Long-Term Results of Bay Window Technique for Coronary Translocation in the Arterial Switch Operation

Background: Accurate coronary translocation is very important for a successful arterial switch operation (ASO) for transposition of the great arteries (TGA) and to provide good long-term outcomes. We have previously reported the “bay window” technique as a useful option for coronary translocation with excellent midterm results. However, the long-term results of this technique and the morphological changes in the coronary channel have not yet been reported. Patients and Methods: Between September 2001 and December 2012, 33 patients with TGA underwent coronary translocation using the bay window technique concomitantly with ASO. The diagnoses were TGA with intact ventricular septum in 21, TGA with ventricular septal defect in 7, and Taussig-Bing anomaly in 5. The median age of the patients at operation was 12 days, and their median body weight was 2.93 kg. Coronary artery patterns were as follows: Shaher and Puddu’s type 1 in 23, single coronary artery in 4, intramural type in 1, and others in 5. Results: The median follow-up period was 4.5 years. There were no operative deaths, but there was one late death because of sepsis 13 months after ASO. Coronary artery evaluation with angiography, computed tomography, or myocardial scintigraphy was performed in 22 patients. There was no abnormal coronary morphology or perfusion. Coronary channel dilatation was not observed. Three patients underwent reoperation for pulmonary stenosis. Conclusions: The bay window technique provides excellent long-term results in ASO for TGA. Three-dimensional computed tomography revealed no aneurysmal changes in the bay window channel at nine-year follow-up examination.

FORMATION OF ECONOMIC UTILITIES OF DAIRY CATCH DEPENDING ON ORIGIN OF THE FATHER, LINE AND RELATED GROUP

Material and methods of research. The study was carried out based on the materials of the primary pedigree registration in the herd of the leading breeding plants for breeding Ukrainian red and black-and-white dairy breeds of cattle, OOO "Agrofirma "Svitanok" in the Donetsk region. The number of the firstborns we analyzed amounted to 515. In general, the matrix of observations was compiled containing information on 1271 animals for 448 variables (signs). Results. In order to assess the effectiveness of the use of these selection groups in the herd, a comparative analysis of group averages for the main breeding characteristics was carried out. The significant difference in the number of bulls used in the herd of the bull breeding farm was taken into account, taking into account the characteristics of the daughters. Through the age of the first calving, the difference between the best and worst groups of half-sisters reached 159 ± 0.1 days or 20.3% (P <0.001), the reproductive capacity - 0,109 ± 0,017 or 11,3% (P <0,001), I milk for 305 days of the first lactation - 1616 ± 169.2 kg or 24.8% (P <0.001), the second - 1229 ± 57.2 kg or 18, 0% (P <0.001), the third - 1899 ± 426, 8 kg or 27.9% (P <0.001). On the content of fat in milk, the intergroup difference reached 0.41 ± 0.039% (P <0.001) of the first, 0.18 ± 0.053% (P <0.001) - for the second and 0.09 ± 0.020% (P <0.05) - (P <0.001), 0.11 ± 0.050% (P <0.001), and 0.11 ± 0.039% (P <0.1), respectively. The most abundant is Offspring used in recent years by the bulls Jupiter 27640964506 (64 daughters), Campino 112825601 (84 daughters) and Kadisko 579904182 (65 daughters). It is noteworthy that in comparison with the above the milk production for 305 days of the first lactation was in the daughters of the bulls Erik 348025783 (6508 ± 259.7 kg) and Jansker 345199616 (6497 ± 184.6 kg). The daughters of the bull S.S.Khoma 399264 KKG-1314 (4.06 ± 0.050%) differed in the high fat content of milk with comparatively low milk yields. Analysis of the exteriors of cows of daughters of different bulls attests to a certain degree of intergroup differentiation in these characters of the cows in question. The largest and tallest are the daughters of the bulls of the Holstein breed and the golshtinized type. According to some measurements, cows of golshtinized type do not even achieve standards for cows of fatty type, which are much lower. The daughters of the bull of the Holstein breed Erica 248025783, being large and tall among the cows of the groups under analysis, satisfied the standard Southern intra-pore type of the Ukrainian black-ripened milk breed only by measuring the breadth of the chest (42.5 ± 0.75 cm). The daughters of the bulls SSHouma 399264 KKG-1314 and Dragomir 113021400 almost satisfied the standard of the gholshtinized type of the Ukrainian red dairy breed only in the area of ​​the pastern (18.6 ± 0.17 and 18.5 ± 0.13 cm). Intergroup differentiation of half-sisters after the father, in many cases proved to be significant and highly reliable. Bulls that were used in the herd belong to the lines and related groups of Ukrainian red and black-and-white dairy breeds with the numerical advantage of breeding groups of golshtinized type. Among the compared groups, the largest number of daughters were the producers of the Validian 1650414 group (166 head), Starbuck 352790 (114 goals), Chifa 1427381 (92 votes) and Kevelye 1620273 (83 votes). The highest milk productivity for the first and subsequent lactation with uniform growth was found in the cows of related groups of Holstein-type Maple 1430145, Olivishna 1491007, Starbak 352790 and Kevelie 1620273. The cows of the related groups Eliveyshna 1491007 and Kevelie 1620273 are the fastest-growing among the cows of the registered lines and related groups. Low among the cows of the registered lines and related groups, the cows of the fat-milk type of the related group by bay window 17021 differed in milk productivity. Conclusion. The phenotypic variability of the selected economically useful traits of herd cows is largely determined by the influence of genetic factors, which makes it possible to expect a very significant effectiveness and efficiency of breeding in the herd. The origin of the father results in 7-61%, and belonging to the line or related group of 3-51% of the total phenotypic variability of the characteristics considered.

Split level horizontal house plan in the Balkan vernacular architecture

Analysing traditional residential architecture in the Balkan region, we notice a widespread use of a split level horizontal house plan. The paper studies and presents examples found in Greece, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia. Based on spatial, functional and structural analysis of the house plans, depending on the reasons for the horizontal floor level split and the types of its implementation, there are different groups of buildings. One group features a structural floor level split in order to match the line of the terrain; because of the implemented floor structure; or because of a bay window or a projection construction on the façade. In the other group of buildings the reasons are of a functional nature rooted in climate, social or religious sphere. Here the floor level difference is achieved by applying secondary construction elements and certain interior details. Having conducted the analysis, we can conclude that the implementation of various horizontal floor plan level in traditional, vernacular architecture is quite significant and inspirational for the modern design process in residential houses. It shows how dynamism and complexity can be achieved in a simple way, without any partitions, giving a picturesque effect of a basic interior space.

Chapter VIII Explosion

The next morning was too bright a morning for sleep, and James Harthouse rose early, and sat in the pleasant bay window of his dressing-room, smoking the rare tobacco that had had so wholesome an influence on his young friend. Reposing in the sunlight,...