[Health conditionalities in the Brazilian Income Transfer Program and food and nutritional surveillance: narratives by primary healthcare workers].

The study aimed to understand the narratives of primary healthcare workers in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on the challenges and potentialities of food and nutritional surveillance activities in the context of the Brazilian Income Transfer Program, vis-à-vis the limits of its implementation. The study adopted a qualitative, evaluative, and participatory approach. From 2018 to 2019, five focus groups were held with 60 university-level healthcare workers from 24 health units and one focus group with 13 community health agents.

Fixation of Hydrogel Constructs for Cartilage Repair in the Equine Model: A Challenging Issue.

Objective: To report on the experiences with the use of commercial and autologous fibrin glue (AFG) and of an alternative method based on a 3D-printed polycaprolactone (PCL) anchor for the fixation of hydrogel-based scaffolds in an equine model for cartilage repair.

Methods: In a first study, three different hydrogel-based materials were orthotopically implanted in nine horses for 1-4 weeks in 6 mm diameter full-thickness cartilage defects in the medial femoral trochlear ridge and fixated with commercially available fibrin glue (CFG). One defect was filled with CFG only as a control.