Publications by authors named "A E van de Braak"

Ayahuasca is a psychoactive tea that is rapidly gaining in popularity. Its effects are, however, widely different in various sets and settings, leading to various imaginings.
AIM: To distinguish between the recreational, medical and religious use of ayahuasca, and further investigate its religious use.

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  • The study investigates the long-term effects of different levels of oxytetracycline (OTC) on the gut microbiota and antibiotic resistance in veal calves.
  • The research involved three groups of calves: one receiving high doses of OTC, another receiving low doses (mimicking environmental contamination), and a control group with no OTC exposure.
  • Results showed significant changes in gut microbiota and identified antibiotic resistance genes, with only the high-dose group demonstrating increased resistance, while the low-dose group did not show any increase in resistance gene abundance.
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Purpose: To prospectively evaluate the cost and effectiveness of magnetic resonance (MR) imaging performed to exclude the need for arthroscopy in patients with nonacute knee symptoms who are highly suspected clinically of having intraarticular knee abnormality.

Materials And Methods: The study was approved by the institutional review boards of three hospitals; informed patient consent was obtained. All 584 included patients (406 male, 178 female; mean age, 31.

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A field trial was performed to determine the effect of a trivalent vaccine on Clinical Respiratory Tract Problems (CRTP) in veal calves. The vaccine has been developed to increase immunity against the causal agents of IBR, BVD and BRSV infection. In total 928 calves, housed in 16 compartments of one herd, were involved.

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