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The purpose of the experiment was to study the quality of mixed strong aroma distiller's grains and forage rapeseed silage, to determine the optimal addition ratio of strong aroma distiller's grains in forage rapeseed silage. Forage oilseed rape harvested by cutting at the end of flowering period was used as experimental material for silage. Four groups were set up, namely group R (without distillers' grains), group RS-10 (with 10% distillers' grains), group RS-20 (with 20% distillers' grains) and group RS-30 (with 30% distillers' grains). The silage quality was evaluated for 60 d. The results showed that the fermentation quality of forage rapeseed silage was good in all groups, and the sensory evaluation of mixed silage in group RS-10 and group RS-20 was excellent. The CP of distiller's grains supplementation group was significantly higher than that of group R (P<0.05), the content of ADF, Fe and Cu in silage of group RS-20 and group RS-30 were significantly lower than those of group R and group RS-10 (P<0.05), and the pH value of distiller's grains supplementation group was significantly lower than that of group R (P<0.05). The levels of NH3/N and AA in group RS-20 were significantly lower than those in other experimental groups (P<0.05). No butyric acid was detected in silage in all experimental groups. The order of RFV, RFQ and GI2001 was group RS-20 > group RS-30 > group RS-10 > group R. The study indicates that adding strong aroma distiller's grains can improve the silage quality of forage rape, and the fermentation quality of forage rape is better when adding 20% distillers grains. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

To link to full-text access for this article, visit this link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2009.03.018 Byline: Chung-Jen Chen (a), Yi-Fen Huang (b) Keywords: Creative workforce; Organizational slack; Innovation performance Abstract: This study examines the effects of creative workforce density and organizational slack on innovation performance. This article suggests an inverse U-shaped relationship between creative workforce density and innovation performance and proposes two governing forces relating to this relationship. Moreover, this study suggests that different slacks vary in affecting innovation. When adding absorbed and unabsorbed slacks as moderators, the relationship between creative workforce density and innovation performance becomes strengthened or attenuated respectively. Comprehensive secondary data on 305 Taiwanese firms in IT sector support the prediction. This article also discusses the managerial implications and highlights future research directions. Author Affiliation: (a) Graduate Institute of Business Administration, College of Management, National Taiwan University, 1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C. (b) Department of Business Administration, Dayeh University, 168, University Road, Dacun, Changhua, Taiwan, R.O.C. Article History: Received 1 April 2008; Revised 1 January 2009; Accepted 1 March 2009

Objective: To investigate the factors affecting the effect of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) on treatment of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)., Methods: According to the disease-induced factors, patients with ARDS were divided into two groups: group A (pulmonary factors), group B (extra-pulmonary factors). Different kinds of ventilator s were used in the course of NIPPV via facial or nasal mask. The mode, biphasic intermittent positive airway pressure (BiPAP, BiPAP vision), pressure support ventilation (PSV) + positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) or synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation (SIMV) + PSV + PEEP, was administered. After 3-10 hours, the patients who were not fit to NIPPV were conducted intubation., Results: Group A had 9 cases, of whom 5 cases were treated with NIPPV all the time, while in group B, 14 cases, of whom 12 cases The cure rate of group A by NIPPV was 55.6% (5/9), while that of group B was 85.7% (12/14), P<0.05., Conclusion: Selecting proper indication, reasonable ventilator mode and parameters, and improving the unfavorable factors can contribute to the decrease of intubation rate.