Oil-in-Water Emulsions Made of Pistachio Oil: Physical and Chemical Properties and Stability.

Pistachio nuts are valued for their sensory qualities, nutritional benefits, and health-promoting properties. Pistachio oil has also gained interest for its bioactive compounds, though these are sensitive to processing and environmental stresses. While pistachio-based products are commercially available, little research has addressed the emulsifying properties of crude pistachio oil or its impact on the stability and bioactive profile of oil-in-water (O/W) emulsions.

Influence of Solvent Polarity on Crocin Content and Surface Properties of Saffron ( L.) Extracts.

The saffron composition is being widely studied for authenticity and traceability, but very few works have been carried out to investigate the relationship between the chemical and physico-chemical properties of saffron solutes and their technological functionality in colloidal systems. This study aims at evaluating the surface properties of saffron extracts obtained using solvents of different polarities to achieve extracts with different compositions in terms of the pattern and content of polar and medium polarity crocins. The air-water surface was evaluated alone and in the presence of Tween 20 at different surfactant-extract ratios.

Perioperative Pain Management in Hemophilic Patient Undergoing Orthopedic Surgery: A Narrative Review.

Background: Hemophilia type A and B is associated with spontaneous bleeding in muscle tissues and joints. Acute hemarthrosis, representing 70-80% of all bleedings in severe hemophilia patients, is extremely painful. When surgical procedures are needed in hemophiliac patients, perioperative management should be planned with a multidisciplinary team.

Lung Recruitment Before Surfactant Administration in Extremely Preterm Neonates: 2-Year Follow-Up of a Randomized Clinical Trial.

Importance: A multicenter randomized clinical trial (RCT) showed a lung recruitment maneuver using high-frequency oscillatory ventilation just before surfactant administration (ie, intubate-recruit-surfactant-extubate [IN-REC-SUR-E]) improved the efficacy of treatment compared with the standard intubate-surfactant-extubate (IN-SUR-E) technique without increasing the risk of adverse neonatal outcomes.

Objective: To examine follow-up outcomes at corrected postnatal age (cPNA) 2 years of preterm infants previously enrolled in an RCT and treated with IN-REC-SUR-E or IN-SUR-E in 35 tertiary neonatal intensive care units.

Design, Setting, And Participants: This was a follow-up study of infants recruited into the primary RCT from 2015 to 2018 at 35 tertiary neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) in Italy.

A Survey on Potentially Beneficial and Hazardous Bioactive Compounds in Cocoa Powder Samples Sourced from the European Market.

Cocoa (, L.) represents an important market that gained relevance and became an esteemed commodity thanks to cocoa powder, chocolate, and other related products. This work analyzed 59 cocoa powder samples from the European market.