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The Coexistence Of Heart Murmurs And Arrhythmias In An Equine Hospital Population ? A Retrospective Study, Ali̇ Cesur Onmaz, Vehbi̇ Güneş, Alexandra Pavaloiu, René Van Den Hoven

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

This study was performed to characterize the coexistence of valvar insufficiencies of the mitral, tricuspid, aortic, and pulmonary valves and their possible association with atrial fibrillation in an equine clinic population. During an 11-year period, 348 horses had been examined for cardiac arrhythmias and suspected defects of the cardiac valves at the Vetmeduni Vienna, Austria. The study population included 256 male and 92 female horses. A subpopulation of 197 (57%) horses was identified with at least one valvular disorder. In these horses, mitral valve regurgitation (MR) was reported in 124 animals (63%), aortic valve regurgitation (AR) in 101 (51%), tricuspid …

Comparative Detection Of Bovine Herpesvirus-1 Using Antigen Elisa, Immunohistochemistry And Immunofluorescence Methods In Cattle With Pneumonia, Seli̇m Çomakli, Yavuz Seli̇m Sağlam, Mehmet Özkan Ti̇murkan

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

This study was conducted to detect the prevalence and presence of bovine herpesvirus-1 (BoHV-1) using immunohistochemistry (IHC), immunofluorescence (IF) and antigen enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in the lung samples of cattle (n = 1023). In addition, three methods were compared using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) and chi-square test ($χ^{2}$ test), and their usability were evaluated in laboratory conditions. Macroscopically, pneumonia was seen in 120 of the lung tissue samples (11.73%). Based on the microscopic examinations, the pneumonia types were classified as catarrhal-suppurative bronchopneumonia (6.7%), fibrinous bronchopneumonia (5%), interstitial pneumonia (84.1%), and granulomatous pneumonia (4.2%). The IHC, IF and antigen ELISA …

A Survey Of Summer Camp Directors On Current Behavior Management Practices And Needs, Samantha A. Blair, Joseph A. Anistranski

ACA National Camp Research Forum Abstracts

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Benefits Of Winter Adventure Camp For Military Dependent Youth With And Without Disabilities, Erin Brooks, Christopher Harrist

ACA National Camp Research Forum Abstracts

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Medical Specialty Camps: Campers Perceptions Using The Aca Youth Outcomes Battery, Asiah Allen, Eddie Hill, Emmanuel Smith, Ron Ramsing

ACA National Camp Research Forum Abstracts

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Exploring The Effects Of A Program-Specific Camp On Sense Of Community In University Undergraduate Students, Marisa Buchanan, Barb Hamilton-Hinch, Karen Gallant

ACA National Camp Research Forum Abstracts

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Parental Anxiety Associated With Summer Camp: A Comparative Analysis Across Camp Staffing Models, Barry A. Garst, Ryan J. Gagnon, Lisa K. Olsen, Megan L. Owens

ACA National Camp Research Forum Abstracts

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Positive Outcomes In Youth Campers With Hemophilia And Other Inherited Bleeding Disorders, Deniece Chevannes, Kim Williams, Danielle Shojaie

ACA National Camp Research Forum Abstracts

This poster presents findings from a residential camp for youth with hemophilia or other inherited bleeding disorders, Camp Wannaklot. Participants completed a subset of scales from the American Camp Association’s Camp Youth Outcomes Battery. Results were compared with average scores from our host camp facility, Camp Twin Lakes, and with ACA benchmark scores for Friendship Skills, Independence, and Responsibility. We present evidence that Camp Wannaklot provides substantial benefits to youth with hemophilia or other inherited bleeding disorders.

Mindful Reflection On Daily Structured Experiences: Evaluation Of A Strategy For Enhancing Learning At Residential Camps, Travel Camps, And Related Programs For Youth, Andrew Lacanienta, Billy Zanolini, Gary D. Ellis, Darlene Locke, Dottie A. Goebel

ACA National Camp Research Forum Abstracts

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Autonomy, Competence, And Relatedness Among Residential Summer Camp Staff: Using Self Determination Theory To Understand The Relationship Between Basic Need Fulfillment And Staff Retention, Myles Lynch, Nate Trauntvein, Cindy Hartman, Robert ‘Bob’ Barcelona

ACA National Camp Research Forum Abstracts

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Creating Resilient Youth Through Triathlon: A College Campus Pilot Study, Taylor Mcintosh, Kayla Cooper, Eddie Hill, Meg Duncan, Duston Morris

ACA National Camp Research Forum Abstracts

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Using Mindfulness Exercises To Build Counselor Self-Awareness, Self- Management, And Responsible Decision-Making, Megan Owens, Amanda Wahle

ACA National Camp Research Forum Abstracts

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College For Kids' 2018 Summer Camp: Improving Perceptions Of Science And Shaping Lifestyle Choices, Samuli M.O. Rauhalammi, Jamie C. Wolgast, Elissa F. Craig, Theresa M. Radke

ACA National Camp Research Forum Abstracts

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Summer Camp As An Advantageous Setting For Long-Lasting Youth Development: A National Retrospective Study, Cait Wilson, Jim Sibthorp

ACA National Camp Research Forum Abstracts

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Examining Adolescent Smartphone Use And Separation Anxiety At Residential Summer Camp, Victoria Povilaitis

ACA National Camp Research Forum Abstracts

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Buckley 2.0: How Would The Buckley Court Decide Buckley Today?, Miriam Galston

GW Law Faculty Publications & Other Works

If you read Supreme Court campaign finance cases, you will be struck by the disconnect between the lofty rhetoric used to justify the constitutional protections afforded political speech and the impoverished sound bites and hyperbolic attack ads that dominate contemporary electoral communications. The origin of this disconnect is in large part two phenomena. First, in the last decade the Court has failed to take the factual record seriously and, as a result, makes generalizations that are belied by contemporary campaign practices. Relatedly, the Court has adopted doctrines that co-exist in uneasy relationships with campaign finance doctrines of longstanding. As a …

Delegation, Time, And Congressional Capacity: A Response To Adler And Walker, Richard J. Pierce Jr

GW Law Faculty Publications & Other Works

This is a response to an article by Jonathan Adler and Chris Walker. In Delegation and Time, Adler and Walker introduce an important new way of thinking about broad congressional delegations of power. After reviewing the traditional arguments against broad congressional delegations of power they note that broad delegations increasingly raise a serious temporal problem.

In their words, “broad congressional delegations of authority at one time period become a source of authority for agencies to take action at a later time that was wholly unanticipated by the enacting Congress or could no longer receive legislative support.” They also note that …

Effect Of Mental And Physical Practice On Clinical Skill Learning In Kinesiology, Melanie E. Perreault, Christopher Brown, Robert J. Doan, David R. Dolbow

Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice

Purpose: The amount of information required for an allied health professional has increased dramatically. In-class practice time and large amounts of practice materials may be difficult for instructors to acquire. Mental practice is a method of practice that does not involve physical movement or materials. This study investigated the effect of mental practice, physical practice, and a combination of mental and physical practice on kinesiology students learning three manual muscle tests.

Method: Fifty-six students aged 18 to 26 years (M = 20.09, SD + 1.58), pursuing a degree in kinesiology with an emphasis in either athletic training or kinesiotherapy …

The Experience And Perception Of Physiotherapists In Nigeria Re: Fall Prevention In Recurrent-Faller Older Adults, Perpetua Chinenye Obi, Henrietha Chibuzor Nwankwo, Diaemeta Emofe, Isreal Adandom, Michael E. Kalu

Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice

Background: Effective fall prevention practices are essential for reducing falls among older adults. Rehabilitation professionals like physiotherapists are essential members of the fall prevention team, yet little is known about the experiences of physiotherapists practicing fall prevention in developing nations. Objective: To explore the experiences of physiotherapists in Nigeria who practice fall prevention among older adults. Method: We adopted a phenomenological approach to the traditional qualitative design in this study. We purposefully selected and conducted face-to-face interview with twelve physiotherapists who have treated at least one older adult who reported falling two or three times within last six months. Data …

Critical Appraisal Of “Immediate Changes In Spinal Heights And Pain After Aquatic Vertical Traction In Patients With Persistent Low Back Symptoms: A Crossover Clinical Trial” By Simmerman Et Al -- An Opinion Piece, David C. Berry, Nicole Miela

Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to critically review the article, Immediate changes in spinal height and pain after aquatic vertical traction in patients with persistent low back symptoms: a crossover clinical trial. PM R.2011 May;3(5):447-57. [PMID: 21570033] doi: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2011.01.010. Methods: Study, key evidence including study design, sample population, procedure, outcome measures, and results were summarized. Critical appraisal of the study's internal, external, and statistical validity followed. Results: In a crossover study of 61 total subjects, mean age 59.6 years, fifteen minutes of supine land-based flexion and weighted aquatic vertical traction were applied in both groups preceded by …

Graphene Nanoflake Uptake Mediated By Scavenger Receptors, Fatima Alnasser, Valentina Castagnola, Luca Boselli, Margarita Esquivel-Gaon, Esen Efeoglu, Jennifer Mcintyre, Hugh Byrne, Kenneth A. Dawson

Articles

The biological interactions of graphene have been extensively investigated over the last 10 years. However, very little is known about graphene interactions with the cell surface and how the graphene internalization process is driven and mediated by specific recognition sites at the interface with the cell. In this work, we propose a methodology to investigate direct molecular correlations between the biomolecular corona of graphene and specific cell receptors, showing that key protein recognition motifs, presented on the nanomaterial surface, can engage selectively with specific cell receptors. We consider the case of apolipoprotein A-I, found to be very abundant in the …

Vibrational Characterization Of Granulosa Cells From Patients Affected By Unilaterial Ovarian Endometriosis: New Insights From Infrared And Raman Microspectroscopy, Valentina Notarstefano, Giorgia Gioacchini, Hugh Byrne, Carlotta Zaca, Eleni Sereni, Lisa Vaccari, Andrea Borini, Oliana Carnevali

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Endometriosis is a chronic gynaecological disease characterised by the presence of endometrial cells in extra-uterine regions. One of the main factors impacting on the fertility of women affected by endometriosis is the poor oocyte quality. Granulosa Cells (GCs) regulate oocyte development and maintain the appropriate microenvironment for the acquisition of its competence; hence, the dysregulation of these functions in GCs can lead to severe cellular damages also in oocytes. In this study, luteinized GCs samples were separately collected from both ovaries of women affected by Unilateral Ovarian Endometriosis and analysed by infrared and Raman microspectroscopy. The spectral data were compared …

Analysis Of Bodily Fluids Using Vibrational Spectroscopy: A Direct Comparison Of Raman Scattering And Infrared Absorption Techniques For The Case Of Glucose In Blood Serum, Drishya Prachalil, Clément Bruno, Franck Bonnier, Helen Blasco, Igor Chourpa, Matthew Baker, Jennifer Mcintyre, Hugh Byrne

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Analysis of biomarkers present in the blood stream can potentially deliver crucial information on patient health and indicate the presence of numerous pathologies. The potential of vibrational spectroscopic analysis of human serum for diagnostic purposes has been widely investigated and, in recent times, infrared absorption spectroscopy, coupled with ultra-filtration and multivariate analysis techniques, has attracted increasing attention, both clinical and commercial. However, such methods commonly employ a drying step, which may hinder the clinical work flow and thus hamper their clinical deployment. As an alternative, this study explores the use of Raman spectroscopy, similarly coupled with ultra-filtration and multivariate analysis …

Improved Performance Of Near Infrared Excitation Raman Spectroscopy Using Reflective Thin-Film Gold On Glass Substrates For Cytology Samples, Sinead Barton, Kevin O'Dwyer, Marion Butler, Hugh Byrne, Luke O'Neill, Bryan M. Hennelly

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Confocal near-infrared Raman spectroscopy has been shown to have applications in the area of clinical biology. A source wavelength in the near infrared is preferred over visible wavelengths for inspecting biological samples due to superior wave number resolution and reduced photo damage. However, these excitation sources have a number of drawbacks when compared to lasers in the visible wavelength region, including the requirement to use expensive highly pure crystal substrates such as Raman grade calcium fluoride as well as long acquisition times due to the lower Raman scattering efficiency. This paper investigates the use of a reflective substrate comprising a …

Numerically Modelling Time And Dose Dependent Cytotoxicity, Hugh Byrne, Marcus A. Maher

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Dose-response curves are fundamental tools of in vitro toxicology, extensively employed in toxicant or drug screening. They are expressed by a variety of end-points and assays, measured at different time-points in a choice of cell-lines, but are typically quantified only using the mean concentration for 50% response (e.g. drug efficacy or pathway inhibition) as an indicator of overall effect. However, the response is the result of a complex and dynamic cascade of events which occur between the initial exposure and the measured end-point, and the characteristic rates of the contributing stages govern the dose response and ultimately the measured characteristic …

Human Rights And Precarious Workplaces: A Comment On British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal V Schrenk Case Comments

UBC Law Review

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The Science, Law, And Politics Of Canada's Pathways To Paris: Introduction To Ubc Law Review's Special Section On Canada And Climate Change Special Section: Canada And Climate Change

UBC Law Review

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The Role Of Science In Contemporary Canadian Environmental Decision Making: The Example Of Environmental Assessment Special Section: Canada And Climate Change

UBC Law Review

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In Search Of An Ecological Approach To Constitutional Principles And Environmental Discretion In Canada Special Section: Canada And Climate Change

UBC Law Review

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Productive Response To Two Concentrate Allocation Strategies In Dairy Cows Grazing With Restricted Pasture Allowance, Gustavo Bretschneider, Eloy Salado, Alejandra Cuatrin, Juan Mattera, Mariela Pece, Dario Arias, Maira Cuffia, Virginia Dieguez

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

The objective of this study was to compare the effects of two concentrate allotment strategies on the performance of dairy cows grazing on restricted pasture and supplemented with conserved forage. Dairy cows fed equal amounts of concentrate (fixed daily rate: 5.5 kg DM/cow) were compared to cows supplemented with concentrate according to their lactation stage as follows: 10.0, 5.0, and 1.5 kg DM/cow daily during early, mid, and late lactation, respectively (average daily dose: 5.5 kg DM/cow). There was a supplementation strategy × lactation stage interaction (P < 0.05) for energy-corrected milk (ECM). For early lactation cows, supplementation at a variable rate increased ECM yield by 14.61% (P < 0.05). There was a supplementation strategy × lactation stage interaction (P < 0.05) for body weight change. At late lactation stage, cows supplemented at a fixed rate gained weight (+ 0.16 kg/day), whereas those supplemented at a variable rate lost weight (- 0.08 kg/day; P < 0.05). No significant effect was found for body condition score. The prioritization of milk production rather than the attenuation of body reserve mobilization suggests that concentrate allowance based on lactation stage may be unsuitable for minimizing the negative energy balance in early lactation cows.