the AOFVD disease. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this observational cross-sectional study...

The agrarian communities of South Asia are dominated by small and marginal farmers (<2.0 ha operational holdings) confronted with manifold challenges lower productivity, income, resource degradation. For optimized efficient use, a shift from business as usual towards green economy is imperative. Therefore, study to address these challenges, through integrating diverse crops allied enterprise...

Over the years, cultivation using sustainable tillage practices has gained significant importance, but impact of on soil water infiltration is still a concern for landowners due to possible effects crop yield. This study investigates different managements rate sandy clay loam under semiarid environment. Field experiments were conducted in Chott Mariem Sousse, Tunisia. The consisted three treatm...

OBJECTIVE This study aimed at evaluating linear discriminant analysis (LDA) and support vector machine (SVM) classifiers for estimating final Gleason score preoperatively using multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (mp-MRI) and clinical parameters. MATERIALS AND METHODS Thirty-three patients who underwent mp-MRI on a 3T clinical MR scanner and radical prostatectomy were enrolled in this ...

BACKGROUND Meralgia paresthetica (MP) is a neurologic disorder of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (LFCN), which is characterized by a localized area of paresthesia and numbness on the anterolateral aspect of the thigh. In most patients with MP, symptoms can be successfully managed with conservative treatment. However, in a small group of MP patients who are refractory to medical treatment, ...

BACKGROUND & AIMS Many IBD patients not responding to azathioprine (AZA) or 6-mercaptopurine (6-MP) preferentially metabolize 6-MP to 6-methylmercaptopurine (6-MMP). We describe the use of allopurinol in AZA/6-MP nonresponders to deliberately shunt metabolism of 6-MP toward 6-thioguanine (6-TGN) and improve clinical responses. METHODS Twenty outpatients who were AZA/6-MP nonresponders and had...

Drought is a wide-spread problem seriously influencing durum wheat (Triticum durum Desf.) production and quality, but development of resistant cultivars is hampered by the lack of effective selection criteria. The objective of this study was to evaluate the ability of several selection indices to identify drought resistance cultivars under a variety of environmental conditions. Twenty four duru...

In recent years, multiple disturbances have significantly altered terrestrial ecosystems in arid and semi-arid regions, particularly on the Mongolian Plateau (MP). Net primary productivity (NPP) of vegetation is an essential component surface carbon cycle. As such, it characterizes state variation reflects productive capacity natural vegetation. This study revealed complex relationship between ...