The aim of this study was to evaluate the performance of the RIDA® Quick Cryptosporidium/Giardia-Combi test (R-Biopharm AG) as a rapid method for the routine diagnosis of giardiasis in dogs. Compared to an ELISA coproantigen test (Prospect® Giardia Microplate Assay)), the immunochromatographic test had a sensitivity of 83 %, a specificity of 79 %, a positive predictive value of 33 %, and a nega...

This study aims to explore marital satisfaction in couples who are married through ta'aruf. The method used is qualitative approach with phenomenological analysis. Data collection was carried out in-depth interviews on 5 participants. describes that marry ta'aruf, have relatively the same object of satisfaction, namely religiosity aim getting rida and blessing Allah Swt. finding shows research ...

Si bien la irrupción de los europeos en el continente americano supuso cambios drásticos a todo nivel grupos que ocupaban dichos territorios, documentación temprana no permite siempre ver manera cabal cómo fue este proceso local. Para valle Copiapó, situado extremo norte zona semiárida chilena, tenemos datos historiográficos brindan información relativa precisión hace posible ordenar f...

Background Rotaviruses are the primary cause of acute gastroenteritis in young children worldwide and a significant proportion of these infections occur in Africa. Objectives In the present study, we determined the prevalence and risk factors of rotavirus infection among children younger than age 5 years with or without diarrhoea in Calabar, Nigeria, using a rapid point-of-care test. Method...

In describing Adam Smith's acknowledgments as "neo-plagiarism" (Rashid, 1990), was trying to characterize a situation where a scholar either borrows ideas from others but provides no acknowledgment, or had access to fruitful and important ideas yet seems to have ignored them. These can be two quite different issues, and I am indeed guilty of inadequately distinguishing between them. A scholar w...