387 research outputs found
Muscle lipid composition in bulls from 15 European breeds
No full textAbstract not vaialableN. Sevane, G.Nute, C.Sañudo, O.Cortes, J.Cañon, J.L.Williams, S. Dunner, the GemQual Consortiu
Dementia care programming: An identity-focused approach
No full textEver-increasing numbers of people with dementia are entering professional care settings and creating a sense of urgency among caregivers. Dementia Care Programming: An Identity-Focused Approach helps readers recognize that there is no single right answer to how we meet the needs of persons with dementia in these professional care settings. This book points out how dementia caregiving is filled with opportunities for adventure, nurturing, being nurtured, and creative problem solving -- plenty of opportunities to meet difficult challenges.bookPublished
Moments: From extravagant programs to extraordinary moments
No full textMoments promotes a way of being rather than doing. It is an inspirational read that promotes a shift in thinking and acting. Moments encourages the reader to reflect on how they act/react in moments of care and interaction with others encouraging the individual to make a conscious shift to create and lead more person-centered moments.
This is a book that supports life-changing practice that validates and honours the person for whom we provide care and quality of life.
Moments is a quality, inspirational resource for everyone who provides care to another be they healthcare leaders, professional caregivers, volunteers, family or friends. Pick up your copy today and join the journey in honouring and validating the lives of those in our care.bookPublished.DC Author's celebration 202
Discovering adventure in special care: Featuring the "Celebration of the self": A celebration of life and individuality, a journey into adventure, exploring opportunities for enhancing dementia care needs
No full text"Join the Journey" with the hundreds of other dementia caregivers who continue to celebrate the unrepeatable uniqueness of each individual regardless of ability, as told within this thought-provoking and inspiring text!
Topics include: Needs Response Approach, Discovery & Life Kits, dignity and identity, the Celebration of the Self and much morePublished.boo
Sharing the Magic: The caregiver's guide to quality dementia care recreation and social programming
No full textSharing the Magic is the long awaited follow up to Discovering Adventure in Special Care. A book for professional caregivers with tips and models of approach to enhance interaction with those living with dementia. Use this terrific resource to help plan programs, develop a "social meals program", enhance socialization and learn how others have created a community within the special care environment. Rosemary Dunne presents another fine work in her easy to read style. Contributor, Barbara Moffatt, lends her experiences, stories and resident reflections to help make this book as insightful and proactive as Discovering Adventure in Special Care.bookPublished
Traceability of the PGI product “Vitellone Bianco dell’Appennino Centrale” by SNP markers
No full textTraceability of meat has become a key aspect of food-quality assurance and a priority for EU countries, to meet consumer demand for comprehensive and integrated food safety policies. In this context, the traceability of animals and animal products at the breed level might play a key role as it would enable the certification of regional products linked to particular breeds. Technologies based on DNA analysis have the potential to achieve this goal by-passing the large scale and systematic biological sampling necessary for individual fingerprinting. The objective of this work was to test the power of a SNP panel to trace PGI "Vitellone Bianco dell'Appennino Centrale", a product linked to three breeds: Chianina, Marchigiana and Romagnola. A total of 180 unrelated animals belonging to PGI-allowed breeds (Chianina n=22; Romagnola n=22; and Marchigiana n=22) and PGI-not allowed breeds (Piemontese n=22, Maremmana n=24, Italian Red Pied n=24, Italian Brown n=22, Italian Friesian n=22) were sampled and genotyped with a panel of 130 SNP in 90 independent genes. Individual genotypes were assigned to breed by Bayesian based clustering approach. In particular the SNP data were analysed by the Rannala and Mountain approach implemented in the software Geneclass 2 (file:///C:/Software/ GeneClass2/Help/index.htm). The SNP-based molecular approach in combination with Bayesian assignment algorithms allowed an overall correct assignment of more than 95% of individuals to their breeds of origins. This percentage increase to 96% grouping the breeds allowed in a unique cluster. Sorting the SNPs by their Gst values and using the 90 showing a value higher than 0.01, we maintain the same rate of allocation success indicating that selecting SNPs for their informative content will reduce the number of markers required for a reliable traceability at breed level, reducing the laboratory effort and consequently the cost for the large scale application of the method Our results suggest that SNP markers in combination with Bayesian algorithm can be exploited in allocation studies and are able to trace "Vitellone Bianco dell'Appennino Centrale". The main advantages of SNP are their abundance and the potential of full automation
Genetics of equine metabolic syndrome
No full textDepto. de Producción AnimalFac. de VeterinariaTRUEpu
Relative breed contributions to neutral genetic diversity of a comprehensive representation of Iberian native cattle
No full textThis study is aimed at establishing priorities for the optimal conservation of genetic diversity among a comprehensive group of 40 cattle breeds from the Iberian Peninsula. Different sets of breed contributions to diversity were obtained with several methods that differ in the relative weight attributed to the within- and between-breed components of the genetic variation. The contributions to the Weitzman diversity and the expected heterozygosity (He) account for between- and within-breed variation only, respectively. Contributions to the core set obtained for several kinship matrices, incorporate both sources of variation, as well as the combined contributions of Ollivier and Foulley and those of Caballero and Toro. In general, breeds that ranked high in the different core set applications also ranked high in the contribution to the global He, for example, Sayaguesa, Retinta, Monchina, Berrenda en Colorado or Marismeña. As expected, the Weitzman method prioritised breeds with low contributions to the He, like Mallorquina, Menorquina, Berrenda en Negro, Mostrenca, Vaca Palmera or Mirandesa, all showing highly negative contributions to He - that is, their removal would significantly increase the average He. Weighing the within- and between-breed components with the FST produced a balanced set of contributions in which all the breeds ranking high in both approaches show up. Unlike the other methods, the contributions to the diversity proposed by Caballero and Toro prioritised a good number of Portuguese breeds (Arouquesa, Barrosã, Mertolenga and Preta ranking highest), but this might be caused by a sample size effect. Only Sayaguesa ranked high in all the methods tested. Considerations with regard to the conservation scheme should be made before adopting any of these approaches: in situ v. cryoconservation, selection and adaptation within the breeds v. crossbreeding or the creation of synthetic breeds. There is no general consensus with regard to balancing within- and between-breed diversity and the decision of which source to favour will depend on the particular scenario. In addition to the genetic information, other factors, such as geographical, historical, economic, cultural, etc., also need to be considered in the formulation of a conservation plan. All these aspects will ultimately influence the distribution of resources by the decision-makers. © 2011 The Animal Consortium
Validation of the Quality of Life Inventory for patients with anxiety and depression
No full textBackground: In 1992, Frisch et al (Psychol Assess. 1992;4:92- 10 1) developed the Quality of Life Inventory (QOLI) to measure the concept of quality of life (QOL) because it has long been thought to be related to both physical and emotional well-being. However, the psychometric properties of the QOLI in clinical populations are still in debate. The present study examined the factor structure of QOLI and reported its validity and reliability in a clinical sample. Method: Two hundred seventeen patients with anxiety and depressive disorders completed the QOLI and additional questionnaires measuring symptoms (Zung Self-rating Depression Scale, Beck Anxiety Inventory, Fear Questionnaire, Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-Stress) and subjective well-being (Satisfaction With Life Scale) were also used. Results: Exploratory factor analysis via the principal components method, with oblique rotation, revealed a 2-factor structure that accounted for 42.73% of the total variance, and a subsequent confirmatory factor analysis suggested a moderate fit of the data to this model. The 2 factors appeared to describe self-oriented QOL and externally oriented QOL. The Cronbach alpha coefficients were 0.85 for the overall QOLI score, 0.81 for the first factor, and 0.75 for the second factor. Conclusion: Consistent evidence was also found to support the concurrent, discriminant, predictive, and criterion-related validity of the QOLI. (c) 2006 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved
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