Clinical efficacy of sublingual allergen-specific immunotherapy in 22 cats with atopic dermatitis.

Background: Sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) has been deployed in humans and dogs; to the best of the authors' knowledge, there are no published studies about the use of SLIT in cats.

Objectives: Evaluate the clinical efficacy of SLIT in atopic cats sensitized to dust and storage mites, assessing immunological changes associated with SLIT treatment.

Animals: Twenty-two client-owned cats with clinical signs compatible with feline atopic dermatitis (fAD) and serum allergen-specific immunoglobulin (Ig)E against house dust and storage mites.

Direct evidence of the SMSI decoration effect: the case of Co/TiO2 catalyst.

First direct images of cobalt nanoparticles covered by a few atomic layers thick TiO(x) moieties after reduction treatment of a Co/TiO(2) system with the simultaneous formation of Co-O-Ti bonds confirm the development of the SMSI decoration effect.

Patient education in Parkinson's disease: Formative evaluation of a standardized programme in seven European countries.

Objective: To evaluate a newly developed education programme for Parkinson's disease (PD) patients.

Methods: The programme consisted of eight sessions and aimed at improving knowledge and skills related to self-monitoring, health promotion, stress management, depression, anxiety, social competence, and social support, all with special reference to PD. The programme was formatively evaluated in seven European countries (Spain, Finland, Italy, The Netherlands, United Kingdom, Estonia, Germany) with 151 patients diagnosed with idiopathic PD.