During the last trimester of pregnancy single and twin-bearing ewes were fed chopped oat hay ad libitum and supplements (300 g/day) of cottonseed meal (CSM) (T1) or barley grain plus urea and sodium sulfate (Bar+N+S) (T2), or CSM and oat hay restricted to the level consumed by the T2 ewes (T3). T1 ewes consumed 47% more hay and approximately 13% more digestible organic matter than T2 ewes. T1 e...

We present a simplified form of the HK (= HanKobayashi) achievable rate region for the general interference channel by using Fourier-Motzkin algorithm, as well as a simplified form of the HK region without the don’t care inequalities. Also, in the same spirit, we give an improved form of the CMG (= Chong-Motani-Garg) region. I. THE ORIGINAL HK ACHIEVABLE REGION Let ω(y1y2|x1x2) be an interferen...

Methods Post-natal brain MRI were performed without sedation in 24 infants with common CHD before and after the cardiac surgery on a Siemens Avanto 1.5T system (Erlangen) after hospital IRB approval. 18 of 24 subjects also had fetal MRI using previously described technique [5] and BV and fetal weight were calculated [3]. The normal brain weights were obtained from published autopsy data [6] and...

Introduction: Functional imaging studies at 7 Tesla have given encouraging results, with increased CNR and stronger BOLD contrast [1]. However, a remaining problem at such field strengths is the increased specific absorption rate (SAR). A possible solution would be the omission or the modification of the RF pulses used in the imaging sequence. The SAR for gradient-echo EPI at 7 Tesla can be red...

1. The ability of crystalline ribonuclease to hydrolyze proteins is due to impurities present in the preparations and not to an intrinsic property of the ribonuclease molecule. The amounts of these impurities vary enormously with different preparations. 2. The dangers inherent in the use of crystalline enzymes as specific tools, without assaying them for all possible interfering impurities, are...

Objetivo. El objetivo de la investigación fue evaluar el efecto del plasma rico en plaquetas y gel cicatrización heridas por segunda intención conejos. Metodología. Se utilizó 8 conejos (Oryctolagus cuniculi) entre 12 a 24 meses edad, aparentemente sanos, machos hembras, con un peso 3.5 4.5 kg, los cuales se realizó 3 2 cm diámetro, asignando diferente tipo tratamiento cada una: Tratamiento 1 (...

The Hotelling's  control chart, is the most widely used multivariate procedure for monitoring  two or more related quality characteristics, but it’s power lacks the desired performance in detecting small to moderate shifts. Recently, the variable sampling intervals (VSI) control scheme in which the length of successive sampling intervals is determined upon the preceding values has been proved t...

Azide binding to the blue copper oxidases laccase and ascorbate oxidase (AO) was investigated by electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) and pulsed electron-nuclear double resonance (ENDOR) spectroscopies. As the laccase : azide molar ratio decreases from 1:1 to 1:7, the intensity of the type 2 (T2) Cu(II) EPR signal decreases and a signal at g approximately 1.9 appears. Temperature and microwave...