In ovo delivery of Newcastle disease virus conjugated hybrid calcium phosphate nanoparticle and to study the cytokine profile induction.

In this report, the hybrid calcium phosphate (CaP) nanoparticles were synthesized and functionalized with Newcastle disease virus (NDV). These nanoparticles were synthesized by a combination of co-precipitation and polymerization process and functionalized with amino propyl triethoxy silane before coupling to NDV. The 5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl-2, 5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay of chicken spleen cells incubated with these nanoparticles indicated that, these particles did not exert any significant cytotoxicity.

Capacity building in residential care.

A retrospective analysis of how the Dementia Care Program (DCP) contributed to capacity building at The Lodge at Broadmead (2004-2009) was conducted in 2010. Results showed facility-wide enhancements in (1) information capital, because of educational workshops and other forms of interactive learning for all staff, and (2) social capital, because of evaluation and information-sharing. It was concluded that the DCP increased staff's capacity to deliver best practice dementia care.