Scrapie has been known to occur in sheep and goats for over 250 years. Sheep and goats can be experimentally infected orally with BSE, however BSE infection can only be distinguished from scrapie using costly and extensive laboratory procedures. An ...
The aim of this study was to compare the results of invasive arterial blood pressure measurement using an electronic pressure transducer (EPT) or an aneroid pressure system (APS) in cattle. A catheter was placed in the auricular artery of 11 adult cattle ...
Oral treatments for groups of pigs via medicated feed must be prescribed on specific forms submitted to veterinary authorities. We analyzed 869 such prescription forms for the year 2009 representing the treatment of 69'863 piglets and 31'506 fattening ...
Vitamin A deficiency continues to be a global public health problem. Fortification of oil with vitamin A is considered a cost-effective, feasible strategy to prevent this problem but quality control poses a challenge to program implementation. To overcome ...
During the last two decades the prevalence of patients needing chronic renal replacement therapy has increased progressively. Furthermore, the dialysis population has significantly changed. Patients are older, have multiple comorbidities, and have a ...
Aims: Alcohol is a substantial risk factor for mortality and the burden of disease globally. In accordance with the World Health Organization’s (WHO) global strategy to reduce the harmful use of alcohol, we estimated recorded, unrecorded, tourist, and ...
Systems to monitor addiction treatment – do they make sense? National and international experiencesAbstract.Objective: Monitoring systems for the treatment of substance use disorders (MfS) are utilized to monitor ...
Cannabis Legalization in Germany: A Few Comments on Selected Cornerstones of the Proposed Regulatory Framework from an International Scientific PerspectiveAbstract:Objective: Germany´s federal government has ...
It will never be as it was before. Corona pandemia and its consequences: Chances of educational psychology – a subjective statementAbstract. The corona pandemia leads to consequences that are significant for individuals, ...
Background: The adoption of DRG-based payment systems has narrowed hospitals' financial margins, necessitating streamlining and process optimization. The experience of other countries shows that this restructuring can influence context factors essential ...
The usefulness of MRI-based neuromorphometry for the investigation of single patients is described. A longitudinal cortical thickness analysis in a patient revealed lateral temporal lobe atrophy, suggesting rather semantic than frontotemporal dementia. A ...
A developmental study was conducted that investigated 7- to 11- years-olds’ ability to strategically regulate their memory performance. The study, based on Koriat and Goldsmith’s (1996) theoretical framework, sought to stimulate strategic regulation ...
Measurement of change and outcome monitoring in clinical practiceMeasurement of change and outcome monitoring are useful tools enhancing mental health services. Their use aims at assuring the quality of treatment and extending treatment options. ...
CME: Hormonal Therapy for Gender Incongruence and Gender DysphoriaAbstract. The discrepancy between the inherited gender and the perceived gender identity is called gender incongruity. In this article the major ...
German statistical report for 2003 on outpatient treatment facilities for substance use disorders<B>Aim:</B> The annual analysis of statistical data on outpatient treatment centres in Germany provides information about the service delivery structure, ...
German annual statistical report for 2003 on inpatient treatment of substance use disorders<B>Aim:</B> The annual analysis of statistical data on inpatient treatment centres in Germany provides information about the service-delivery structure, ...