Two studies evaluated the proteolysis of alfalfa that was ensiled in laboratory silos under different modified atmospheres. In the first study, fourthcutting alfalfa was ensiled at 25% dry matter (DM) for 28 d. The forage treatments were a modified atmosphere of 3% O2:20% CO2:77% N2, or formic acid (6 ml/kg of fresh weight); an untreated control was used for comparison. Proteolysis was assessed...

It is shown that there is a second properly normalized KNO scaling function, nPn(n/n̄) = φ(z), which has certain advantages in the analysis of KNO scaling. First, the nPn are not influenced by the statistical and systematic uncertainties of n̄ hence φ(z) provides more selective power than the original KNO scaling function n̄Pn(n/n̄) = ψ(z). Second, the new scaling function generates scale parameter...

Five steers (491 ± 21 kg BW) were used in an incomplete 5 × 4 Latin square with four 24-d periods to determine the influence of supplemental nonprotein N (NPN) source and supplementation frequency (SF) on nutrient intake and site of digestion in steers consuming low-quality grass straw (4% CP). Treatments (TRT) included an unsupplemented control and a ureaor biuret-containing supplement placed ...

This paper aims to develop an open Asset Administration Shell (AAS) solution for 5G Non-Public Network (NPN) management, focusing on manufacturing digitization and complete Information Operational Technology (IT/OT) convergence. The proposed NPN framework is evaluated in a factory-like simulation scenario considering network slicing I4.0, demonstrates the outlook of communication industrial dom...

The need to increase mobility and remove cables in industrial environments is pushing 5G as a valuable communication system connect traditional deterministic Ethernet-based devices. One alternative the adoption of Time Sensitive Networking (TSN) standards over Non-Public Networks (5G NPN) deployed company premises. This scenario presents several challenges, most relevant being configuration par...

Synthetic small molecules that promote viral mutagenesis represent a promising new class of antiviral therapeutics. Ribavirin is a broad-spectrum antiviral nucleoside whose antiviral mechanism against RNA viruses likely reflects the ability of this compound to introduce mutations into the viral genome. The mutagenicity of ribavirin results from the incorporation of ribavirin triphosphate opposi...

BACKGROUND AND AIM The use of prophylactic antibiotics to prevent infection and reduce mortality in patients with acute necrotizing pancreatitis (ANP) remains controversial. The aim of this study is to perform a systematic review of the data from randomized controlled trials to compare prophylactic antibiotic treatment of patients with ANP versus placebo. METHODS A computerized literature sea...