Severity of work in opinions of rural women living in the Bieszczady region of south-eastern Poland.

Objective: The objective of the study was recognition of the opinions of rural women living in the Bieszczady region of south-eastern Poland, concerning their perception of the degree of severity of work. The study was conducted among the inhabitants of the Cisna commune.

Material And Methods: The basic research instrument was a questionnaire form containing 15 items.

Analysis of situation of rural women in the Lublin Region from the aspect of loading with work.

Objective: The objective of the study was recognition of rural women's opinions concerning the degree of heaviness of work activities performed and obtaining the answer to the question: What is the actual level of loading rural women with work?

Methods: The basic research instrument was a questionnaire form. A representative group of women aged 40-50 were selected for the study because this group had the most complete family structure. The study was conducted among rural women living in the commune of Zwierzyniec.

The hypoglycaemic response of diabetic rats to insulin-liposomes.

We prepared insulin-liposomes using one combination of lipids including phosphatidylcholine (cholesterol) stearylamine, 7/2/1 (molar ratio). Non-sonicated liposomes (LMV) and sonicated liposomes (SUV) contained about 20% and 5% of insulin, respectively. Free insulin was removed from liposomes-associated insulin by ultracentrifugation, or ultrafiltration on Sepharose 6B column.

Hypoglycemic effect of liposome-entrapped insulin administered by various routes into normal rats.

We entrapped insulin into liposomes using one combination of lipids comprising egg lecithin-cholesterol-stearylamine (7:2:1 molar ratio). The efficiency of entrapment was about 20% with unsonicated liposomes (LMV), and around 5% with sonicated liposomes (SUV). LMV-, SUV- and free-insulins were administered via different routes into male, non-diabetic Wistar rats in order to change the glycemia.