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R Kukla

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PubMed2006

Standard data model representation for taxonomic information.

The names used by biologists to label the observations they make are imprecise. This is an issue as workers increasingly seek to exploit data gathered from multiple, unrelated sources on line. Even when the international codes of nomenclature are followed strictly the resulting names (Taxon Names) do not uniquely identify the taxa (Taxon Concepts) that have been described by taxonomists but merely groups of type specimens. A standard data model for exchange of taxonomic information is described. It addresses this issue by facilitating explicit communication of information about Taxon Concepts and their associated names. A representation of this model as a XML Schema is introduced and the implications of the use of Globally Unique Identifiers discussed.

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PubMed2002

Effect of sow parity on vaginal electrical impedance.

The influence of sow parity on the changes of vaginal impedance after weaning was examined. Sows were monitored twice a day for oestrus via exposure to a sexually mature boar. The criterion for confirmation of ovulation was an increase in plasma progesterone levels above 12.5 nmol l(-1) 8 and 12 days after oestrus onset. The impedance measurements were carried out by a four-terminal method. In sows of all parities, the vaginal impedance decreased gradually after weaning (P < 0.01) and increased during oestrus (P < 0.01). No significant impedance changes were observed thereafter. The vaginal impedance was higher in sows above 6 parities than in sows from parities 1 to 5 from the beginning of oestrus to 14 days after oestrus onset. The impedance was also higher in sows of parity 6 than in sows of parity 1 from the beginning of oestrus to 14 days after oestrus onset and in sows from parities 2 to 5 than in sows of parity 1 from 2 to 4 days after oestrus onset. The difference in average impedance values between sows above 6 parities and sows of parity 1 was two-fold in oestrus compared to the luteal phase. In all measured places of the vagina from the cervix to 6 cm from the cervix, a similar significant increase of impedance was observed during oestrus. The results indicate that the parity of sows affects the electrical impedance of vaginal mucosa measured by means of a four-terminal method.

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PubMed1997

The anaesthetist and the antiphospholipid syndrome.

Antiphospholipid syndrome is a paradoxical disease state with in vitro prolongation of activated partial thromboplastin time and a strong predilection for in vivo thrombosis. The syndrome can be associated with systemic lupus erythematosus or lupus-like diseases or may be primary, presenting with thrombotic phenomena in young patients with no risk factors for thrombosis. We present two cases seen in two different settings in the hospital.

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