CoordenaÃÃo de AperfeÃoamento de Pessoal de NÃvel Superior / Este trabalho foi conduzido com o objetivo de avaliar o efeito de diferentes nÃveis de xiquexique (0, 12, 24 e 36%) em substituiÃÃo ao feno de capim Tifton sobre o consumo de nutrientes, respostas fisiolÃgicas e o comportamento ingestivo de vacas em lactaÃÃo. Foram utilizadas oito vacas leiteiras mestiÃas plurÃparas, com aproximadamente 100 dias em lactaÃÃo, produÃÃo mÃdia de 15 kg de leite/dia e com peso corporal mÃdio de 465,20  39,37 kg. Os animais foram distribuÃdos em quadrado latino 4x4, duplo (4 perÃodos, 4 nÃveis de xiquexique e 8 animais). Cada perÃodo teve duraÃÃo de 16 dias, sendo 10 dias de adaptaÃÃo e 6 dias de coleta de dados, totalizando 64 dias experimentais. A relaÃÃo volumoso:concentrado foi de 60:40, com base na matÃria seca (MS). O xiquexique foi colhido e transportado da caatinga, onde, diariamente foram queimados os espinhos com lanÃa-chamas a gÃs para posterior trituraÃÃo em mÃquina forrageira. O feno de capim Tifton foi cortado com aproximadamente 50 dias de idade. Na avaliaÃÃo do consumo de nutrientes, o consumo de MS e fibra em detergente neutro (FDN) nas trÃs unidades analisadas (kg/dia, %PC e g/kg0,75), assim como, os consumos de matÃria orgÃnica (MO), proteÃna bruta (PB), extrato etÃreo (EE) e carboidratos totais (CT) expressos em kg/dia, apresentaram comportamento linear decrescente com os nÃveis de xiquexique na raÃÃo. A produÃÃo de leite (kg/dia) decresceu, mas a eficiÃncia alimentar nÃo foi influenciada pela introduÃÃo do xiquexique na raÃÃo. O consumo de Ãgua via alimento (CAAlimento), expresso em kg/dia e %PC, aumentou linearmente com a elevaÃÃo da participaÃÃo do xiquexique na raÃÃo total, entretanto, houve reduÃÃo linear no consumo voluntÃrio de Ãgua (CAVoluntÃrio) expresso em kg/dia e %PC e ausÃncia de efeito sobre o consumo de Ãgua total (CATotal). A participaÃÃo do CAVoluntÃrio no CATotal reduziu linearmente com os nÃveis de xiquexique na raÃÃo. A frequÃncia respiratÃria, temperatura superficial e temperatura retal pela manhà nÃo foram influenciadas pelos nÃveis de xiquexique nas raÃÃes experimentais. Jà a temperatura retal à tarde foi reduzida com os nÃveis de xiquexique na raÃÃo. O tempo de alimentaÃÃo e ruminaÃÃo expressos em hora/dia e o tempo de mastigaÃÃo total diminuiram linearmente com os nÃveis crescentes de xiquexique nas raÃÃes experimentais. Consequentemente, houve aumento linear no tempo em Ãcio. Os nÃveis de xiquexique na raÃÃo de vacas leiteiras em lactaÃÃo nÃo influenciaram a eficiÃncia de alimentaÃÃo (EAL) e ruminaÃÃo (ERU), expressas em gMS/h, nÃmero de mastigaÃÃes merÃcicas por bolo ruminal e tempo de mastigaÃÃes merÃcica por bolo ruminal. A EAL e ERU expressas em gFDN/h, o nÃmero de bolos ruminais por dia e nÃmero de mastigaÃÃes merÃcica por dia apresentaram efeito linear decrescente com a inclusÃo de xiquexique nas raÃÃes. O xiquexique pode ser utilizado na alimentaÃÃo de vacas em lactaÃÃo de mÃdia e baixa produÃÃo, pois promove reduÃÃo do consumo de nutrientes, produÃÃo de leite, consumo voluntÃrio de Ãgua e altera o comportamento ingestivo, sem alterar a eficiÃncia alimentar. / This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of different levels of xiquexique (0, 12, 24 and 36%) replacing Tifton hay on nutrient intake, feeding behavior and physiological responses of lactating dairy cows. Eight pluriparous crossbred cows, with approximately 100 lactation days, average production of 15 kg milk/day and average body weight of 465.20  39.37 kg were used. The animals were distributed in a 4x4 double latin square, (4 periods, 4 levels xiquexique and 8 animals). Each period lasted 16 days with 10 days of adaptation and 6 days of data collection, totaling 64 experimental days. The forage: concentrate ratio of 60:40, based on dry matter (DM). The xiquexique was collected and transported to the caatinga, with the thorns daily burned with flamethrowers to gas for subsequent grinding in machine for forage. The Tifton hay cut with approximately 50 days of age. In the assessment of nutrient intakes, the DM and neutral detergent fiber (NDF) intake in the three analyzed units (kg / day, g/kg0,75 and % PC), as well as the intake of organic matter (OM), crude protein (CP ), ether extract (EE) and total carbohydrates (TC) expressed as kg/day, linearly decreased to the levels of xiquexique in the ration. Milk production (kg/day) decreased, but feed efficiency was not affected by the introduction of the xiquexique in the ration. The water intake through food (WIFood) expressed as kg/day and %BW increased linearly with increasing participation of xiquexique in the total ration, however, there was a linear reduction in voluntary intake of water (WIVoluntary) expressed in kg/day and %PC and no effect on the total water intake (WITotal). Participation in WITotal of WIVoluntary decreased linearly with xiquexique levels in the ration. The respiratory rate, surface temperature and rectal temperature in two shifts (morning and afternoon) were not influenced by the levels of xiquexique the experimental diets. Rectal temperature in the afternoon was reduced with the levels of xiquexique in the ration. The feeding time and rumination expressed in hours/day and the total chewing time decreased linearly with increasing levels of xiquexique in the experimental rations. Consequently, there was linear increase in time in idle. The xiquexique levels in the ration of lactating dairy cows did not affect the feed efficiency (EAL) and rumination (ERU) , expressed in gDM / h, number of chews per ruminal bolus and time of chews for ruminal bolus. The EAL and ERU expressed in gNDF / h, the number of ruminal bolus per day and number of chews per day showed decreasing linear effect with the inclusion of xiquexique in the rations. The xiquexique can be used as feed for dairy cows medium and low production, because it promotes reduction of nutrient intake, milk production, voluntary intake of water and alters feeding behavior without changing the feed efficiency.

Doctor of Philosophy / Department of Animal Sciences and Industry / Megan Rolf / In the future, water may not be as readily available due to an increase in competition from a growing human population, wildlife, and other agricultural sectors. To better understand water demands in the beef industry, water intake has to be accurately measured. It also critical to understand if water intake is a heritable trait and to determine its relationship to other production traits. This dissertation examines the number of days to accurately measure water intake in beef cattle, how to predict water intake in beef cattle using individual intakes, and estimates genetic parameters for water intake, dry matter intake (DMI), average daily gain (ADG), water efficiency measures, feed efficiency measures, and carcass traits. Study 1 investigates the test duration required to accurately measure water intake. Water intakes were collected over 70 d and shortened test periods (7 day intervals) were correlated with the full 70 day test to determine the minimum number of days required to accurately measure water intake. Water intake can be collected over a 35 to 42-day test period, with a minimal decrease in accuracy. Study 2 developed a water intake prediction equation that included different weather variables and average daily temperature (TAVG), average relative humidity (HVAG), solar radiation (SRAD), and wind speed (WSPD). Water intakes and feed intakes on individual animals were collected over a 70-day period along with (TAVG), (HVAG), (SRAD), (WSPD) for each day. Five different prediction equations were developed: summer, winter, slick bunk feed management, ad libitum feed management, and overall. All models included variables of DMI, metabolic mid test weight, TAVG, HAVG, SRAD, and WSPD, with R-squared values ranging from 0.34 to 0.41. Study 3 investigated the relationships between water intake and DMI, ADG, and water and feed efficiency traits. Variance components and genetic correlations were estimated using single-step genomic best linear unbiased prediction (GBLUP), incorporating genotypes on approximately 150,000 single nucleotide polymorphisms. Water intake was moderately heritable (0.39) and had moderate genetic correlations with DMI and residual feed intake, high genetic correlations with residual water intake, water to gain ratio, and feed to gain ratio, and had a low genetic correlation with ADG. Study 4 investigated the relationship between water intake and carcass traits. Single-Step GBLUP was used to estimate variance components and genetic correlations between water intake and carcass traits. Similar to study 3, water intake was moderately heritable (0.42). Water intake was moderately correlated with hot carcass weight (0.38), back fat (0.36), yield grade (0.29), and final body weight (0.29), but had a low genetic correlation with longissimus muscle area (0.08) and marbling (0.17). More research must be done to determine the relationships between water intake and other economically important traits in beef cattle and to better understand how environment and genetic background affect water intake. Improvements in water efficiency could decrease the amount of water cattle consume and assist producers in managing on-farm water resources during times of water scarcity.

Shuqaiq-II IWP is a combined RO water desalination and power plant facility. It operates with an open intake that feeds the plant with 100,000 m3/h of raw water. The facility is located 140 km north of Jizan, in a small bay where the run-off discharges of two wadis converge. The run-off coming from the wadis are rich in alluvial sediments that dramatically decrease the raw water quality at the intake point, causing periodic shutdowns of the plant and increasing the operational cost due to membrane replacement. Subsurface water intakes are an alternative for improving raw water quality, as they provide natural filtering of the feed water as it flows through the systems. In this type of system water flow through the sediment matrix is induced and during the percolation, several physical, chemical and biological processes take place, cleaning the water from particulate matter, resulting in high quality feed water that can be directly sent to the RO process without any additional pretreatment. A full hydrogeological profile of the seabed needs to be performed in order to determine the applicability of one of these systems in each particular location. In this study, 1 km of beach area at Shuqaiq-II IWP was surveyed. Ninety-one (91) samples from the shore and offshore sediments were collected and analyzed for hydraulic conductivity, porosity and grain size distribution. The laboratory analysis showed that the construction of the seabed galleries was technically feasible, and the proposed intake system was design to meet the feed water requirements for the RO facility (530.000 m3/d). The preliminary design consists of 17 cells in total, 16 of which will be in constant operation, and 1 alternate for whenever maintenance is needed in one of the other cells. The seabed gallery design includes 5 layers of sands with a total depth of 5 m. A detailed underdrain design methodology is presented. The system would be operated at an infiltration rate of 10 m/d and an average hydraulic retention time of 7h. Each cell will have an area of 3.500 m2 that will supply 35.000 m3/d of feed water to each RO train.

Ziel der Arbeit war eine Steigerung der Wasseraufnahme und Harndilution durch Supplementierung von Natriumchlorid (NaCl) oder pH-Wert-Senkung durch Zugabe von Ammoniumchlorid (NH4Cl) zur Reduktion des Harnsteinbildungspotenzials. Durch die NaCl-Zulage wurde die Harnmenge signifikant gesteigert und das spezifische Gewicht des Harns gesenkt. Eine NaCl-Gabe stellt somit einen möglichen ergänzenden therapeutischen Ansatz für eine vermehrte Ausscheidung von Kristallen dar. Eine Ansäuerung des Harns durch Zulage von NH4Cl ließ sich nicht erreichen.

It is currently very hot topic lifestyles, especially healthy lifestyle. Therefore, it is the thesis deals with just this topic by analyzing the positive aspects of lifestyle for JU students in the Czech Budejovice. The work is divided into theoretical and empirical part. In the theoretical part I deal with various positive aspects of lifestyle (physical activity, nutrition, relaxation and regeneration). In the empirical part, the main objective was to compare the results with the results of other studies, dealing with a similar problem. For kvantitivní research method I used questionnaire. The questionnaire was distributed to 500 respondentkám, return was 73.8%. I set three hypotheses: H1: The students who have a positive attitude to physical activities, attend at least 3 times a week physical activity. H2: The students who know the principles of a healthy diet, regularly eating breakfast daily. H3: Students who sleep every day for more than 8 hours after waking are enough sleep. Based on Pearson's chi-square test, I examined the relationship between the issues of the hypotheses. Then I describe these results and graphed using graphs. The main objective of the empirical part was fulfilled.

Section 316(b) of the Clean Water Act requires thermal power generating facilities to minimize adverse environmental impact resulting from the operation of cooling water intake structures (CWIS). Adverse environmental impact can occur when aquatic organisms are impinged on traveling water screens. Modified traveling screens were developed to improve the post-impingement survival of organisms. These screens have been used at a few power plants and are now being considered at additional facilities to reduce the mortality of juvenile and adult fish. Existing biological efficacy data show that post-impingement survival is highly variable by species. The majority of previous installations are at estuarine facilities. As such, there is a lack of biological efficacy data with many of the freshwater species commonly impinged at CWIS. In addition, most of the existing modified screen installations were installed prior to 1990. Since that time, improvements in screen designs have increased survival. For these reasons, the existing biological efficacy of the new screen designs was limited and largely unknown for many freshwater species. The mortality, injury, and scale loss rates of 10 species of freshwater fish impinged and recovered with a modified traveling screen were evaluated in the laboratory. Species tested included: golden shiner (Notemigonus crysoleucas); fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas); white sucker (Catostomus commersoni); bigmouth buffalo (Ictiobus cyprinellus); channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus); hybrid striped bass (Morone chrysops × M. saxatilis); bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus); largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides); yellow perch (Perca flavescens); and freshwater drum (Aplodinotus grunniens). Fish were impinged at 0.3, 0.6, or 0.9 m•s-1 velocity. Mortality, injury, and scale loss rates were generally low. Mortality rates did not exceed 5% for any species and velocity tested, indicating that this technology has potential to substantially reduce impingement mortality at CWIS. Despite a general trend toward increasing mortality at higher velocities, velocity was only a significant factor in the mortality of bluegill (P=0.0005). Injury and scale loss rates were low for most species tested, although they were more variable than observed rates of mortality. There was a trend toward lower mortality, injury, and scale loss in larger fish. In all cases where fish length was a significant factor (P<0.05), the pattern of decreasing mortality, injury, and scale loss as fish increased in length was constantly observed. Additional tests were undertaken with channel catfish, fathead minnow, and golden shiner to assess the effect of duration of impingement on mortality, injury, and scale loss. Longer durations of impingement appeared to result in higher mortality, injury, and scale loss, especially at durations of impingement greater than 6 minutes. However, longer durations of impingement could be avoided at most cooling water intake structures by continuously rotating screens.

Submitted by Ubirajara Cruz (ubirajara.cruz@gmail.com) on 2017-06-22T15:22:50Z No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) Alegani_Monteiro.pdf: 764840 bytes, checksum: cb7bb9af2ba94346a4c59b246f7283b6 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Aline Batista (alinehb.ufpel@gmail.com) on 2017-06-22T20:37:50Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) Alegani_Monteiro.pdf: 764840 bytes, checksum: cb7bb9af2ba94346a4c59b246f7283b6 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-06-22T20:37:50Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) Alegani_Monteiro.pdf: 764840 bytes, checksum: cb7bb9af2ba94346a4c59b246f7283b6 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-02-16 / Sem bolsa / Objetivou-se avaliar o consumo de água durante a ordenha sobre a hemogasometria e parâmetros metabólicos de vacas leiteiras em diferentes estágios de lactação. Foram utilizados 40 animais de terceira lactação, mantidos em sistema semi-intensivo de criação e distribuídos ao acaso nos tratamentos, permanecendo 10 animais em cada um. Os fatores experimentais foram representados pelos os dias em lactação (DEL), com animais entre 60-120 (DEL60-120) ou acima de 150 (DEL>150), e pelo fornecimento de água durante a ordenha (AOD), formando-se os seguintes grupos experimentais: CA: DEL60-120, sem AOD; CB: DEL>150vacas, sem AOD; TA: DEL60-120, com AOD; TB: DEL>150vacas, com AOD. A água foi ofertada durante as duas ordenhas diárias através bebedouros móveis posicionados em frente às vacas dos grupos TA e TB, e de bebedouros vazios para as vacas do CA e CB, registrando-se o consumo (sim ou não) dos animais suplementados. Foram coletadas amostras de leite e sangue nos dias 0, 7, 14, 21 e 28, para determinação dos teores de gordura, proteína bruta, lactose, sólidos totais e ureia no leite e análises bioquímicas e hemogasométricas. A pressão parcial de oxigênio (pCO2) diferiu entre os tratamentos CA e TA em todo o período experimental. Os valores fisiológicos da pCO2 para bovinos variaram de 35 a 44 mmHg, observando-se que as amostras do TB ficaram ligeiramente abaixo dos parâmetros fisiológicos. Os valores de tCO2 estavam dentro dos padrões fisiológicos. Não foram observadas alterações nas variáveis ligadas ao equilíbrio eletrolítico do sangue. Os resultados de BE, pO2, sO2, Na, K não diferiram entre os tratamentos. Os níveis de ureia não diferiram entre CA e TA, mas diferiram entre CB e TB. Os parâmetros qualitativos do leite não foram alterados pelos tratamentos. A suplementação de água durante a ordenha não influenciou o equilíbrio eletrolítico em vacas leiteiras em diferentes estágios de lactação. A redução da pCO2 observada no grupo TA não foi suficiente para alterar o equilíbrio eletrolítico sanguíneo. / This study aimed to evaluate the water consumption during milking on blood gas analysis and metabolic parameters of dairy cows at different stages of lactation. 40 third lactation animals were kept in semi-intensive system and randomly assigned to the treatments, remaining 10 animals in each. The experimental factors were represented by the days in milk (DIM) with animals between 60-120 (DIM 60-120) or above 150 (DIM > 150), and providing water during milking (WDM). The groups remained as: CA: DIM 60-120 without WDM; CB: DIM > 150 without WDM; TA: DIM 60-120 with WDM; TB: DIM > 150 with WDM. The water was supplied during the two daily milkings through mobile drinkers positioned in front of the cows of the TA and TB groups, and empty water drinkers for cows CA and CB, recording the consumption (yes or no). Milk and blood samples were collected on days 0, 7, 14, 21 and 28 to determine the levels of fat, protein, lactose, total solids and urea in milk and biochemical and blood gas analysis. The oxygen partial pressure (pCO2) differed between CA and TA treatments throughout the experimental period. The physiological pCO2 values for cattle ranged 35 to 44 mmHg, observing that samples TB were slightly below physiological parameters. The tCO2 values were within the physiological patterns. No changes were observed in the variables related to the electrolyte balance of the blood. The results of BE, pO2 and Be, SO2, Na, K did not differ between treatments. Urea levels did not differ between CA and TA, but differed between CB and TB. The qualitative milk parameters were not affected by treatments. Supplementation of water for milking did not affect the electrolyte balance in dairy cows in different stages of lactation. The reduction of pCO2 seen in the TA group was not enough to alter blood electrolyte balance.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-06-02T19:22:46Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 DissAHFO.pdf: 1227037 bytes, checksum: 19cd43a17feb785ba19cbf4947c4fadc (MD5) Previous issue date: 2006-05-19 / Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais / The involvement of the septal area in important regulatory mechanisms of water intake and cardiovascular adjustments has been shown by several studies. The aim of this work is to study the involvement of a subdivision of the lateral septal area on dipsogenic and cardiovascular adjustments. The effects of lateral septal intermediate nucleus lesions (LSI) on the water intake induced by different protocols, like angiotensin II and carbachol microinjected into the lateral ventricle, water deprivation by twenty four hours, intragastric hypertonic load and subcutaneous isoproterenol were investigated. We also studied the role of the LSI in cardiovascular changes induced by angiotensin II and carbachol microinjections into the lateral ventricle. Our results showed that the LSI rats did not alter body weight and did not alter the daily water intake when compared to the sham group. The LSI lesions affected the water intake induced by angiotensin II (7.6 ± 1.15 vs Sham: 17.01 ± 1.07 ml/60 min) and that induced by carbachol (9.58 ± 1.51 vs Sham: 13.62 ± 1.96 ml/60 min), as well as affected the pressor response produced by angiotensina II (&#8710; &#61472;21.3 ± 1.5 vs Sham: &#8710; 30.1 ± 2.5 mmHg) or induced by carbachol (&#8710; 39.0 ± 2.6 mmHg vs Sham: &#8710; 49.9 ± 3.2 mmHg) into the lateral ventricle. The LSI lesions decreased dipsogenic responses after water deprivation (18.18 ± 0.81 vs Sham: 21.78± 1.23 ml/120 min) and after subcutaneus isoproterenol (5.4 ± 0.4 vs Sham: 8.4 ± 0.6 ml/120 min), but they did not decrease the water intake after intragastric hypertonic NaCl load (10.5 ± 0.47 vs Sham: 11.56 ± 1.24 ml/120 min). Thus, our results suggest the involvement of LSI through cholinergic and angiotensinergic mechanisms, as well as the central osmoreceptors activation, which possibly act by modulating the hypothalamic nucleus activity in both water intake and cardiovascular adjustments. / Estudos têm mostrado a participação da área septal em mecanismos importantes de regulação da ingestão de água e também em mecanismos que interferem em alterações cardiovasculares. A fim de se estudar a participação de uma subdivisão da área septal lateral nos mecanismos dipsogênicos e de regulação cardiovascular, estudamos os efeitos da lesão eletrolítica bilateral do núcleo septal intermediário (ASLi) sobre a ingestão de água induzida pelos protocolos: injeção de angiotensina II ou de carbacol no ventrículo lateral; privação hídrica por vinte e quatro horas; gavagem de solução hipertônica de NaCl e injeção subcutânea de isoproterenol; e também sobre as alterações cardiovasculares induzidas pela injeção de angiotensina II ou de carbacol no ventrículo lateral . Nossos resultados mostraram que a lesão eletrolítica do núcleo septal intermediário não alterou o ganho de peso e também não alterou a ingestão diária de água quando comparados aos animais com lesão fictícia. A lesão da ASLi diminuiu os efeitos dipsogênicos da angiotensina II (7,6 ± 1,15 vs LF:17,01 ± 1,07 ml/60 min) e do carbacol (9,58 ± 1,51 vs LF: 13,62 ± 1,96 ml/60 min) injetados no ventrículo lateral, além de prejudicar o efeito pressor produzido pela ANG II (&#8710; &#61472;21,3 ± 1,5 vs LF: &#8710; 30,1 ± 2,5 mmHg) ou pelo carbacol (&#8710; 39,0 ± 2,6 mmHg vs LF: &#8710; 49,9 ± 3,2 mmHg) injetados no ventrículo lateral. Também, a lesão ASLi diminuiu as respostas dipsogênicas induzidas pela privação hídrica por 24 horas (18,18 ± 0,81 vs LF: 21,78± 1,23 ml/120 min) e pela injeção subcutânea de isoproterenol (5,4 ± 0,4 vs LF: 8,4 ± 0,6 ml/120 min), mas não diminuiu a ingestão de água induzida pela sobrecarga intragástrica de NaCl 2 M (10,5 ± 0,47 vs LF: 11,56 ± 1,24 ml/120 min). Com isso, nossos resultados sugerem a participação da ASLi, por meio de mecanismos colinérgicos e angiotensinérgicos, e a ativação de osmorreceptores centrais cuja atuação seria a de modular a atividade de núcleos hipotalâmicos, tanto para a ingestão de água, quanto para ajustes cardiovasculares.

(thesis): Basis: This diploma thesis follows the bachelor thesis that concentrates on the eating habits and water intake of blood plasma donors before plasmapheresis. Goals: The research had four goals: 1) explore to what extent does providing of the educational material influence the awareness of blood plasma donors. 2) To map subjective state of health and lifestyle of plasma donors regarding their physical activity, healthy, regular, varied diet, smoking and sleep schedule. 3) To explore the knowledge of regime measures and risk behaviour before donating blood plasma. To evaluate donors' eating habits and water intake before plasmapheresis and reveal potential deficiencies. 4) Evaluate the knowledge of a given problem with those respondents who were provided with educational material in comparison with those respondents who got no educational material. Methods: An educational material was created regarding regime measures of blood plasma donors. This educational material served as the basis for standardized anonymous questionnaire. Maintaining the ethical principles and with the ethical committee's approval, overall data of 40 respondents frequenting Haematology Department and blood transfusion of the Military University Hospital Prague. The sample consisted of two groups of randomly selected...

Ziel der Arbeit war eine Steigerung der Wasseraufnahme und Harndilution durch Supplementierung von Natriumchlorid (NaCl) oder pH-Wert-Senkung durch Zugabe von Ammoniumchlorid (NH4Cl) zur Reduktion des Harnsteinbildungspotenzials. Durch die NaCl-Zulage wurde die Harnmenge signifikant gesteigert und das spezifische Gewicht des Harns gesenkt. Eine NaCl-Gabe stellt somit einen möglichen ergänzenden therapeutischen Ansatz für eine vermehrte Ausscheidung von Kristallen dar. Eine Ansäuerung des Harns durch Zulage von NH4Cl ließ sich nicht erreichen.