OBJECTIVE To Translate into Portuguese and evaluate the measuring properties of the Sunderland Scale and the Cubbin & Jackson Revised Scale, which are instruments for evaluating the risk of developing pressure ulcers during intensive care. METHODS This study included the process of translation and adaptation of the scales to the Portuguese language, as well as the validation of these tools. T...

BACKGROUND Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) is considered well accepted screening tool for postpartum depression (PPD). The objective of the study was to validate the EPDS as a screening tool for postpartum depression in Kathmandu, Nepal. METHODS A hospital based cross sectional study using EPDS was conducted among 346 mothers between 4 and 14 weeks of postpartum period. All the pa...

This study describes how scale-up in countercurrent chromatography (CCC) can be simply predicted on a process scale CCC device by running a preliminary analytical-sized sample and having knowledge of the stationary-phase retention at scale-up conditions. Results have shown that simple experimentation can lead within a day to a process with the capability of several kilograms per day (tons per y...