background: the control of coccidiosis in poultry industryis dominated by prophylactic chemotherapy; however,drug resistance is a serious problem. alternative control methodssuch as vaccination have been accepted as a practical method forcontrolling coccidiosis in chickens. considering the immunologicalvariation of eimeria strains, the efficacy of live coccidiosisvaccines may be compromised. ob...

The principal aims of the study were to define different profiles of cohesion and perceived efficacy in soccer players and to measure their differences in performance. The subjects were 235 soccer players in the under-18 category who played in the National League in Spain and 15 coaches whose ages ranged from 29 to 45 years. Diverse instruments to assess cohesion, perceived efficacy, and expect...

We evaluated the efficacy of a mindful parenting program for changing parents' mindfulness, child management practices, and relationships with their early adolescent youth and tested whether changes in parents' mindfulness mediated changes in other domains. We conducted a pilot randomized trial with 65 families and tested an adapted version of the Strengthening Families Program: For Parent and ...

OBJECTIVE to build, validate and assess an educational intervention using the flip chart titled "I Can Breastfeed My Child." METHOD an experimental study using a pretest, intervention and posttest, as well as a control group. A total of 201 women, who had been hospitalized immediately, for at least 6 hours, postpartum. The mothers were allocated to the intervention (100 women) or control grou...

The report examines which diets are successful as therapy for overweight and obese persons. In general all considered diets are effective. Besides the food the patients have to change the kinesic behaviour and the lifestyle to achieve sustained success.

Weight loss requires a change in eating habits. In most cases, people successfully lost weight regain it after some time. For this reason, obesity-related research programs increasingly often focus on psychological factors that make lifestyle changes and weight reduction maintenance difficult. Self-efficacy is one of the key determinants of weight loss maintenance (1). Dieting self-efficacy (DI...

This study examined the effects of creativity training on creative self-efficacy. We developed a creativity course based on social cognitive theory. The course was conducted in two formats: a five-day course and a condensed one-day course. Samples consisted of students and municipality employees (five-day course), and special education teachers (one-day course). Students from amathematics and s...

Background: Breastfeeding self-efficacy is a modifiable factor that can increase breastfeeding success and duration. Breastfeeding support programmes help to improve self-efficacy and to facilitate a longer duration of breastfeeding. Aims: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of antenatal breastfeeding education on breastfeeding self-efficacy and breastfeeding success. Methodology: ...

Several factors limit the efficacy of nematicides. Consequently, modifications can be made to their active ingredient, formulation, and application to increase their efficacy.

The purpose of the present study was to apply Berg and Upchurch's (2007) developmental-conceptual model to understand better how couples cope with cancer. Specifically, we hypothesized a dyadic appraisal model in which proximal factors (relational quality), dyadic appraisal (prognosis uncertainty), and dyadic coping (communication efficacy) predicted adjustment (cancer management). The study wa...