Standardized data quality acceptance criteria for a rapid Escherichia coli qPCR method (Draft Method C) for water quality monitoring at recreational beaches

M Sivaganesan, TG Aw, S Briggs, E Dreelin, A Aslan… - Water research, 2019 - Elsevier
There is growing interest in the application of rapid quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR)
and other PCR-based methods for recreational water quality monitoring and …

Antinociceptive effects of oxymorphone‐butorphanol‐acepromazine combination in cats

SL BRIGGS, K SNEED, DC SAWYER - Veterinary Surgery, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
Objective—To determine the antinociceptive effects of oxymorphone, butorphanol, and
acepromazine individually and in combination to a noxious visceral stimulus in cats. Study Design…

[HTML][HTML] Fentanyl and spiradoline interactions in a place-conditioning black-white shuttle-box

RH Rech, SL Briggs, DJ Mokler - Pharmaceuticals, 2010 - mdpi.com
Rats were trained for multiple sessions in a place-conditioning shuttle-box to explore
motivational interactions of mu and kappa opioid agonists, specifically fentanyl reward and …

Evaluation of multiple laboratory performance and variability in analysis of recreational freshwaters by a rapid Escherichia coli qPCR method (Draft Method C)

TG Aw, M Sivaganesan, S Briggs, E Dreelin, A Aslan… - Water research, 2019 - Elsevier
There is interest in the application of rapid quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR)
methods for recreational freshwater quality monitoring of the fecal indicator bacteria …

A comparison of E. coli concentration estimates quantified by the EPA and a Michigan laboratory network using EPA Draft Method C

MJ Lane, RR Rediske, JN McNair, S Briggs… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
We evaluated data from 10 laboratories that analyzed water samples from 82 recreational
water sites across the state of Michigan between 2016 and 2018. Water sample replicates …

[PDF][PDF] Effects of combined opioids on pain and mood in mammals

RH Rech, DJ Mokler, SL Briggs - Pain Research and …, 2012 - downloads.hindawi.com
The authors review the opioid literature for evidence of increased analgesia and reduced
adverse side effects by combining muopioid-receptor (MOR) agonists, kappa-opioid-receptor (…

Kappa antinociceptive activity of spiradoline in the cold-water tail-flick assay in rats

SL Briggs, RH Rech, DC Sawyer - Pharmacology Biochemistry and …, 1998 - Elsevier
Spiradoline (U62066E) a racemic mixture of the two enantiomers U63639(+) and U63640(−),
appears to have kappa opioid receptor activity, but the contribution of each enantiomer …

Validity assessment of Michigan's proposed qPCR threshold value for rapid water-quality monitoring of E. coli contamination

JN McNair, MJ Lane, JJ Hart, AM Porter, S Briggs… - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Michigan's water-quality standards specify that E. coli concentrations at bathing beaches
must not exceed 300 E. coli per 100 mL, as determined by the geometric mean of culture-based …

Large-scale comparison of E. coli levels determined by culture and a qPCR method (EPA Draft Method C) in Michigan towards the implementation of rapid, multi-site …

…, S Siefring, S Nappier, B Schnitker, S Briggs - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Fecal pollution remains a challenge for water quality managers at Great Lakes and inland
recreational beaches. The fecal indicator of choice at these beaches is typically Escherichia …

Oxymorphone-induced analgesia and colonic motility measured in colorectal distension

SL Briggs, DC Sawyer, RH Rech, JJ Galligan - … Biochemistry and Behavior, 1995 - Elsevier
Changes in colonic motility in rats following intravenous (IV) oxymorphone (0.1 mg/kg), atropine
(0.1 mg/kg), or saline were monitored to determine whether opioid-induced changes in …