Background: Cellulite affects 80% to 98% of postpubertal females, and most patients with the condition are bothered by it. Targeted Verifiable Subcision (TVS; Avéli; Revelle Aesthetics, Inc., Mountain View, CA) is a minimally invasive mechanical subcision device that reduces the appearance of cellulite dimples in the buttocks and thighs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThree bacteria extensively acknowledged as venereal pathogens with the potential to induce endometritis include Taylorella equigenitalis, the causative agent of contagious equine metritis (CEM), specific strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and certain capsule types of Klebsiella pneumoniae. The United Kingdom's Horserace Betting Levy Board recommends pre-breeding screening for these bacteria in their International Codes of Practice and >20 000 samples are tested per annum in the United Kingdom alone. While the pathogenesis and regulatory importance of CEM are well established, an evaluation of the literature pertaining to venereal transmission of P.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn North America, range constraints due to burgeoning development increasingly encroach on wild horse habitat and necessitate effective but humane reproductive management. The largest free-roaming wild horse fertility control program by population (>3500) and territory size (≈300,000 acres) is located within Nevada's Virginia Range. Data from a field study investigated porcine zona pellucida (pZP) immunocontraception via remote dart delivery to mares in this population.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThere are currently no approved vaccines against the opportunistic pathogen . Among vaccine targets, the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) O antigen of is the most immunodominant protective candidate. There are 20 different O antigens composed of different repeat sugar structures conferring serogroup specificity, and 10 are found most frequently in infection.
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