Severe wasting of body tissues, diarrhea, high morbidity and mortality, and stunting are all characteristics of poult enteritis and mortality syndrome (PEMS). The wasting of musculature and loss of nearly all adipose tissue suggested that even though the PEMS-infected poults were eating some feed, nutrient intake was not sufficient to meet body requirements for maintenance and growth. Because epithelial cells in the gastrointestinal tract appeared to be a target of the undefined etiological agent (or agents) that causes PEMS, a study was conducted in which PEMS-infected poults were evaluated for malabsorption through 3 wk of age. D-Xylose, a poorly metabolized pentose, was given per os as a bolus, and blood samples were obtained from the ulnar vein in the wing of control and PEMS-infected poults over a 3-h period to estimate intestinal absorption. D-Xylose absorption in control poults peaked 30 to 60 min after the oral treatment, similar to results reported earlier. The PEMS-infected poults did not show a peak in absorption. The PEMS-infected poults showed significant delays in D-xylose absorption at 4, 7, and 11 d after PEMS challenge. The severe malabsorption and metabolic deficiency problem associated with PEMS was postulated to be a direct effect of the undefined infectious agent or agents that cause the disease.
The isoscalar monopole and quadrupole giant multipole resonances of 208 Pb have been studied in the excitation region of 9 to 16 MeV by coincident electron scattering. Concentrations of strength have been found at 10.4 and 14.2 MeV, in reasonable agreement with the predictions of mean-field theory. The measurements reported are the first nuclear-structure investigation carried out by use of the (e,e'n) reaction. Giant multipole resonances are the most important manifestations of collective behavior in atomic nuclei. Our knowledge concerning these fundamental modes of excitation is still rather primitive (as compared, for example, to our knowledge of the corresponding bound excitations), despite extensive theoretical and experimental research efforts over the last thirty years. 1,2 Perhaps the most significant reason for this unsatisfactory situation has been the lack of a probe of sufficient versatility and precision. Photonuclear reactions are well suited for the study of dipole excitations, but they can neither excite higher multipoles easily nor study the spatial characteristics of the excitation matrix elements. Hadronic probes are limited in accuracy because of their complicated reaction mechanisms and their lack of multipole selectivity. Inclusive electron scattering, the probe most often used for high-precision studies of nuclear structure, is of limited use for the study of continuum excitations because of the larger "background" due to the elasticscattering radiative tail.The recent development of cw electron accelerators has provided a powerful new probe for the study of giant resonances: coincident electron scattering. The coincidence requirement removes the contribution of the elastic radiative tail, allowing the study of the giant resonances with the same precision and versatility routinely available in (e,e') studies of discrete, low-energy excitations.Giant multipole resonances, being collective excitations, are best studied in heavy nuclei. The substantial Coulomb barrier that characterizes these nuclei inhibits charged-particle decay, making (e,e'n) the reaction channel of choice. However, the detection of low-energy (0.5-10 MeV) neutrons in the hostile environment of electron-scattering halls presents formidable technical problems. As a consequence, (e,e'n) experiments have not been feasible at low-duty-factor electron-accelerator facilities. We report in this Letter the development of an (e.e'n) facility and its use for the study of the giant multipole resonances in 208 Pb. 208 Pb, the heaviest doubly closed-shell nucleus, offers the best case available for testing our understanding of collective motion. Its excitation spectrum at low energies has been carefully investigated both theoretically and experimentally. Mean-field theory, in the form of density-dependent Hartree-Fock calculations, provides a satisfactory description of the ground-state properties of 208 Pb (and other doubly closed-shell nuclei). 3 ' 4 It has been suggested that the dynamic behavior of these nuclei might be adequat...
No study has tested the effectiveness of individualized cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) interventions to reduce persistent nausea, pain, anxiety, and fatigue in patients on continuous antiretroviral therapy (ART). Our objective was to determine if CBT could reduce nausea, pain, anxiety, and fatigue in patients with HIV on ART. Men ages 40 to 56 years on ART (n = 18) at a suburban HIV clinic were randomly assigned to a control group or the CBT intervention. Usual adherence education and side-effect management were provided to both groups. Symptoms, health perception, medication adherence, and side-effect-reducing medication use were measured at four time points over 3 months. Participants in the intervention group rated usual fatigue and worst fatigue at 60 days, and nausea duration at 90 days significantly lower than controls (p < .05). Brief CBT training may reduce fatigue and nausea in patients with HIV undergoing ART.
All Zeeman levels of Fe3+ ions contribute intense and narrow lines to the Mössbauer emission spectra of LiNbO3:57Co and LiTaO3:57Co in 2 T ≤ Hext ≤ 7 T at 4.2 K. To explain the electronic spin and magnetic field dependence of the line intensities irreversible processes like the decoupling of electrons from the lattice or a field‐dependent slow relaxation should be involved. The existence of a long‐lived heated localized mode is ruled out.
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