Performance, Carcass Traits, Pork Quality and Expression of Genes Related to Intramuscular Fat Metabolism of Two Diverse Genetic Lines of Pigs.

We aimed to evaluate the performance, carcass and pork quality traits, as well as the mRNA expression of genes related to intramuscular fat deposition in female pigs from different genetic lines. A total of eighteen female pigs (Large White × Landrace × Duroc × Pietrain) × (Large White × Landrace) (Hybrid) averaging 88.96 ± 3.

Application of empathy map on educational actions carried out by nursing professionals.

Objective: to apply an empathy map to assess nursing professionals' needs, desires, frustrations and aspirations regarding educational actions.

Methods: a cross-sectional study, carried out in a hospital institution with 164 nursing professionals, who responded to the empathy map, which clarified their participation in institutional educational actions, which were collected from 2019 to 2020, and analyzed using descriptive statistics.

Results: when using the empathy map, educational actions focused on routines predominated, with the sharing of knowledge; promotion of improvements in care; agreement of commitment with proposed actions; insufficient compliance; little incentive to participate; dispersed guidelines among professionals; increased labor demand; and educational activity during the working day.

L-Arginine Supplementation for Nulliparous Sows during the Last Third of Gestation.

We evaluated the effects of L-arginine supplementation during the last third of gestation on molecular mechanisms related to skeletal muscle development of piglets and litter traits at birth. Twenty-three nulliparous sows averaging 205.37 ± 11.

Curcuma supplementation in high-fat-fed C57BL/6 mice: no beneficial effect on lipid and glucose profile or prevention of weight gain.

Purpose: This experimental study investigated the effects of curcuma supplementation on weight gain, Body Adiposity Index, glucose and lipid profile, and liver and pancreas histology in C57BL/6 mice fed with a high-fat diet.

Methods: 40 animals were separated into four groups: standard diet (SD), standard diet plus curcuma (SD + C), high-fat diet (HFD), and high-fat diet plus curcuma (HFD + C). Curcuma dose was 8 mg/animal/day.

Role of magnetic resonance imaging in the planning of breast cancer treatment strategies: comparison with conventional imaging techniques.

Objective: To assess the role of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the planning of breast cancer treatment strategies.

Materials And Methods: The study included 160 women diagnosed with breast cancer, who underwent breast MRI for preoperative staging. Using Pearson's correlation coefficient (), we compared the size of the primary tumor, as determined by MRI, by conventional imaging (mammography and ultrasound), and in the pathological examination (gold standard).

Imaging features of idiopathic granulomatous mastitis - Case report.

Idiopathic granulomatous mastitis is a rare disorder of unknown etiology. This disease occurs mostly in young women and often after the lactation period. Women usually present with a fixed, painful mass, sparing the retroareolar region, associated with skin thickening and possible ulceration that mimics carcinoma.

Role of MRI in the staging of breast cancer patients: does histological type and molecular subtype matter?

Objective: To assess the role of MRI in the pre-operative staging of patients with different histological types and molecular subtypes of breast cancer, by the assessment of the dimensions of the main tumour and identification of multifocal and/or multicentric disease.

Methods: The study included 160 females diagnosed with breast cancer who underwent breast MRI for pre-operative staging. The size of the primary tumour evaluated by MRI was compared with the pathology (gold standard) using the Pearson's correlation coefficient (r).

Electrochemotherapy for the treatment of fibropapillomas in Chelonia mydas.

Fibropapillomatosis continues to be an important cause of morbidity and mortality in sea turtles, particularly in Chelonia mydas. Turtles with this debilitating herpesvirus disease usually present with multiple, large, and ulcerated cutaneous masses that compromise both locomotion and feeding. There are very few available therapeutic strategies, with surgical excision being the most common.

[Morphometric analysis of inguinal canals and rings of human fetus and adult corpses and its relation with inguinal hernias].

Objective: To evaluate the anatomical differences of fetus and adults concerning the inguinal region of male gender, as well as the presence of possible morphological basis for the higher incidence of inguinal hernias in the right side in both groups.

Methods: Twenty human stillborn fetuses and twenty in natura adult male corpses were dissected in order to compare the length of the inguinal canals, the longer diameter of the deep and superficial inguinal rings in both sides of each corpse, and the presence or not of overlap between the deep and superficial rings.

Results: No statistically significant differences were observed in both groups regarding the measures of the deep and the superficial rings, as well as the inguinal canals, when in comparison to the respective contralateral anatomical structures of each specimen.