Heart Healthy Routines in Young Children With Sesame Workshop: A Qualitative Study of Latina Mothers With Economic Hardship.

Objective: To explore how Sesame Workshop resources are perceived by Latino families with economic hardship and to highlight approaches for early heart healthy routine promotion.

Methods: We performed a purposive sampling of Latina mothers (n = 40) with young children experiencing economic hardship. Using an interview guide informed by the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research, we recorded Spanish and English semistructured interviews, which were translated and transcribed verbatim.

Provision of refugia and seeding with native bivalves can enhance biodiversity on vertical seawalls.

Recent studies have suggested that increasing habitat complexity of artificial seawalls by modifying surface heterogeneity could enhance exploitable habitat and therefore species richness and abundance. We tested the effects of adding complex tiles (with crevices/ledges) of different heterogeneity (i.e.

Accidental Spill of Palm Stearin Poses Relatively Short-Term Ecological Risks to a Tropical Coastal Marine Ecosystem.

In early August 2017, a serious palm stearin pollution accident occurred in the Pearl River Estuary, South China. While there were already several palm oil related spills around the world, the ecological effects and risks of such accidents to coastal marine environments remain largely unknown. In this study, we found that all seawater and sediment samples collected from six coastal sites were heavily contaminated by palm stearin within 1 week of the accident, and their levels significantly decreased to preaccident levels after four months.

Deterred but not preferred: Predation by native whelk Reishia clavigera on invasive bivalves.

This study tested the potential bio-control role of the common native predatory whelk Reishia clavigera on the invasive bivalves Xenostrobus securis and Mytilopsis sallei and the native Brachidontes variabilis in Hong Kong. Predation experiments were conducted in the laboratory under salinity levels of 22‰ and 32‰, as well as under field conditions. The results indicate that the invasive bivalves are more vulnerable to predation than the native bivalve in environments with high salinity, whereas environments with moderately low salinity (22‰) may reduce predation.

Infrastructure for Big Data in the Intensive Care Unit.

The Big Data paradigm can be applied in intensive care unit, in order to improve the treatment of the patients, with the aim of customized decisions. This poster is about the infrastructure necessary to built a Big Data system for the ICU. Together with the infrastructure, the conformation of a multidisciplinary team is essential to develop Big Data to use in critical care medicine.

Big Data in the ICU: Experience in the Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires.

Intensive care represents the critical care setting of a hospital, where fundamental, precise, and fast decisions have to be made. These decisions will affect the outcome of the patients in a matter of few hours. The knowledge of the therapeutic interventions applied in this setting is evolving, thus the perspective of Big Data may provide a new paradigm in the ICU.

The recently introduced bivalve Xenostrobus securis has higher thermal and salinity tolerance than the native Brachidontes variabilis and established Mytilopsis sallei.

The recently introduced bivalve Xenostrobus securis and the previously introduced Mytilopsis sallei (~30years) are dominant over the native Brachidontes variabilis in estuarine fouling communities in Hong Kong. This study tested whether these introduced species have higher thermal and salinity tolerance than the native species under local subtropical seawater conditions. Survival, attachment, clearance rate and byssal thread production of these three species were examined through 96-h acute temperature and salinity tests.

Prevalence of Dehydration Before Training Sessions, Friendly and Official Matches in Elite Female Soccer Players.

This study aimed to evaluate and compare the hydration states prior to different sporting events (training sessions, friendly and official matches) in elite female soccer players and relate that to the importance that the player attached to the hydration state as a determinant of sports performance. The hydration state of 17 female elite soccer players (age: 21.5 ± 3 years; body mass: 62 ± 6 kg; body height: 165 ± 9 cm) was determined by measuring their urine specific gravity (USG) prior to three different sports events: training sessions (PT), friendly (PF) and official (PO) matches.

Blunt Traumatic Occlusion of the Common Iliac Artery Repaired With Segmental Excision and Internal Iliac Artery Patch Angioplasty.

Common iliac artery (CIA) occlusion as a result of blunt trauma is rare and seldom reported. This has been associated with pelvic fractures and other great vessel lesions. Management options include endovascular covered stent placement, open anatomic repair with autogenous conduit, or open extra-anatomic repair with prosthetic material.

Seasonal heterogeneity provides a niche opportunity for ascidian invasion in subtropical marine communities.

Implications of changes in environmental conditions caused by seasonality and human alterations on the recruitment of non-native species and their biotic resistance to predation are poorly understood. Here, through the use of experimental recruitment panels and predation exclusion cages, we examined 1) whether a subtropical seasonality (i.e.

Emergence of Plasmid-Borne dfrA14 Trimethoprim Resistance Gene in Shigella sonnei.

The most common mechanism of trimethoprim (TMP)-resistance is the acquisition of dihydrofolate reductase enzyme resistant to this drug. Previous molecular characterization of TMP-genes resistance in Chilean isolates of Shigella sonnei searching for dfrA1 and dfrA8, showed solely the presence of dfrA8 (formerly dhfrIIIc). However, these genetic markers were absent in S.

Photoelectrochemical Reduction of Carbon Dioxide on Quantum-Dot-Modified Electrodes by Electric Field Directed Layer-by-Layer Assembly Methodology.

The photoelectrocatalytic reduction of CO2 on ITO-modified electrodes, with electrostatic assemblies (polycations/quantum dots) (polycations=poly diallyldimethylammonium, PDDA, and poly(2-trimethylammonium)ethyl methacrylate, PMAEMA)), is described in the present work. Nanoparticles of CdTe (5.6 nm) were incorporated through an electric field directed layer-by-layer assembly method on ITO electrodes.

Rendezvous technique for the treatment of complete common bile duct transection after multiple hepatobiliary surgeries.

Common bile duct (CBD) injury during surgical procedures is a serious complication. Partial injury can usually be managed by a combination of percutaneous and/or endoscopic techniques. However, the management of complete transection of the CBD is very challenging.

Laparoscopic management of obstructed gastric conduit after minimally invasive esophagectomy.

We describe a novel, minimally invasive method of managing an obstructed gastric conduit after minimally invasive esophagectomy. In addition, we briefly review the management of obstructed gastric conduit in patients status-post minimally invasive esophagectomy. On literature review, it was noted that gastrojejunostomy after esophagectomy was exceptionally rare.

Chorioamnionitis caused by Listeria monocytogenes: a case report of ultrasound features of fetal infection.

Maternal listeriosis is often associated with mild symptoms for the patient, but fetal infection can lead to severe adverse perinatal outcome. The most described antenatal symptoms are reduced fetal movements and an abnormal fetal heart rate trace. We present a case of fetal listeriosis suspected by ultrasound findings of fetal gastrointestinal compromise, neonatal diagnosis and outcome.

False positive endobronchial ultrasound-guided real-time transbronchial needle aspiration secondary to bronchial carcinoma in situ at the point of puncture: a case report.

Since the development of endobronchial ultrasound-guided real-time needle aspiration (EBUS-rt-TBNA) no false positive (FP) cases have been described. We present the first FP case for EBUS-rt-TBNA secondary to a carcinoma in situ (CIS) in the bronchial point of puncture. A 66-years-old male was referred to our Institution because of a mass in left lower lobe.

[Initial experience of a program of clipping the sympathetic nervous system for the treatment of hyperhidrosis and facial flush].

Introduction And Objective: To evaluate the results of our program of clipping the thoracic sympathetic nervous system (TSNS) for the treatment of facial flush and/or hyperhidrosis (HH), and to compare the methodology-results of the program development phase (A: January 2007-April 2009) and its consolidation phase (B: May 2009-March 2010).

Material And Methods: The program included a total of 44 patients (88 procedures) subjected to videothoracoscopy and clipping of the TSNS in a one day surgery unit. Data were collected and analysed retrospectively, and a descriptive and comparative statistical analysis was performed between the two periods (A and B).

Representativeness of nodal sampling with endobronchial ultrasonography in non-small-cell lung cancer staging.

The objective of our study was to determine the procedure-related requirements of mediastinal node sampling with endobronchial ultrasonography with real-time transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) that would provide negative predictive value (NPV) for the identification of stage III disease in non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) high enough to consider the technique equivalent to cervical mediastinoscopy. Representative EBUS-TBNA was defined as a sampling procedure obtaining satisfactory samples from normal nodes in regions 4R, 4L and 7 or diagnosing malignancy in mediastinal nodes. NPV was estimated using the results of postsurgical staging in patients who underwent surgery as a reference.

Randomized double-blind comparison of phrenic nerve infiltration and suprascapular nerve block for ipsilateral shoulder pain after thoracic surgery.

Objective: Despite the use of thoracic epidural analgesia, a constant severe ache occurs in the ipsilateral shoulder of almost 75% of patients after thoracotomy. The aim of this prospective-randomized study was to investigate the effect of phrenic nerve infiltration (PNI) compared with suprascapular nerve block (SNB) on ipsilateral shoulder pain after thoracic surgery.

Methods: After Local Research Ethics Committee approval, written informed consent was obtained from 90 adult patients undergoing thoracotomy for pulmonary resection.

Transvaginal repair of a large chronic porcine ventral hernia with synthetic mesh using NOTES.

Background: Ventral incisional hernias still remain a common surgical problem. We tested the feasibility of transvaginal placement of a large synthetic mesh to repair a porcine hernia.

Methods: Seven pigs were used in this survival model.

Characterization of bacteria using its O-antigen with surface-enhanced Raman scattering.

The O-antigen determines the specificity of bacterial serotype, a sort of bacterial fingerprinting. In this work we report the extraction, purification and characterization of the O-antigen of two pathogenic bacteria, Escherichia coli O16 and Salmonella typhimurium. Molecular fingerprints found in the vibrational spectra represent a powerful analytical technique for identification (or differentiation) of molecular moieties in complex systems such as pathogens.

Preoperative chemotherapy plus surgery versus surgery plus adjuvant chemotherapy versus surgery alone in early-stage non-small-cell lung cancer.

Purpose: To address whether preoperative chemotherapy plus surgery or surgery plus adjuvant chemotherapy prolongs disease-free survival compared with surgery alone among patients with resectable non-small-cell lung cancer.

Patients And Methods: In this phase III trial, 624 patients with stage IA (tumor size > 2 cm), IB, II, or T3N1 were randomly assigned to surgery alone (212 patients), three cycles of preoperative paclitaxel-carboplatin followed by surgery (201 patients), or surgery followed by three cycles of adjuvant paclitaxel-carboplatin (211 patients). The primary end point was disease-free survival.

In search of the best peritoneal adhesion model: comparison of different techniques in a rat model.

Background: Adhesion-related complications after abdominal surgery result in significant morbidity and costs. Results from animal studies investigating prevention or treatment of adhesions are limited due to lack of consistency in existing animal models. The aim of this study was to compare quality and quantity of adhesions in four different models and to find the best model.

Pilot data on the endoscopic placement of covered metal stents to treat gastrojejunal leaks in a porcine model.

Background: Placement of stents may be an alternative option to treat gastrojejunal (GJ) anastomotic leaks after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) surgery. The aim was to evaluate the performance of a covered metal stent (Alimaxx-E, 18 x 100 mm) across a GJ leak in a porcine model.

Methods: In eight pigs, a RYGB was performed and a 1-cm leak was created.