Comparison of two diagnostic methods through blood and urine sample analyses for the detection of ketosis in cattle [PDF]
Veterinary World, 2022 Background and Aim: Several Ecuadorian farms use human test strips (cheaper than veterinary strips) to diagnose bovine ketosis; however, their reliability is unknown. This study aimed to determine the confidence level of human strips for the detection of
Karla Verónica Borja +4 more
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Characterization and assessment of the genotoxicity and biocompatibility of poly (hydroxybutyrate) and norbixin membranes [PDF]
Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira, 2020 Purpose To synthesize and characterize poly(hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) and norbixin membranes to evaluate them for genotoxicity in rats and wound healing in mice by histological staining.
Rayssilane Cardoso de Sousa +6 more
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Artificial polyhydroxyalkanoate poly[2-hydroxybutyrate-block-3-hydroxybutyrate] elastomer-like material [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2021 Abstract The first polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) block copolymer poly(2-hydroxybutyrate- b -3-hydroxybutyrate) [P(2HB- b -3HB)] was previously synthesized using engineered Escherichia coli ...
Kageyama, Yuki +4 more
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Nutritional Ketosis Increases NAD+/NADH Ratio in Healthy Human Brain: An in Vivo Study by 31P-MRS
Frontiers in Nutrition, 2018 Ketones represent an important alternative fuel for the brain under glucose hypo-metabolic conditions induced by neurological diseases or aging, however their metabolic consequences in healthy brain remain unclear.
Lijing Xin +8 more
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Supercritical CO2 Foaming of Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-4-hydroxybutyrate)
Polymers, 2022 The supercritical carbon dioxide foaming characteristics of the biodegradable polymer poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-4-hydroxybutyrate) (P(3HB-co-4HB)) are studied for environmentally friendly packaging materials. The effect of the 4HB composition of the P(3HB-co-4HB) copolymers on the foaming conditions such as pressure and temperature is studied and the ...
Tao Zhang +4 more
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Optimal Design of an Integrated Microalgae Biorefinery for the Production of Biodiesel and PHBs
Chemical Engineering Transactions, 2014 In this work, we formulate a nonlinear programming model for the design of an integrated microalgae- based biorefinery for the production of biodiesel and value added co-products which depend on the particular microalgae species considered.
C. Garcia Prieto +3 more
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Standards in Genomic Sciences, 2017 Here we present the physiological features of Pseudomonas extremaustralis strain USBA-GBX-515 (CMPUJU 515), isolated from soils in Superparamo ecosystems, > 4000 m.a.s.l, in the northern Andes of South America, as well as the thorough analysis of the ...
Gina López +8 more
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Interactions between chaperone and energy storage networks during the evolution of Legionella pneumophila under heat shock [PDF]
PeerJWaterborne transmission of the bacterium Legionella pneumophila has emerged as a major cause of severe nosocomial infections of major public health impact.
Jeffrey Liang, Sebastien P. Faucher
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Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira, 1999 Con el objeto de establecer un rango de referencia para diferentes metabolitos en hembras bovinas B. indicus, se tomaron 5-10 mL de suero sanguíneo a 21 hembras bovinas Brahman registradas en el departamento de Caldas, Colombia.
Nestor Alonso Villa +3 more
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Comparing Finger-stick β-Hydroxybutyrate with Dipstick Urine Tests in the Detection of Ketone Bodies
Turkish Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2014 SUMMARY: Objectives: Blood ketone (beta-hydroxybutyrate) measurements are suggested instead of urine ketone (acetoacetate) measurements in the diagnosis of diabetic ketoacidosis.
Baris KURU +6 more
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