background : this study aimed to compare three staining methods including: calcofluor white, chromotrope and quick hot gram chromotrope used in diagnosis of intestinal microsporidial spores . methods : one hundred and seventy five stool specimens were collected from patients referred to laboratory of intestinal protozoology at the school of public health, tehran university of medical sciences d...

Karina Andrea Novaes Olivieri 1 Maximiliano Piero Neisser 2 Marco Antônio Bottino 2 Milton Edson Miranda 3 1PhD, Post-graduated, Department of Dental Materials and Prosthodontics, Faculty of Odontology of São José dos Campos, UNESP, Brazil and Associated Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Odontology São Leopoldo Mandic – CampinasBrazil. 2PhD, Associated Professor, Department of...

The second volume of this work has now been issued, and lies before us. Like the first volume, it consists of a number of monographs by different authors. It opens with two papers respectively by Dr. A. Neisser and Dr. R. Ledermann on gonorrhoeal diseases and syphilis, and the effects these contagious diseases may have on the male and female organs with regard to the marriage of either party. Q...

Attempts to devise a vaccine against syphilis have been pursued for decades but thus far with little success. For the most part investigations have been focused on Treponema pallidum, modified in various ways, on the Reiter treponeme and its protein fractions, and on the closely related Borrelia organism. Inoculation with Treponema pallidum produces a degree ofimmunity to re-infection and Neiss...

During the last few years the use of fluorochemicals to provide stain repellency and/or stain release properties to apparel goods has rapidly grown. The use of fluorochemicals as well as durable press resins, however, has a detrimental effect on the fabric softness. Providing premium softness is key to satisfy the highly demanding aesthetic requirements of many of today’s apparel products. Alth...