The curative and antioxidative efficiency of doramectin and doramectin plus vitamin AD(3)E treatment on Psoroptes cuniculi infestation in rabbits

In the present study, the efficiency of the administration of doramectin (DOR) and DOR + vitamin AD(3)E (VIT), and the influence of these agents on oxidative stress parameters in rabbits infested by Psoroptes cuniculi (P. cuniculi) were investigated. DOR (200 mu g/kg) and DOR (200 mu g/kg) + VIT AD(3)E were administered to infested rabbits intramuscularly (IM). The administration of DOR and DOR + VIT improved the healing of ear lesions on day seven. Increase in the plasma malondialdehyde (MDA) level and erythrocyte catalase (CAT) activity, and decrease in glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) activities were determined in infested rabbits. In the rabbits which were administered DOR + VIT, plasma MDA levels decreased, and erythrocyte GSH-Px and SOD activities increased on day seven. In conclusion, DOR and DOR + VIT combination were effective against P. cunuculi infestation. Infestation stimulated oxidative stress. VIT treatment resulted in antioxidant activity against oxidative stress induced by P. cuniculi infestation. (C) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved

Evaluation of some coagulation parameters in hepatic coccidiosis experimentally induced with Eimeria stiedai in rabbits

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Clinical spectrum of acute abdominal pain in Turkish pediatric patients: A prospective study

Background: The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence, associated symptoms, and clinical outcomes of children with acute abdominal pain who had been admitted to an emergency department

Economical impact of tropical theileriosis in the Cappadocia region of Turkey

This study was initiated to investigate the economical impact of vaccination against tropical theileriosis in cattle in Cappadocia in Turkey. A total of 554 vaccinated and non-vaccinated animals were monitored for Theileria annulata infection using microscopic examination serology by measuring the antibody response of the animals by the indirect immunofluorescence antibody test (IFAT). The prevalence of T annulata infection, morbidity and mortality were significantly higher in unvaccinated than in vaccinated cattle, whereas the seropositivity was significantly lower in the unvaccinated group. Acute tropical theileriosis cases were diagnosed in 156 of 554 (27.61%) cattle, and 86 of 156 (56.21%) died from the disease. The total economic losses because of tropical theileriosis were estimated at US$598,133 for 2 years

Sociabilité et politique en milieu rural

Du soulèvement des nudz-piedz bretons aux militants de la Confédération paysanne, en passant par les sans-culottes ruraux, cet ouvrage évoque toute une variété de mobilisations sociales et politiques en milieu rural, essentiellement en France, mais également dans des territoires étrangers (Espagne, Portugal, Allemagne, Italie), de la fin du Moyen Âge à la période contemporaine. Une quarantaine de chercheurs travaillant sur différentes périodes historiques ont été rassemblés pour réaliser ce projet ambitieux. Historiens, sociologues ou politistes, tous partagent un intérêt commun pour les mondes ruraux qu’ils interrogent ici à travers le concept de sociabilité. Cette approche leur permet de faire éclater l’unicité supposée d’une « communauté rurale », mais aussi de souligner la diversité des mondes ruraux en fonction des groupes envisagés et des territoires investis. Les diverses contributions oscillent entre une attention portée aux rapports sociaux et politiques qui se construisent dans la durée, et l’analyse d’événements déstabilisateurs comme les émeutes. Les sociabilités rurales ainsi décrites apparaissent à la fois perturbées et révélées par des événements singuliers, des révoltes, des soulèvements, des crises sociales, des guerres, etc. Forgés notamment dans les pratiques de travail et les fréquentations sociales, les réseaux de sociabilité évoqués dans cet ouvrage sont multiples. Ils peuvent être d’ordre familial ou générationnel, mais aussi, pour les formes les plus institutionnalisées, d’ordre syndical ou partisan. Le rapprochement des deux notions - sociabilité et politique - est au cœur de la réflexion de chacun des auteurs. Il permet à la fois d’explorer très finement les liens sociaux sur lesquels se construit le pouvoir politique, et aussi d’investir la sociabilité militante de différentes organisations. En abordant dans le temps long la question de la singularité des comportements sociaux et politiques en milieu rural à travers le concept de sociabilité, cet ouvrage entend favoriser l’échange interdisciplinaire et, en particulier, le rapprochement en cours entre les sciences historiques et la sociologie politique

Aroma, Sugar and Anthocyanin Profile of Fruit and Seed of Mahlab (Prunus mahaleb L.): Optimization of Bioactive Compounds Extraction by Simplex Lattice Mixture Design

In the present study, bioactive properties of black mahlab fruit and seed were investigated. Simplex lattice mixture design was used to determine the best solvent composition for the extraction of bioactive compounds of the samples. The content of total phenolics, total flavonoids, condensed tannins, total anthocyanins, and antiradical efficiency of mahlab fruit and seed extracts were investigated by spectrophotometric methods. Moreover, major sugar composition, individual anthocyanins, fatty acids, and aroma profile of the samples were determined by chromatographic methods. Effect of temperature on degradation of anthocyanins was also investigated, and degradation kinetic model parameters were calculated. Finally, the constructed simplex lattice mixture design model was optimized to estimate the optimum solvent mixtures that would yield maximum total phenolic content. The best solvent mixture was found to be 36% of acetone and 64% of water. It was concluded that the experimental and predicted values were in good agreement. Total phenolics and flavonoids of the fruit were 2,266 mg gallic acid equivalent/100 g of dry sample and 946.57mg catechin equivalent/100 g of dry sample, respectively. Total anthocyanin content of the fruit was 505.7 mg/100 g of dry sample. Temperature showed a significant degradation effect on the anthocyanins