Off-Farm Employment Effects on Adoption of Nutrient Management Practices

Off-farm income as a share of total farm household income has been increasing. Previous studies found inconsistent results regarding the impact of off-farm income on adoption of conservation practices. We test the hypothesis that off-farm employment has a positive impact on adoption of capital incentive practices and a negative impact on adoption of labor-intensive practices. The results confirm that adoption of injecting manure into the soil, a capital intensive practice, is positively and significantly impacted by off-farm employment of the operator. However, off-farm employment variables had no effect on adoption of record keeping.adoption, nutrient management, off-farm income, Environmental Economics and Policy, Livestock Production/Industries,

Transarterial Chemoembolization

Iodide-induced sialadenitis (iodide mumps) is a rare complication of iodide-containing contrast media administration. The phenomenon is, in fact, a form of aseptic sialadenitis and is characterized by acute swelling of the salivary glands. The cause of this condition is not yet entirely clear, but reports have been published in favor of iodine concentration in the salivary glands. In this article, we present the first ever case of iodide-induced sialadenitis reported in our country, which arose following a percutaneous transarterial liver chemoembolization procedure

A Rare Case of Iodide Mumps after Percutaneous Interventional Liver Transarterial Chemoembolization

Iodide-induced sialadenitis (iodide mumps) is a rare complication of iodide-containing contrast media administration. The phenomenon is, in fact, a form of aseptic sialadenitis and is characterized by acute swelling of the salivary glands. The cause of this condition is not yet entirely clear, but reports have been published in favor of iodine concentration in the salivary glands. In this article, we present the first ever case of iodide-induced sialadenitis reported in our country, which arose following a percutaneous transarterial liver chemoembolization procedure

Off-Farm Employment Effects on Adoption of Nutrient Management Practices

Off-farm income as a share of total farm household income has been increasing. Previous studies found inconsistent results regarding the impact of off-farm income on adoption of conservation practices. We test the hypothesis that off-farm employment has a positive impact on adoption of capital incentive practices and a negative impact on adoption of labor-intensive practices. The results confirm that adoption of injecting manure into the soil, a capital intensive practice, is positively and significantly impacted by off-farm employment of the operator. However, off-farm employment variables had no effect on adoption of record keeping

Biochemical and histological changes in osteoarthritic synovial membrane.

In order to investigate the relationship between the synovial inflammatory response and lysosomal enzyme activity in osteoarthritis, synovial specimens obtained from 19 osteoarthritic patients and control specimens from 10 normal joints were analysed for cathepsin D and acid phosphatase enzyme levels. In estimating enzyme activities methods previously developed for quantitative enzyme determination in cartilage were modified and applied to synovial tissues for the first time. In addition, samples of osteoarthritic synovium were histologically graded according to their degree of inflammation. It was found that in osteoarthritic synovium cathepsin D and acid phosphatase, which is a general marker for lysosomal enzyme activity, were significantly increased compared with normal control synovium. No significant relationship was found between the degree of synovial tissue inflammation and lysosomal enzyme activity

A newborn with infantile fibrosarcoma of foot: treatment with chemotherapy and extremity-sparing surgery

WOS: 000273441700015PubMed: 20038940Infantile fibrosarcoma represents less than 1% of all childhood cancers, but it is the most common soft-tissue sarcoma in those under 1 year of age. We report an infant with congenital infantile fibrosarcoma diagnosed as hemangiopericytoma. He was treated with chemotherapy and extremity-sparing surgery. Amputation was avoided. Journal of Perinatology (2010) 30, 63-65; doi: 10.1038/jp.2009.9

Capsaicin in albino rats prevents contralateral testis from the damaging effects posed by ipsilateral testis that underwent torsion

Objective: To evaluate the effect of capsaicin, a powerful neurotoxin selective to afferent nerves, on contralateral testicular damage in ipsilateral testicular torsion. Methods: Forty male albino rats were randomly allocated into five groups. No operation was performed in group one. After intraperitoneal administration of 0.9% NaCl, rats underwent a sham operation in group 2 and testicular torsion in group 3. In groups 4 and 5 rats underwent sham operation and testicular torsion, respectively after intraoperitoneal capsaicin injection. Contralateral testes were harvested on the fifteenth day of the experiment and mean seminiferous tubular diameters and mean testicular biopsy scores were recorded for each testis. The values were compared through analysis of variance (ANOVA) with Turkey-Kramer multiple comparisons test and p values less than 0.05 were considered to be significant. Results: Mean testicular biopsy scores and mean seminiferous tubular diameters of group 5 was significantly higher than the group 3. There was no difference between the groups 1, 2, 4, and 5 when these two parameters are concerned. Conclusion: Capsaicin effectively prevents contralateral testicular damage encountered following ipsilateral testicular torsion. The inhibition of afferent impulses from the ipsilateral testis under distress prevents contralateral testicular injury, and provides additional data to support the role of an autonomic reflex arc in contralateral testicular injury. Copyright © 2001 S. Karger AG, Basel

after ipsilateral testicular torsion

Objective To evaluate the effect of afferent nerve blockage by administration of capsaicin on apoptotic changes in the contralateral testis in rats undergoing ipsilateral testicular torsion,Materials and methods Twenty male albino rats were randomly divided into four groups. In groups 1 and 2, rats underwent a sham operation and testicular torsion. respectively, after the intraperitoneal administration of 0.9%, NaCl. Similarly, in groups 3 and 4 the rats underwent a sham operation and testicular torsion. respectively, after an intraperitoneal capsaicin injection. The testes were untwisted 24 h later and the contralateral testes harvested. Apoptosis was assessed in paraffin-embedded sections stained for nuclear DNA fragmentation. Fifteen cells were counted in each seminiferous tubule and the apoptotic cells recorded. A score was calculated for each group and the results compared using the Kruskal-Wallis analysis of variance and Mann Whitney U-tests, with P < 0.05 considered to be significant.Results The mean apoptotic score of group 2 was significantly higher than that of the other groups, There was no difference between the apoptotic scores of groups 1 and 3. 1 and 4. and 3 and 4.Conclusion Capsaicin effectively prevented apoptosis in the contralateral testes of rats that had undergone testicular torsion