Evaluation of cystatin C for the detection of chronic kidney disease in cats [PDF]
, 2016 BackgroundSerum cystatin C (sCysC) and urinary cystatin C (uCysC) are potential biomarkers for early detection of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in cats. An in-depth clinical validation is required.
Abrahamson M +9 more
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Serum N-Terminal Type III Procollagen Propeptide: An Indicator of Growth Hormone Excess and Response to Treatment in Feline Hypersomatotropism [PDF]
, 2016 BACKGROUND: N‐terminal type III procollagen propeptide (PIIINP) is a biomarker of soft tissue proliferation. Hypersomatotropism (HS) is associated with soft tissue proliferation.
Church, D B +4 more
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Animals, 2019 The overpopulation of free-roaming domestic cats (Felis catus) is fuelled by uncontrolled breeding of both owned and unowned populations and has been identified as a particular problem in socio-economically deprived areas.
Jenni L. McDonald, Jane Clements
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Unravelling the spatial properties of individual mobility patterns using longitudinal travel data
Journal of Urban Mobility, 2022 The analysis of longitudinal travel data enables investigating how mobility patterns vary across the population and identify the spatial properties thereof.
Oded Cats, Francesco Ferranti
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Epidemiology of diabetes mellitus among 193,435 cats attending primary-care veterinary practices in England [PDF]
, 2016 BACKGROUND: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a common endocrine disease of cats. The prevalence of DM in cats in England is not well‐defined. HYPOTHESIS/OBJECTIVES: To estimate the prevalence and identify risk factors for DM in a large population of cats ...
Brodbelt, D C +6 more
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The exploitation of sludge from aggregate plants in the manufacture of porous fired clay bricks
Materiales de Construccion, 2016 Aggregates (gravel and sand) are, after water, the Earth’s second most used natural resource, representing about 50% of all consumed mineral resources. Aggregate production generates a large quantity of waste from the aggregate washing process.
M. A. Chamorro-Trenado +3 more
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Effect of short-term probiotic Enterococcus faecium SF68 dietary supplementation in overweight and obese cats without comorbidities [PDF]
, 2016 Obesity in cats is associated with metabolic abnormalities and increased susceptibility to diseases such as diabetes mellitus. Studies in mouse models and human beings have shown that probiotics can reduce food intake, promote weight loss and improve ...
Fascetti, A J +3 more
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The Effect of Moderate Dietary Protein and Phosphate Restriction on Calcium-Phosphate Homeostasis in Healthy Older Cats [PDF]
, 2016 Background Dietary phosphate and protein restriction decreases plasma PTH and FGF‐23 concentrations and improves survival time in azotemic cats, but has not been examined in cats that are not azotemic.
Antoniucci +51 more
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Journal of Clinical and Translational Science, 2018 OBJECTIVES/SPECIFIC AIMS: The goal of this study is to evaluate a potential strategy to overcome tamoxifen (tam) resistance by using tam in combination with high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU).
Rachel Sabol +4 more
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Simulating two-sided mobility platforms with MaaSSim.
PLoS ONE, 2022 Two-sided mobility platforms, such as Uber and Lyft, widely emerged in the urban mobility landscape. Distributed supply of individual drivers, matched with travellers via intermediate platform yields a new class of phenomena not present in urban mobility
Rafał Kucharski, Oded Cats
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