Analyses of the occupational activity of the 45-59-year-old Danes in the 10-year period 1984-1994 show that the decrease in occupational activity status is marked for women at the age of 50 and for men about 5 years later. Moreover, it is not possible to detect an increase in the occupational activity, as far as the employment rate is concerned, of the 45-59-year-olds during the same 10-year period.

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Intestinal transplantation in pediatric patients: a nursing challenge: Part One: Evaluation for intestinal transplantation.

Intestinal transplantation offers hope to children with intestinal failure and life-threatening complications of parenteral nutrition (PN). As more transplant centers are adding intestinal transplantation to their existing programs, new challenges are presented to nursing professionals. This three-part series will provide information for nursing professionals regarding evaluation for intestinal transplantation, donor preparation, the surgical procedure, immediate postoperative care of the transplant recipient, complications of intestinal transplantation, and long-term care of the intestinal transplant patient. Part 1 will discuss the indications for intestinal transplantation, the evaluation of patients for intestinal transplantation, the process of listing patients for intestinal transplantation, and the waiting time for donor organs for intestinal transplantation. The information presented represents the approach taken at University of Nebraska Medical Center.

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Intestinal transplantation in pediatric patients: a nursing challenge. Part 2: Intestinal transplantation and the immediate postoperative period.

Intestinal transplantation offers new hope to children with intestinal failure and life-threatening complications of parenteral nutrition. As more transplant centers are adding intestinal transplantation to their existing programs, new challenges are presented to nursing professionals. This three-part series will provide information for nursing professionals regarding evaluation for intestinal transplantation, donor preparation, the surgical procedure, immediate postoperative care of the transplant recipient, and long-term care of the intestinal transplant recipient. This article focuses on donor selection and preparation, the surgical procedure for intestinal transplantation, the immediate postoperative course, immunosuppression, rejection, infections, fluid and electrolyte support, and nutrition. The information presented represents the approach taken at University of Nebraska Medical Center/Nebraska Health Systems.

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Prophylactic efficacy of 3-acetyl-4''-isovaleryl tylosin in a Mycoplasma gallisepticum-induced airsacculitis infection.

Formulations of 3-acetyl-4''-isovaleryl tylosin (AIV) were evaluated for oral efficacy in a Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG) airsacculitis infection. AIV administered by gavage, feed, or water was more effective than tylosin in preventing airsacculitis. An AIV tartrate formulation administered in drinking water to chickens infected with a macrolide-sensitive or macrolide-resistant strain of MG resulted in no detection of mycoplasma in the air sacs and in MG-negative sera.

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[Bacterial processes of photosynthesis and dark assimilation of carbon dioxide in the lakes of Bunger Hills Oasis in Eastern Antarctica].

Photosynthetic and dark assimilation of carbon dioxide was studied in both perennially and temporarily ice-covered lakes of the antarctic oasis Bunger Hills. The intensity of these processes in the lakes studied varied from 0.08 to 326 mg C/(m3 day) and correlated with water mineralization. Irrespective of the character of ice-cover, a chemical composition of water in antarctic water ecosystems affected the organic matter photo-production to a greater extent than the intensity of photosynthetically available radiation. With the method of polymerase chain reaction, the predominance of oxygenic phototrophic microorganisms carrying RuBisCo genes was revealed in all the lakes examined. The results obtained and the literature data unambiguously point to the photosynthetic production of organic matter by cyanobacteria as the main biogeochemical process that determines all the other metabolic strategies in antarctic water ecosystems studied hitherto.

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