Regional Body Composition and Strength, Not Total Body Composition, Are Determinants of Performance in Climbers.

To compare the body composition of Chilean climbers of different performance levels and to determine the relation between the forearm and upper-trunk lean mass and the handgrip and upper-body traction strength, respectively. A cross-sectional study was carried out on thirty Chilean male adult climbers (26.1 ± 4.

Assessment of Vegetable Species for Microgreen Production in Unheated Greenhouses: Yield, Nutritional Composition, and Sensory Perception.

Cultivating microgreens in central-southern Chile in unheated greenhouses offers a viable and productive alternative to growers. In 2023, two experiments were conducted in autumn and spring. These experiments involved the production of microgreens of eleven vegetable species.

Mortality burden and economic loss attributable to cold and heat in Central and South America.

Background: We quantify the mortality burden and economic loss attributable to nonoptimal temperatures for cold and heat in the Central and South American countries in the Multi-City Multi-Country (MCC) Collaborative Research Network.

Methods: We collected data for 66 locations from 13 countries in Central and South America to estimate location-specific temperature-mortality associations using time-series regression with distributed lag nonlinear models. We calculated the attributable deaths for cold and heat as the 2.

Seroprevalence of hantavirus infection in non-epidemic settings over four decades: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Introduction: Hantavirus infection is a zoonotic disease from rodents to humans, necessitating seroprevalence assessment for disease burden clarification and control measure implementation. This study aimed to estimate global hantaviruses seroprevalence, examining variations by regions, populations or settings.

Methods: A comprehensive database search identified studies on human hantaviruses seroprevalence using IgG detection until january 2024.

Evaluation of CHROMagar™ B. cepacia agar for the detection of Burkholderia cepacia complex species from sputum samples of patients with cystic fibrosis.

Introduction: Burkholderia cepacia complex (BCC) are non-fermenting Gram-negative bacteria that can chronically colonize the lungs of people with cystic fibrosis (pwCF), causing a severe and progressive respiratory failure, post-transplant complications and epidemic outbreaks. Therefore, rapid and accurate identification of these bacteria is relevant for pwCF, in order to facilitate early eradication and prevent chronic colonization. However, BCCs are often quite difficult to detect on culture media as they have a slow growth rate and can be hidden by other fast-growing microorganisms, including Pseudomonas aeruginosa and filamentous fungi.

Climate change drives migratory range shift via individual plasticity in shearwaters.

How individual animals respond to climate change is key to whether populations will persist or go extinct. Yet, few studies investigate how changes in individual behavior underpin these population-level phenomena. Shifts in the distributions of migratory animals can occur through adaptation in migratory behaviors, but there is little understanding of how selection and plasticity contribute to population range shift.

[Geographic variability, health inequities and lethality due to COVID-19 in Bariloche, Río Negro, 2020-2021].

Introduction: The objective of this study was to analyze the geographic variability and the relationship between social determinants of health and COVID-19 lethality in Bariloche.

Methods: A database from the National Epidemiological Surveillance System was used to analyze COVID-19 positive cases from January 2020 to December 2021. The data were geocoded and incorporated into a geographic information system (GIS).

SimplyFire: An Open-Source, Customizable Software Application for the Analysis of Synaptic Events.

We have developed an open-source software for neuroscientists to analyze electrophysiological recordings. Named SimplyFire, the software gives the users the flexibility to analyze a variety of recordings using an interactive graphical user interface or as an importable Python package. The software features a simple plugin structure that allows users to create and deploy various electrophysiology analysis tools.

An In Situ Evaluation of Different CAM Plants as Plant Microbial Fuel Cells for Energy Recovery in the Atacama Desert.

Excess energy derived from photosynthesis can be used in plant microbial fuel cell (PMFC) systems as a sustainable alternative for the generation of electricity. In this study, the in situ performance of CAM (Crassulacean acid metabolism) plants in Calama, in the Atacama Desert, was evaluated for energy recovery using PMFCs with stainless steel AISI 316L and Cu as electrodes. The plant species evaluated included , , , , , and .

Focusing on Infections: Distribution, Antimicrobial Susceptibilities and Phylogeny.

The immunosuppression conditions and the presence of medical devices in patients favor the infections. However, the features of this aerobic actinomycete have been little explored. Strains ( = 164) were characterized with 16S rDNA and A1 genes to define their phylogenetic relationships, and subjected to broth microdilution to profile the antimicrobial susceptibilities of species that caused infections in Spain during the 2005-2021 period.

Joint effect of heat and air pollution on mortality in 620 cities of 36 countries.

Background: The epidemiological evidence on the interaction between heat and ambient air pollution on mortality is still inconsistent.

Objectives: To investigate the interaction between heat and ambient air pollution on daily mortality in a large dataset of 620 cities from 36 countries.

Methods: We used daily data on all-cause mortality, air temperature, particulate matter ≤ 10 μm (PM), PM ≤ 2.

Effectiveness of nirmatrelvir-ritonavir for the treatment of patients with mild to moderate COVID-19 and at high risk of hospitalization: Systematic review and meta-analyses of observational studies.

Objective: To assess the effectiveness of nirmatrelvir-ritonavir in the treatment of outpatients with mild to moderate COVID-19 who are at higher risk of developing severe illness, through a systematic review with meta-analyses of observational studies.

Methods: A systematic search was performed, in accordance with the Cochrane search methods, to identify observational studies that met the inclusion criteria. The outcomes of mortality and hospitalization were analyzed.

Exploring the genetic background of the botulism neurotoxin BoNT/B2 in Spain.

To determine whether the neurotoxin BoNT/B2 causing botulism in Spain is clonal, the genetic diversity and phylogenetic relationships of from food-borne episodes and infant cases of the condition were explored. The botulinum toxin gene () subtype, the variable region of the flagellin gene (VR), and a seven-gene multi-locus sequence type were examined by sequencing 37 BoNT-positive cultures obtained over the period 2010 to 2022. Out of 37 botulism events, 16 food-borne episodes and 16 infant cases were associated with 2.

Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy in the Approach of Complication After Implantation of Spiculated Polydioxanone Threads.

The present manuscript is a clinical case report in which antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) - using a low-power laser (660 nm) associated with methylene blue photosensitizer (0.01%) - was considered for treating a case of complication after implantation of spiculated polydioxanone (PDO) threads, an aesthetic procedure worldwide performed in facial cosmetic non-surgical procedures. A 72-year-old female patient presented an infection in the face region where the PDO thread was implanted (mandible angle).

Are we well? A post-pandemic snapshot of dental educator wellness, well-being, and fulfillment.

Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic brought unprecedented changes to oral care and dental education delivery. To date, the vast majority of studies focus on the impact COVID-19 had on the well-being and wellness of patients, practitioners, and students; however, limited literature addresses the pandemic's impact on dental educators.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the wellness, well-being, and fulfillment of dental educators in the years following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

TRAF6 as a potential target in advanced breast cancer: a systematic review, meta-analysis, and bioinformatics validation.

TRAF6 has emerged as a key regulator of breast cancer (BCa). However, the TRAF family constitutes of seven members that exhibit distinct and overlapping functions. To explore which TRAF represents a potential druggable target for BCa treatment, we searched Medline, Web of Science and Scopus for relevant studies from inception to June 27, 2021.

Efficacy of vaccination against the SARS-CoV-2 virus in patients with chronic kidney disease on hemodialysis.

SARS-CoV-2 has had a great impact on world health, patients on hemodialysis have a higher rate of infection and death due to COVID-19. Vaccination is important to control infection and improve the prognosis of infected patients. To describe the efficacy of vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 in Chilean patients on hemodialysis during the year 2021.

Boundary exchange completes the marine Pb cycle jigsaw.

Material fluxes at the land-ocean interface impact seawater composition and global cycling of elements. However, most attention has been focused on the fluvial dissolved fluxes. For elements like lead (Pb), whose fluvial particulate flux into the ocean is two orders of magnitude higher than the dissolved counterpart, the role of particulates in elemental cycling is potentially important but currently less appreciated.

National Surveillance of Tetracycline, Erythromycin, and Clindamycin Resistance in Invasive : A Retrospective Study of the Situation in Spain, 2007-2020.

Background: This work reports on antimicrobial resistance data for invasive in Spain, collected by the 'Surveillance Program for Invasive Group A ', in 2007-2020.

Methods: typing was determined by sequencing. Susceptibility to penicillin, tetracycline, erythromycin, and clindamycin was detined via the E-test.