Awareness and control of canine leishmaniosis: A survey among Spanish and French veterinarians.

Zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis (ZVL) is a parasitic disease affecting dogs and humans, which is transmitted by female sandflies. Over the last decade, disease prevalence has increased fivefold in parts of southern Europe, where an estimated 2.5 million dogs are infected.

A study of acrylic resin denture base material distortion using computer-aided holographic interferometry.

A holographic interferometer for investigating deformations of dental prostheses is described. Residual stress relaxation resulting from the polymerization of acrylic resin dentures is qualitatively studied during the first 48 hours following fabrication. The resulting fringe patterns show a symmetry that is correlated to the shape of the denture.