wounds is unknown, but with more than 5 million estimated lacerations repaired in EDs in 2007, wound FBs surely occur in such a significant number that all emergency physicians (EPs) will encounter them. Wound FBs are frequently missed on initial evaluation. Seventy-five of 200 FBs encountered in a hand clinic were missed by the initial physician. Furthermore, missed FBs pose high medicolegal r...

AIM The aim was to assess the effects of fetal bovine serum (FBS) and estrus buffalo serum (EBS) on in vitro maturation rate of oocytes in buffalo. MATERIALS AND METHODS Maturation rate of oocytes was assessed in two maturation media supplemented with 20% FBS and EBS. Oocytes maturation rate was evaluated on the basis of cumulus cell expansion and extrusion of polar body after 24 h of in vitr...

The objectives of this study were (i) to examine the effects on rumen and blood variables when grass silage (GS) was replaced with whole crop fodder beet silage (FBS) in the diet of beef cattle, and (ii) an abrupt change from GS to FBS. Six rumen-fistulated Friesian steers (initial bodyweight (BW) 416 kg, SD 43) were offered GS ad libitum for four weeks. The dry matter (DM) consumed daily by ea...

Abstract Background: The innovativeness of founders and their heirs family businesses (FBs) is a relatively unexplored field research, its understanding incomplete inconsistent. Objectives: goal to compare the founders’ investigate relationship life-long learning with in FBs. Methods/Approach: paper based on including survey FBs Slovenia. differences two groups – are compared, strength dependen...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS The distinction between pearl bodies (or pearl glands) and food bodies (FBs) is not clear; neither is our understanding of what these structures really represent. The present work examined the ontogenesis, structure, ultrastructure and histochemical aspects of the protuberances in Cissus verticillata, which have been described since the beginning of the 19th century as pearl...

We recently encountered a customer who had purchased their fetal bovine serum (FBS) at a very low price. Anytime we hear about FBS selling near or below the cost of the raw source material, we get a little curious. When we inquired about the IgG level that was listed on the product certificate of analysis, the customer asked why. We told them that it was quite possible that they had not receive...

The current study is an investigation of the MMPI-2 Fake Bad Scale ( FBS ) in the detection of incomplete effort in mild head injury (MHI). Using ROC curve analysis, we found that a cutoff score of 21 had a sensitivity of 90% and specificity of 90%, providing an overall correct classificatory rate of 90%. In addition, traditional indices of faking bad on the MMPI-2, the F and F-K indices, fared...

Ill-conceived effort at removal of impacted foreign bodies (FBs) in oesophagus vies with delay in removal as the causes of morbidity and mortality. Most oesophageal FBs are safely removed endoscopically when attempted early. However, large sharp FBs like dentures and meat bones can get deeply embedded in the wall with prolonged impaction or injudicious attempts at removal leading to life-threat...

Human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) may be used for therapeutic applications. Culture conditions such as the serum source may impact on cell quality and the onset of replicative senescence. We have examined the effect of culturing hMSCs in autologous serum (AS) versus fetal bovine serum (FBS) on factors involved in in vitro replicative senescence. hMSCs from four donors were cultured in 10% FB...