In this study, nine organic sediment samples from a medieval archaeological site at Pineuilh, France, were examined for Giardia intestinalis using two commercially available immunological kits [enzyme-linked immuno sorbent and immunofluorescence (IFA) assays]. Both techniques detected G. intestinalis in one sample, dated to 1,000 Anno Domini. This is the first time IFA was successfully used to ...

BackgroundThis study assessed self-reported adherence to iron-folic acid supplementation and its associated factors among pregnant women attending antenatal care in Tamale Metropolis, Northern Ghana.MethodsThis was a health facility-based cross-sectional design. A total of 389 (ANC) were consented recruited participate the study, using systematic sampling. Data collected questionnaire on socio-...

This paper introduces an Item Factor Analysis (IFA) module for OpenMx, a free, open-source, and modular statistical modeling package that runs within the R programming environment on GNU/Linux, Mac OS X, and Microsoft Windows. The IFA module offers a novel model specification language that is well suited to programmatic generation and manipulation of models. Modular organization of the source c...

Immunoglobulin synthesis in response to experimental infection of cattle with Theileria parva (Muguga) was studied by Sephadex G 200 chromatography. Serum samples were collected for 88 days following inoculation. Indirect fluorescent antibody (IFA), complement fixation (CF), indirect haemagglutination (IHA) and immunodiffusion (ID) tests were used to detect activity against T. parva piroplasm a...

In this paper we describe the Image Fidelity Assessor (IFA), a model of the human visual system designed to evaluate perceived fidelity. In particular, we describe the structure of the model, present results from a contrast discrimination experiment that are used within the model, and demonstrate preliminary results of the model. The IFA is designed to be both physiologically and psychophysical...

In this paper we propose a model based density estimation method which is rooted in Independent Factor Analysis (IFA). IFA is in fact a generative latent variable model, whose structure closely resembles the one of an ordinary factor model but which assumes that the latent variables are mutually independent and distributed according to Gaussian mixtures. From these assumptions, the possibility ...

The effect of deworming vs deworming and weekly Iron-Folic acid (IFA) on growth, hemoglobin level, and physical work capacity of children was studied. Children from three rural schools studying from 4th to 7th standard were selected. One set of school children were given deworming tablet (400 mg albendezole) once in six months while the second school children received deworming tablet along wit...

background: cutaneous leishmaniasis (cl) is a parasitic disease with a relatively wide distribution in different areas of the world, including iran. the parasite is mainly diagnosed microscopically, but serological approaches might be useful for diagnosis as well.  this study aimed to assess the efficacy of an immunoblotting system for serodiagnosis of cutaneous leishmaniasis in iran. methods: ...

A compact multiband Inverted-F Antenna (IFA) for the use in a mobile phone is presented. By adopting a novel folded 3-D structure, a quarter-wave resonator and a parasitic strip, the proposed antenna covers eight bands and exhibits reduced electrical size and low profile. S11 less than −6 dB is obtained in the GSM900, GSM1800, DCS, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, WLAN5.2, WLAN5.8 and the WiMAX bands. The dim...