The production of methane by the rumen microbiota is a complex biological process. When tackling modelling production, modeller decides what complexity needed to answer scientific question for which model intended. Such choice results in diversity possible models spanning both empirical and mechanistic approaches. Within framework precision livestock farming, simple dynamic offer great advantag...

The cardiovascular benefits of fish-derived long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids, docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), and eicosapentaenoic acid are well established. Less studied are specific effects of individual long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids. Based on data from 16 published clinical trials, this review examines effects of DHA triglyceride (TG) oil derived from algae (algal-DHA) on serum TG...

AIM To assess the efficacy and safety of enteric coated capsules containing a fixed combination of 90 mg peppermint oil and 50 mg caraway oil (PCC; Enteroplant) in patients with functional dyspepsia. METHODS A total of 96 out-patients received one capsule twice daily of PCC or placebo for 28 days. Primary efficacy variables were the intra-individual change in (i) pain intensity and (ii) sensa...

Abstract Introduction Orthognathic surgery is often considered for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA); however, in some circumstances, specific interventions may precipitate OSA. Report case(s) A 34 year-old female presented with complaints snoring and fragmented sleep. She had undergone bimaxillary osteotomy mandibuloplasty cosmetic reasons outside country 2019. Prior to surgery, s...

BACKGROUND Charles Darwin (CD), "father of modern biology," suffered from multisystem illness from early adulthood. The most disabling manifestation was cyclic vomiting syndrome (CVS). This study aims at finding the possible cause of CVS in CD. METHODS A literature search using the PubMed database was carried out, and CD's complaints, as reported in his personal writings and those of his rela...

Slime production by microorganisms in the rumen of cattle and sheep has been advanced as a possible factor in feed-lot bloat by Jacobson and Lindahl (1955), and for frothy legume bloat by Hungate et al. (1955). The slime serves to entrap the fermentation gases and the resulting frothy ingesta blocks the ruminant's gas eructation mechanism. Lindahl et al. (1957) have produced experimental bloat ...

We conducted a phase I dose-escalation trial of perillyl alcohol (POH; NSC 641066) given p.o. on a continuous four times a day basis to characterize the maximum tolerated dose, toxicities, pharmacokinetic profile, and antitumor activity. Sixteen evaluable patients with advanced refractory malignancies were treated at the following doses: level 1 (L1), 800 mg/m2/dose; L2, 1200 mg/m2/dose; L3, 16...

OBJECTIVE To elucidate capabilities and limitations of the VocaLog, a device marketed to log-calibrated dB sound pressure level (SPL). STUDY DESIGN The study design varied depending on the experiment. All were prospective. Some were case series, and others were cohort studies without controls. METHOD Experiments were conducted to determine (1) whether the VocaLog logged phonatory activity a...

The only treatment for the terminal symptoms of the laryngeal cancer is to remove the larynx including vocal cords, which mean that the patient loses his voice. Esophageal speech is a method of speech production using an esophagus. An air inhaled in the upper esophagus generates the esophagus vibration to produce a belch-like sound that can be shaped into speech. Although this method has diffic...