... Chapter The Now- OpprobriousTitleofHorseDoctorVeterinariansandProfessionalIdentityinLate NineteenthCentury America Ann N Greene 42 Chapter Breeding Cows, Maximizing Milk British Veterinarians ... on thelate nineteenth- century rinderpest epizootics inthe colonies ofthe Philippines and Java Again, commerce was central to the spread of disease and, as in Great Britain, India, and southern ... were inadequate, and rinderpest outbreaks still occurred regularly Inthe beginning ofthenineteenth century, a German veterinarian described how asymptomatic cattle originating in Russia and the...
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... salient and therefore we not consider them here The co-occurrence information concerning the words in a vocabulary and their neighbors can be stored in a matrix as shown in table If we now want ... but are placed somewhere in between the noun andthe verb clusters, with the exact position depending on the ratios ofthe occurrence frequencies of their readings as either a noun or a verb As ... correct in 11 cases 16 ofthe WordNet assignments are missing, among them the verb readings for reform, suit, and rain andthe noun reading for serve However, as many ofthe WordNet assignments...
... used in accordance with the prescribing information prepared by the manufacturers The author andthe publishers not accept responsibility or legal liability for any errors inthe text or for the ... is to provide thedoctor caring for an acutely ill patient with rapid access to key information, including a balanced interpretation of current national and international guidelines We have substantially ... have substantially broadened the scope ofthe book to cover all problems in general medicine likely to be encountered inthe emergency department Integration ofthe use of echocardiography, which...
... Poisoning with aspirin, paracetamol and carbon monoxide (3) Carbon monoxide poisoning • Inhalation of car exhaust fumes • Inadequately maintained or ventilated heating systems (including those using ... mm Inferior, anterior and lateral patterns seen depending on the involved coronary artery In posterior infarction In anterolateral infarction Typical magnitude of ST elevation Distribution of ... (>6 h) and further investigation ALERT The first sign of acute myocardial infarction may be hyperacute peaking ofthe T wave, which is often overlooked Further reading European Society of Cardiology...
... Urine stick test and microscopy T A B L E 30 Echocardiography in valve disease: key information Further reading American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association Guidelines for the ... and there is no evidence of endocarditis, increase warfarin dose aiming for a range of 3–4 Continued Cardiac valve disease and prosthetic heart valves Regurgitation: • Recognized by rocking of ... alone • Continue deflating the cuff and note the pressure at which sounds are heard thoughout expiration and inspiration • The difference in these systolic pressures is the degree of pulsus paradoxus...
... buts’ • Tell the patient to follow the instructions: ‘Take this piece of paper in your right hand, fold it in half and put it on the floor’ • Show the patient a piece of paper with the words ‘CLOSE ... of three words Attention/ concentration Short-term memory Language Examination ofthe nervous system in acute medicine point for a complete sentence point point point point for each Total point ... semirecumbent, insert the needle into the pleural space Withdraw air and expel it via the three-way tap Obtain a chest X-ray to confirm resolution ofthe pneumothorax Further reading Baumann MH,...
... movements ofthe head, often intensified by restraint • Gaze aversion, resistance to passive limb movement or eye opening, prevention ofthe hand falling on to the face • Incontinence, tongue biting and ... or unilateral jerking ofthe limbs? • Was there a cry (may occur in tonic phase of fit)? • Duration of loss of consciousness • Associated tongue biting, urinary incontinence or injury • Facial color ... (usually occurs inthe left posterolateral wall ofthe lower third ofthe esophagus, with leak into the left pleural cavity) • Blunt trauma to the chest • Instrumentation ofthe esophagus (risk...
... 66.5) and continue insulin by infusion for 24 h or until there is stability ofthe blood glucose and cardiovascular system, whichever is the longer While the patient is receiving insulin by infusion, ... a focus of sepsis, including examination ofthe feet and perineum • Other causes are inappropriate reduction in or non-compliance with insulin therapy (∼20% cases), surgery, myocardial infarction, ... by infusion over the previous 24 h Give one-third as intermediate-acting (isophane) insulin SC at 2200 h Divide the remaining two-thirds into three and give as short-acting (soluble) insulin...
... IX and X Heparin Inhibits thrombin Thrombolytic agents Activate plasminogen and thus the fibrinolytic system Aspirin, clopidogrel Inhibit platelet aggregation Platelet glycoprotein Inhibit platelet ... bilateral (bilateral cellulitis is rare) No fever or systemic symptoms Itching rather than tenderness ofthe skin History of varicose veins or DVT Crusting or scaling (in cellulitis the skin ... warfarin with low molecular weight heparin for at least days Continue overlap until INR is in therapeutic range for days • Heparin by IV infusion will increase the INR if the APTT is above the therapeutic...
... features which begin within 48 h of stopping drinking May occur up to days after stopping drinking if the patient has been taking benzodiazepines Usually brief and self-limiting and not require ... 30°C) showing Hypothermia bradycardia, prolongation of ECG intervals, and elevation ofthe J point inthe chest leads giving a J or Osborne wave T A B L E 88 Monitoring in hypothermia Continuous ... of pure alcohol • The percentage alcohol by volume (abv) of any drink equals the number of units in L of that drink (e.g a bottle (750 ml) of wine (12% abv) contains units) • Hazardous drinking...
... in its infancy and this thesis examines only the very beginnings of what will likely be an important material ofthe future 1.2 Outline This thesis presents some ofthe first experiments on the ... attracted by the positive charges that remain on the AlGaAs side This results inthe bands bending and confining the charge at the “perfect” AlGaAs-GaAs interface thereby forming the 2DEG (Fig ... phonons inthe material, defects inthe lattice, or charge inhomogeneities inthe material The velocity with which the charges move inthe direction ofthe applied field is known as the drift...
... enzyme produced inthe reaction ofthe lysate inthe presence of endotoxin The system consists of LAL reagents and endotoxin controls inthe form of a single-use polystyrene cartridges The cartridges ... factors interfering with the reaction between the endotoxins andthe LAL As a consequence, the suitability ofthe regents and materials used andthe product itself has to be established The endotoxin ... in a product is based on the route of administration (intravenous or intrathecal), the threshold pyrogenic dose and volume ofthe injected product Some endotoxin limits have been calculated and...
... GSK1070916 The cell line response data was compared to the mutation patterns inthe cell lines, gene expression patterns andthe karyotypes ofthe cell lines High chromosome number inthe cell lines ... volume inthe wells Plates were shaken and incubated at room temperature for approximately 30 minutes andthe chemiluminescent signal determined using the Envison 2100 (Perkin Elmer) For analysis of ... http://www.upstate com using the KinaseProfiler to determine activity across a range of kinases including the ABL kinase oncogene Results In Vitro Response Data Based on proliferation, most ofthe hematological...
... GSK1070916 The cell line response data was compared to the mutation patterns inthe cell lines, gene expression patterns andthe karyotypes ofthe cell lines High chromosome number inthe cell lines ... volume inthe wells Plates were shaken and incubated at room temperature for approximately 30 minutes andthe chemiluminescent signal determined using the Envison 2100 (Perkin Elmer) For analysis of ... http://www.upstate com using the KinaseProfiler to determine activity across a range of kinases including the ABL kinase oncogene Results In Vitro Response Data Based on proliferation, most ofthe hematological...
... by the Commission ofthe European Communities under the project title «Genetics and breeding of (1986) Oak breeding in Germany; experiences and problems In: Proceedings IUFRO Joint Meeting of ... the factors significantly influencing vessel size are the width of annual rings and provenances There is also an interaction of provenance with sites which reinforces Kleinschmit’s (1986) point ... determine provenance variations in vessel size; 2) estimate the heritability of vessel size; and 3) to find a means of recognizing shake-prone trees so that they could be removed during early thinning...
... reviewed the manuscript All authors contributed to the revisions ofthe text and approved the final version of this manuscript Competing interests The authors declare that they have no competing interests ... serum levels of C1q, C2, C3, factor B, b leutenizing hormone (b-LH), C3b inactivator, properdin, and C4 binding protein [22] After initiation of alimentation, b-LH, C3b inactivator, C3, and factor ... between body mass index (BMI) and complement C3 serum levels in patients with anorexia nervosa (AN) and healthy controls in response to therapy [22] In line with these findings, Sigal and colleagues...
... involved inthe planning ofthe study ISH performed the faecal exams, performed the statistical analyses, drafting and revising ofthe manuscript BKG and LJR have been involved in drafting and critical ... http://www.actavetscand.com/content/49/1/22 Table 3: Intensity of infection with Cryptosporidium and Giardia in dogs related to average age All samples from individual dogs Intensity of infectiona Intensity of infectiona ... Cryptosporidium and Giardia positive during the course ofthe study, which is to be expected due to the similar epidemiology of these parasitic infections andthe repeated sampling regimen used inthe current...
... cM The multiple interval mapping model analyzing the simulated data of model included a general mean, the error term and additive effects ofthe putative QTL The model analyzing the data from the ... and interacting QTL using multiple interval mapping in an F2 population and to examine the confidence intervals based on the standard statistical theory MATERIALS AND METHODS 2.1 Genetic and statistical ... confidence intervals for the estimates Because ofthe statistical problems in analytically deriving the standard errors and distribution ofthe estimates and because the use of resampling techniques...