Recruitment maneuvers in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome: a systematic review and metanalysis.

Objective: To systematically review the effects of recruitment maneuvers on patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome.

Methods: This systematic review and meta-analysis using the PICO methodology with keywords (respiratory distress syndrome, recruitment maneuvers, lung recruitment, acute respiratory distress syndrome, alveolar recruitment, and adult acute respiratory distress syndrome). Studies involving patients >18 years, regardless of sex, with acute respiratory distress syndrome, mechanically ventilated for at least 24 h, published in English, Portuguese, and Spanish, with no year restrictions, were included.

Light and temperature signals are integrated through a phytochrome B-dependent gene regulatory network in rice.

Angiosperms are the most dominant land plant flora and have colonized most of the terrestrial habitats, thriving in different environmental conditions, among which light and temperature play a crucial role. In the eudicot Arabidopsis thaliana, light and temperature are integrated into a phytochrome B (phyB)-dependent signalling network that regulates development. However, whether this signal integration controls the development in other angiosperm lineages and whether phyB is a conserved hub of this integratory network in angiosperms is unclear.

Effects of Cycloergometer on Cardiopulmonary Function in Elderly Patients after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Clinical Trial.

Introduction: Despite all the improvements in surgical and anesthetic techniques, this procedure is still associated with pulmonary and cardiovascular complications in the postoperative period, and early rehabilitation, done through the use of cycloergometer, can minimize such complications, besides reducing the length of hospital stay.

Objective: Therefore, the aim of the study was to assess the impact of cardiovascular exercise on lung function, respiratory muscle strength, and functional capacity in elderly patients after heart bypass surgery.

Methods: To this purpose, a randomized and controlled clinical trial was conducted.

Functional performance of patients submitted to cardiac surgery with different levels of sleep quality: an observational study.

Objective: To describe pulmonary function, muscle strength and functional performance in the different qualities of sleep and the impact of this on the number of physiotherapeutic assistances.

Methods: This is an observational study. In the pre and post operative period, sleep behavior was evaluated using the Pittsburgh questionnaire.

Safety and feasibility of early mobilization in patients submitted to cardiac surgery using subxiphoid drain.

Introduction: Patients submitted to heart surgery are restricted to the bed of the Intensive Care Units (ICUs), due to this period of immobility the individual is likely to present clinical and functional alterations. These complications can be avoided by early mobilization; however, in some hospitals, this is not feasible due to the use of subxiphoid drain in the immediate postoperative period.

Objective: To verify the safety and feasibility of mobilizing patients after cardiac surgery using subxiphoid drain.

Clinical and functional outcomes associated with pulmonary complications after coronary artery bypass grafting.

Introduction: Coronary artery bypass grafting(CABG) is a surgical treatment for coronary artery disease aiming at improving symptoms and life expectancy. Despite this, there are pulmonary and functional complications that may arise during the postoperative period due to invasive mechanical ventilation(IMV), cardiopulmonary bypass and immobility, leading to longer hospital stays.

Objective: To evaluate the clinical and functional outcomes related to pulmonary complications in the postoperative period of CABG.

Analysis of Different Tidal Volumes on Ventilatory Mechanics and Arterial Blood Gas Variables in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery.

Introduction: Cardiovascular diseases have been increasing gradually each year, and their incidence has reached 80%. Mechanical ventilation (MV) is essential in the postoperative period of cardiac surgery (CS) due to anesthetic induction. The tidal volume (TV) is a parameter that depends on the conditions of the respiratory system mechanics, aiming at the reduction of dynamic hyperinflation.

Inspiratory Muscle Training in Patients in the Postoperative Phase of Cardiac Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

To review the evidence about inspiratory muscle training (IMT) in patients in postoperative of cardiac surgery. We conducted this systematic review used the databases Ovid, LILACS, CINAHL, PubMed, PEDro, and CENTRAL. Randomized clinical trials that addressed IMT after cardiac surgery were selected.

Inspiratory muscle training on quality of life and functional capacity after hospital discharge in patients submitted to coronary artery bypass grafting: A controlled clinical trial.

Introduction: There is a gap in knowledge about functional capacity and quality of life in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) after hospital discharge and the contribution of inspiratory muscle training (IMT).

Objective: To evaluate the influence of IMT on functional capacity and quality of life after hospital discharge of patients undergoing CABG.

Methodology: Clinical trial.

Evaluation and Comparison of Respiratory Muscular Strength, Functionality, and Pelvic Floor in the Immediate Postpartum of Normal and Cesarean Birth.

Objective:  To evaluate and compare peripheral, pelvic floor, respiratory muscle strength, and functionality in the immediate puerperium of normal delivery and cesarean section.

Methods:  This is a cross-sectional study that verified respiratory, pelvic floor, peripheral, and functional muscle strength through manovacuometry, pelvic floor functional assessment (PFF), dynamometry, and the Time Up and Go (TUG) test, respectively. The groups were divided according to the type of delivery, into a cesarean section group and a normal parturition group.

Aging reduces ABHD5 protein content in the adipose tissue of mice: The reversal effect of exercise.

Dysfunction of the adipose tissue metabolism is considered as a significant hallmark of aging. It has been proposed that α-β hydrolase domain containing 5 (ABHD5) plays a critical role in the control of lipolysis. However, the role of ABHD5 in the control of lipolysis during aging or exercise is unknown.

Reversible down-regulation of photosystems I and II leads to fast photosynthesis recovery after long-term drought in Jatropha curcas.

Jatropha curcas is a drought-tolerant plant that maintains its photosynthetic pigments under prolonged drought, and quickly regains its photosynthetic capacity when water is available. It has been reported that drought stress leads to increased thermal dissipation in PSII, but that of PSI has been barely investigated, perhaps due to technical limitations in measuring the PSI absolute quantum yield. In this study, we combined biochemical analysis and spectroscopic measurements using an integrating sphere, and verified that the quantum yields of both photosystems are temporarily down-regulated under drought.

Effect of caffeine on mitochondrial biogenesis in the skeletal muscle - A narrative review.

Caffeine is one of the most widely used substances as recreational drug for performance-enhancement in sport, underpinned by a strong evidence base. Although the effects of caffeine are widely investigated within the scope of performance physiology, the molecular effects of caffeine within skeletal muscle remain unclear. Evidence from in vitro and in vivo models suggest that caffeine regulates the glucose metabolism in the skeletal muscle.

Inspiratory muscle training and functional capacity following coronary artery bypass grafting in high-risk patients: A pilot randomized and controlled trial.

Background: Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery is associated with worsened functional capacity, pulmonary complications, and increased length of hospital stay. These negative effects are exacerbated in patients who are at high risk of post-operative (PO) pulmonary complications before CABG. Inspiratory muscle training (IMT) has been shown to benefit CABG patients in their recovery process.

Quality of Life in Patients With Heart Failure Assisted By Telerehabilitation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Introduction: Heart failure (HF) is a syndrome that implies several physical and emotional changes that compromise quality of life. Telerehabilitation is a strategy developed with the aim of involving and motivating cardiac patients to participate in cardiac rehabilitation in their daily routine at home.

Objective: To review the impact of telerehabilitation on the quality of life of patients with HF.

The evening complex integrates photoperiod signals to control flowering in rice.

Plants use photoperiodism to activate flowering in response to a particular daylength. In rice, flowering is accelerated in short-day conditions, and even a brief exposure to light during the dark period (night-break) is sufficient to delay flowering. Although many of the genes involved in controlling flowering in rice have been uncovered, how the long- and short-day flowering pathways are integrated, and the mechanism of photoperiod perception is not understood.

Impact of early mobilization on clinical and functional outcomes in patients submitted to coronary artery bypass grafting.

Introduction: Heart surgery is a feature that has grown a lot in recent years. Due to the complications that can be generated, the importance of prevention emerges, thus seeking effective protocols that generate improvement in clinical and functional outcomes to promote a shorter hospital stay and readmission.

Objective: To evaluate the impact of early mobilization on clinical and functional outcomes in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting.

Evaluating Root Mechanosensing Response in Rice.

Unable to move, plants are physically restrained to the place where they grow. Remarkably, plants have developed a myriad of mechanisms to perceive the surrounding environment in order to maximize growth and survival. One of those mechanisms is the ability to perceive mechanical stimulus such as touch (thigmomorphogenesis), in order to adjust growth patterns (in different organs) to either attach to or surround an object.

PHYTOCHROME-INTERACTING FACTORS: a promising tool to improve crop productivity.

Light is a key determinant for plant growth, development, and ultimately yield. Phytochromes, red/far-red photoreceptors, play an important role in plant architecture, stress tolerance, and productivity. In the model plant Arabidopsis, it has been shown that PHYTOCHROME-INTERACTING FACTORS (PIFs; bHLH transcription factors) act as central hubs in the integration of external stimuli to regulate plant development.

Effect of acute swimming exercise at different intensities but equal total load over metabolic and molecular responses in swimming rats.

Acute metabolic and molecular response to exercise may vary according to exercise's intensity and duration. However, there is a lack regarding specific tissue alterations after acute exercise with aerobic or anaerobic predominance. The present study investigated the effects of acute exercise performed at different intensities, but with equal total load on molecular and physiological responses in swimming rats.

Impact of early ambulation on functionality in patients undergoing valve replacement surgery.

Background: Cardiac surgery is a highly complex procedure that aims to increase and prolong the quality of life of patients. The role of physiotherapy in early mobilization after cardiac surgery has shown several benefits to the patient when he presents impairments in terms of functionality.

Aim: To evaluate the impact of early ambulation on the functionality of patients undergoing cardiac valve replacement surgery.

Pilates method on pulmonary function and range of motion after coronary artery bypass grafting: A clinical trial.

Introduction: Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) can compromise pulmonary function and range of motion (ROM) of the shoulder and knee joints due to median sternotomy and saphenectomy, the Pilates method being a strategy for reducing loss.

Objective: To evaluate the effect of applying the Pilates method on pulmonary function and ROM in patients undergoing CABG.

Method: ology: This is a clinical trial.

Factors associated with pulmonary complacence in patients submitted to coronary artery bypass grafting: cross-sectional study.

Background: Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is one of the most studied surgical procedures worldwide and is associated with deleterious effects on respiratory function in the postoperative period, corroborating the incidence of factors that can cause a decrease in lung compliance, generating possible respiratory complications.

Objective: To identify factors associated with low pulmonary compliance in patients submitted to coronary artery bypass grafting.

Methods: This is a cross-sectional study.

Impact of drains positioning on pulmonary function after coronary artery bypass grafting: an observational study.

Introduction: Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is a procedure associated with a decline in pulmonary function. Among the main causes is the presence of the drain that is usually positioned in the intercostal or subxiphoid region.

Objective: To measure the interference of drains positioning on pulmonary function in patients undergoing CABG.

Virtual reality on pulmonary function and functional independence after coronary artery bypass grafting: clinical trial.

Introduction: Coronary artery bypass grafing (CABG) is responsible for the decrease in pulmonary function and functionality. In this case the virtual reality is an alternative to reduce the impact of the surgical procedure.

Objective: To evaluate the effect of virtual reality on pulmonary function and functional independence in patients undergoing CABG.