Diagnostic des troubles fonctionnels et inflammatoires chroniques des petites voies aériennes

in Pratique Vétérinaire Equine (1998), 30

Faced with the numerous respiratory dysfunctions, there is a large variety of investigation techniques. None is sufficient. Each has its specific application, its advantages and its drawbacks. Detection ... [more ▼]

Faced with the numerous respiratory dysfunctions, there is a large variety of investigation techniques. None is sufficient. Each has its specific application, its advantages and its drawbacks. Detection of disorders associated with inflammation of small air ways (bronchos¬pasm, pulmonary vasoconstriction, bronchial hyper-reactivity) is a first step. The field examinations Wow: arterial blood gases (which give a global appreciation of the pulmonary function), LTB and LBA (which may characterize the pathogenic agent), endoscopy and biop¬sy are the most useful. Then, a battery of tests is used, performed in a very specialized infrastructure : scanning, ventilation mechanics... which allow to evaluate the state of the respiratory apparatus. Finally, the tests during effort help to evaluate, more specifically, the effects of a treatment [less ▲]

A case of spermatic cord liposarcoma

Conference (1998)

Caractéristiques de l'agriculture wallonne

Speech (1998)

Rural development in Wallonia (Belgium) - Academic point of view.

in Sbornik praci z mezinarodni vedecke konference, Agrarni perspektivyVII. Evropska integrace a vyuzivani prirodnich zdroju, Dil I, Praha,Czech Republic, 17.-18. Zari 1998. (1998)

More and more, european universities will be involved in research topics concerning rural development. Common Agricultural Policy is modified and concerns specific area when the support of european funds ... [more ▼]

More and more, european universities will be involved in research topics concerning rural development. Common Agricultural Policy is modified and concerns specific area when the support of european funds will be focus. In Wallonia, we have a large experience of this kind of policy started in 1981 with Integrated Development Program. The main goal of this paper is to present some characteristics of Wallonia and some research topics initiated by Universities. [less ▲]

Application of recombinant sucrose synthase large scale synthesis of ADP-glucose

in Journal of Molecular Catalysis B : Enzymatic (1998), 5(1-4), 25-28

Abstract The synthesis of ADP-glucose with recombinant sucrose synthase from potato was combined with the synthesis of ADP from AMP and ATP catalysed by myokinase from rabbit muscle. By using the ... [more ▼]

Abstract The synthesis of ADP-glucose with recombinant sucrose synthase from potato was combined with the synthesis of ADP from AMP and ATP catalysed by myokinase from rabbit muscle. By using the repetitive-batch-technique we were able to reach enzyme productivities (mg ADP-glucose/U enzyme) of 28 mg/U sucrose synthase and 140 mg/U myokinase yielding 2.8 g ADP-glucose (55% yield). After product isolation, 2.2 g ADP-glucose was obtained corresponding to 44% overall yield. [less ▲]

Size (and structure) of forest elephants groups (Loxodonta africana cyclotis Matschie, 1900) in the Odzala National Park, Republic of Congo

in Mammalia (1998), 62(2), 297-300

L’Ecureuil, Sciurus vulgaris

Learning material (1998)

Quantifying habitat edge for nature reserve design.

in Coenoses (1998), 13(3), 131-136

Evaluation of surgery procedures for tagging eel Anguilla anguilla (L.) with biotelemetry transmitters

in Hydrobiologia (1998), 371/372

Externally attached telemetry transmitters are unsuitable to tag yellow eels Anguilla anguilla (L.), in streams where they exhibit cryptic life habits and hide in narrow cavities between rocks. We ... [more ▼]

Externally attached telemetry transmitters are unsuitable to tag yellow eels Anguilla anguilla (L.), in streams where they exhibit cryptic life habits and hide in narrow cavities between rocks. We evaluated the adequacy of surgical implantation and closing procedures for tagging eels with biotelemetry transmitters. Epoxy dummy transmitters (18_8 mm, 1.6–1.7 g) were implanted in eels anaesthetised with 2-phenoxy-ethanol (0.9 ml l−1), through a 20mm mid ventral incision made in the posterior quarter of their body cavity. The incision was either left open, or closed in different ways: stitches (absorbable or non absorbable suture material) or commercial-grade cyanoacrilate adhesive (LoctiteTM). Fish were stocked in a 4 m2 flow through tank (15–17 _C), controlled daily for mortality and weekly for evaluating the healing process. No transmitter was expelled over a 12-week period, even in eels with unclosed incisions, of which 50% healed within 28 days (t50). Regardless of the nature of the filament, suturing induced skin and muscle necrosis, caused significantly higher mortality rates (60% after 10 weeks) and paradoxically slowed down the healing rate (40 and 45 d, respectively). Cyanoacrilate suppressed the inflammatory response and granted higher survival rate (90%), but did not permit to speed up the closing process (t50 = 52 d), as eels actively bit and removed the adhesive within hours. This behaviour was suppressed when we applied a freshly cut fragment of the eel dorsal fin as a biological bandage over the drying cyanoacrilate. The adhesive remained in place for one to two days and permitted to substantially increase the healing rate (t50 = 15 d). These results substantiate the efficiency of surgery techniques for tagging eels with radio transmitters, at least for units of small weight and bulk. [less ▲]

Hydronyme et géosymbole : Salm-en-Ardenne. Quand un nom de rivière fait couler beaucoup d'encre

in Guillaud, Dominique; Seysset, Marie; Walter, Annie (Eds.) Le voyage inachevé... à Joël Bonnemaison (1998)

Cultural space is full significance and attachments. To illustrate the importance of place or river names for people, this paper analyses a petty local quarrel about the name of a river, the Salm or Glain ... [more ▼]

Cultural space is full significance and attachments. To illustrate the importance of place or river names for people, this paper analyses a petty local quarrel about the name of a river, the Salm or Glain, in the Belgian Ardenne and asks the question: wich has more meaning for the people, the place name at the place itself ? [less ▲]