Alterations in the rate of fertility, egg viability, and hatch parameters of adult geese exposed to different breeding methods.

In a 10-wk study, alterations in the rate of fertility, egg viability, and hatch parameters of adult geese exposed to different breeding methods were investigated. Twenty-four matured geese (4.0 ± 0.

Dietary inclusion of kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L.) seed meal on the haematological and serum biochemical response of rams in southwestern Nigeria.

This study was carried out to determine the haematological and serum biochemical effect of rams fed graded levels of kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L.) seed meal. In a 77-days feeding trial, sixteen west African dwarf rams, of 12 months old, were randomly allocated to four dietary treatments (4 animals per each), with different inclusion levels of kenaf seed meal as replacement with sorghum glume and cassava pulp, at 0 (K0), 15 (K15), 35 (K35) and 55 (K55) % respectively.

Outcomes of patient self-referral for the diagnosis of several rare inherited kidney diseases.

Purpose: To evaluate self-referral from the Internet for genetic diagnosis of several rare inherited kidney diseases.

Methods: Retrospective study from 1996 to 2017 analyzing data from an academic referral center specializing in autosomal dominant tubulointerstitial kidney disease (ADTKD). Individuals were referred by academic health-care providers (HCPs) nonacademic HCPs, or directly by patients/families.

BioWatch - a wrist watch based signal acquisition system for physiological signals including blood pressure.

A wrist watch based system, which can measure electrocardiogram (ECG) and photoplethysmogram (PPG), is presented in this work. By using both ECG and PPG we also measure pulse transit time (PTT), which studies show to correlate well with blood pressure (BP). The system is also capable of monitoring heart rate using either ECG or PPG and can monitor blood oxygenation by easily replacing the PPG sensors with a different set.