A voice-activated integrated development environment for manually disabled programmers.

Purpose: The paper presents the design and implementation of voice-based interface to support two types of application development activities (coding, and visual GUI design) by manually disabled programmers.

Method: Prototype programs were implemented, and tests were performed for both proposed voice-based interface models.

Results: The interface design concepts, and the results and lessons learned of the usability studies are discussed.

Improved barley broiler feed with transgenic malt containing heat-stable (1,3-1,4)-beta-glucanase.

The low nutritional value of barley for poultry is because of the absence of an intestinal enzyme for efficient depolymerization of (1, 3-1,4)-beta-glucan, the major polysaccharide of the endosperm cell walls. This leads to high viscosity in the intestine, limited nutrient uptake, decreased growth rate, and unhygienic sticky droppings adhering to chickens and floors of the production cages. Consequently, the 7.

Evaluation of energy sources with and without carnitine in newborn pig heart and liver.

The oxidation rate of five energy substrates with and without exogenous addition of carnitine in the heart and liver of 15-h-old nonsuckled piglets was evaluated. Oxygen consumption (nmol O2.mg protein-1.

Effects of dietary sodium and chloride on growth, efficiency of feed utilization, plasma electrolytes and plasma basic amino acids in young pigs.

The metabolic and physiological consequences of three dietary levels of sodium (0.02, 0.11 and 0.

Dietary sodium and chloride levels for growing-finishing pigs.

The performance and the physiological and metabolic consequences of three dietary levels of Na (.03, .09 and .

A study of the acylcarnitine content of sows' colostrum, milk and newborn piglet tissues: demonstration of high amounts of isovalerylcarnitine in colostrum and milk.

As part of a project to determine if newborn piglets contain less than optimal amounts of carnitine, the carnitine and acylcarnitine content of colostrum, milk and serum of sows and of serum, liver, heart and muscle of newborn and 2-day-old piglets was measured. Colostrum contained high amounts (370 nmol/ml) total carnitine, with greater than 95% being acylated. The principal acylcarnitines (approx.

Protein utilization and toxic effects of raw beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) for young pigs.

One balance trial and two pair-feeding experiments were conducted to determine the effects of feeding raw small red beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) on dietary protein utilization, organ weights, pancreatic enzyme activities, blood variables and weight gain of young pigs. In the balance trial, the substitution of 5 and 15% raw beans for soybean meal and cornstarch in the semipurified diet depressed apparent digestibilities of crude protein, total S and all individual amino acids measured. Urinary excretion of N and sulfate was increased and N retention was decreased.

Selenium-vitamin E deficiency in swine fed peas (Pisum sativum).

An experiment was conducted to study the effects of feeding a 96.8% cull pea basal ration, low in selenium (0.061 ppm) and vitamin E (7.