Stifle injuries in cattle

Lameness of the hindlimbs originating from the stifle joint may be difficult to diagnose and treat. This article describes anatomic considerations and the diagnostic procedures necessary to accurately evaluate the bovine stifle joint. The emphasis is toward obtaining a diagnosis based on physical examination and simple diagnostic procedures in field situation. Specific treatments and/or management alternatives for cattle with various ligament injuries (cranial cruciate rupture, collateral ligament injuries), or with luxated patella, upward fixation of the patella, septic arthritis, and subchondral bone cysts are described. Current knowledge of the prognosis after various treatments is presented.     

In situ localization and chromosomal mapping of the AG1 (Dmp1) gene

Dentinogenesis is being used as a model for understanding the biomineralization process. The odontoblasts synthesize a structural matrix comprised of Type I collagen fibrils which define the basic architecture of the tissue. The odontoblasts also synthesize and deliver a number of dentin-specific acidic macromolecules into the extracellular compartment. These acidic macromolecules may be involved in regulating the ordered deposition of hydroxyapatite crystals within the matrix. AG1 is the first tooth-specific acidic macromolecule to have been cloned and sequenced. To identify which cells of the rat incisor pulp/odontoblast complex were responsible for synthesis of AG1, in situ hybridization was used. Digoxigenin labeled sense and anti-sense AG1 riboprobes were prepared. The AG1 mRNA was found to be expressed in the mature secretory odontoblasts. Neither pulp cells nor pre-odontoblasts showed any staining with the anti-sense probes. Chromosomal localization studies placed the AG1 gene on mouse chromosome 5q21, in tight linkage with Fgf5. AG1 has been renamed Dmp1 (dentin matrix protein 1) in accordance with present chromosomal nomenclature. Mouse 5q21 corresponds to the 4q21 locus in humans. This is the locus for the human tooth mineralization disorder dentinogenesis imperfecta Type II (DI-II). These data suggest that the Dmp1 gene is involved in mineralization and is a candidate gene for DI-II.     

A specific complex between a polypeptide in the left helical conformation of polyproline type II and the B-DNA minor groove

The model of complex formation between polypeptide adopted lefthanded conformation of polyproline II type and minor groove of B-DNA presented. The specific recognition is attained due to possibility of hydrogen bond between Gly NH-group and Thymine O2-group and in addition between Pro CO-group and Guanine NH2-group and between Gly CO-group and Guanine NH2-group. Stereochemical satisfactory of the complex is observed.     

Vascular rejection post heart transplantation is associated with positive flow cytometric cross-matching

28 isolates of canine parvovirus type-2 (CPV-2) were obtained from dogs with hemorrhagic gastroenteritis in Italy. The antigenic structure of CPV-2 isolates was characterized, using four discriminating monoclonal antibodies. In addition, four vaccinal strains were examined. Similar to reports from Australia and the United Kingdom, a much higher prevalence of CPV-2a (25/28 isolates) was observed than the other variant type, CPV-2b (3/28 isolates). DNA fragments (2.2 kbp) of representative strains of CPV-2, CPV-2a and CPV-2b were amplified by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and the products were digested by the restriction enzymes (RE) RsaI, HpaII, HindIII and PvuII. The RvaI enzyme allows the differentiation of CPV-2 from CPV-2a and CPV-2b.     

钒微合金Φ25mm热轧左旋带肋钢筋的研制与生产

通过对热轧左旋带肋钢筋（HRBL600）的质量特性分析,制定了热轧左旋带肋钢筋的化学成分,孔型设计方案和生产工艺。生产实践证明：该产品开发获得成功,产品质量达到标准要求。     

将酶制剂用于中国的食品加工业

过去的几年中,亚洲尤其是中国,已经成为一个酶制剂用量快速增长的市场.中国食品工业的发展从酶生物技术中获益颇多,酶生物技术已成为这种加工助剂为其中的食品工业带来了重大的创新中不可或缺、革新与安全的加工手段之一.     

FeSiB薄膜的巨磁阻抗和应力阻抗效应研究

软磁材料中存在巨磁阻抗 (giantmagneto impedance ,GMI)效应以及与之相同来源的应力阻抗 (stress impedance ,SI)效应 ,利用这两种效应可以制成具有高灵敏度的微型化的磁场和应力 应变传感器。本文基于传感器的实际应用 ,对图形化的、较大磁致伸缩的FeSiB单层和多层薄膜的巨磁阻抗和应力阻抗效应中频率和退火的影响进行了研究。结果表明 ,对于两种效应 ,经过退火处理的单层和多层膜均可在较低的频率下得到较高的灵敏度 ,而多层膜中的应力阻抗效应将为新型高灵敏传感器的设计和研制开辟一条崭新的途径     

双瓣止回阀阀瓣强度分析及优化设计

通过对双瓣止回阀阀瓣的有限元分析,介绍了有限元分析法在阀门强度和刚度分析方面的应用。     

初至波走时层析成像中的正则化方法

 波场的等效性、观测数据的有限性和观测误差等因素导致地球物理反演本身具有严重的多解性，降低这种多解性的一种重要途径就是对反演过程进行约束。传统的初至波走时层析成像方法，通常是在外部对模型空间施加显式的约束和平滑处理，这样就会破坏模型参数与传播算子之间的相关性，难以达到有效利用先验信息的目的, 甚至会影响反演的稳定性。针对这一问题，本文将先验信息分为三类，在此基础上阐述了通过正则化手段将各种先验信息纳入到反演方程当中，替代传统的外部约束模式。理论试验结果表明，正则化方法比外部约束方法有效地提高了反演的精度和分辨率；将该正则化方法应用于实际二维资料处理，也得到了比较好的反演结果。     

Regulation of the proliferative potential of cord blood long-term culture-initiating cells (LTC-IC) by different stromal cell lines: implications for LTC-IC measurement

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Long-term culture-initiating cells (LTC-IC) are the best available approximation to an in vitro assay of stem cells in humans although they still represent a heterogeneous population in terms of proliferative capacity and sensitivity to different growth factors. Human umbilical cord blood (CB) is rich in hemopoietic progenitor cells, as measured by clonogenic assays and contains stem cells capable of reconstituting the marrow after ablation in clinical transplantation. We evaluated the influence of culture conditions on the in vitro behavior of LTC-IC from CB. DESIGN AND METHODS: LTC-IC were evaluated in long-term cultures, comparing two types of murine stromal cell lines: M2-10B4 and M2-10B4 transfected with cDNAs for human G-CSF and IL-3. RESULTS: Two and five fold higher numbers of terminally differentiated cells were produced during nine weeks of culture of CB mononuclear or CD34+ cells respectively, in cultures containing a M2-10B4 IL-3 G-CSF cell line compared to cultures containing the parental cell line. Likewise, a higher number of colony-forming cells (CFC) were detected in the supernatant of cultures with the transfected cell line. In contrast, the number of CFC generated within the stromal layer, after 5 or 9 weeks of culture, was significantly higher in cultures on M2-10B4 cells than those on M2-10B4 IL-3 G-CSF. INTERPRETATION AND CONCLUSIONS: Our results show that the proliferative capacity of CB LTC-IC can be strongly influenced by culture conditions and that the frequency of LTC-IC estimated using these cell lines as stromal support is not identical.