Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) often occurs when active respiratory virus infections (BHV-1,
etc.) impair resistance to Mannheimia haemolytica infection in the lower respiratory tract. …

Prostanoid synthesis via cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 induction during urothelial stretch is
central to nociception, inflammation, contractility, and proliferation caused by urinary tract …

Background and Purpose: Stretch-induced cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) expression occurs in
urothelial cells during urinary tract obstruction (UTO). This increases COX-2–dependent …

METHODS: Male CD1 mice (12-wks old) were anesthetized, and double-ligated at the
Ureteropelvic Junction (UPJ) with a 6.0 vicryl suture. Ureters were harvested, fixed in 4% formalin …

METHODS: Porcine ureteral strips were attached to force displacement transducers,
suspended in organ tissue baths containing aerated Krebs buffer, and equilibrated for 1 hour. …

METHODS: Thirty-six rats were divided into three groups. One sham-operated group served
as controls. The other two groups received one week PUOO surgery; while 1 group received …

METHODS: Immunohistochemistry was done to discover differential CD expression between
cancer (CP) and non-cancer (NP) stromal cells. Expression of CD90 was verified by …

… Alex Owusu-Ofori Snr and Beatrice Owusu-Ofori (of blessed memory) for their guidance and
the principles they built in me and to my siblings Charles, Gideon, Kwesi, Yaw and Kwadwo …

… Smith, senior community relations specialist for Children’s Hospital; Kwadwo Owusu-Ofori,
Ph.d who represented the Anokye Food Co., Terrell Morgan, a member of the SA advisory …

Image denoising and classification are two powerful sub-branches of image processing, due
to their need in a wide range of fields and spheres of influence. The ubiquitous nature of …