OBJECTIVES The aim of the present study was to investigate the construct validity of the Assessment of Countertransference Scale (ACS) in the context of the trauma care, through the identification of the underlying latent constructs of the measured items and their homogeneity. METHODS ACS assesses 23 feelings of CT in three factors: closeness, rejection and indifference. ACS was applied to 50...

neospora caninum is a coccidian protozoan parasite which is a major cause of bovine abortions and neonatal mortality in cattle, sheep, goat and horse. occasionally, cultured cells are used for isolation and multiplication of the agent in vitro with several purposes. in this study the tachyzoite yields of n. caninum were compared in various cell cultures as the host cell lines. among the cell cu...

With the rapid development of urbanization and a population surge, drawback water pollution, especially eutrophication, poses severe threat to ecosystem as well human well-being. Timely monitoring variations quality is precedent preventing occurrence eutrophication. Traditional methods (station or satellite remote sensing), however, fail real-time obtain in an accurate economical way. In this s...

Maintenance immunosuppression for lung transplantation includes cyclosporine or tacrolimus, mycophenolate mofetil or azathioprine, and prednisone. Some centers rely on induction agents including OKT3 (murine monoclonal antibody, OKT3), ATG (antithymocyte globulin), or thymoglobulin. In addition, a number of new agents including sirolimus (SRL) and the interleukin (IL)-2 receptor antagonists, da...

UCBT was performed in seven children with SCD and stroke (HLA match 4/6 n=5; 5/6 n=2). Four received myeloablative regimens (BU, CY, ATG plus FLU in one patient). One had primary graft failure, three had sustained engraftment, two with grade III-IV GVHD (one died, one developed chronic GVHD), one with stable mixed chimerism. Three patients treated with reduced-intensity regimens (FLU, BU or CY,...