OBJECTIVE Establishing the presence of zoonotic gastrointestinal nematodosin soil samples in recreational areas in Suba (one of the largest localities of Bogotá, Colombia) between July 2005 and June 2006. METHODOLOGY The presence of several gastrointestinal parasites' eggs, larvae and oocysts were determined by initial soil sedimentation and later flotation with Sheather solution; some of the...

Human infections by Toxocara canis or Toxocara cati larvae are frequent and have a cosmopolitan distribution resulting, sometimes, in the occurrence of visceral larva migrans syndrome. Ingestion of embryonated Toxocara eggs, present in the superficial layers of the soil, represents the most important way for human infection by these ascarids. Therefore, contact with contaminated soil is conside...

Managers and administrators in charge of social protection and health financing, service purchasing and provision play a crucial role in harnessing the potential advantage of prudent organization, management and purchasing of health services, thereby supporting the attainment of Universal Health Coverage. However, very little is known about the needed quantity and quality of such staff, in part...

Human purchasing behavior is affected by many influential factors. Culture at macro-level and personality at microlevel influence consumer purchasing behavior. People of different cultures tend to accept the values of their own group and consequently have different purchasing behavior. Also, people in the same culture have some differences in their purchases which can be described by their pers...

The role of selenium (Se) in human health and diseases has been discussed in detail in several recent reviews, with the main conclusion being that selenium deficiency is recognised as a global problem which urgently needs resolution. Since selenium content in plant-based food depends on its availability from soil, the level of this element in food and feeds varies among regions. In general, egg...

buyer commitment to an exchange relation is a key issue in industrial marketing. commitment to an exchange has several benefits for buyer and seller such as increasing exchange efficiency, decreasing exchange cost and uncertainty. this article investigates commitment in b2b relationships from perspective of purchasing department managers. in the present study the satisfaction effects of purchas...

AIM This study was conducted to investigate the occurrence of pathogenic Escherichia coli and Salmonella species in retail raw table eggs sold for human consumption in Enugu State and to determine the resistance of these pathogens to antimicrobials commonly used in human and veterinary practices in Nigeria. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 340 raw table eggs comprising 68 composite samples (5...

Human therapeutic cloning requires the reprogramming of a somatic cell by nuclear transfer to generate autologous totipotent stem cells. We have parthenogenetically activated 22 human eggs and also performed nuclear transfer in 17 metaphase II eggs. Cleavage beyond the eight-cell stage was obtained in the parthenogenetic-activated eggs, and blastocoele cavities were observed in six. Three somat...