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Serum Zn Levels in Dysphagic Patients Who Underwent Endoscopic Gastrostomy for ...

Background and aims: Dysphagic patients who underwent endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) usually present protein-energy malnutrition, but little is known about micronutrient malnutrition. The aim of the present study was the evaluation of serum zinc in patients who underwent endoscopic gastrostomy and its relationship with serum proteins, whole blood zinc, and the nature of underlying disorder. Methods: From patients...

A novel modified acrylic bone cement matrix. A step forward on antibiotic deliv...

Currently the safe and responsible use of antibiotics is a world-wide concern as it promotes prevention of the increasing emergence of multiresistant bacterial strains. Considering that there is a noticeable decline of the available antibiotic pipeline able to combat emerging resistance in serious infection a major concern grows around the prosthetic joint infections once the available commercial antibiotic loa...

A regulação da participação dos trabalhadores em saúde e segurança no trabalho ...

Os dados do EUROSTAT evidenciam que Portugal é um dos países europeus com maior incidência da sinistralidade laboral. No entanto, alguns progressos foram alcançados recentemente, sobretudo no atinente aos acidentes mortais. Esse facto traduzirá os esforços empreendidos a partir dos anos 90, quando se começaram a delinear verdadeiras políticas públicas em SST, às quais se associaram os parceiros sociais. Este te...

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Clinical experience in invasive fungal infections

Lung infections caused by invasive filamentous fungi are very rare conditions in AIDS, but must be considered in patients with profound immune suppression especially in the presence of additional risk factors, such as hematologic malignancies, corticosteroid therapy, neutropenia, and chemotherapy. The authors report a case of dual lung infection caused by Aspergillus and Mucor, which occurred in a 34-year-old A...

IFNAR1 Controls Progression to Cerebral Malaria in Children and CD8+ T Cell Bra...

Malaria in pregnancy is exquisitely aggressive, causing a range of adverse maternal and fetal outcomes prominently linked to Plasmodium-infected erythrocyte cytoadherence to fetal trophoblast. To elucidate the physiopathology of infected erythrocytes (IE) sequestration in the placenta we devised an experimental system for intravital placental examination of P. berghei-infected mice. BALB/c females were mated to...

Deposition of conductive materials on textile and polymeric flexible substrates

This paper describes the study, analysis and selection of textile and similar materials to be used as flexible substrates for thin conductive film deposition, in the context of integrating electronics into textiles. Kapton® polyimide was chosen as reference substrate material, was characterized regarding mechanical and electrical properties and was used as a basis for a comparison with several textile substrate...

Influence of heat pipe operating temperature on exhaust heat thermoelectric gen...

Increasingly stringent targets on energy efficiency and emissions, as well as growing vehicle electrification are making attractive the electric recovery of the energy normally wasted through the tailpipe of Internal Combustion Engines. Recent developments in thermoelectrics (TE) may soon make them a viable solution for such applications. This team has been exploring the potential of using TE modules in combin...

Mean pulmonary arterial pressure after percutaneous mitral valvuloplasty predic...

INTRODUCTION AND AIM: Percutaneous mitral valvuloplasty (PMV) is an effective treatment option for mitral stenosis (MS), but its success is assessed on the basis of clinical and echocardiographic outcomes in studies with relatively short follow-up. We aimed to characterize a cohort of patients undergoing PMV with long-term follow-up and to determine independent predictors of post-PMV mitral re-intervention and ...

Tromboembolia pulmonar de risco elevado com trombos na cavidade auricular direita