Lawson Wheeler

The biological embedding model (BEM) suggests that fitness costs of maternal loss arise when early-life experience embeds long-term alterations to hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis activity. Alternatively, the adaptive calibration model (ACM) regards physiological changes during ontogeny as short-term adaptations. Both models have been…[Read more]

Although female dysfunctional voiding (DV) is common in urological practice, it is difficult to treat. This study evaluated the therapeutic efficacy of urethral botulinum toxin A (BoNT-A) on non-neurogenic female DV. Based on the videourodynamic study (VUDS), the DV was classified into three subgroups according to the obstructive site. A…[Read more]

Octenyl-succinylated corn starch (Osan) was used to improve the physicochemical properties of ground beef patties. The study involved incorporation of 5 and 15% Osan and storage for 30 or 60 days at -20 °C. The tested parameters included cooking loss, microstructure image, firmness, color, and sensory evaluation of the prepared patties. Along…[Read more]

Interleukin 8 (IL8) is a major mediator of the innate immune response. Polymorphisms in this gene are associated with susceptibility to inflammatory disease in humans. Two major promoter polymorphic haplotypes (IL8-h1 and IL8-h2) segregating in cattle populations have shown a significant effect on the immune response profile in calves but their…[Read more]