The uti l ization of minerals in orchardgrass (Dactylis glomerata L.) fertilized with kieserite (2,240 kg/ha) was examined in spring with lactating beef cows and wether lambs. Kieserite increased the concentration of Mg in vegetative herbage from .22 to .29% (P<.01) and of S from .20 to .29% (P<.01), with little effect on other minerals. Fert i l ization also increased (P<.01) apparent absorpti...

Limousin-cross steers (n=135; 258+/-26 kg) were used to compare forage vs grain feeding on carcass composition and palatability attributes of beef when time on feed was controlled. Diets included a 95% alfalfa silage ration (AS) or a 68% high-moisture corn, 25% alfalfa silage ration (HMC). These were incorporated into six treatments to allow comparisons of end points based on similar days on fe...

Preterm birth occurs in 10% of pregnancies and is a major cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality. The majority of cases of early preterm labour are associated with infection/inflammation, which places the fetal central nervous system at risk. Targeting immune activation is therefore an appealing therapeutic strategy for the prevention of preterm labour and neonatal brain injury. The expressi...

Background and Aims: The human leukocyte antigen-E (HLA-E) is a member of non-classical HLA class-I genes which is highly conserved through evolution. In general, so far 25 alleles of HLA-E have been described. However, the existence of only two allelic group; HLA-E*01:01 and HLA-E*01:03 have been demonstrated in all the populations. HLA-E*01:01 and HLA-E*01:03 differ only at codon 107 of exon ...

Abstrak . Fasilitas Simulasi Sistem Pendingin Pasif-02 (FASSIP-02) Mod. 01 merupakan salah satu fasilitas penelitian untuk mempelajari pendinginan reaktor sistem pasif. Latar belakang ini dilakukan adalah terjadinya kejadian station blackout (SBO) pada PLTN Fukushima Daiichi Maret 2011 di Jepang yang berakibat kecelakaan nuklir. Salah komponen FASSIP-02 Mod.01 Water Heating Tank (WHT) berfungsi...

The role of the Ras/MEK/ERK pathway was examined in relation to DNA damage in human multiple myeloma (MM) cells exposed to Chk1 inhibitors in vitro and in vivo. Exposure of various MM cells to marginally toxic concentrations of the Chk1 inhibitors UCN-01 or Chk1i modestly induced DNA damage, accompanied by Ras and ERK1/2 activation. Interruption of these events by pharmacologic (eg, the farnesy...

We studied the effects of the pericardium on diastolic left coronary pressure-flow relationships in heart-blocked and isolated canine preparations. In these preparations, the left and right coronary arteries were dilated with adenosine and perfused by means of a pressurized arterial reservoir. The diastolic left heart pressure (LHP) was controlled by the height of a reservoir connected to the l...

STATEMENT OF PROBLEM Although all-ceramic restorations are widely used, there is a lack of information on how color is affected by fabrication procedures. Color matching problems may be encountered in a definitive restoration despite careful shade selection. PURPOSE The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of dentin ceramic thickness and repeated firings on the color of glass-infiltra...

BACKGROUND In patients with angiographically detectable atherosclerosis or in those with risk factors for coronary artery disease, intracoronary acetylcholine causes coronary constriction instead of endothelium-derived relaxing factor-mediated dilation. Therefore, it has been hypothesized that diffuse endothelial dysfunction precedes development of coronary atherosclerosis. We tested this hypot...