Assessment of self-efficacy for caregiving in oncology: Italian validation of the caregiver inventory (CGI-I).

Background: The Caregiver Inventory (CGI), a measure of self-efficacy for caregiving that takes into account aspects of caregiving that are neglected by current measures of caregiving, was translated into Italian and validated.

Methods: Ninety-one caregivers from a variety of locations in Italy completed the CGI-Italian (CGI-I) as well as the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and the Family Strain Questionnaire - Short Form (FSQ-SF).

Results: A confirmatory factor analysis based on the original CGI factor structure resulted in an adequate fit of the CGI-I using standard fit indices.

Increasing the detection distance of remote NMR using wireless inductive coupling coil.

Unilateral nuclear magnetic resonance (UNMR) spectrometers have been applied in a variety of fields such as petrochemistry, materials science, and process control . In UNMR measurements the sample is placed outside of the UNMR sensor and the signal intensity is reduced almost exponentially as the sample-to-sensor distances increases. To expand the detection limits of remote UNMR sensors, wireless inductive coupling was proposed and tested.

Complementary analyses of hollow cylindrical unioriented permanent magnet (HCM) with high permeability external layer.

In this article, several studies based on analytical expressions and computational simulations on Hollow Cylindrical Magnets with an external soft ferromagnetic material (HCM magnets) are presented. Electromagnetic configurations, as well as permanent-magnet-based structures, are studied in terms of magnetic field strength and homogeneity. Permanent-magnet-based structures are further analyzed in terms of the anisotropy of the magnetic permeability.