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https://read.qxmd.com/read/38536990/self-perception-of-mental-health-covid-19-and-associated-sociodemographic-contextual-factors-in-latin-america
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Pablo Roa, Guillermo Rosas, Gloria Isabel Niño-Cruz, Sergio Mauricio Moreno-López, Juliana Mejía-Grueso, Haney Aguirre-Loaiza, Javiera Alarcón-Aguilar, Rodrigo Reis, Adriano Akira Ferreira Hino, Fernando López, Deborah Salvo, Andrea Ramírez-Varela
This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of alterations in self-perceived mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic and their associated factors in four Latin American countries. This is a cross-sectional study based on data collected from adults in 2021 through the Collaborative Response COVID-19 Survey by the MacDonnell Academy at Washington University in St. Louis (United States). The sample was composed of 8,125 individuals from Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, and Chile. A generalized linear model for a binary outcome variable with a logistic link and fixed country effects was used...
2024: Cadernos de Saúde Pública
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38536979/exclusive-breastfeeding-duration-within-a-cohort-of-indigenous-terena-living-in-the-urban-area-of-campo-grande-central-west-region-brazil
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Deise Bresan, Maurício Soares Leite, Teresa Gontijo de Castro, Aline Alves Ferreira, Elenir Rose Jardim Cury
In Brazil, current information about breastfeeding indicators among indigenous living in the urban areas is lacking. This article describes the duration of exclusive breastfeeding and its associations with mother and child characteristics in a cohort of Terena infants. The study enrolled infants born between June 2017 to July 2018 (n = 42) and living in villages of the urban area of Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil. Information was collected in four time-points. Variables on maternal sociodemographics and on maternal and child health characteristics were collected, respectively, during the antenatal and the first-month interviews...
2024: Cadernos de Saúde Pública
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38535545/resurgence-of-dengue-virus-serotype-3-in-minas-gerais-brazil-a-case-report
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Talita Adelino, Maurício Lima, Natália R Guimarães, Joilson Xavier, Vagner Fonseca, Luiz Marcelo R Tomé, Maira Alves Pereira, Vanessa Ferreira Machado, Luiz Carlos Junior Alcantara, Felipe C de Melo Iani, Marta Giovanetti
This report provides a detailed overview of the resurgence of DENV-3 in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, which is a concerning scenario in the context of dengue, a mosquito-borne viral disease. Historically, Brazil has grappled with dengue epidemics caused primarily by the DENV-1 and DENV-2 serotypes. However, in 2023, a significant shift in this pattern was observed as DENV-3 made a notable resurgence. This resurgence was characterized by the increase in DENV-3 cases within the country and the region of the Americas...
February 24, 2024: Pathogens
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38535438/hydroxytakakiamide-and-other-constituents-from-a-marine-sponge-associated-fungus-aspergillus-fischeri-mmeru23-and-antinociceptive-activity-of-ergosterol-acetate-acetylaszonalenin-and-helvolic-acid
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Harol Ricardo Arias Cardona, Bruno Cerqueira da Silva, Flávia Oliveira de Lima, Franco Henrique Andrade Leite, Bruno Cruz de Souza, Hugo Neves Brandão, Jorge Maurício David, Clayton Queiroz Alves, Anake Kijjoa
An unreported prenylated indole derivative hydroxytakakiamide ( 4 ) was isolated, together with the previously described ergosterol ( 1 ), ergosterol acetate ( 2 ), and (3 R )-3-(1 H -indol-3-ylmethyl)-3, 4-dihydro-1 H -1,4-benzodiazepine-2,5-dione ( 3 ), from the column fractions of the crude ethyl acetate extract of the culture of a marine sponge-associated fungus, Aspergillus fischeri MMERU 23. The structure of 4 was elucidated by the interpretation of 1D and 2D NMR spectral data and high-resolution mass spectrum...
February 20, 2024: Marine Drugs
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38535173/the-dynamic-interaction-between-oil-palm-and-phytophthora-palmivora-in-bud-rot-disease-insights-from-transcriptomic-analysis-and-network-modelling
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Mariandrea García-Gaona, David Botero-Rozo, Leonardo Araque, Hernán Mauricio Romero
Bud Rot, caused by Phytophthora palmivora , is considered one of the main diseases affecting African oil palm ( Elaeis guineensis ). In this study, we investigated the in vitro molecular dynamics of the pathogen-host interaction by analyzing gene expression profiles from oil palm genotypes that were either susceptible or resistant to the disease. We observed distinct interactions of P. palmivora with resistant and susceptible oil palms through co-expression network analysis. When interacting with susceptible genotypes, P...
February 20, 2024: Journal of Fungi (Basel, Switzerland)
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38533627/integration-of-sex-gender-and-utilization-of-ecological-momentary-assessment-of-cognition-in-clinical-populations-a-scoping-review
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Madeline M Doucette, Heather Kwan, Zahra Premji, Annie Duchesne, Jodie R Gawryluk, Mauricio A Garcia-Barrera
Objectives: We aimed to describe the methods of smartphone-based cognitive ecological momentary assessment designs in clinical populations, with an intention to evaluate how the role of sex and/or gender has been considered in the design and analyses, particularly including female-specific physiology. Methods: This scoping review was conducted based on JBI scoping review methodology. On March 2nd, 2023, we searched for literature across four databases. Screening of the results and data extraction were conducted in duplicate according to the a priori methods in the pre-registered protocol...
March 27, 2024: Clinical Neuropsychologist
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38532692/kcd-a-prediction-web-server-of-knowledge-based-circular-dichroism
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Damián Jacinto-Méndez, Carmen Giovana Granados-Ramírez, Mauricio D Carbajal-Tinoco
We present a web server that predicts the far-UV circular dichroism (CD) spectra of proteins by utilizing their three-dimensional (3D) structures from the Protein Data Bank (PDB). The main algorithm is based on the classical theory of optical activity together with a set of atomic complex polarizabilities, which are obtained from the analysis of a series of synchrotron radiation CD spectra and their related 3D structures from the PDB. The results of our knowledge-based CD method (KCD) are in good agreement with measured spectra that could include the effect of D-amino acids...
April 2024: Protein Science
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38529901/assembly-collapsing-versus-heterozygosity-oversizing-detection-of-homokaryotic-and-heterokaryotic-laccaria-trichodermophora-strains-by-hybrid-genome-assembly
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Rodolfo Enrique Ángeles-Argáiz, Luis Fernando Lozano Aguirre-Beltrán, Diana Hernández-Oaxaca, Christian Quintero-Corrales, Mauricio A Trujillo-Roldán, Santiago Castillo-Ramírez, Roberto Garibay-Orijel
Genome assembly and annotation using short-paired reads is challenging for eukaryotic organisms due to their large size, variable ploidy and large number of repetitive elements. However, the use of single-molecule long reads improves assembly quality (completeness and contiguity), but haplotype duplications still pose assembly challenges. To address the effect of read length on genome assembly quality, gene prediction and annotation, we compared genome assemblers and sequencing technologies with four strains of the ectomycorrhizal fungus Laccaria trichodermophora ...
March 2024: Microbial Genomics
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38527001/clinical-validation-of-rcsms-a-rapid-and-sensitive-crispr-cas12a-test-for-the-molecular-detection-of-sars-cov-2-from-saliva
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Joaquín Abugattas-Núñez Del Prado, Angélica Quintana Reyes, Julio Leon, Juan Blume La Torre, Renzo Gutiérrez Loli, Alejandro Pinzón Olejua, Elena Rocío Chamorro Chirinos, Félix Antonio Loza Mauricio, Jorge L Maguiña, Piere Rodriguez-Aliaga, Edward Málaga-Trillo
Peru's holds the highest COVID death rate per capita worldwide. Key to this outcome is the lack of robust, rapid, and accurate molecular tests to circumvent the elevated costs and logistics of SARS-CoV-2 detection via RT-qPCR. To facilitate massive and timely COVID-19 testing in rural and socioeconomically deprived contexts, we implemented and validated RCSMS, a rapid and sensitive CRISPR-Cas12a test for the molecular detection of SARS-CoV-2 from saliva. RCSMS uses the power of CRISPR-Cas technology and lateral flow strips to easily visualize the presence of SARS-CoV-2 even in laboratories with limited equipment...
2024: PloS One
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38526234/adaptation-to-living-at-high-altitude-in-patients-with-copd-comparative-study-of-exercise-capacity-and-ventilatory-variables-between-patients-residing-at-high-and-low-altitudes-in-the-andes
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Mauricio González-García, Luis Ernesto Téllez
González-García, Mauricio and Luis Ernesto Téllez. Adaptation to living at high altitude in patients with COPD. Comparative study of exercise capacity and ventilatory variables between patients residing at high and low altitudes in the Andes. High Alt Med Biol . 00:000-000, 2024. Introduction: Although some variables related to oxygen transport and utilization such as ventilation, pulmonary vascular responses to hypoxia, heart rate (HR), cardiac output, hemoglobin (Hb), and oxygen saturation (SpO2 ) are used to compare adaptation to altitude between populations, peak oxygen consumption (VO2 ) constitutes an integrative measure of total oxygen transport that may reflect successful adaptation to altitude...
March 25, 2024: High Altitude Medicine & Biology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38525493/jawline-aesthetic-definition-enhancement-with-masseteric-augmentation-using-ultrasound-guided-fat-transfer
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Raul M Manzaneda Cipriani, Juan Pablo Cárdenas Larenas, Mauricio S S Viaro, Emmanuel A Flores González, Gerardo Adrianzen, Ricardo Babaitis, Héctor Duran Vega, Matt Stefanelli, Ricardo Ventura
BACKGROUND: The rejuvenation and restoration of a well-defined jawline contour are crucial for enhancing facial aesthetics in both men and women. Within the jawline aesthetic unit (mandibular angle), the masseter muscle plays a significant role, as it is responsible for mandibular masticatory movements. We propose a new approach using ultrasound-guided intramuscular fat transfer to enhance the mandibular angle and jawline. METHODS: The multicenter study included 20 patients from three countries (Peru, Brazil, and Mexico)...
March 2024: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Global Open
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38524713/comparative-functional-and-isokinetic-analysis-between-implants-with-posterior-stabilization-and-rotating-hinge-total-knee-arthroplasty
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Sandra Tie Nishibe Minamoto, Alan de Paula Mozella, Victor Rodrigues Amaral Cossich, Ubiratã Faleiro Gavilão, Heitor Schuabb Machado, João Maurício Barretto
Objective : To compare the function and muscle strength of the limb between patients undergoing knee arthroplasties using primary implants with posterior stabilization (control group) and patients with rotating hinge implants (Hinge group). Methods : Function assessment was performed using the Knee Society Score (KSS) and muscle strength using an isokinetic dynamometer using a speed of 60°/s. Results : 43 patients were analyzed, who underwent 51 surgeries, with the Hinge group comprising 25 surgeries and the control group comprising 26 primary surgeries...
February 2024: Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38524539/preparation-characterization-electrical-conductivity-and-life-cycle-assessment-of-carbon-nanofibers-reinforced-ecuadorian-natural-zeolite-based-geopolymer-composites
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Adriana Alvarado, Haci Baykara, Ariel Riofrio, Mauricio Cornejo, Wilson Merchan-Merchan
Geopolymers are inorganic crosslinked polymers with much less carbon footprint than ordinary Portland cement. Geopolymers and geopolymer-based materials have superior mechanical and durability properties with extreme thermal and chemical resistance. Carbon nano- or microfibers-reinforced geopolymers show potential properties such as electric conductivity, enhanced mechanical and thermal stability, and multi-functionality. This study evaluated the effect of incorporating carbon nanofibers in natural zeolite-based geopolymers and their impact on the mechanical, thermal, and electric conductivity of yielded geopolymer composites...
March 30, 2024: Heliyon
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38523992/a-calcifying-odontogenic-cyst-with-compound-odontoma-in-the-maxillary-sinus-a-case-report-in-a-pediatric-patient
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Rodrigo A Oliveira, Ana C Maurício, Maria L Sacramento, Jorge Pinheiro, Mariana Moreira
Calcifying odontogenic cysts (COCs) exhibit a diverse clinical course, commonly developing between the second and third decades of life, displaying no gender predilection. A 15-year-old female without medical history was under observation for a mixed lesion in the maxilla associated with an impacted tooth. She presented to the emergency department with sudden onset and worsening swelling of the left midface. Radiographic findings in the panoramic radiograph and a CT scan revealed a well-circumscribed mixed lesion localized in the left maxilla, extending into the left maxillary sinus and reaching the orbital floor...
February 2024: Curēus
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38523824/management-of-an-undetectable-diverticular-bleed-a-case-report-and-literature-review
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Zubir S Rentiya, Lokeshwar Raaju Addi Palle, Sanni Emmanuel, Heeya Shah, Abiodun Adegbite, Carlo Kristian Chu Carredo, Ronald Mauricio Blanco Montecino, Ummul Z Asfeen, Akbar Hussain, Ogbonnaya Akuma, Aadil Mahmood Khan, Anasonye Emmanuel Kelechi
Diverticular bleeding is the most common cause of lower gastrointestinal bleeding and accounts for 20.8%-41.6% of cases in the Western world. Management involves initial resuscitation followed by diagnostic assessment. Colonoscopy is the investigation of choice as it localizes the bleed and has the potential to effectively deliver therapeutic interventions. Other diagnostic modalities include flexible sigmoidoscopy, a tagged red blood cell scan, or angiography. In cases where the bleeding source cannot be identified, intraoperative enteroscopy has emerged as a valuable tool for investigating obscure gastroenterology bleeds in specific patients...
March 2024: Clinical Case Reports
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38522121/physicochemical-variables-influencing-the-abundance-of-atlantic-goliath-grouper-juveniles-epinephelus-itajara-in-a-tropical-brazilian-mangrove-habitat
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Mario V Condini, Rafael L Oliveira, Lorena L Almeida, Ester F Barbosa, Ana C Martins, Áthila A Bertoncini, Maurício Hostim-Silva
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships between the abundance and occurrence of juvenile Atlantic goliath grouper and physicochemical variables in a tropical mangrove ecosystem, employing a non-lethal methodology. Juvenile Atlantic goliath grouper individuals were captured biweekly, using blue crab traps, across three locations within the São Mateus estuary (18°36'S, 39°44'W), from August 2021 to July 2022. Simultaneously, the physicochemical water variables were assessed during each trap inspection...
March 20, 2024: Marine Environmental Research
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38521006/effect-of-estrogen-and-progesterone-on-intracellular-free-zinc-and-zinc-transporter-expression-in-bovine-oviduct-epithelial-cells
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Ana Malen Pascua, Gisela Barbisan, Noelia Nikoloff, Ana Cristina Carranza-Martín, Mariana Carolina Fabra, Juan Patricio Anchordoquy, Marianela Balbi, Mauricio Javier Giuliodori, Cecilia Cristina Furnus, Juan Mateo Anchordoquy
Zinc (Zn) plays essential roles in numerous cellular processes. However, there is limited understanding of Zn homeostasis within the bovine reproductive system. This study investigated the influence of estradiol (E2 ) and progesterone (P4 ) on Zn transporter expression and intracellular free Zn levels in bovine oviduct epithelial cells (BOEC). For this purpose, cells were harvested from slaughtered cows and cultured in vitro. Intracellular Zn concentrations were measured using FluoZin-3AM staining, while real-time polymerase chain reaction assessed Zn transporter gene expression and quantification...
March 19, 2024: Theriogenology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38519607/perinatal-and-neonatal-factors-and-mental-disorders-in-children-and-adolescents-looking-for-the-contributions-of-the-early-environment-to-common-and-dissociable-aspects-of-psychopathology
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Fabiane Leusin, Rodolfo Furlan Damiano, Lorenna Sena Teixeira Mendes, Maurício Scopel Hoffmann, Arthur Gus Manfro, Pedro Mario Pan, Ary Gadelha, Jair de Jesus Mari, Gisele Gus Manfro, Eurípedes Constantino Miguel, Luis Augusto Rohde, Rodrigo Affonseca Bressan, Giovanni Abrahão Salum
High rates of co-occurrence of mental disorders have been hypothesized to represent a result of common susceptibility to overall psychopathology. The purpose of this study is to test the hypothesis that commonalities among psychiatric disorders might be partially driven by sharable perinatal and neonatal environmental factors for mental disorders. Participants were 6-14 years of age children and their parents. Primary caregivers provided data on perinatal and neonatal information assessed retrospectively (n = 2231)...
March 22, 2024: European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38519156/pressurized-liquid-extraction-assisted-by-high-intensity-ultrasound-to-obtain-hesperidin-from-lime-waste-integration-of-in-line-purification-and-on-line-chromatographic-analysis
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Vitor L Sanches, Monique Martins Strieder, Marcia Cristina Breitkreitz, Rosângela Maria Neves Bezerra, Jaísa O Chaves, Isadora Lopes de Oliveira, Leonardo M de Souza Mesquita, Juliane Viganó, Letícia Sanches Contieri, Rodrigo Stein Pizani, Maurício A Rostagno
Hesperidin is a phenolic compound usually found in citrus fruits, which is known for its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. This bioactive compound has already been used to formulate medications to treat chronic venous insufficiency. In this work, through a system which allows the in-line coupling of the pressurized liquid extraction (PLE) and high-intensity ultrasound (HIUS) with solid phase extraction (SPE), and analysis by high-performance liquid chromatography with UV-Vis detector (HPLC-UV) in on-line mode, a method was developed to obtain, separate, and quantify hesperidin from the industrial waste of lime...
April 2024: Food Research International
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38519081/flavours-and-design-features-on-tobacco-product-packaging-near-schools-before-and-after-plain-packaging-implementation-in-montevideo-uruguay
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Mauricio Luis Minacapilli Manetti, Valentina Gonzalez Peluffo, Victoria Taglioretti, Mary Barros, Virginia Nunez, Tamara Melian, Graziele Grilo, Laura Llambi
INTRODUCTION: Monitoring tobacco industry marketing strategies in countries that have introduced plain packaging helps with documenting variations in the market during the transition period. Uruguay implemented plain packaging in February 2020. We describe changes in the characteristics of tobacco packaging, content and sticks before and after plain packaging implementation. METHODS: Data were collected across 15 neighbourhoods in different socioeconomic areas in Montevideo, Uruguay, before and after implementation (2019 and 2021)...
March 22, 2024: Tobacco Control
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