92 research outputs found
An attempt to prevent production diseases in dairy cows by intense monitoring and ad hoc treatment
No full textA trial has been performed on 201 dairy cows from two Italian commercial herds in order to verify whether the mitigation of a recognized negative energy balance (NEB) by a therapeutic mean may influence the incidence of peri-partum diseases. All animals were tested for beta-hydroxybutyrate (β-HOB) and non-esterified fatty acids (NEFA) three times a week from 2 weeks before the expected due time to 2 weeks after calving. Animals whose blood levels were above β-HOB>1.2 or NEFA>0.5 mmol/L were declared POSITIVE and then split in two groups. Group T animals (n=57) were treated with a glycogenic treatment (ENERGAN KETOSIS, Virbac). The treatment was repeated daily as long as biochemical values remained abnormal. Group C animals (n=48) served as untreated controls. Animals with values within the physiological range over the study period were said NEGATIVE (n=96). This study confirmed that animals presenting excessive β-HOB or NEFA concentrations show a higher risk to get sick during the study period (P<0.05), the major risk being clinical ketosis (P<0.01) and in a lesser extend retention of the placenta (P=0.09). The application of a glycogenic treatment did not show an impact on blood metabolite levels due to huge individual differences. However, application of the treatment for an average duration of 5 days tends to reduce the incidence of all the diseases related to a NEB. Moreover, untreated control animals were more likely to get dislocation of the abomasum (P<0.05) than NEGATIVE animals whereas treated animals were not
VADE-MECUM of bovine mastitis
No full textLa mammite demeure la pathologie la plus préjudiciable à l'élevage des bovins laitiers. C'est une maladie multifactorielle fortement pénalisante pour l'éleveur: baisse de production, baisse de prix d'achat du lait, réformes anticipées, frais médicaux... Le lait étant par ailleurs au coeur de l'industrie alimentaire, la question de sa qualité reste primordiale et le vétérinaire a un rôle important à jouer. Ce Vade-Mecum des mammites bovines a pour vocation d'être un outil à la disposition du vétérinaire sur le terrain. Il aidera le praticien à analyser la situation pour laquelle il a été appelé, à proposer des solutions adaptées, tout en communiquant les connaissances nécessaires à l'éleveur pour emporter son adhésion et faire évoluer ses pratiques. L'ouvrage est divisé en 11 chapitres interdépendants explorant de façon approfondie chaque aspect du contrôle de la maladie, en s'appuyant sur les données les plus récentes: caractéristiques des mammites, approche clinique du troupeau, bâtiments, système de traite, alimentation et troubles métaboliques, traite, diagnostic étiologique, traitement en lactation, traitement hors lactation, réformes et gestion du troupeau, ou encore biosécurité. Ce livre raisonné et pragmatique trouvera sa place dans tous les véhicules des praticiens
Association between large vessel vasculitis and inflammatory bowel disease: a case-control study
No full textObjectives: To describe the characteristics and outcome of patients with the association of large vessel vasculitis (LVV, Takayasu arteritis [TA] or giant cell arteritis [GCA]) and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
Methods: An observational, multicentre, retrospective case-control study. Cases were LVV-IBD patients from European countries, whereas controls had isolated LVV (iLVV).
Results: 39 TA-IBD and 12 GCA-IBD cases were enrolled, compared with 52 isolated GCA (iGCA) and 93 isolated TA (iTA) controls. LVV occurred after IBD in 56% in TA-IBD and 75% in GCA-IBD, with a median interval of 1 year (IQR 1-7) in TA-IBD and 8.6 years (IQR 1-17.7) in GCA-IBD. Crohn's disease was more common in TA-IBD (67%), whereas ulcerative colitis was more common in GCA-IBD (58%). Compared with iTA, TA-IBD were significantly younger at diagnosis of TA (median age 27 vs 37 years, p< 0.001) and had more upper limb claudication (36% vs 12%, p= 0.006). GCA-IBD patients had more frequent arterial thickening or stenosis than controls (75% vs 30%, respectively, p= 0.044), and tended to more frequently involve gastrointestinal arteries (20% vs 0%, respectively, p= 0.06). LVV occurred in IBD patients despite treatment with glucocorticoids (36%), azathioprine (25%), or TNF-alpha blockers (29%). The presence of the IBD was not associated with a higher LVV relapse rate in multivariate analysis (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR] 0.62 [0.13-2.83] for GCA and aHR 0.92 [0.44-1.89] for TA).
Conclusion: This study identifies specific clinical and imaging characteristics of LVV-IBD patients, in particular a more severe vascular presentation of GCA-IBD patients compared with iGCA patients
Dataset supporting the article: The foundations of Bolsonaro’s support: Exploring the psychological underpinnings of political polarization in Brazil
No full textDataset (SPSS data file) with anonymized response data from participants for analyses reported in...
Franco, A. B., & Pound, N. (2022). The foundations of Bolsonaro's support: Exploring the psychological underpinnings of political polarization in Brazil. Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology, 1– 14. https://doi.org/10.1002/casp.2599
Self-report measures in the study included..
Gender
Age
Voting in the Second Round of the 2018 Presidential Election in Brazil
Household income
A Brazilian Portuguese translation (Silvino et al., 2016) of the 30-item Moral Foundations Questionnaire (Graham et al., 2011).
Brazilian Portuguese translation (Fernandes, et al., 2007) of the 16-item Social Dominance Orientation (SDO-6) scale (Pratto et al., 1994).
Brazilian Portuguese translation (Moreira-Almeida, et al., 2008) of the Duke University Religion (DUREL) Index (Koenig & Büssing, 2010).
An author translated version of the Personal Relative Deprivation (PRD) scale (Callan, et al., 2011).
Callan, M. J., Shead, N. W., & Olson, J. M. (2011). Personal relative deprivation, delay discounting, and gambling. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 101(5), 955–973.
Fernandes, S., Da Costa, J., Camino, L., & Mendoza, R. (2007). Valores psicossociais e orientação à dominância social: um estudo acerca do preconceito. Psicologia: Reflexão e Crítica, 20(3), 490-498.
Graham, J., Nosek, B. A., Haidt, J., Iyer, R., Koleva, S., & Ditto, P. H. (2011). Mapping the moral domain. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 101(2), 366–385.
Koenig, H. G., & Büssing, A. (2010). The Duke University Religion Index (DUREL): A five-item measure for use in epidemological studies. Religions, 1(1), 78–85.
Moreira-Almeida, A., Peres, M.F., Aloe, F., Neto, F.L., & Koenig, H.G. (2008). Versão em português da Escala de Religiosidade da Duke: DUREL. Archives of Clinical Psychiatry (São Paulo), 35(1), 31-32.
Pratto, F., Sidanius, J., & Levin, S. (2006). Social dominance theory and the dynamics of intergroup relations: Taking stock and looking forward. European Review of Social Psychology, 17(1), 271–320.
Silvino, A. M. D., Pilati, R., Keller, V. N., Silva, E. P., Freitas, A. F. D. P., Silva, J. N., & Lima, M. F. (2016). Adaptation of the Moral Foundations Questionnaire to Brazilian Portuguese. Psico-USF, 21(3), 487–495.
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354. EFFICACY OF EOSINOPHILIC GRANULOMATOSIS WITH POLYANGIITIS TREATMENTS ACCORDING TO THE TYPE OF MANIFESTATIONS BASED ON ANALYSIS OF 636 PATIENTS
No full text117. PREDICTION OF LONG-TERM EVOLUTIONARY PROFILES IN EOSINOPHILIC GRANULOMATOSIS WITH POLYANGIITIS (CHURG– STRAUSS) BASED ON BASELINE AND FOLLOW-UP CHARACTERISTICS
No full textThe Influence of Religiosity on Psychological Well-Being and Life Satisfaction in an Elderly Population
No full textabstract: ABSTRACT The major hypothesis tested in this research is that the psychological well-being and life satisfaction of elderly adult individuals can be predicted from religiosity (organizational and non-organizational religious beliefs and behaviors). The sample consisted of 142 adults between the ages of 65-90, with the majority in the 65-70 age group (48%) (SD = 1.176). The entire sample resides in the state of Arizona, in both urban and rural communities. Participants were administered a questionnaire which requested demographic information, and three instruments: the Duke University Religion Index (the DUREL), and the Affect Balance Scale and the Life Satisfaction Index - Z (LSIZ). Correlational and Multiple regression analyses were used to examine the relation between these adults' psychological well-being, life satisfaction and their religiosity. Independent t-tests were also used to examine possible sex, ethnic and religiosity effects on psychological well-being and life satisfaction. Findings revealed that psychological well-being and life satisfaction are higher when religiosity is higher, regardless of sex or ethnicity. These findings are consistent with those of previous research in this field.Dissertation/ThesisPh.D. Educational Psychology 201
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