[Initial training of nurses in nephrology care: a literature review].

Chronic kidney disease is a worldwide public health problem. Nephrology nursing is an effective intervention in the management of this disease. However, nurses can only develop the skills related to this care after receiving specialized initial education.

Sulfur functionalized diamondoid phosphines enable building nanocomposites interfacing sp-carbon and gold nanolayers.

Interfacing metal frameworks with carbon-based materials is attractive for the bottom-up construction of nanocomposite functional materials. The stepwise layering of difunctionalized diamantanes and gold metal from physical and chemical vapor deposition for the preparation of nanocomposites inverts the conventional preparation of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and self-assemblies, where the metal is introduced first, and this method delivers metal surfaces with modified properties originating from the sp-carbon core. However, appropriate diamondoid candidates for such an approach are rare.

Ramadan-Induced Lifestyle Changes: Effects on Sleep and Physical Activity in Non-Fasting Type 1 Diabetes Patients.

Objectives: In this study we aimed to identify sleep patterns, physical fitness, and barriers to physical activity (PA) during Ramadan observance in a cohort of nonfasting individuals with type 1 diabetes (T1D).

Methods: Sixty-one nonfasting patients with T1D, age 28.34±9.

A statistical physics-based physicochemical study of L-phenylalanine adsorption on activated carbon.

Context: In this comparative study of the adsorption of L-phenylalanine (L-Phe) on two modified low-activated carbons (ACK and ACZ) at four temperatures (293-313 K), steric and energetic characteristics of adsorption were investigated. An advanced statistical physics multilayer model involving single-layer and double-layer adsorption scenarios was developed to interpret the L-Phe adsorption phenomenon. Modeling results indicate that two and three L-Phe layers were arranged depending on the tested adsorption systems.

Acute Effects of Caffeine Ingestion on Postural Balance, Functional Capacity and Cognitive Function in Patients with End Stage Renal Disease.

Patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD) display many cognitive and physiological alterations resulting from renal failure and physical inactivity. Caffeine intake has been reported to improve cognitive/physical performance in several studies. However, whether the benefits of caffeine intake apply to patients with ESRD remains unknown.

[Characteristics and needs of patients requiring nephrology care: A review of the literature].

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a public health problem. However, the management of patients with CKD is confined to the diagnosis of the disease and its conventional treatment by dialysis or renal transplantation. The aim of this article is to describe the specific characteristics of patients suffering from kidney disease and to determine their needs according to the stage of their renal disease.

Investigating the Impact of Time of Day on Glycaemia in Response to Postprandial Supramaximal Sprints in Adults With Type 1.

Objectives: In this study, we explore the impact of postprandial exercise timing (morning vs evening) on glycemia in individuals with type 1 diabetes (T1D) during short all-out sprints on a cycle ergometer.

Methods: Ten healthy, physically sedentary male (n=7) and female (n=3) volunteers with T1D, 22.8±2.

Morphological, sterical, and localized thermodynamics in the adsorption of CO by activated biocarbon from the white rot fungi Trametes gibbosa.

The capture of CO by biochar has recently become one of the cornerstones of circular economy models for a sustainable society. In this work, we synthesized an activated biocarbon using Trametes gibbosa (BioACTG) in a one-step synthesis. We investigated CO adsorption mechanisms under five different temperatures using a statistical physics approach.

Delayed neuromuscular fatigue recovery unveils reduced fatigue tolerance in elderly following maximal intermittent exercise.

The aim of the study was to assess the impact of aging on neuromuscular fatigue and recovery. Ten young (23.08 ± 1.

Impaired muscle oxygenation despite normal pulmonary function in type 2 diabetes without complications.

Long-term hyperglycemia in individuals with type 2 diabetes (T2D) can detrimentally impact pulmonary function and muscle oxygenation. As a result, these factors can impede the body's adaptation to physical exertion. We aimed to evaluate the oxygen pathway during maximal exercise among overweight/obese individuals with type 2 diabetes free from complications, in comparison with a group of matched overweight/obese individuals without diabetes, specifically concentrating on the effects on pulmonary function and muscle oxygenation.

Blunted cerebral hemodynamic responses to incremental exercise in patients with end-stage renal disease.

Purpose: The aims of this study were to compare cerebral hemodynamics and maximal oxygen uptake (VO) in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) vs. age-matched healthy controls during maximal exercise.

Methods: Twelve patients with ESRD and twelve healthy adults (CTR group) performed exhaustive incremental exercise test.

Hemodynamic and neuromuscular basis of reduced exercise capacity in patients with end-stage renal disease.

Purpose: The present study aimed to characterize the exercise-induced neuromuscular fatigue and its possible links with cerebral and muscular oxygen supply and utilization to provide mechanistic insights into the reduced exercise capacity characterizing patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD).

Methods: Thirteen patients with ESRD and thirteen healthy males (CTR group) performed a constant-force sustained isometric contraction at 50% of their maximal voluntary isometric contraction (MVC) until exhaustion. Quadriceps muscle activation during exercise was estimated from vastus lateralis, vastus medialis, and rectus femoris EMG.

Muscle oxygen supply impairment during maximal exercise in patients undergoing dialysis therapy.

This study aimed to investigate whether Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) influences O supply including O delivery and release to the active muscles during maximal physical exercise. Twelve CKD patients undergoing dialysis therapy (HD group) and twelve healthy adults (CTR group) performed an incremental exercise test to determine maximal oxygen uptake (VO). Throughout the exercise, near-infrared spectroscopy allowed the investigation of changes in oxyhemoglobin (∆OHb), deoxyhemoglobin (∆HHb), and total hemoglobin (∆THb) in the vastus lateralis muscle.

Peripheral fatigue regulation during knee extensor exercise in type 1 diabetes and consequences on the force-duration relationship.

Purpose: This study aimed to examine if peripheral fatigue is adjusted during knee extensor (KE) exercise in order not to surpass a critical threshold patient with type 1 diabetes (T1D) and the consequences of this mechanism on the force-duration relationship.

Methods: Eleven T1D individuals randomly performed two different sessions in which they performed 60 maximum voluntary contractions (MVC; 3 s contraction, 2 s relaxation). One trial was performed in the non-fatigued state (CTRL) and another after fatiguing neuromuscular stimulation of the KE (FNMES).

Chronic beetroot juice supplementation attenuates neuromuscular fatigue etiology during simulated soccer match play.

The aim of the present study was to assess the effect of beetroot juice supplementation (BEET) on neuromuscular fatigue etiology during simulated soccer match play. In a randomized, double-blind, crossover design, 13 soccer players completed the Loughborough Intermittent Shuttle Test (LIST). Players received either BEET (2×150 mL; ∼8 mmol/L nitrate) or placebo (PLA) for 7 days (6 days prior to the experimental session and on the day of trial, 2 h before LIST).

Evidences of Conformal Invariance in 2D Rigidity Percolation.

The rigidity transition occurs when, as the density of microscopic components is increased, a disordered medium becomes able to transmit and ensure macroscopic mechanical stability, owing to the appearance of a space-spanning rigid connected component, or cluster. As a second-order phase transition it exhibits a scale invariant critical point, at which the rigid clusters are random fractals. We show, using numerical analysis, that these clusters are also conformally invariant, and we use conformal field theory to predict the form of universal finite-size effects.

Regulation of plant carbon assimilation metabolism by post-translational modifications.

The flexibility of plant growth, development and stress responses is choreographed by an intricate network of signaling cascades and genetic programs. However, it is metabolism that ultimately executes these programs through the selective delivery of specific building blocks and energy. Photosynthetic carbon fixation is the central pillar of the plant metabolic network, the functioning of which is conditioned by environmental fluctuations.

A comprehensive review on green perspectives of electrocoagulation integrated with advanced processes for effective pollutants removal from water environment.

The rapidly expanding global energy demand is forcing a release of regulated pollutants into water that is threatening human health. Among various wastewater remediating processes, electrocoagulation (EC) has scored a monumental success over conventional processes because it combines coagulation, sedimentation, floatation and electrochemical oxidation processes that can effectively decimate numerous stubborn pollutants. The EC processes have gained some attention through various academic and industrial publications, however critical evaluation of EC processes, choices of EC processes for various pollutants, process parameters, mechanisms, commercial EC technologies and performance enhancement via other degradation processes (DPs) integration have not been comprehensively covered to date.

Cold Water Immersion Improves the Recovery of Both Central and Peripheral Fatigue Following Simulated Soccer Match-Play.

The present study aimed to investigate the effect of cold water immersion (CWI) on the recovery of neuromuscular fatigue following simulated soccer match-play. In a randomized design, twelve soccer players completed a 90-min simulated soccer match followed by either CWI or thermoneutral water immersion (TWI, sham condition). Before and after match (immediately after CWI/TWI through 72 h recovery), neuromuscular and performance assessments were performed.

Synthesis and preparation of acid capped CdSe nanocrystals as successful adsorbent and photocatalyst for the removal of dyes from water and its statistical physics analysis.

In this study, mercaptosuccinic acid capped CdSe nanocrystals were successfully synthesized and used as photocatalyst for the effective removal of methylene blue (MB) inaqueous solution under visible light and sunlight irradiations including its analysis with statistical physics theory. Dye adsorption properties of these nanocrystals were investigated via experimental kinetics and equilibrium studies. These experimental data were modeled via the application of statistical physics theory to explain the corresponding adsorption mechanism and to characterize the steric and energetic parameters involved in the dye removal.