Cocaine-Induced Locomotion as a Potential Predictor of Impulsivity in Rats

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashley E. Light ◽  
Lauren Sehy ◽  
Joshua M. Gulley
Keyword(s):  
Potential Predictor

scholarly journals Population Characteristics of Cats Adopted from an Urban Cat Shelter and the Influence of Physical Traits and Reason for Surrender on Length of Stay

Animals ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 940 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miller ◽  
Ward ◽  
Beatty
Keyword(s):  
Length Of Stay ◽  
Animal Welfare ◽  
Coat Color ◽  
Population Characteristics ◽  
Study Cohort ◽  
Potential Predictor ◽  
Use Of Resources ◽  
Stray Cats ◽  
Hazard Ratios ◽  
Physical Traits

Measures aimed at reducing the length of stay (LOS) of cats in shelters can promote animal welfare and more efficient use of resources. The extent to which variables shown to impact LOS are broadly applicable is unclear. The aim of this study was to describe a population of cats adopted from an urban shelter, and to analyze the association between potential predictor variables and LOS. A study cohort was identified retrospectively from shelter records (n = 2584), 48.8% of which were < 12 weeks old at admission, and 80.7% were stray. Among 445 cats relinquished by owners, reasons for surrender were primarily owner-related (87.2%). Overall, reason for surrender and coat color were significantly associated with LOS. Hazard ratios showed that all reasons for surrender for owner-relinquished cats were associated with a shorter LOS than stray cats and this association was significant (p < 0.05) for all except cat behavioral or medical reasons. In contrast to previous reports, white cats had a significantly (p < 0.05) longer LOS than black cats. This study highlights an important role for shelter-specific baseline data to inform and measure the effect of interventional studies aimed at improving animal welfare by reducing LOS in shelter-housed cats

scholarly journals Soluble Fas affects erythropoiesis in vitro and acts as a potential predictor of erythropoiesis-stimulating agent therapy in patients with chronic kidney disease

2020 ◽  
Vol 318 (4) ◽  
pp. F861-F869
Author(s):  
Daniela Mendes Chiloff ◽  
Danilo Candido de Almeida ◽  
Maria A. Dalboni ◽  
Maria Eugênia Canziani ◽  
Sunil K. George ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Kidney Disease ◽  
Glomerular Filtration Rate ◽  
Kidney Disease ◽  
Glomerular Filtration ◽  
Filtration Rate ◽  
Dependent Manner ◽  
Potential Predictor ◽  
Soluble Fas ◽  
Esa Therapy

Serum soluble Fas (sFas) levels are associated with erythropoietin (Epo) hyporesponsiveness in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Whether sFas could predict the need for erythropoiesis-stimulating agent (ESA) usage and its influence in erythropoiesis remain unclear. We evaluated the relation between sFas and ESA therapy in patients with CKD with anemia and its effect on erythropoiesis in vitro. First, we performed a retrospective cohort study with 77 anemic patients with nondialysis CKD. We performed in vitro experiments to investigate whether sFas could interfere with the behavior of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs). HSCs were isolated from umbilical cord blood and incubated with recombinant sFas protein in a dose-dependent manner. Serum sFas positively correlated with Epo levels ( r = 0.30, P = 0.001) but negatively with hemoglobin ( r = −0.55, P < 0.001) and glomerular filtration rate ( r = −0.58, P < 0.001) in patients with CKD at baseline. Elevated sFas serum levels (4,316 ± 897 vs. 2,776 ± 749, P < 0.001) with lower estimated glomerular filtration rate (26.2 ± 10.1 vs. 33.5 ± 14.3, P = 0.01) and reduced hemoglobin concentration (11.1 ± 0.9 vs. 12.5 ± 1.2, P < 0.001) were identified in patients who required ESA therapy compared with patients with non-ESA. Afterward, we detected that the sFas level was slight correlated with a necessity of ESA therapy in patients with nondialysis CKD and anemia. In vitro assays demonstrated that the erythroid progenitor cell frequency negatively correlated with sFas concentration ( r = −0.72, P < 0.001). There was decreased erythroid colony formation in vitro when CD34+ HSCs were incubated with a higher concentration of sFas protein (1.56 ± 0.29, 4.33 ± 0.53, P < 0.001). Our findings suggest that sFas is a potential predictor for ESA therapy in patients with nondialysis CKD and that elevated sFas could affect erythropoiesis in vitro.

scholarly journals Estradiol Level on Day 2 and Day of Trigger: A Potential Predictor of the IVF-ET Success

2014 ◽  
Vol 64 (3) ◽  
pp. 202-207 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sudha Prasad ◽  
Yogesh Kumar ◽  
Megha Singhal ◽  
Shashi Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Estradiol Level ◽  
Potential Predictor ◽  
Ivf Et

scholarly journals Frank's sign: a potential predictor of cardiovascular disease

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 26885 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shoaib Bilal Fareedy ◽  
Ranjan Pathak ◽  
Ahmed Salman ◽  
Richard Alweis
Keyword(s):  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Potential Predictor

scholarly journals Serum ghrelin, but not obestatin, is a potential predictor of acute pancreatitis severity

Medicine ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 96 (35) ◽  
pp. e7963 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huilin Wang ◽  
Mengbin Qin ◽  
Zhihai Liang ◽  
Renjie Chang ◽  
Hongzong Fu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Acute Pancreatitis ◽  
Potential Predictor ◽  
Serum Ghrelin

FRI0030 Cxcl4 and CXCL7 Expression on Macrophages: A Potential Predictor of Disease Outcome in Patients Presenting with Early Synovitis?

2014 ◽  
Vol 73 (Suppl 2) ◽  
pp. 391.4-392
Author(s):  
N.J. Adlard ◽  
L. Yeo ◽  
D.L. Hardie ◽  
H. Adams ◽  
M. Juarez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Disease Outcome ◽  
Potential Predictor ◽  
Early Synovitis
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