BACKGROUND A commercially available ELISA kit for fecal elastase measurement can be used in the diagnosis of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI) in dogs. However, other causes of diarrhea also may affect fecal elastase concentration. OBJECTIVE This study was undertaken to determine whether intestinal inflammation alters fecal elastase concentration in dogs. METHODS Fecal elastase concen...

The aim of this study was to investigate the dimensional structure of the Oral Health Impact Profile-14: (OHIP-14). Data was obtained from studies carried out in Rio de Janeiro (N = 504) and Carlos Barbosa (N = 872), in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was performed to identify the latent dimensions of the OHIP-14. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was ...

Objectives The aims of this paper were to confirm the validity and reliability of a brief CES-D measure for depression and identify the associated factors with the depression among adolescents and youth in Chi Linh, Hai Duong province, Vietnam. Methods We used data from a prospective-longitudinal study of adolescents and youth (aged 13-17 at baseline) and their parent (N = 1402 mother/father-...

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...