This study was designed to examine the effect of the age of rabbit oocytes on the developmental potential of cloned embryos. The metaphase II oocytes used for nuclear transfer (NT) were collected at 10, 12, 14, and 16 h post-hCG injection (hpi). The total number of oocytes collected per donor (21.4-23.7) at 12 to 16 hpi was similar, but significantly higher than that collected at 10 hpi (16.2)....

Polarized monolayers of intestinal Caco-2 cells were used to study the effects of saturated palmitic acid (16:0) and polyunsaturated linoleic acid (18:2) on triglyceride synthesis and lipoprotein secretion. Monolayers were incubated for 24 h, at the apical or lumenal side, with palmitic acid (16:0) or linoleic acid (18:2) in physiological concentrations. Incubation with 1.0 mM 16:0 or 18:2 resu...

Forty six patients with lymphoid malignancies receiving autologous transplants using three different sources of hematopoietic stem cells were compared for engraftment parameters. Thirteen patients (five with multiple myeloma, seven with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and one with Hodgkin's lymphoma) received autologous marrow with post-transplant growth factors (group 1). During the same time interval,...

objective: non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (nsaids) are the most commonly prescribed pain control medications following periodontal surgery. this study aimed to compare the efficacy of three drug regimens namely celecoxib, celecoxib + caffeine and ibuprofen for pain relief following crown lengthening surgery.   methods: this randomized, double blind clinical trial was performed on 45 pati...

To develop an index of the activation of abdominal sympathetic nerves, we used Fos immunostaining of the celiac ganglion (CG) taken from rats receiving nicotine, preganglionic nerve stimulation, or glucopenic agents. Subcutaneous nicotine injection moderately increased Fos expression in the principal ganglionic cells of the CG (17 +/- 4 Fos+ per mm(2), approximately 12% of all principal CG cell...

Address correspondence to: Karla Alvarado, DMD, MSD, 124 Washington St. Milford, CT 06460. Email: [email protected] Objective: A cross-sectional study was conducted (2012–2013) to evaluate the prevalence of 1) malocclusion and 2) occlusal characteristics in 13to 18-yearold adolescents in San Juan, Puerto Rico (PR) from selected high schools in the municipality of San Juan. Methods: The stu...

The prognosis of patients with myocardial infarction (MI) and normal coronary arteries (NCA) in the presence of an inherited coagulation disorder is unknown. The purpose of this study was to compare the clinical thrombosis outcome of patients with (GpI) or without (GpII), inherited coagulation disorders, who suffered from an acute MI with NCA. Eighty two consecutive patients (mean age 49 +/- 15...

xxiii Zusammenfassung xxvii 1 Settings and the Research Focus 1 1.1 The Background and Motivations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1.1.1 eLearning in Developing Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1.1.2 eLearning in Ethiopian Higher Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 1.1.3 Education Problems vs. eLearning Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . 8 1.2 The Research . . . . . . . . ...

1 Motivation and specification.............................................................................................. 2 2 Implementation of interpolation filters for audio DACs.................................................... 4 2.1 Interpolator filter partitioning..................................................................................... 4 2.2 Interpolator filter structures....