EVALUATION OF ACOUSTIC PULSE TECHNOLOGY AS A NON-ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY FOR BOVINE INTRAMAMMARY INFECTIONS: ASSESSING BACTERIAL CURE VS. RECOVERY FROM INFLAMMATION

Evaluation of acoustic pulse technology as a non-antibiotic therapy for bovine intramammary infections: Assessing bacterial cure vs. recovery from inflammation

IntroductionThe spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major threat to human and animal health.Therefore, new solutions are needed to prevent returning to a world without effective antibiotics.Mastitis in dairy cows is a major reason for antimicrobial use in food animal production, and mastitis-causing bacteria have the potential to develop

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An optimized 3D-printed perfusion bioreactor for homogeneous cell seeding in bone substitute scaffolds for future chairside applications

carin shard d2 Abstract A clinical implementation of cell-based bone regeneration in combination with scaffold materials requires the development of efficient, controlled and reproducible seeding procedures and a tailor-made bioreactor design.A perfusion system for efficient, homogeneous, and rapid seeding with human adipogenic stem cells in bone s

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Economic Inequality: An Ethical Response

This essay will inquire into the nature of economic inequality from the perspectives of Catholic social teaching and that of a theologian living and working in a developing country.My initial comments will discuss inequality within the context of economic globalization and the neo-liberal paradigm that dominates it.After commenting on the way that

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