Intra- and interobserver agreement on radiographic phenotype in the diagnosis of canine hip dysplasia.

Objective: To investigate the repeatability and reproducibility of the presence of a circumferential femoral head osteophyte (CFHO), a curvilinear caudolateral osteophyte (CCO), osteosclerosis of the cranial acetabular edge (Scler CrAE), degenerative joint disease (DJD), and the diagnosis of suspected canine hip dysplasia (CHD) in different groups of experienced observers.

Study Design: Cross-sectional study.

Sample Population: Standard hip extended radiographs (n = 50).

Cytotoxicity and anti-inflammatory activity of cyclosporine A loaded PLGA nanoparticles for ocular use.

Cyclosporine A loaded poly(lactide-co-glycolide) nanoparticles were prepared using the o/w emulsification solvent evaporation method and the effect of four preparation parameters on particle size and zeta potential was investigated. Release properties of the nanoparticles were examined and in vitro experiments were performed in order to evaluate the cytotoxicity and anti-inflammatory activity of the nanoparticles developed. Particle sizes varied between 191 and 303 nm depending on the different preparation parameters and all nanoparticle dispersions were monodisperse.

Impact of wind turbine noise in the Netherlands.

The Dutch government aims at an increase of wind energy up to 6 000 MW in 2020 by placing new wind turbines on land or offshore. At the same time, the existing noise legislation for wind turbines is being reconsidered. For the purpose of establishing a new noise reception limit value expressed in L den , the impact of wind turbine noise under the given policy targets needs to be explored.

Quantification of the effect of various patient and image factors on ultrasonographic detection of select canine abdominal organs.

We assessed factors that affected ultrasonographic visualization of the pylorus, duodenal papilla, pancreas, adrenal glands, and jejunal and medial iliac lymph nodes in the dog. An abdominal ultrasonographic examination was performed on 100 canine patients, equally divided between two facilities. The pylorus was visible in 64% of the dogs, the major duodenal papilla in 42%, the left pancreatic lobe in 56%, the body of the pancreas in 60%, the right pancreatic lobe in 87%, the left adrenal gland in 91%, the right adrenal gland in 86%, the medial iliac lymph nodes in 54%, and the jejunal lymph nodes in 51%.

Evaluation of an injectable, photopolymerizable three-dimensional scaffold based on D: ,L: -lactide and epsilon-caprolactone in a tibial goat model.

An in situ crosslinkable, biodegradable, methacrylate-encapped porous bone scaffold composed of D: ,L: -lactide, epsilon-caprolactone, 1,6-hexanediol and poly(ortho-esters), in which crosslinkage is achieved by photoinitiators, was developed for bone tissue regeneration. Three different polymer mixtures (pure polymer and 30% bioactive glass or alpha-tricalcium phosphate added) were tested in a uni-cortical tibial defect model in eight goats. The polymers were randomly applicated in one of four (6.