Systematic Reviews on the Prevention of Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes Related to Maternal Obesity to Improve Evidence-Based Counselling.

Background: Health professionals and their patients should understand the importance of evidence. In the case of gestational diabetes mellitus, which is often associated with an abnormally high body mass index, the immediate and long-term outcome of women and their offspring depends in part on advice and implementation of lifestyle changes before, during and after pregnancy.

Methods: Up to September 2023, MEDLINE, CENTRAL, and WEB OF SCIENCE were used to identify systematic reviews and meta-analyses on the prevention of gestational diabetes.

Systematic review on music interventions during pregnancy in favor of the well-being of mothers and eventually their offspring.

Objective: Mental health affects maternal well-being and indirectly affects the development of fetal brain structures and motor and cognitive skills of the offspring up to adulthood. This study aimed to identify specific characteristics of music interventions that improve validated maternal outcomes.

Data Sources: Randomized controlled trials and systematic reviews investigating music interventions during pregnancy were identified from the start of data sources up to December 2023 using MEDLINE, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, or Web of Science.

Hippocampal, Whole Midbrain, Red Nucleus, and Ventral Tegmental Area Volumes Are Increased by Selective Breeding for High Voluntary Wheel-Running Behavior.

Uncovering relationships between neuroanatomy, behavior, and evolution are important for understanding the factors that control brain function. Voluntary exercise is one key behavior that both affects, and may be affected by, neuroanatomical variation. Moreover, recent studies suggest an important role for physical activity in brain evolution.

Expression of Apoptosis-Related Genes in Cultured Ovarian Tissue of Mouse in Presence of Coenzyme Q.

Objective: Oxidative stress affects the development of ovarian follicles during culture thus applying an antioxidant is necessary. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of coenzyme Q (CoQ) on the expression of apoptosis-related genes of mouse ovaries during culture.

Materials And Methods: The immature mouse ovaries were cultured in the presence of 50 μM CoQ for 7 days.

Impact of maternal body mass index and gestational weight gain on maternal and neonatal outcomes in twin pregnancies.

Introduction: To date, there have only been provisional recommendations about the appropriate gestational weight gain in twin pregnancies. This study aimed to contribute evidence to this gap of knowledge.

Material And Methods: Using a cohort of 10 603 twin pregnancies delivered between 2000 and 2015 in the state of Hessen, Germany, the individual and combined impact of maternal body mass index and gestational weight gain on maternal and neonatal outcomes was analyzed using uni- and multivariable logistic regression models.

Lifestyle Interventions to Improve Pregnancy Outcomes: a Systematic Review and Specified Meta-Analyses.

To compare the impact of lifestyle interventions for overweight and obese pregnant women a systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted using pre-registration and audit of the interventions as selection criteria. PubMed, Web of Science and CENTRAL were searched for randomized controlled trials examining diet, exercise, combined interventions or associated behavioral therapy. Trials were selected if they reported one of the primary outcomes (gestational diabetes, hypertensive disorders, perinatal mortality, admission to neonatal intensive care unit).

Risk Factors for Maternal Body Mass Index and Gestational Weight Gain in Twin Pregnancies.

This retrospective cohort study analyzes risk factors for abnormal pre-pregnancy body mass index and abnormal gestational weight gain in twin pregnancies. Data from 10 603/13 682 twin pregnancies were analyzed using uni- and multivariable logistic regression models to determine risk factors for abnormal body mass index and weight gain in pregnancy. Multiparity was associated with pre-existing obesity in twin pregnancies (aOR: 3.

Optimization of Mn removal from aqueous solutions through electrocoagulation.

Manganese (Mn) was removed from aqueous solutions through electrocoagulation using Al electrodes. Effects of initial Mn concentration (185-405 mg l), the input voltage (1-11 V), inter electrode distance (1-5 cm), and initial pH (2-11) on Mn removal were investigated. Experiments were designed with an orthogonal central composite design on the four variables using the response surface methodology.

How to improve health literacy to reduce short- and long-term consequences of maternal obesity?

To demonstrate the global challenge of maternal obesity and to propose models to increase awareness and health literacy. The regional perinatal data base and the international literature were reviewed to demonstrate the rising rates of maternal overweight and obesity causing major public health problems in low and high-resourced countries. A preliminary systematic review analyzing interventions in maternal obesity and a fact box based on a recent Cochrane review on dietary interventions were performed.

Effect of nisin as a biopreservative agent on quality and shelf life of vacuum packaged rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) stored at 4 °C.

Effect of nisin on biochemical and microbial quality and shelf life of vacuum packaged rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) during 16 days storage at 4 °C was investigated. According to the obtained results, nisin treated fish showed lower (p < 0.05) and acceptable biochemical (Peroxide value, thiobarbituric acid-index, pH, and total volatile base nitrogen) and bacteriological (total viable counts, psychrotrophic viable counts, and lactic acid bacteria) attributes up to 16 days storage at 4 °C compared with those treated without nisin.

Characterization of core-shell calcium-alginate macrocapsules fabricated by electro-coextrusion.

Spherical macrocapsules, where calcium-alginate shell enclosed olive oil as a model core medium, were fabricated by electro-coextrusion. The effects of three key process factors, including alginate concentration in shell fluid (0.5-4.

A randomized, controlled, double-blind study of light emitting diode photomodulation for the prevention of radiation dermatitis in patients with breast cancer.

Background And Objectives: Radiation dermatitis occurs in a majority of patients with breast cancer who receive radiation therapy (RT), causes significant pain, and may necessitate treatment delay. Light emitting diode (LED) photomodulation has been reported to minimize radiation dermatitis. This study sought to further evaluate the efficacy of LED photomodulation in lessening radiation dermatitis.

Prevalence of Iron Deficiency Anemia among Iranian Pregnant Women; a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Introduction: Anemia, particularly Iron Deficiency Anemia (IDA), is the most common hematological disorder during pregnancy with considerable complications in both mothers and fetuses. The estimation of anemia prevalence is an important step for health policy makers. Despite being considered a hot topic in epidemiological studies in Iran for the last twenty years, lack of a comprehensive overview on the findings encouraged the authors to carry out this study.

Etanercept as prophylactic psoriatic therapy before interferon-alpha and ribavirin treatment for active hepatitis C infection.

Patients with psoriasis and chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection are a therapeutic challenge. Systemic psoriasis treatment with methotrexate and acitretin can be hepatotoxic, and interferon (IFN)-alpha for treatment of HCV can worsen psoriasis. Etanercept can be successfully used in patients with psoriasis and HCV.

Extraction and physicochemical characterization of greater Lizardfish (Saurida tumbil) skin and bone gelatin.

Type A gelatins were extracted from skins and bones of lizardfish and analyzed to determine their functional and chemical properties. Lizardfish skin gelatin had ash content of 2.2 +/- 0.

Biological control of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (Lib.) de Bary, the causal agent of white mold, by Pseudomonas species on canola petals.

Sclerotinia sclerotiorum is an important pathogen on canola. Due to the public concern over pesticide use, alternative methods of disease control, such as biological control, should be considered. Several bacterial strains were isolated from canola and soja plants.

Effect of timing of application Pseudomonas fluorescens in suppression Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, the causal agent of white mold in canola.

Biological control of sclerotinia disease, as an important alternative to chemical control, has received considerable attention due to the lack of resistant varieties in most crop, and increasing concerns over fungicide resistance in population of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, and fungicide residues in the environment. One biocontrol agent, Pseudomonas fluorescens PB-3, has been showed the antagonistic relationship between itself and S. sclerotiorum was investigated in this study.

Composition and antifungal activity of essential oils of Mentha piperita and Lavendula angustifolia on post-harvest phytopathogens.

The general antifungal activity of essential oils is well documented. The advantage of essential oils is their bioactivity in the vapor phase, a characteristic that makes them attractive as possible fumigants for stored product protection. Essential oils of aerial parts of Mentha piperita and Lavendula angustifolia were obtained with hydrodistillation and oils composition identified with GC-MS.

'Keratolytic' properties of benzoyl peroxide and retinoic acid resemble salicylic acid in man.

Objectives: Retinoic acid (RA) and benzoyl peroxide (BP) were studied, comparing their keratolytic efficacy and water barrier disruption to that of salicylic acid (SA), a well-established keratolytic, under similar conditions.

Patients/methods: Six volunteers were included in this blinded study. Eleven randomized test sites were marked on the volar forearms, containing sites for untreated skin at time zero, unoccluded, occlusion, and vehicle controls for 3 and 6 h, and each of BP, RA, and SA solutions for 3 and 6 h.

Pediatric burns with snap-cap fireworks.

Snap-caps are marketed as a relatively safe pyrotechnic (explosive) device for children 8 years and older. Individually, the snap-caps pose very little threat because the amount of explosive compounds contained in each is limited to 1 mg. However, the accidental explosion of numerous snap-caps may cause significant burns.

TNF-alpha inhibitors and congestive heart failure.

Tumor necrosis factor-alpha inhibitors are among the new class of drugs that offer new options for psoriasis control. In addition to serving as a key mediator in psoriasis, elevated tumor necrosis factor-alpha levels have also been observed in patients with congestive heart failure, and clinical trials have been performed to examine the effects of tumor necrosis factor-alpha inhibitors, such as etanercept and infliximab, in such a population. Two large-scale trials examining the effects of etanercept in more than 2000 patients with heart failure did not indicate any increased risk of mortality or morbidity, and no US Food and Drug Administration warning has been issued regarding the use of etanercept in such a patient population.