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An Analysis Of Behavioral Flexibility And Cue Preference In Pigeons Under Variable Reversal Learning Conditions, Rebecca Marie Rayburn-Reeves Jan 2011

An Analysis Of Behavioral Flexibility And Cue Preference In Pigeons Under Variable Reversal Learning Conditions, Rebecca Marie Rayburn-Reeves

Theses and Dissertations--Psychology

Behavioral flexibility, the ability to change behavior in accordance with the changing environment, was studied in pigeons using a series of reversal learning paradigms. All experiments involved a series of 5-trial sequences and I was interested in whether pigeons are sensitive to the reversal by switching to the other alternative after a single error. In Experiments 1 and 2, the overall probability of the two stimuli was equated over sequences, but the probability correct of the two stimuli changed across trials. In both experiments, subjects showed no sensitivity to the differences in sequence type. Instead they used the overall average …

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Jurisdiction By Cross-Reference, Lumen N. Mulligan Jan 2011

Jurisdiction By Cross-Reference, Lumen N. Mulligan

Faculty Works

State and federal law often cross-reference each other to provide a rule of decision. The difficulties attendant to these cross-referenced schemes are brought to the fore most clearly when a federal court must determine whether such bodies of law create federal question jurisdiction. Indeed, the federal courts have issued scores of seemingly inconsistent opinions on these cross-referential cases. In this article, I offer an ordering principle for these apparently varied, cross-referential, jurisdictional cases. I argue that the federal courts only take federal question jurisdiction over cross-referenced claims when they, from a departmental perspective, maintain declaratory authority over the cross-referenced law. …

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Cutting Edge Issues In Family And Matrimonial Law: An Annotated Bibliography, Nancy Levit Jan 2011

Cutting Edge Issues In Family And Matrimonial Law: An Annotated Bibliography, Nancy Levit

Faculty Works

This bibliography covers law review articles published, for the most part, after 2007. Articles for which the title is self-explanatory or that concern only a single case, state, or statute are cited, but not annotated. Property-related issues will appear in the fall 2011 bibliography.

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Teaching And Learning The Law Of Boats, Robert Anderson Iv Jan 2011

Teaching And Learning The Law Of Boats, Robert Anderson Iv

Saint Louis University Law Journal

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Bills To Pay And Mouths To Feed: Forfeiture And Due Process Concerns After Alvarez V. Smith, Nicholas A. Loyal Jan 2011

Bills To Pay And Mouths To Feed: Forfeiture And Due Process Concerns After Alvarez V. Smith, Nicholas A. Loyal

Saint Louis University Law Journal

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Should Foreign Sales Exhaust U.S. Patent Rights Post Quanta?, John R. Schroeder Jan 2011

Should Foreign Sales Exhaust U.S. Patent Rights Post Quanta?, John R. Schroeder

Saint Louis University Law Journal

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Historical Roots Of Citizens United Vs. Fec: How Anarchists And Academics Accidentally Created Corporate Speech Rights, The General Essay, Zephyr Teachout Jan 2011

Historical Roots Of Citizens United Vs. Fec: How Anarchists And Academics Accidentally Created Corporate Speech Rights, The General Essay, Zephyr Teachout

Faculty Scholarship

This paper looks at how the early rhetoric around the First Amendment enabled later development of corporate political speech rights.

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An Investigation Into Darknets And The Content Available Via Anonymous Peer-To-Peer File Sharing, Symon Aked Jan 2011

An Investigation Into Darknets And The Content Available Via Anonymous Peer-To-Peer File Sharing, Symon Aked

Australian Information Security Management Conference

Media sites, both technical and non-technical, make references to Darknets as havens for clandestine file sharing. They are often given an aura of mystique; where content of any type is just a mouse click away. However, can Darknets really be easily accessed, and do they provide access to material that would otherwise be difficult to obtain? This paper investigates which Darknets are easily discovered, the technical designs and methods used to hide content on the networks, the tools needed to join, and ultimately what type and quantities of files can be found on anonymous peer-to-peer file sharing networks. This information …

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Reframing "Professionalism:" An Integral View Of Lawyering's Lofty Ideals, Brooks A. Suttle Jan 2011

Reframing "Professionalism:" An Integral View Of Lawyering's Lofty Ideals, Brooks A. Suttle

Emory Law Journal

Whereas legal ethics define what every lawyer must do, legal professionalism takes on the more difficult task of defining the core values that the very best lawyers should aspire to in their practice. The legal profession is granted a certain amount of autonomy and independence by American society, and the continuing legitimacy of this social contract depends on the notion that the profession will take care to regulate itself and maintain standards of conduct commensurate with its essential function.

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Duration Of Immunity Following The Administration Of Oil-Based Avian Influenza H_5n_1 Vaccine In Layers, Maryam Nisar, Anwar-Ul Haq, Asif Rashid, Muhammad Iqbal Jan 2011

Duration Of Immunity Following The Administration Of Oil-Based Avian Influenza H_5n_1 Vaccine In Layers, Maryam Nisar, Anwar-Ul Haq, Asif Rashid, Muhammad Iqbal

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

Avian influenza (AI) occurs worldwide and causes tremendous economic losses. The disease is characterised by respiratory signs, depression, and reduced food and water intake. In the present study, an oil-based vaccine created by using Montanide ISA 70 MVG, was prepared and the duration of immunity checked at different time intervals. For this purpose, the cumulative mean titre (CMT) was calculated after employing haemagglutination inhibition test in 50 pullets at day zero before vaccination and then inoculated 0.3 mL of emulsified vaccine subcutaneously in 40 birds while 10 birds were kept non-vaccinated as a control group throughout the experiment. On day …

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Aflatoxin M1 Contamination In Cow’S Milk In Kayseri (Central Turkey), Hi̇kmet Mavuş Buldu, A. Nedret Koç, Güven Uraz Jan 2011

Aflatoxin M1 Contamination In Cow’S Milk In Kayseri (Central Turkey), Hi̇kmet Mavuş Buldu, A. Nedret Koç, Güven Uraz

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

The purpose of this study was to determine the levels of aflatoxin M1 (AFM1) in the milk of cows in the villages of Kayseri province, Turkey. Ninety milk samples were investigated for AFM1 contamination using the enzyme linked immunoassay (ELISA). The mean value of AFM1 levels was 59.9 ng/L, 95% confidence interval was 54.4-65.5 ng/L, and standard deviation was 26.6 ng/L. For 63 samples (70%) the values were significantly above the limit permitted by European Union criteria (EU) and the Turkish Food Codex (TFC) (P < 0.05). However, the differences in AFM1 levels between villages were not significant (P > 0.05). In conclusion, since the level of AFM1 in the milk of cows was higher …

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Eosinophils In Lung Tissue In 2 Chilean Criollo Horses With Exacerbated Recurrent Airway Obstructions “Heaves”, Alexander Ortloff, Hugo Folch, Gabriel Moran Jan 2011

Eosinophils In Lung Tissue In 2 Chilean Criollo Horses With Exacerbated Recurrent Airway Obstructions “Heaves”, Alexander Ortloff, Hugo Folch, Gabriel Moran

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

We report on 2 cases of recurrent airway obstruction (RAO) observed in Chilean Criollo horses aged 13 and 15 years. Both animals were classified as having severe RAO. The analysis of the recovered cells of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) showed high percentages of eosinophils (82% and 80% in the differential cell counts of the 2 horses) and poor responses to bronchodilator and corticosteroid drugs. The histopathological lung evaluation showed eosinophilic infiltration in the peribronchial tissue, as well as in the lumen of the bronchi and bronchioli. In both horses, immunohistochemistry confirmed high p65 homodimer activity in bronchial cells. This report …

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Bilateral Testicular Hypoplasia Among Mature Sahel Bucks In Nigeria, Ikechukwu Igbokwe, Augustine Ikpo, Hafsat Grema, Fakilahyel Mshelbwala, Nanacha Igbokwe Jan 2011

Bilateral Testicular Hypoplasia Among Mature Sahel Bucks In Nigeria, Ikechukwu Igbokwe, Augustine Ikpo, Hafsat Grema, Fakilahyel Mshelbwala, Nanacha Igbokwe

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

Among 1608 Sahel goat bucks presented for slaughter at the Maiduguri Metropolitan abattoir in March-April 2007, 65.7% had plain white or black-white coat colour, and 91.2% were aged >1.5-3.0 years with mean body weights of 15.6-25.7 kg. Twenty-two (1.4%) of the mature bucks, aged 1.9 ± 0.3 years and weighing 20.6 ± 3.5 kg, had bilateral small hypoplastic testes that were symmetric, approximately 7 times smaller in weight, with a 2-fold reduction in longitudinal length and mid-circumference than the full-sized normal testes. The epididymes were also reduced in size as the testes. Histologically, the seminiferous tubules and caudal epididymides showed …

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Statistical Evaluation Of Some Environmental Factors Affecting The Gross Efficiency Of Crude Protein In High Producing Dairy, Pouya Zamani, Seyed Reza Miraei Ashtiani, Daryoush Alipour, Hasan Aliarabi, Ali Asghar Saki, Ahmad Ahmadi, Khalil Zaboli Jan 2011

Statistical Evaluation Of Some Environmental Factors Affecting The Gross Efficiency Of Crude Protein In High Producing Dairy, Pouya Zamani, Seyed Reza Miraei Ashtiani, Daryoush Alipour, Hasan Aliarabi, Ali Asghar Saki, Ahmad Ahmadi, Khalil Zaboli

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

Some environmental factors affecting the gross efficiency of crude protein (GECP) were studied using 2824 records of 501 lactating Holstein cows. The effects of some independent variables on the GECP were tested using a general linear model analysis. The GECP was significantly affected by parity and pregnancy stage and linearly related to dry matter intake, milk yield, milk fat, protein and lactose percentages, protein and lactose yields, dietary levels of net energy for lactation (NEL), crude protein (CP), ruminally undegradable protein (RUP), and ether extract (EE). Quadratic relation to the GECP with dietary levels of NEL, CP, RUP, and EE …

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Analysis Of Buffalo Liver Samples For The Presence Of Chlorpyrifos Residues By Using High Performance Liquid Chromatography, Pradeep Kumar, S.P. Singh, K. Shrikant, D. Madhukar Jan 2011

Analysis Of Buffalo Liver Samples For The Presence Of Chlorpyrifos Residues By Using High Performance Liquid Chromatography, Pradeep Kumar, S.P. Singh, K. Shrikant, D. Madhukar

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

Food safety is of great importance to all involved in the food chain. The problem of pesticide residues is one of the concerns for the consumers. In the present study, 254 buffalo liver tissue samples were collected from 4 slaughterhouses and analyzed both qualitatively and quantitatively for the presence of chlorpyrifos residues. The samples were processed by extraction with acetonitrile followed by sonication and liquid-liquid partition. The extracts were cleaned up by performing alumina column chromatography. Chlorpyrifos residues in the samples were detected and quantified by employing high performance liquid chromatography. High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) was performed by using …

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Expression And Detection Of The Fmdv Vp1 Transgene And Expressed Structural Protein In Arabidopsis Thaliana, Li Pan, Yongguang Zhang, Yonglu Wang, Jianliang Lv, Peng Zhou, Zhongwang Zhang, Yuzhen Fang, Shoutian Jiang Jan 2011

Expression And Detection Of The Fmdv Vp1 Transgene And Expressed Structural Protein In Arabidopsis Thaliana, Li Pan, Yongguang Zhang, Yonglu Wang, Jianliang Lv, Peng Zhou, Zhongwang Zhang, Yuzhen Fang, Shoutian Jiang

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

To explore the feasibility of developing a new type of plantderived foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) oral vaccine, the plant seed-specific expression vector p7SBin438/VP1 carrying the VP1 gene of the FMDV strain O/China/99 was constructed and transformed into Agrobacterium tumefaciens strain GV3101. This strain was used for transformation of Arabidopsis thaliana via the floral-dip method. The kanamycin-resistant transgenic plants were selected, and the VP1 gene and protein expressions were confirmed by PCR and sandwich-ELISA, respectively. The ELISA positive plants were further confirmed by Western blot assay, and the VP1 gene in the transgenic progeny was confirmed by PCR. The results showed …

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Pathological And Immunohistochemical Evaluation Of The Effects Of Interferon Gamma (Ifn-Γ) And Aminoguanidine In Rats Experimentally Infected With Fasciola Hepatica, Enver Beytut, Ati̇la Akça, Hali̇l İbrahi̇m Gökce Jan 2011

Pathological And Immunohistochemical Evaluation Of The Effects Of Interferon Gamma (Ifn-Γ) And Aminoguanidine In Rats Experimentally Infected With Fasciola Hepatica, Enver Beytut, Ati̇la Akça, Hali̇l İbrahi̇m Gökce

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

The present study was aimed at pathologically and immunohistochemically evaluating the effects of interferon gamma (IFN-\gamma) and aminoguanidine (AG) in rats experimentally infected with Fasciola hepatica. A total of 44 Wistar rats were divided into 4 groups. With the exception of the controls (fourth group), the remaining rats were infected orally with 25 metacerceria of F. hepatica. The first group was administered 0.2% AG in drinking water daily, in order to block nitric oxide (NO) production. The second group was administered 250 units of IFN-\gamma daily, in order to stimulate NO synthesis. The third group was administered a placebo only. …

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Effect Of Dietary Supplementation Of Mannan Oligosaccharides On Hydrogen Ion Concentration Of The Digestive Tract And Microbial Populations Of The Ceca Of Japanese Quail (Coturnix Japonica), Eleftherios Bonos, Efterpi Christaki, Amin Abrahim, Nikolaos Soultos, Panagiota Florou-Paneri Jan 2011

Effect Of Dietary Supplementation Of Mannan Oligosaccharides On Hydrogen Ion Concentration Of The Digestive Tract And Microbial Populations Of The Ceca Of Japanese Quail (Coturnix Japonica), Eleftherios Bonos, Efterpi Christaki, Amin Abrahim, Nikolaos Soultos, Panagiota Florou-Paneri

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

The effect of the dietary supplementation of mannan oligosaccharides (MOS) on hydrogen ion concentration of the digestive tract and microbial populations of the ceca of the Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica) was investigated in this experimentation. Two hundred twenty-five 1-day old Japanese quail divided into 3 groups, with 3 subgroups each, were fed a basal diet that served as control, or a basal diet containing 1 g MOS/kg or 2 g MOS/kg. On days 21 and 42, hydrogen ion concentrations of the quail crop, proventriculus, gizzard, duodenum, jejunum, ileum, large intestine, and ceca were measured in situ. Furthermore, on the same …

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Infectious Pancreatic Necrosis In A Recirculating Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus Mykiss) Culture System, Nasrollah Ahmadi, Mostafa Akhlaghi, Ahmad Oryan, Arsalan Hosseini Jan 2011

Infectious Pancreatic Necrosis In A Recirculating Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus Mykiss) Culture System, Nasrollah Ahmadi, Mostafa Akhlaghi, Ahmad Oryan, Arsalan Hosseini

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

During October 2009, a suspected outbreak of infectious pancreatic necrosis, with typical signs and high mortality, was observed in cultured rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) fry (mean weight of 9 g) in a recirculating system in Fars Province, Iran. Tissue samples, including pyloric caeca as well as pancreatic tissues, liver, kidney, and spleen, were aseptically collected from 20 affected moribund fish for histopathological and molecular assays. Histopathologically, the exocrine pancreatic acinar cells exhibited the most notable pathology, including focal to extensive degeneration and coagulative necrosis with mononuclear inflammatory infiltrates. To confirm the diagnosis of clinical infectious pancreatic necrosis (IPN), a reverse …

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First Report Of Fasciola Hepatica In Equus Caballus Host Species From Tunisia Based On The Ribosomal Internal Transcribed Spacer Regions, Nabil Amor, Sarra Farjallah, Khaled Said, Badreddine Ben Slimane Jan 2011

First Report Of Fasciola Hepatica In Equus Caballus Host Species From Tunisia Based On The Ribosomal Internal Transcribed Spacer Regions, Nabil Amor, Sarra Farjallah, Khaled Said, Badreddine Ben Slimane

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

Fasciolosis caused by Fasciola spp. (Platyhelminthes: Trematoda: Digenea) is considered the most important helminth infection of ruminants in tropical countries, causing considerable socioeconomic problems. Samples identified morphologically as Fasciola sp. in Equus caballus host species from the city of Tunis (north of Tunisia) were genetically characterized, for the first time, by sequences of the 1st (ITS-1), the 5.8S and 2nd (ITS-2) Internal Transcribed Spacers (ITS) of nuclear ribosomal DNA (rDNA). Comparison of the ITS of the Tunisian samples with sequences of Fasciola spp. from GenBank showed that the specimens examined had sequences identical to those of F. hepatica sequences selected …

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Chronic Continuous Perfusion Of The Hibernation Triggering Opioid Dadle Did Not Cause Any Major Physiological Alterations In Rats, İbrahi̇m Akyazi, Ülker Çöteli̇oğlu Jan 2011

Chronic Continuous Perfusion Of The Hibernation Triggering Opioid Dadle Did Not Cause Any Major Physiological Alterations In Rats, İbrahi̇m Akyazi, Ülker Çöteli̇oğlu

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

[D-Ala2, D-Leu5] enkephalin (DADLE), a delta opioid receptor agonist, can induce mammalian hibernation and has hibernation-like effects in non-hibernating species. It has also been demonstrated that DADLE has protective efficacy on various tissues such as nervous, cardiac, and hepatic tissues. Despite substantial research conducted in the last decade about the tissue protective efficacy of DADLE, detailed underlying mechanisms have not been fully elucidated. In the present study we investigated in a rat model whether continuous perfusion of DADLE can induce potentially tissue protective alterations in physiological parameters. In the study 48 young male Wistar rats were used. They were divided …

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Can The Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (Vegf) And Total Estradiol 17Β Be Used As A Marker Of Equine Oocyte Maturation?, Mehmet Can Gündüz, Güven Kaşikçi, Özge Yilmaz, Si̇nem Özlem Engi̇nler, Meli̇h Uçmak, Ati̇la Ateş, Feraye Esen Gürsel, Gamze Evkuran, Meri̇h Duygu Töre Jan 2011

Can The Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (Vegf) And Total Estradiol 17Β Be Used As A Marker Of Equine Oocyte Maturation?, Mehmet Can Gündüz, Güven Kaşikçi, Özge Yilmaz, Si̇nem Özlem Engi̇nler, Meli̇h Uçmak, Ati̇la Ateş, Feraye Esen Gürsel, Gamze Evkuran, Meri̇h Duygu Töre

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

The aim of this study was to quantitate vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and estradiol-17\beta in follicular fluid (FF) and serum and to correlate the levels of these substances with oocyte maturation. Transvaginal ultrasound-guided follicular aspirations were performed with the purpose of oocyte collection when the follicle was >35 mm in diameter. The mares were divided into 2 groups according to age, and the changes in VEGF and estradiol-17\beta in follicular fluid and serum were examined. Levels of estradiol-17\beta in the follicular fluid and serum of young mares (4-10 years old) did not differ from those in old mares (20-24 …

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The Effect Of Organic Acid, Zeolite, Or Their Combination On Performance, Some Serum Indices, And Ileum Ph Values In Broilers Fed With Different Phosphorus Levels, İsmai̇l Abaş, Tanay Bi̇lal, Hüseyi̇n Eseceli̇ Jan 2011

The Effect Of Organic Acid, Zeolite, Or Their Combination On Performance, Some Serum Indices, And Ileum Ph Values In Broilers Fed With Different Phosphorus Levels, İsmai̇l Abaş, Tanay Bi̇lal, Hüseyi̇n Eseceli̇

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of the addition of organic acid (OA), zeolite (ZE), or both to broiler diets with microbial phytase containing low and adequate levels of phosphorus (P) on performance, some serum indices, and ileum pH values. For the study, 480 broiler chicks 1-day old were assigned equally to 8 groups, with 6 replicates (10 chicks per replicate) carried out over 42 days. A basal diet containing 600 FTU of phytase enzyme was formulated separately for the starter and grower periods. Experimental groups were divided into 2 main groups: low P [(0.39% P; …

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The Laser In Veterinary Medicine, Mihaela Antonina Calin, Toma Coman Jan 2011

The Laser In Veterinary Medicine, Mihaela Antonina Calin, Toma Coman

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

The development of non-invasive, non-toxic, and non-pollutant methods for the treatment of different illnesses represents a constant concern of scientists from the medical field worldwide. In this category fit the methods based on the use of laser systems, which are successfully applied both in human and veterinary medicine due to the special properties of laser radiation: monocromaticity, coherence, intensity, and directionality. The aim of this paper is to present the laser systems used in several domains of veterinary medicine and some experimental results obtained by different authors.

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Hyalomma Rufipes (Koch, 1844) Infesting Cattle In The West Aegean Region Of Turkey, Serkan Bakirci, Hakan Sarali̇, Levent Aydin, Abdalla Latif, Hasan Eren, Tüli̇n Karagenç Jan 2011

Hyalomma Rufipes (Koch, 1844) Infesting Cattle In The West Aegean Region Of Turkey, Serkan Bakirci, Hakan Sarali̇, Levent Aydin, Abdalla Latif, Hasan Eren, Tüli̇n Karagenç

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

A total of 19,679 adult ticks were collected from 443 cattle in 9 villages in the West Aegean region of Turkey over 2 years (June 2006-May 2008). Thirteen out of the 19,679 adult ticks were identified as Hyalomma rufipes (12 adult males and 1 female). The ticks were identified according to their characteristic dark coloured conscutum and scutum along with the presence of small to medium but uniform and numerous punctations. Dimensions (length and width) of male and female H. rufipes ticks were 3075 and 1880 µm and 3213 and 2181 \mum, respectively. The present study not only confirms previous …

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Congenital Secundum Atrial Septal Defect And Membranous Ventricular Septal Defect In A Newborn Holstein-Friesian Calf, Ayşe Haligür, Mehmet Haligür, Özlem Özmen Jan 2011

Congenital Secundum Atrial Septal Defect And Membranous Ventricular Septal Defect In A Newborn Holstein-Friesian Calf, Ayşe Haligür, Mehmet Haligür, Özlem Özmen

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

Congenital secundum atrial septal defect (ASD) and membranous ventricular septal defect (VSD) were diagnosed in a 1-day-old Holstein-Friesian calf necropsied in the Department of Pathology of Mehmet Akif Ersoy University. The secundum atrial septal defect was 32.9 × 23.1 mm in width and was elliptical. The membranous ventricular septal defect was 25.3 × 18.5 mm in width and was round to oval in shape. Both atrial and ventricular septal defects were stained with hematoxylin-eosin and Van Gieson's stain. Histopathological examination showed that the defects mainly consisted of numerous muscle cells and, in some areas, dense fibrous connective tissue.

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Cover And Contents Jan 2011

Cover And Contents

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

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Effects Of Transportation Time After Extraction On The Magnetic Cryopreservation Of Pulp Cells Of Rat Dental Pulp, Mao-Suan Huang, Wei-Jen Chang, Haw-Ming Huang, Yen-Chuang Lin, Yen-Hua Huang, Jen-Chang Yang, Sheng-Yang Lee Jan 2011

Effects Of Transportation Time After Extraction On The Magnetic Cryopreservation Of Pulp Cells Of Rat Dental Pulp, Mao-Suan Huang, Wei-Jen Chang, Haw-Ming Huang, Yen-Chuang Lin, Yen-Hua Huang, Jen-Chang Yang, Sheng-Yang Lee

Journal of Dental Sciences

Abstract Background/purpose The aim of this study was to examine the effects of the time period between tooth extraction and the freezing procedure on pulp cells in frozen intact teeth of rats. Material and methods In total, 120 incisors from 30 rats were extracted and kept in transportation solution for 0 hour, 12 hours, and 24 hours. The tested teeth were divided into 2 experimental groups, where the extracted incisors were first frozen in a magnetic-programmed freezer (PF) or a traditional −20°C freezer (TF). The tested teeth were then stored at −150°C for 7 days. Incisors extracted from the opposite …

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Freezing Procedure Without Thrombin Activation To Retain And Store Growth Factors From Platelet Concentrates, Ching-Hwa Gau, E-Chin Shen, Hsiao-Pei Tu, Hsien-Chung Chiu, Earl Fu, Wei-Nan Wang, Cheng-Yang Chiang Jan 2011

Freezing Procedure Without Thrombin Activation To Retain And Store Growth Factors From Platelet Concentrates, Ching-Hwa Gau, E-Chin Shen, Hsiao-Pei Tu, Hsien-Chung Chiu, Earl Fu, Wei-Nan Wang, Cheng-Yang Chiang

Journal of Dental Sciences

Abstract Background/purpose The aim of this study was to examine a new procedure of simple freezing without the need of thrombin activation to retain and store growth factors (GFs) from platelet concentrates for up to 6 months. Materials and methods After being re-suspended with Tyrode’s solution, platelet suspensions were divided into four groups. In the negative control group, platelet supernatants were collected after centrifugation and then frozen at −70°C until being tested. In the frozen group, platelet suspensions were directly frozen and stored at −70°C; centrifugation was postponed until just before testing. In the thrombin and post-thrombin groups, the procedures …

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Differential Requirement For The Cd45 Splicing Regulator Hnrnpll For Accumulation Of Nkt And Conventional T Cells, Mehmet Yabas, Dale I. Godfrey, Christopher C. Goodnow, Gerard F. Hoyne Jan 2011

Differential Requirement For The Cd45 Splicing Regulator Hnrnpll For Accumulation Of Nkt And Conventional T Cells, Mehmet Yabas, Dale I. Godfrey, Christopher C. Goodnow, Gerard F. Hoyne

Health Sciences Papers and Journal Articles

Natural killer T (NKT) cells represent an important regulatory T cell subset that develops in the thymus and contains immature (NK1.1lo) and mature (NK1.1hi) cell subsets. Here we show in mice that an inherited mutation in heterogeneous ribonucleoprotein L-like protein (hnRNPLLthunder), that shortens the survival of conventional T cells, has no discernible effect on NKT cell development, homeostasis or effector function. Thus, Hnrpll deficiency effectively increases the NKTT cell ratio in the periphery. However, Hnrpll mutation disrupts CD45RA, RB and RC exon silencing of the Ptprc mRNA in both NKT and conventional T cells, …

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