The stocker phase represents a critical period in beef cattle development, during which young animals exhibit heightened reactivity to handling and environmental stressors. Experiences during this stage have a lasting impact on behavior, welfare, and performance. Handler skill should be considered alongside facility design and management protocols as a key determinant of behavioral development. Acclimation involving positive human contact reduces physiologic stress indicators, improves...

CONCLUSIONS: Circulating MUFAs are associated with RA status, adiposity and disease activity after adjusting for diet, supporting a role for endogenous lipid metabolism in RA.

CONCLUSIONS: Published experience demonstrates major limitations of argatroban as a heparin substitute for CPB, including unpredictable ACT responses and frequently documented circuit thromboses. The reported complication rates should be interpreted as an upper bound given the descriptive nature of case-level evidence and the likelihood of publication bias.

CONCLUSIONS: PDGFR-β contributes to CKD-associated vascular calcification, representing a potential novel therapeutic target.

CONCLUSIONS: An OPO-based NMLP model is scalable, sustainable, and equitable. It increases utilization of DCD livers, expands donor and recipient criteria, and improves regional access to transplantation.