scholarly journals THE ROLE OF PETS IN DISTRIBUTION OF ZOONOTIC CESTODA INFECTIONS IN THE PERM CITY

2020 ◽  
pp. 34-38
Author(s):  
T.N. Sivkova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Dogs ◽  
Potential Danger ◽  
Wide Spread ◽  
Domestic Cats ◽  
Hymenolepis Nana ◽  
Medical Specialists ◽  
Dipylidium Caninum ◽  
Spirometra Erinacei ◽  
Comparative Statistical Analysis

In this article the results of comparative statistical analysis of longtime (from 2005 to 2019) domestic dogs and cats intestinal cestodoses infestation dynamics are represented. The role of infections commons to human and animals to the distribution amount population is determinate. Fecal samples conserved in Turdyev solution were analyzed by combine and sedimentation methods. The prevalence in domestic dogs’ is 26,54% as a one in domestic cats is 18,56%. The level of infection with Cestoda is established in 1,18% of dogs and 1,90% of cats, including Dibothriocephalus sp. Linnaeus, 1758, Spirometra erinacei-eurоpaei Rudolphi, 1819, Taeniidae like eggs, Hydatigera taeniaeformis Batsch, 1786; Lamarck, 1816, Dipylidium caninum Linnaeus, 1758; Railliet, 1892, Mesocestoides lineatus Goeze, 1782; Railliet, 1893 and Hymenolepis nana Siebold,1852. In general, domestic carnivorous from owners, apparently, don’t play significant role in the wide spread of zoonotic Cestoda infections in the Perm population. However, a special attention of medical specialists should be paid to mesocestoidiasis, sparganosis and Hydatigera / strobilocercus infection in connection with their potential danger to human’s health.

scholarly journals Dynamics of parasitic infection in domestic cats in Perm city

2021 ◽  
pp. 128-133
Author(s):  
T. N. Sivkova ◽  
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N. A. Chetanov ◽  
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◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intestinal Parasites ◽  
Parasitic Infection ◽  
Primary Role ◽  
Domestic Cats ◽  
Toxocara Cati ◽  
Spirometra Erinacei ◽  
Diphyllobothrium Latum ◽  
The Relationship

A comparative analysis of the long-term dynamics of domestic cats’ infestation on the territory of Perm with intestinal helminths and protozoa, as well as establishing the relationship between the extent of prevalence of individual pathogens were performed. The prevalence of intestinal parasites is 17.97%. The significant dominant species are Toxocara cati Schrank, 1788 (7.42%), Hydatigera taeniaeformis Batsch, 1786 (1.38%), Isospora felis Last M.J., Powell E.C., 1978 (3.85%) и Isospora rivolta Grassi, 1879 (1.10%). Also potentially dangerous parasites for humans were find: Lamblia spp. (syn. Giar-dia) Künstler, 1882, Cryptosporidium spp. Tyzzer, 1907, Toxoplasma gondii Nicolle & Manceaux, 1908, Spirometra erinacei-eurоpaei Rudolphi, 1819, Dipylidium caninum Linnaeus, 1758; Railliet, 1892, Dibothriocephalus latus (syn. Diphyllobothrium latum) Linnaeus, 1758, Opisthorchis felineus (Rivolta, 1884) Blanchard, 1895. The year’s dynamics of dominant infections are not clearly expressed, however, the correlation between the most common helminths and protozoa is really positive (р < 0.05), that confirms a presence of natural sites of specified parasites and a primary role of rodents in domestic cats infestation.

The Role of District Leaders in School Reform: Implementing Year-Round Schooling1

1999 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-25
Author(s):  
Carolyn M. Shields ◽  
Steven Lynn Oberg ◽  
Linda J. LaRocque
Keyword(s):  
School Reform ◽  
Wide Spread ◽  
District Leaders ◽  
Successful Innovation

In this paper, we explore the role of district leaders in implementing school reform, specifically year-round schooling. We examine the experiences of four Florida districts with particular emphasis on their social, political, and fiscal contexts. Successful innovation is promoted as leaders act in a humane and open fashion that specifically in cludes eschewing promises that cannot be fulfilled. We have found that creating wide spread support for the innovation, being flexible, and creating a climate for change and innovation are crucial. Ensuring equitable implementation of the reform and attending fairly to details of both contracts and programs are especially important.

scholarly journals Benefits of EPAs at risk? The influence of the workplace environment on the uptake of EPAs in EPA-based curricula

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karsten Arthur van Loon ◽  
Linda Helena Anna Bonnie ◽  
Nynke van Dijk ◽  
Fedde Scheele
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Postgraduate Medical Education ◽  
Training Programme ◽  
Workplace Environment ◽  
Medical Specialists ◽  
Professional Activities ◽  
National Training ◽  
Local Medical Care

Abstract Introduction Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) have been applied differently in many postgraduate medical education (PGME) programmes, but the reasons for and the consequences of this variation are not well known. Our objective was to investigate how the uptake of EPAs is influenced by the workplace environment and to what extent the benefits of working with EPAs are at risk when the uptake of EPAs is influenced. This knowledge can be used by curriculum developers who intend to apply EPAs in their curricula. Method For this qualitative study, we selected four PGME programmes: General Practice, Clinical Geriatrics, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, and Radiology & Nuclear Medicine. A document analysis was performed on the national training plans, supported by the AMEE Guide for developing EPA-based curricula and relevant EPA-based literature. Interviews were undertaken with medical specialists who had specific involvement in the development of the curricula. Content analysis was employed and illuminated the possible reasons for variation in the uptake of EPAs. Results An important part of the variation in the uptake of EPAs can be explained by environmental factors, such as patient population, the role of the physician in the health-care system, and the setup of local medical care institutions where the training programme takes place. The variation in uptake of EPAs is specifically reflected in the number and breadth of the EPAs, and in the way the entrustment decision is executed within the PGME programme. Discussion Due to variation in uptake of EPAs, the opportunities for trainees to work independently during the training programme might be challenging. EPAs can be implemented in the curriculum of PGME programmes in a meaningful way, but only if the quality of an EPA is assessed, future users are involved in the development, and the key feature of EPAs (the entrustment decision) is retained.

scholarly journals Dietary niche overlap of free-roaming dingoes and domestic dogs: the role of human-provided food

2014 ◽  
Vol 95 (2) ◽  
pp. 392-403 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas M. Newsome ◽  
Guy-Anthony Ballard ◽  
Mathew S. Crowther ◽  
Peter J. S. Fleming ◽  
Christopher R. Dickman
Keyword(s):  
Niche Overlap ◽  
Domestic Dogs ◽  
Dietary Niche

scholarly journals Prevalence ofToxoplasma gondiiand Other Gastrointestinal Parasites in Domestic Cats from Households in Thika Region, Kenya

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adele Nyambura Njuguna ◽  
John Maina Kagira ◽  
Simon Muturi Karanja ◽  
Maina Ngotho ◽  
Lucy Mutharia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Toxoplasma Gondii ◽  
Strongyloides Stercoralis ◽  
Felis Catus ◽  
Gastrointestinal Parasites ◽  
Domestic Cats ◽  
Toxocara Cati ◽  
Fecal Samples ◽  
Dipylidium Caninum

Gastrointestinal (GIT) parasites of domestic cats (Felis catus) not only cause morbidity but are also potential zoonotic agents. The current study aimed at establishing the prevalence of GIT parasites in cats kept by households in Thika region, Kenya. Fecal samples were collected randomly from 103 cats and analyzed for presence of parasites using standard parasitological methods. In descending order, the prevalence of the detected protozoa parasites wasIsosporaspp. 43.7% (95% CI: 40.4–47%),Cryptosporidiumspp. 40.8% (95% CI: 37.5–44.1%),Toxoplasma gondii7.8% (95% CI: 4.5–11.1%), andEntamoebaspp. 2.9% (95% CI: 1.6–6.2%). The prevalence of the observed helminths wasStrongyloides stercoralis43.7% (95% CI: 40.4–47%),Toxocara cati23.3% (95% CI: 20–26.6%),Ancylostomaspp. 9.7% (95% CI: 6.4–13%),Dipylidium caninum8.7% (95% CI: 5.4–12.0%), andAcanthocephalaspp. 1.9% (95% CI: 1–4.2%). The percentage of cats excreting at least one species of parasite was 73.2% (95% CI = 69.9–76.5%). The study shows that the cats have high spectrum (9) of parasites which are known to affect the cat’s health and some are of zoonotic significance.

ANIMAL PARASITES AND HUMAN DISEASES

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1958 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 380-384
Author(s):  
Paul C. Beaver
Keyword(s):  
Strongyloides Stercoralis ◽  
Hymenolepis Diminuta ◽  
Parasitic Infections ◽  
Hymenolepis Nana ◽  
Medical Problems ◽  
Laboratory Methods ◽  
Dipylidium Caninum ◽  
Laboratory Workers ◽  
The Common ◽  
Rats And Mice

PARASITES fall only roughly into the two categories implied in the title of this discussion. While a few of them are totally dependent upon human hosts, and some are able to develop only in other animals, a majority of the parasites commonly referred to as "parasites of man" are in reality parasites of other animals. In the latter group are such familiar examples as Trichinella, found in rats and many other animals, including pigs; Balantidium and some lesser protozoa of pigs; Toxoplasma, which occurs in many wild and domesticated animals. Trypanosoma cruzi, which is carried by a variety of animals, is the cause of Chagas' disease commonly seen in parts of South America and found recently in a child in Texas. Other examples include Isospora of undetermined hosts, possibly including the dog; Trichostrongylus species that commonly are found in sheep and goats; the small tapeworms, Hymenolepis nana and Hymenolepis diminuta, of rats and mice; and the common dog tapeworm, Dipylidium caninum. There are others whose endemicity in any area depends somewhat on the presence of suitable non-human hosts, and still others that are able to reach maturity in man but are rarely involved in medical problems because infection is acquired only by eating uncooked earthworms and insects. It might be mentioned, as a matter of interest, that occasionally other animals may acquire parasitic diseases from their human associates, as for example dysentery and diarrhea in dogs, caused by Entamoeba histolytica and Strongyloides stercoralis. In all of the above mentioned parasitic infections, diagnosis is usually based on conventional laboratory methods, and both clinical and laboratory workers are generally familiar with the problems presented by them.

Trust and Social Capital

2009 ◽  
pp. 75-91
Author(s):  
Ben Kei Daniel
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Policy Analysis ◽  
Social Institutions ◽  
Wide Spread ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
Trusting Relationships ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Computational Systems

Regardless of any approach taken for examining social capital, researchers continuously converge on some key issues such as trust and yet diverge on several others about concrete and consistent indicators for measuring social capital. Many researchers believe that presence or absences of social capital can be solely linked to trusting relationships people build with each other as well as social institutions of civil engagement. It is not clearly known however, whether trust itself is a precondition for generating social capital or whether there are other intermediary variables that can influence the role of trust in creating social capital. In addition, similar to social capital, the definition of trust is problematic and it remains a nebulous concept and equally, with many dimensions. Interests in the analysis of trust are wide spread among many disciplines, notably policy analysis, economic development, reliability and security of distributed computational systems and many others. The variety of approaches currently employed to investigate trust and different interpretations of its role in fostering social capital has resulted into a diverse array of knowledge about the concept and its relationship to social capital. This Chapter provides a broader overview of work on trust. It discusses how researchers have used trust as a proxy for measuring social capital.

A Qualitative Study on Friends and the Social Context of Sexual Victimization: Implications for Campus-Based Interventions

2020 ◽  
pp. 107780122095427
Author(s):  
Jessica A. Blayney ◽  
Tiffany Jenzer ◽  
Jennifer P. Read ◽  
Jennifer Livingston ◽  
Maria Testa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Context ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Sexual Victimization ◽  
Social Contexts ◽  
Social Consequences ◽  
Potential Danger ◽  
The Social ◽  
Barriers To Implementation ◽  
College Drinkers

Sexual victimization (SV) risk can begin in social contexts, ones where friends are present, though it is unclear how friends might be integrated into SV prevention. Using focus groups, female college drinkers described (a) the role of friends in preventing SV, (b) the strategies friends use to reduce vulnerability, and (c) the barriers to implementation. Friends-based strategies (keeping tabs on one another, using signals to convey potential danger, interrupting escalating situations, taking responsibility for friends, relying on male friends) and barriers (intoxication, preoccupation, situation ambiguity, social consequences) were discussed. Interventions can draw on these strategies, but must address the critical barriers.

The Smart Card in Mobile Communications

2009 ◽  
pp. 1004-1028
Author(s):  
Claus Dietze
Keyword(s):  
Smart Card ◽  
Mobile Communications ◽  
Smart Cards ◽  
Mobile Banking ◽  
Wide Spread ◽  
User Identification ◽  
Security Services ◽  
Communications Systems ◽  
Mobile Communications Systems

This chapter gives an introduction into the smart card technology and its history by outlining the role of the smart card in mobile communications systems. The role of the smart card as a key enabler for services requiring or utilizing unambiguous user-identification is outlined. These services include multimedia and high-security services such as mobile commerce or mobile banking. Smart cards containing the described mechanisms provide the user with privacy and the capabilities to use information, personalized according to his needs, in a wide-spread system with a virtually unlimited number of services. Furthermore, the capabilities of the smart card to enhance services, to secure the issuers’ revenues and to increase the usage of the services by providing a trustful platform for the user are described. Future evolutions and further developments of the smart card are illustrated, including how they pave towards new types of applications and services.

scholarly journals The role of manpower planning in the corporate planning process

1988 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 45-56
Author(s):  
Jay Owens ◽  
Lila Nema
Keyword(s):  
Strategic Planning ◽  
South African ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Manpower Planning ◽  
Wide Spread ◽  
Corporate Planning

The purpose of this article is to evaluate how wide-spread the use of, as well as how comprehensive manpower planning is in South African organizations. It also explores how well integrated manpower planning is in the strategic planning of organizations. A review of the planning and corporate planning literature is undertaken. A sample of 25 companies from the Financial Mail 'Top 100 Companies' was selected for analysis. Conclusions are drawn from the findings, and a list of recommendations has been drawn up which will enable companies to improve their manpower planning in a changing South Africa.Die doelwit van hierdie artikel is om ondersoek in te stel na die omvattendheid asook die deeglikheid van mannekragbeplanning in Suid-Afrikaanse maatskappye. Dit is verder 'n ondersoek na hoe geintegreerd hierdie mannekragbeplanning in die strategiese beplanning van hierdie maatskappye is en bied 'n literere oorsig van die veld aan. Vyf-en-twintig maatskappye uit die Financial Mail 'Top 100 Companies' is ontleed. Met die gevolgtrekkings wat uit die ondersoek voortgespruit het, is 'n lys van aanbevelings opgestel van wat 'n maatskappy kan doen om mannekragbeplanning op te knap in 'n veranderende Suid-Afrika.

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