Training of Veterinary Students in Trans Rectal Palpation of Equids: A Comparison of Live Versus Cadaver Models.

Transrectal palpation (TP) is a basic skill in equine practice. Traditional TP learning methods include instructor-assisted TP in live animals, but this approach presents animal welfare concerns, especially when it needs to be used with large numbers of students. The main objective of this study is to compare two learning methods of TP: traditional methodology with live horses (LH) and alternative methodology using a cadaver with its flanks dissected (CDV).

Magnetoelastic Resonance Sensors: Principles, Applications, and Perspectives.

Magnetoelastic resonators are gaining attention as an incredibly versatile and sensitive transduction platform for the detection of varied physical, chemical, and biological parameters. These sensors, based on the coupling effect between mechanical and magnetic properties of ME platforms, stand out in comparison to alternative technologies due to their low cost and wireless detection capability. Several parameters have been optimized over the years to improve their performance, such as their composition, surface functionalization, or shape geometry.

Update of the SFMV (French society of vascular medicine) guidelines on the conditions and safety measures necessary for thermal ablation of the saphenous veins and proposals for unresolved issues.

Venous insufficiency is a very common disease affecting about 25% of the French population (if we combine all stages of its progression). It is a complex disease and its aetiology has not yet been fully elucidated. Some of its causes are well known, such as valvular dysfunction, vein wall defect, and the suctioning effect common to all varicose veins.

Size Dependence of the Magnetoelastic Properties of Metallic Glasses for Actuation Applications.

We present an exhaustive study of the magnetoelastic properties of 24 strips with different rectangular dimensions, cut from a long ribbon of Metglas 2826MB3. The strips have a length-to-width ratio ranging from 2 to over 20. Significant variations of the apparent saturation Young's modulus and the effect with strip geometry, changing from 160 GPa and 4% for = 10 mm, = 5 mm and = 2, to 164 GPa and 9.

Extended spectrum beta-lactamase producing faecal carriage in a medical intensive care unit: low rates of cross-transmission and infection.

Background: Extended-spectrum beta-lactamases-producing (ESBL-E) are disseminating worldwide especially in Intensive Care Units (ICUs) and are responsible for increased health costs and mortality. The aims of this work were to study ESBL-E dissemination in ICU and to assess the impact of ESBL-E fecal carriage on subsequent infections during a non-outbreak situation.

Methods: We therefore screened every patient at admission then once a week in a medical ICU between January and June 2015.