The Dade Behring BCS is a coagulation analyser with optical reaction detection (standard 405 nm). The present study was conducted to evaluate measurement at 570 nm for analyses in interfering plasma samples. Prothrombin time (PT), activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT), fibrinogen and D-dimer in normal (n=50), lipaemic (n=60), icteric (n=113), and haemolytic (n=58) samples were measured a...

The objective of this study was to investigate the genetic relationship between body condition score (BCS) and calving traits (including calving ease and calf survival) for Ayrshire second-parity cows in Canada. The use of random regression models allowed assessment of the change of genetic correlation from 100 d before calving to 335 d after calving. Therefore, the influence of BCS in the dry ...

This study was conducted to evaluate and compare the gross chemical compositions and functional properties of starches derived from two cultivars of cowpea. White cowpea starch (WCS) and brown cowpea starch (BCS) were isolated from their respective seeds. The starch yield (40.00%) with its residual protein content (0.09%) from white cowpea seeds was higher than that obtained from brown cowpea s...

OBJECTIVES Breast cancer incidence rates are rising in Qatar. Although the Qatari government provides subsidised healthcare and screening programmes that reduce cost barriers for residents, breast cancer screening (BCS) practices among women remain low. This study explores the influence of socioeconomic status on BCS among Arab women in Qatar. SETTING A multicentre, cross-sectional quantitati...

Obesity has a negative effect on health and welfare of many species, and has been speculated to be a problem for zoo elephants. To address this concern, we assessed the body condition of 240 elephants housed in North American zoos based on a set of standardized photographs using a 5-point Body Condition Score index (1 = thinnest; 5 = fattest). A multi-variable regression analysis was then used ...

OBJECTIVES Evidence suggests superiority of breast conserving surgery (BCS) plus radiation over mastectomy alone for treatment of early stage breast cancer. Whether the superiority of BCS plus radiation is related to the surgical approach itself or to the addition of adjuvant radiation therapy following BCS remains unclear. MATERIALS AND METHODS We conducted a retrospective cohort study of wo...

The time-tested BCS theory of superconductivity is generally accepted to be the correct theory of conventional superconductivity by physicists and, by extension, by the world at large. There are, however, an increasing number of ‘red flags’ that strongly suggest the possibility that BCS theory may be fundamentally flawed. An ever-growing number of superconductors are being classified as ‘unconv...

BACKGROUND The factor V Leiden (FVL) mutation has been shown to be the most frequent cause of hereditary thrombophilia. The prevalence of the mutation in patients with Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS) and portal vein thrombosis (PVT) has not been fully elucidated. AIMS To investigate the association between the FVL mutation and BCS and PVT. PATIENTS Thirty patients with BCS, 32 patients with PVT,...

Women during pregnancy or puerperium are likely to develop Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS). However, the reported prevalence of pregnancy-related BCS varied considerably among studies. Our study aims to systematically review this issue. Overall, 817 papers were initially identified via the PubMed, EMBASE, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, and Chinese Scientific and Technological Journal datab...

BACKGROUND & AIMS Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS) is a rare vascular liver disorder caused by thrombosis of the hepatic veins. In some patients, no known thrombophilic factor can be identified. This study aimed to identify novel factors that might play a role in thrombosis in BCS-patients by using a proteomic approach. METHODS The abundance of plasma clot-bound proteins was compared between nine B...