Publications by authors named "E W HAGGETT"
Microplastics are contaminants of emerging concern, not least due to their global presence in marine surface waters. Unsurprisingly, microplastics have been reported in salts harvested from numerous locations. We extracted microplastics from 13 European sea salts through 30% HO digestion and filtration over 5-µm filters.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDespite their implication in the pathogenesis of lower airway inflammation, limited baseline data exists for airborne particulates in Thoroughbred racehorse stalls in the United Kingdom. This study documents airborne particulate size and concentrations in Newmarket training yards using a nephelometer (DustTrak DRX 8534, TSI). Each stall was sampled on a summer and winter day at three time points (morning, midday and evening).
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- Ultrasonography of the atlanto-occipital (AO) space offers a non-invasive way to assess neonatal foals and may help diagnose conditions like neonatal maladjustment syndrome (NMS).
- Results from a study comparing 38 healthy Thoroughbred foals with 28 foals diagnosed with NMS showed that key measurements related to the spinal cord and artery were significantly smaller in foals with NMS.
- This research suggests that ultrasonography can reveal critical differences in the AO space, indicating a potential need for further clinical research on its applications.
Reasons For Performing The Study: Increased levels of pregnanes have been reported in foals with neonatal maladjustment syndrome (NMS). These steroids may cross the blood-brain barrier and have depressive effects in the central nervous system leading to behavioural abnormalities and altered states of consciousness in affected foals.
Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the pregnane profile of foals with NMS and compare it with that of healthy controls and sick, non-NMS foals.