The Nutritional Value of Normal and High Lysine Corns for Weanling and Growing-Finishing Swine When Fed at Four Lysine Levels

One-hundred-ninety-two weanling pigs from two separate trials, (initial weight 6.0 and 5.6 kg) and 400 growing-finishing pigs (initial weight 17 kg) were fed normal and high lysine corn diets containing four levels of lysine in a 2 • 4 factorial arrangement. Crossbred (Large White • Landrace x Duroc) pigs were used in all experiments. The objectives of the experiments were to (1) compare normal and high lysine corn when fed at different lysine levels, (2) determine the lysine requirements for the three stages of growth and (3) evaluate the effect of protein level on the lysine requirement. All diets were balanced on a lysine basis. The results indicated that both weanling and growing-finishing pig performance and final carcass composition were similar for pigs fed normal or high lysine corn diets balanced on a lysine basis

Impact of COVID-19 on cardiovascular testing in the United States versus the rest of the world

Objectives: This study sought to quantify and compare the decline in volumes of cardiovascular procedures between the United States and non-US institutions during the early phase of the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the care of many non-COVID-19 illnesses. Reductions in diagnostic cardiovascular testing around the world have led to concerns over the implications of reduced testing for cardiovascular disease (CVD) morbidity and mortality. Methods: Data were submitted to the INCAPS-COVID (International Atomic Energy Agency Non-Invasive Cardiology Protocols Study of COVID-19), a multinational registry comprising 909 institutions in 108 countries (including 155 facilities in 40 U.S. states), assessing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on volumes of diagnostic cardiovascular procedures. Data were obtained for April 2020 and compared with volumes of baseline procedures from March 2019. We compared laboratory characteristics, practices, and procedure volumes between U.S. and non-U.S. facilities and between U.S. geographic regions and identified factors associated with volume reduction in the United States. Results: Reductions in the volumes of procedures in the United States were similar to those in non-U.S. facilities (68% vs. 63%, respectively; p = 0.237), although U.S. facilities reported greater reductions in invasive coronary angiography (69% vs. 53%, respectively; p < 0.001). Significantly more U.S. facilities reported increased use of telehealth and patient screening measures than non-U.S. facilities, such as temperature checks, symptom screenings, and COVID-19 testing. Reductions in volumes of procedures differed between U.S. regions, with larger declines observed in the Northeast (76%) and Midwest (74%) than in the South (62%) and West (44%). Prevalence of COVID-19, staff redeployments, outpatient centers, and urban centers were associated with greater reductions in volume in U.S. facilities in a multivariable analysis. Conclusions: We observed marked reductions in U.S. cardiovascular testing in the early phase of the pandemic and significant variability between U.S. regions. The association between reductions of volumes and COVID-19 prevalence in the United States highlighted the need for proactive efforts to maintain access to cardiovascular testing in areas most affected by outbreaks of COVID-19 infection

La correspondance comme boîte noire : le cas de Georges Sorel

Sand Shlomo. La correspondance comme boîte noire : le cas de Georges Sorel. In: Mil neuf cent, n°8, 1990. Les correspondances dans la vie intellectuelle. pp. 105-121

Jeremy R. Jennings, Georges Sorel : The Character and Development of his Thought, foreword by Theodore Zeldin

Sand Shlomo. Jeremy R. Jennings, Georges Sorel : The Character and Development of his Thought, foreword by Theodore Zeldin. In: Cahiers Georges Sorel, n°3, 1985. pp. 165-168

Bibliographie des études sur Georges Sorel

Sand Shlomo. Bibliographie des études sur Georges Sorel. In: Cahiers Georges Sorel, n°1, 1983. pp. 173-206

Mémoire et analogie : les intellectuels israéliens et la guerre du Golfe

Sand Shlomo. Mémoire et analogie : les intellectuels israéliens et la guerre du Golfe. In: Matériaux pour l'histoire de notre temps, n°48, 1997. Les intellectuels et la guerre du Golfe . Etude comparée, sous la direction de René Girault . pp. 46-51

Jeremy R. Jennings, Georges Sorel : The Character and Development of his Thought, foreword by Theodore Zeldin

Sand Shlomo. Jeremy R. Jennings, Georges Sorel : The Character and Development of his Thought, foreword by Theodore Zeldin. In: Cahiers Georges Sorel, n°3, 1985. pp. 165-168

Les représentations de la Révolution dans l'imaginaire historique du fascisme français

Sand Shlomo. Les représentations de la Révolution dans l'imaginaire historique du fascisme français. In: Mil neuf cent, n°9, 1991. Les pensées réactionnaires. pp. 29-47