Introduction: In the evaluation of articular cartilage, cartilage repair and OA, biochemical magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) plays an important role. Different biochemical methods are exploited for their potential use at 1.5 Tesla and 3.0 Tesla in various studies and recently in clinical routine protocols (1). Advances in coil-technology significantly improve their ability for the diagnosis of...

This experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of various starvation and refeeding periods on growth, feed utilization and body composition in Asian sea bass (Lates calcarifer) with an average initial weight of 30.26±1.4 g (mean±SE). The fish were exposed to three different regimes: the control group fed twice daily to apparent satiation throughout the experiment (C), the first group ...

PURPOSE To assess the reproducibility and stability of hippocampal T2 relaxation times and examine the effects of patients' age, seizures, and duration of epilepsy on this measure. METHODS Hippocampal T2 relaxation times were measured in 63 patients with chronic epilepsy (55 with partial and 8 with idiopathic generalized seizures) using a Carr-Purcell-Meiboom-Gill sequence, echo times 22 to 2...

During the last 5 to 6 decades antibiotics have been used in an increasing amount in the field of poultry production. Antibiotics are used for treatments and as growth promoters. Now-a-days there is an increasing demand to produce antibiotic free poultry and livestock. For this purpose in my experiment the chickens were fed Probiotics at the first day before providing them any feed. In the case...

Geopolymers are emerging construction materials with lower carbon dioxide emissions compared to the conventional cementitious materials. The knowledge of curing process and related pore structures important for optimizing properties these different applications. final structure sensitive amount used water, however specifics unclear. metakaolin-based geopolymers a narrow water-to-solid (w/s) rat...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect nicotine lozenge on teeth staining with/without bleaching in animal model study. A total 15 Wistar rats were exposed an acrylic container 10 cigarettes smoke three times a day for 8 minutes per time, and sacrificed after 60 days. 30 incisor treated (n=10) as following: Group-1: in-office bleaching, at-home immersion artificial saliva; group-2: at...

INTRODUCTION This study was undertaken to evaluate the compliance of patients using headgear with a timing device and to determine the efficiency of the electronic module timer as a patient motivator. METHODS Twenty-one patients (average age, 14 years 10 months) were selected from the orthodontic clinic of Federal University of Paraná on the basis of headgear wear for anchorage. The patients ...

A study was conducted to evaluate the effect of feeding different levels of protein to black Baladi breed kids. Weanling Baladi kids (n=18; 75 to 90 days old) were selected and individually housed at our experimental farm. Kids were divided randomly to one of the three treatments for 12 weeks. The three dietary treatments were: T1: control ration, formulated according to NRC to cover the protei...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the correlation of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with histopathological changes, and to evaluate T2 mapping in assessing muscle trauma in a rabbit model of muscle injury. METHODS We divided 35 rabbits into seven groups that each represented a different time point after intramuscular hemorrhage and muscle injury. Hemorrhage was created by injecting autologous blood ...