Computed Tomography and Fluorescence Spectroscopy Blood Plasma Analysis Study for Kynurenic Acid as a Diagnostic Approach to Chronic Coenurosis in Sheep.

Coenurosis is a parasitic disease caused by the larval stage of , , typically found in the central nervous system of different livestock such as sheep and goats. The blood plasma from fifteen clinically healthy sheep and six sheep with neurological symptoms was studied by fluorescence spectroscopy in order to establish the contribution of kynurenic acid (KYNA), the neuroprotective metabolite of the kynurenine pathway, to the total fluorescence of the plasma. CT scans were used to confirm the presence of cysts in the central nervous system of sheep with neurological symptoms.

Evaluation of Biocomposite Cements for Bone Defect Repair in Rat Models.

Repairing or reconstructing significant bone defects is typically challenging. In the present study, two composite cements were used as scaffolds in a sub-critical femoral defect in rats. A control group and two experimental batches were used to compare the outcomes.

Prevalence and genotype distribution of caprine papillomavirus in peripheral blood of healthy goats in farms from three European countries.

Caprine papillomaviruses (ChPVs, Capra hircus papillomaviruses) were detected and quantified for the first time using droplet digital polymerase chain reaction (ddPCR) blood samples of 374 clinically healthy goats from farms located in Italy, Romania, and Serbia. Overall, ddPCR revealed ChPV DNA in 78 of the 374 examined samples, indicating that ~21% of the goats harbored circulating papillomavirus DNA. In particular, in Italian goat farms, ChPV genotypes were detected and quantified in 58 of 157 blood samples (~37%), 11 of 117 samples from Serbian farms (~9.

Hemorrhage and Sudden Death in a Cat with Pancreatic Hemangiosarcoma.

A 15-year-old female, indoor, spayed, domestic shorthair cat was presented for post-mortem evaluation with a history of sudden death. A red-brown 3 cm x 4 cm neoplastic mass was identified within the body of the pancreas, along with multiple similar nodular structures within the omentum and liver. Associated lesions included hemoperitoneum, yellow discoloration of the peritoneal wall, and severe anemia.

ssp. : Chemical Composition and Biological Studies.

The biological properties and main phenolic compounds of the L. ssp. extract are described in the present paper.

Neoadjuvant Radiochemotherapy for Patients with Locally Advanced Esophagogastric Junction Adenocarcinoma.

Scope: neoadjuvant RCT influence on early and long term postoperative outcomes in patients with locally advanced esophagogastric junction adenocarcinomas.

Materials And Method: Sixty two patients with locally advanced esophagogastric junction adenocarcinomas were treated at the Center of Excellence in Esophageal Surgery at St. Mary Hospital between 2010-2017.