Feeding behavior of post-weaned crossbred steers supplemented in the dry season of the year.

The objective of this study was to evaluate the feeding behavior of grazing steers supplemented in the dry season of the year. Thirty-two castrated crossbred (½ Holstein-Zebu) steers with an average initial weight of 378 ± 7.54 kg, aged 14 months, were distributed into four treatment groups in a completely randomized design with eight replicates.

Far-infrared-emitting fabric improves neuromuscular performance of knee extensor.

The aim of this study was to verify if exposure to the far-IR emitted by fabric (FIR) is able to improve the neuromuscular performance of the knee extensors of resistance-trained males regardless of changes of the temperature. It is a crossover, randomized, double-blind, and placebo-controlled trial. Fourteen resistance-trained males (age: 24.

Development of Pure Silica CHA Membranes for CO Separation.

Thin pure-silica chabazite (Si-CHA) membranes have been synthesized by using a secondary growth method on a porous silica substrate. A CO permeance of 2.62 × 10 mol m s Pa with a CO/CH permeance ratio of 62 was obtained through a Si-CHA membrane crystallized for 8 h using a parent gel of HO/SiO ratio of 4.

Purifying air over the operating field with a new mobile laminar airflow device to reduce the possibility of airborne contamination.

Purpose: To investigate the effectiveness of a mobile laminar airflow (LAF) device designed to reduce both airborne particles and lint fibers within the sterile field during cataract surgery.

Setting: Cincinnati Eye Institute, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Design: Prospective case series.

Long-term follow-up of a custom-made prosthetic iris device in patients with congenital aniridia.

Purpose: To investigate the effectiveness and safety of a custom-made iris prosthetic device used to reduce photic symptoms in patients with congenital aniridia.

Setting: Cincinnati Eye Institute, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.

Design: Retrospective single-surgeon case series.

Brazilian technique for prevention of the Argentinean flag sign in white cataract.

We describe a technique that prevents the Argentinean flag sign in white cataract. The technique is based on the intumescent cataract having 2 rather than 1 pressurized compartments within the crystalline lens, the anterior and the posterior. The pressure that pushes the nucleus upward, which is the movement responsible for a radial tear of the anterior capsule, does not come from the vitreous but from the posterior intralenticular pressurized compartment.

Heart and liver T2 assessment for iron overload using different software programs.

Objectives: To assess the level of agreement and interchangeability among different software programs for calculation of T2 values for iron overload.

Methods: T2 images were analysed in 60 patients with thalassaemia major using the truncation method in three software programs. Levels of agreement were assessed using Pearson correlation and Bland-Altman plots.

Preliminary assessment of cardiac short term safety and efficacy of manganese chloride for cardiovascular magnetic resonance in humans.

Background: Manganese based agents are intracellular and accumulate inside myocytes allowing for different imaging strategies compared to gadolinium contrasts. While previous agents release manganese very slowly in the circulation, MnCl2 allows for rapid Mn2+ uptake in myocytes, creating a memory effect that can be potentially explored. Data on animal models are very encouraging but the safety and efficacy of this approach in humans has not yet been investigated.