Acute Fibrinous and Organising Pneumonia in Whipple’s disease

We report a case of acute fibrinous and organising pneumonia in Whipple’s disease with lung improvement after antibiotic therapy. In our knowledge this is the first report of Whipple’s disease with acute fibrinous and organising pneumonia

KINETICS OF ANTIBODIES AGAINST PRRSV IN WEANING, FATTENING AND FINISHING PIGS IN A FARM IN LIMA, PERU

El objetivo del presente estudio fue determinar la cinética de anticuerpos contra el virus del Síndrome Reproductivo y Respiratorio Porcino (VPRRS) en 30 animales de un lote de 200 de una granja porcina tecnificada de Lima. Se recolectaron muestras de sangre en tres periodos consecutivos a los 32, 61 y 136 días de edad para la determinación de anticuerpos contra el VPRRS mediante la prueba de ELISA indirecta. Adicionalmente, el lote de los 200 animales, incluidos los 30 animales experimentales, fue observado diariamente durante el tiempo que duró el estudio en busca de problemas respiratorios. El 26.7% (8/30) de las muestras de los lechones a los 32 días de edad tuvieron anticuerpos contra el VPRRS, así como una sola muestra a los 61 días de edad, mientras que el 96.7% (29/30) a los 136 días de edad presentaron anticuerpos contra el VPRRS con valores M/P entre 0.4 a 2.0. Durante el periodo de observación in situ de los animales del lote no se observaron signos respiratorios anómalos. Se encontró asociación significativa (p<0.05) entre la presencia de anticuerpos y la edad de los animales.The objective of the present study was to evaluate the kinetic of antibodies againstthe Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus (PRRSV) in 30 of a group of200 pigs in a commercial farm in Lima, Peru. Blood samples were collected at 32, 61 and 135days of age for detecting antibodies against PRRSV by indirect ELISA. In addition, the occurrence of respiratory clinical signs was daily recorded in the total group of 200animals including the 30 animals of the study. The 26.7% (8/30) of pigs had antibodiesagainst PRRSV at 32 days of age and only one at 61 days of age, while 96.7% (29/30) hadantibodies against PRRSV at 136 days of age with S/P values between 0.4 and 2.0. Nonrespiratory problems were recorded. The presence of antibodies and age of animals wasstatistically associated (p<0.05)

Contextualizing legal norms: a multi-dimensional view of the 2014 legal capital reform in China

This paper intends to shed light on the contentious theme of the reception of legal transplantation in the host environment, by examining the 2014 legislative reform of legal capital in China, which at least on paper imitates the enabling settings of US Revised Model Business Corporation Act (RMBCA). The paper looks at the interconnections between national-specific contextual elements, the resultant complexities, and the spillover effects of transplanted configurations in the unique Chinese socio-cultural setting, implicating the discrepancy between the ‘law in practice’ and the borrowed words ‘on the books’, and suggesting the importance of gaining a holistic understanding of ‘law’ involving the legal traditions in both the donor country and the recipient nation

Vibration analysis of historic bell towers by means of contact and remote sensing measurements

The dynamic behaviour of two slender structures with very similar geometry has been investigated in order to evaluate the role played by the construction materials; the comparison has thus been conducted on their vibration properties as resonance frequencies, damping coefficients and mode shapes. The studied structures are two bell towers of a church which were built in two different historical times, with an interval of about one century, using different construction techniques and materials. The experimental tests were carried out by means of output-only measurements of ambient vibration using both contact and non-contact techniques. The signals have been acquired using a tri-directional tromometer or two short period seismometers, both placed in prearranged station points on the structures. Furthermore, the vibrations of the structures have also been measured with the IBIS-S microwave interferometer which is able to provide submillimetric displacements along the radar Line Of Sight without need of any contact with the surface. Therefore, the experimental dynamic response of the church-towers system has been estimated integrating both velocity and displacement data. Though the vibration of the structures had low magnitude, both surveys allowed us to identify the main linear dynamic properties of the structures. Based on these passive surveys, a linear finite element model was calibrated in order to confirm the relationship between the materials and vibration properties. The final model has been locally validated by means of in situ acoustic measurements