Cumulative link mixed-effects models in the service of remote sensing crop progress monitoring.

This study introduces an innovative cumulative link modeling (CLM) approach to monitor crop progress over large areas using remote sensing data. Two distinct models are developed, a fixed-effects CLM and a mixed-effects one that incorporates annual random effects to capture the inherent inter-seasonal variability. Inference is based on partial-likelihood with two law variations, the standard CLM based on the multinomial distribution and a novel one based on the product binomial distribution.

A retrospective study of the aetiology of increased mean platelet volume in dogs presented to a small animal teaching hospital in Greece.

Background: The aetiology of increased mean platelet volume in dogs is currently uncertain. Our aim was to investigate the aetiology of increased mean platelet volume in dogs with and without thrombocytopenia.

Methods: The database of a teaching hospital was retrospectively searched for dogs with increased mean platelet volume (>14.

Glycated haemoglobin and serum fructosamine concentrations in sick, non-diabetic dogs receiving oral prednisolone.

Background: Glucocorticoids have been associated with an increased risk of developing diabetes mellitus (DM) in dogs. Glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) and serum fructosamine have been scarcely studied in dogs receiving glucocorticoid therapy. The aim of this study was to evaluate HbA1c and fructosamine in non-diabetic dogs receiving oral prednisolone.

Hypoalbuminaemia and its association with disease and clinical outcomes in cats.

Objectives: To report the incidence of feline hypoalbuminaemia and characterise the distribution of presenting disease categories and pathoaetiologies of hypoalbuminaemia in cats. The secondary aim was to evaluate the relationship between hypoalbuminaemia and clinical outcomes.

Materials And Methods: Medical records of cats with hypoalbuminaemia (<28.

A comparison study between the Siemens ADVIA 120 and manual method for the differential white blood cell count in goats.

Background: Although widely used, the ADVIA 120 hematology analyzer has not been previously validated for determining the differential leukocyte count in goats.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to compare the differential leukocyte counts provided by the ADVIA 120 (A-diff) and the manual method (M-Diff) in goats.

Methods: EDTA blood samples that were analyzed within 4 h of collection were used in the study.