The potential of pumice as a litter material and its influence on growth performance, carcass parameters, litter quality traits, behavior, and welfare in broiler chickens
This study evaluated the possibilities of pumice (light stones) as litter material in broiler production. Experimental treatments included wood shavings (WS), acidic pumice (AP), and basic pumice (BP) alone, and in combination; wood shaving + acidic pumice (WSAP) and wood shaving + basic pumice (WSBP) in a ratio of 1:1. Two trials were performed, one in summer, and the other in winter. Each trial involved 750 mixed-sex Ross (308) broilers. Also, there were 15 replicate pens with 50 broilers and a stocking density of 12.5 birds /m2 for each pen at the beginning of each trial. Performance, litter quality, carcass pa...
Source: Tropical Animal Health and Production - April 18, 2024 Category: Veterinary Research Source Type: research
Charred bones are signs of Maya ritual to erase past rulers
In 2022, Christina Halperin was excavating a pile of rubble in a Maya pyramid at a Guatemalan site called Ucanal. As she sorted through thousands of shattered greenstones, seashells, and obsidian pieces, she noticed something peculiar. “This soil was so sooty and full of carbon,” the University of Montreal archaeologist recalls. “You couldn’t excavate … you couldn’t be clean.” Now, her team knows what the dense, sooty debris was made of: the burnt bones of ancient Maya royalty and their ornaments.
In a paper published today in
Antiquity
, the researchers
describe the unusual burning event...
Source: Science of Aging Knowledge Environment - April 17, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
A prospective analysis of the efficacy of phase II autologous skin grafting on deep second ‑degree burns on the dorsum of the hand
Exp Ther Med. 2024 Mar 27;27(5):238. doi: 10.3892/etm.2024.12526. eCollection 2024 May.ABSTRACTThe aim of the present study was to investigate the possibility of reducing the damage to the donor site while preserving the functional recovery of the dorsum of the hand following burn injury. An attempt was made to analyze the effect of a phased surgery approach on inflammatory indicators. A two-phase treatment was administered on a total of 64 patients with deep second-degree burns on the dorsum of the hand who were admitted to Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital between January 2020 and March 2023. During phase I treatment, the wou...
Source: Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine - April 17, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Jing'en Sun Siman Su Songsong Jiao Gang Li Zhi Zhang Weihua Lin Shuyao Zhang Source Type: research
30 years of (re)productive biology a symposium honoring professor Martin M. Matzuk, MD, PhD
Biol Reprod. 2024 Apr 17:ioae051. doi: 10.1093/biolre/ioae051. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38629590 | DOI:10.1093/biolre/ioae051 (Source: Reproductive Biology)
Source: Reproductive Biology - April 17, 2024 Category: Reproduction Medicine Authors: T Rajendra Kumar Kathleen H Burns Wei Yan Source Type: research
30 years of (re)productive biology a symposium honoring professor Martin M. Matzuk, MD, PhD
Biol Reprod. 2024 Apr 17:ioae051. doi: 10.1093/biolre/ioae051. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38629590 | DOI:10.1093/biolre/ioae051 (Source: Biology of Reproduction)
Source: Biology of Reproduction - April 17, 2024 Category: Reproduction Medicine Authors: T Rajendra Kumar Kathleen H Burns Wei Yan Source Type: research
A prospective analysis of the efficacy of phase II autologous skin grafting on deep second ‑degree burns on the dorsum of the hand
Exp Ther Med. 2024 Mar 27;27(5):238. doi: 10.3892/etm.2024.12526. eCollection 2024 May.ABSTRACTThe aim of the present study was to investigate the possibility of reducing the damage to the donor site while preserving the functional recovery of the dorsum of the hand following burn injury. An attempt was made to analyze the effect of a phased surgery approach on inflammatory indicators. A two-phase treatment was administered on a total of 64 patients with deep second-degree burns on the dorsum of the hand who were admitted to Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital between January 2020 and March 2023. During phase I treatment, the wou...
Source: Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine - April 17, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Jing'en Sun Siman Su Songsong Jiao Gang Li Zhi Zhang Weihua Lin Shuyao Zhang Source Type: research
30 years of (re)productive biology a symposium honoring professor Martin M. Matzuk, MD, PhD
Biol Reprod. 2024 Apr 17:ioae051. doi: 10.1093/biolre/ioae051. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38629590 | DOI:10.1093/biolre/ioae051 (Source: Reproductive Biology)
Source: Reproductive Biology - April 17, 2024 Category: Reproduction Medicine Authors: T Rajendra Kumar Kathleen H Burns Wei Yan Source Type: research
30 years of (re)productive biology a symposium honoring professor Martin M. Matzuk, MD, PhD
Biol Reprod. 2024 Apr 17:ioae051. doi: 10.1093/biolre/ioae051. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38629590 | DOI:10.1093/biolre/ioae051 (Source: Biology of Reproduction)
Source: Biology of Reproduction - April 17, 2024 Category: Reproduction Medicine Authors: T Rajendra Kumar Kathleen H Burns Wei Yan Source Type: research
30 years of (re)productive biology a symposium honoring professor Martin M. Matzuk, MD, PhD
Biol Reprod. 2024 Apr 17:ioae051. doi: 10.1093/biolre/ioae051. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38629590 | DOI:10.1093/biolre/ioae051 (Source: Reproductive Biology)
Source: Reproductive Biology - April 17, 2024 Category: Reproduction Medicine Authors: T Rajendra Kumar Kathleen H Burns Wei Yan Source Type: research
Medico-legal evaluation of burn trauma injuries. Epidemiological features and predictors of mortality and other adverse outcomes
Sagah G.A. et al recently reported the results of a prospective study addressing the adverse outcomes of acute burn trauma and the implications for an integrated medico-legal evaluation in the realm of severe thermal injury [1]. Despite annual estimates of about 11 million burn injuries worldwide that can be associated with substantial morbidity and mortality, burns are yet considered an underappreciated form of trauma [2,3]. Recent advances in treatment and prevention of burns however show promise, with declining burn incidence and severity of the injury, mostly in highly developed countries [4]. (Source: Injury)
Source: Injury - April 17, 2024 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Daphne J. Theodorou, Stavroula J. Theodorou, Ioannis D. Gelalis Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research
Answering Dr Lee about the future role of phenome
We thank Dr Lee for his interest in our call for new theories on the pathogenesis and pathophysiology of endometriosis (1). In the face of enigmatic endometriosis, Dr Lee offers to put phenome first into future investigative lenses. He views understanding the phemone as the key to advancing endometriosis research Phenomics is an interdisciplinary effort to correlate complex traits to variability not only in genome, but also in proteome, metabolome, immunome, microbiome, and environmental impacts (2). (Source: The Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology)
Source: The Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology - April 17, 2024 Category: OBGYN Authors: Jason Abbott, Mauricio Abrao, Moamar Al-Jefout, Mohamed Bedaiwy, Giuseppe Benagiano, Katherine A. Burns, Michel Canis, Francisco Carmona, Charles Chapron, Hilary O.D. Critchley, Dominique de Ziegler, Tommaso Falcone, Asgerally Fazleabas, Simone Ferrero, J Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research
LLL Programme – Micronutrients 44 -4 : Micronutrients in acute disease and critical illness
Micronutrients (MN), i.e. trace elements and vitamins, are essential components of the diet in relatively small amounts in any form of nutrition, with special needs in critically ill patients.Critical illness is characterised by the presence of inflammation and oxidative stress. MNs are tightly involved in antioxidant and immune defences. In addition, some conditions, and treatments result in large losses of biological fluids containing MNs: therefore, acute renal injury requiring renal replacement therapy, acute intestinal failure, and major burns and trauma are at high risk of acute depletion of body stores, and of defic...
Source: Clinical Nutrition ESPEN - April 17, 2024 Category: Nutrition Authors: Ang élique M.E. de Man, Karin Amrein, Michael P. Casaer, Oguzhan S. Dizdar, Arthur R.H. van Zanten, Kursat Gundogan, Liis Lepp, Serge Rezzi, Alan Shenkin, Mette M. Berger, the ESPEN MN special interest group Source Type: research
Microneedle Patch for Transdermal Sequential Delivery of KGF ‐2 and aFGF to Enhance Burn Wound Therapy
Transdermal Co-delivery of growth factors combination for enhanced therapy of burn wound. AbstractSevere burn wounds usually destroy key cells ’ functions of the skin resulting in delayed re-epithelization and wound regeneration. Promoting key cells’ activities is crucial for burn wound repair. It is well known that keratinocyte growth factor-2 (KGF-2) participates in the proliferation and morphogenesis of epithelial cells while acidic fibroblast growth factor (aFGF) is a key mediator for fibroblast and endothelial cell growth and differentiation. However, thick eschar and the harsh environment of a burn wound often d...
Source: Small - April 16, 2024 Category: Nanotechnology Authors: Huacheng He,
Wen Huang,
Shihui Zhang,
Jie Li,
Jian Zhang,
Bingxin Li,
Jie Xu,
Yuting Luo,
Huiling Shi,
Yue Li,
Jian Xiao,
Odinaka Cassandra Ezekiel,
Xiaokun Li,
Jiang Wu Tags: Research Article Source Type: research
Identifying prehospital trauma patients from ambulance patient care records; comparing two methods using linked data in New South Wales, Australia
Injury results from tissue damage caused by acute exposure to energy (mechanical, thermal, electrical, chemical, or radiant). Trauma is the consequence of such injury, which can range from life-threatening to the need for pre-hospital, in-hospital, or post-discharge care [1 –3]. Severely injured trauma patients benefit from treatment at major or level-one trauma centres, possibly transferred there by Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) teams. Therefore, trauma networks and transport protocols (field triage guidelines) have been developed to identify which pat ients should be transported directly to a Major Trauma...
Source: Injury - April 16, 2024 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Matthew Miller, Louisa Jorm, Chris Paryka, Brian Burns, Karel Habig, Carissa Oh, Sam Immens, Neil Ballard, Blanca Gallego Source Type: research
Longitudinal changes in lung function following post-9/11 military deployment in symptomatic veterans
Exposure to burn pit smoke, desert and combat dust, and diesel exhaust during military deployment to Southwest Asia and Afghanistan (SWA) can cause deployment-related respiratory diseases (DRRDs) and may confer risk for worsening lung function after return. (Source: Respiratory Medicine)
Source: Respiratory Medicine - April 16, 2024 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Lauren M. Zell-Baran, Silpa Krefft, Matthew Strand, Cecile S. Rose Source Type: research
