03), with the greatest reductions observed for urinary tract infections (p = 0.024). Carbapenem-resistant K. pneumoniae was not isolated during this period. The investigated patients did not exhibit worsening renal function. Further studies are needed to assess antibiotic prophylaxis in renal transplantation patients at institutions where there is a high prevalence of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria. (C) 2013 Elsevier Editora Ltda. All rights reserved.”
“This work is dedicated to the study of the growth by ammonia source molecular beam epitaxy of Al(x)Ga(1-x)N/GaN
high electron mobility transistors on (111) oriented silicon substrates. The effect of growth conditions on the structural and electrical properties selleck kinase inhibitor of the heterostructures was investigated. It is shown that even a slight variation in the growth temperature of the thick GaN buffer on AlN/GaN stress mitigating layers has a drastic influence on these properties
via a counterintuitive effect on the dislocation density. Both in situ curvature measurements and ex situ transmission electron microscopy and x-ray diffraction experiments indicate that the relaxation rate of the lattice mismatch stress increases with the growth temperature but finally results in PF-4708671 research buy a higher dislocations density. Furthermore, a general trend appears between the final wafer curvature at room temperature and the threading dislocation density. Finally, the influence of the dislocation density on the GaN buffer insulating properties and the two-dimensional electron gas transport properties at the Al(x)Ga(1-x)N/GaN interface DMXAA is discussed.”
“Objective-To measure trends in animal shelter intake and outcome data for dogs and cats in Colorado on a statewide, urban, and rural basis from 2000 through 2007.
Design-Retrospective cohort study.
Sample Population-A group of 104 animal shelters and rescue organizations from Colorado representing 92% and 94% of statewide dog and cat intake, respectively,
in 2007
Procedures-Annual animal shelter data were analyzed for trends by use of linear regression analysis. Trends in urban and rural subgroups of shelters were compared by use of Student t tests.
Results-Statewide, the number of intakes/1,000 residents decreased by 10.8% for dogs during the 8-year study period, but increased by 19.9% for cats. There was no change in the dog euthanasia rate at 3.7/1,000 residents/y, but the rate for cats increased by 35.7% to 3.9/1,000 residents/y. There was no change in the statewide live release rate for dogs or cats, but there was a decrease of 12.6% for cats in the urban subgroup.
Conclusions and Clinical Relevance-The trends suggested that the number of unwanted dogs in Colorado decreased during the study period, whereas the number of unwanted cats in animal shelters increased.