The analgesic and sedative effects of GV20 pharmacopuncture with low-dose hydromorphone in healthy dogs undergoing ovariohysterectomy

This study evaluates the analgesic efficacy of low-dose hydromorphone administered via pharmacopuncture at Governing Vessel 20 (GV20) for postoperative pain management following canine ovariohysterectomy. Fifty clinically healthy female dogs undergoing ovariohysterectomy were allocated to receive hydromorphone [0.1 mg/kg body weight (BW)] intramuscularly (IM, n = 25) or hydromorphone (0.01 mg/kg BW) pharmacopuncture at GV20 (GV, n = 25) following extubation. This was a prospective, blinded, randomized clinical trial. Pain and sedation scores were evaluated using the Glasgow Composite Measure Pain Scale Short Form (CMPS-SF) at 1, 2, 3, 4, and 12 hours following study treatment. Time of treatment failure (CMPS-SF ≥ 6/24) was recorded and analyzed using Kaplan-Meier survival analysis. Patient demographics and duration of surgery and anesthesia were analyzed using the appropriate unpaired Student’s t-test. The Glasgow CMPS-SF and sedation score were analyzed using a repeated measures 2-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) followed by Bonferroni post-test where appropriate. Significance was set a P < 0.05. There were no significant differences in patient demographics, anesthesia and surgery duration, and study treatment failure. The Glasgow CMPS-SF scores were significantly higher for IM compared with GV [2 (0 to 8) versus 1 (0 to 6), respectively; P = 0.044] at 4 hours. Sedation scores were significantly higher for IM compared with GV at 2 [2 (1 to 3) and 1 (1 to 3), respectively; P = 0.0004] and 4 [1 (1 to 3) and 1 (1 to 2), respectively; P = 0.03] hours. Pharmacopuncture with low-dose hydromorphone provided adequate postoperative analgesia in dogs undergoing ovariohysterectomy with reduced sedative effects. Pharmacopuncture is a good alternative in dogs when reduced dosing of opioids is recommended.     

The genomes of Arachis hypogaea 2. The implications in interspecific breeding

Summary The existence of structural differentiation between genomes in section Arachis of the genus Arachis has important implications in the utilization of diploid wild species in this section as a germplasm resource. Maximum expression of desirable characters may not be achieved unless tetrasomic dose levels can be achieved. Possible breeding strategies discussed include natural and induced gene exchange between genomes and chromosome substitution which could be brought about by manipulation of ploidy level and where appropriate the use of ionizing radiation. Such strategies could be tested in the improvement of resistance to the Cercospora leafspots.Paper number 5561 of the Journal Series of the North Carolina Agricultural Experimental Station, Raleigh, NC 27650.     

近50年来黄河源区水文要素周期性分析及模拟

寒区水文过程是寒区生态系统中的重要环节之一,水热状况将直接决定高寒地区的生态环境状况.用滑动趋势法和墨西哥帽状小波变化分别获取了研究区域近50年来气候变化的年际年代变化及其周期分析,基于青藏高原太阳辐射平衡已有成果,结合联合国粮农组织推荐的彭曼-蒙蒂斯模型,对于达日县可能蒸散发进行了数值模拟.得出以下主要结论:近50年来达日县降水年增加率为0.557 mm/a,而该县最大可能蒸散发量的年增加率为0.132 mm/a,气候总体趋势是由干旱向湿润方向发生转变;达日县年气温序列主要呈现20 a、15 a、7 a和5 a的周期振荡,年降水序列表现为15～20 a和7～8 a的周期振荡;近20年来可能蒸散发呈递减的趋势,汛期序列递减率为0.046 7 mm/a,冬春序列递减率为0.108 4 mm/a.     

Bemerkungen zu “der waldwind” von Horst-Günther Koch

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炼山后杉木幼林地土壤肥力动态研究

本文通过连续四年定位研究,结果表明:炼山后一段时期内（几个月至一年）,林地土壤肥力和土温得到短期提高,但土壤全N和有机质因高温挥发而有所降低;随后因炼山林地裸露,水土流失加剧,土壤肥力各指标呈逐年下降趋势;至第四年又表现出回升趋势。说明炼山一方面加快杉木人工林生态系统的养分循环,另一方面又干扰和破坏生态系统的养分循环的格局。     

An investigation of the effects of intratesticular alfaxalone and lidocaine during castration in piglets

Objective

To determine whether intratesticular injection of an alfaxalone–lidocaine combination can induce anesthesia and provide a rapid recovery in piglets undergoing surgical castration.

Intake and digestibility of components of forage rape (Brassica napus) by sheep

Herbage from forage rape ( Brassica napus cv. Lair), harvested in the autumn, was separated into different morphological components and offered ad libitum to weaned lambs and adult sheep in two indoor pen-feeding experiments. In vivo. digestibility and the voluntary intake of herbage components were measured and related to chemical composition and in vitro digestibility. The organic matter digestibility of all plant components, especially of petiole, was high; lamina, 0·847: petiole, 0·892; upper stem. 0·865; lower stem, 0·771. Lambs and adults digested 'leaf' (0·83) vs 0·846) or 'stem' (0·782 vs 0·789) equally well. Both lambs and adults ate much less of the components or of whole crop than would be predicted with grass crops of similar digestibility or fibre content. With the exception of lamina, intake was closely related positively to digestibility and negatively lo fibre content. Low intakes of lamina were associated with high concentrations of glucosinolates. In vitro digestibility values obtained on small samples of forage show that the process is adequate for the prediction of in vivo digestibility.     

Formation of wall openings in root cells of Arabidopsis thaliana following infection by the plant-parasitic nematode Heterodera schachtii

The induction and differentiation of feeding structures (syncytia) of the cyst nematode Heterodera schachtii in roots of Arabidopsis thaliana is accompanied by drastic cellular modifications. We investigated the formation of cell wall openings which occurred during syncytium differentiation. At the beginning of syncytium induction, a callose-like layer was deposited inside of the wall of the initial syncytial cell (ISC). First wall dissolutions developed by gradual widening of plasmodesmata between the ISC and neighbouring cells. As a general thickening of syncytial cell walls blocked existing plasmodesmata, other large openings were formed by enzymatic dissolution of intact walls by putative cellulase activity.     

Laser vibrometry as a diagnostic tool for detecting wood-boring beetle larvae

Journal of Pest Science - Wood-boring insect pests, such as the invasive Asian longhorned beetle (ALB, Anoplophora glabripennis), are difficult to detect because larvae mine inside deciduous trees,...