BACKGROUND Cat exposure during childhood has been shown to increase the risk of developing cat sensitization, while the effect of cat exposure in adulthood has not yet been established. OBJECTIVE To evaluate new-onset sensitization to cat in adulthood in relation to changes in cat keeping. METHODS A total of 6292 European Community Respiratory Health Survey I (ECRHS I) participants aged 20 ...

This study was carried out using two sets of numerical weather forecast data and flight reports for Clear Air Turbulence (CAT) over Iranian Plato to find atmospheric flow patterns favorable to the formation of CAT. The numerical data include five months of AVN analysis with horizontal resolution of 1 degree(about 100 km) and four months forecast data of MM5 model with resolution of 50 km. Impor...

The ability of domestic cat or leopard cat spermatozoa to penetrate zonae pellucidae (ZP) of salt-stored, domestic cat oocytes was examined as an assay for sperm capacitation. Ovarian oocytes were recovered after ovariectomy and matured in vitro for 18-36 h. Following removal of cumulus cells, the oocytes were used fresh, or stored (4°C, 0.5-24 weeks) in a HEPES-buffered hypertonic salt solutio...

background: cells have complex network of antioxidant enzymes that protect cells from induced damages by reactive oxygen species (ros). catalase and superoxide dismutase are known for their role as primary protection against oxidative stress. oxidative damage is an important risk factor in age-related macular degeneration disease (amd). for the first time in this study the impact of genetic pol...

We define and develop a homotopy invariant notion for the topological complexity of map f:X?Y, denoted TC(f), that interacts with TC(X) TC(Y) in same way cat(f) cat(X) cat(Y). Furthermore, TC(f) satisfy inequalities as cat(X). compare it to other invariants defined papers [15], [16], [17], [18], [20]. apply studying group homomorphisms f:H?G.

Objective-This report presents national estimates on the provision and use of complementary and alternative therapies (CAT) in hospice. Comparisons of organizational characteristics of hospice care providers are presented by whether the provider offered CAT. Comparisons of selected characteristics of patients discharged from hospice are presented by whether they received care from a provider th...