A rare case of lumbar facet fracture-dislocation and review of the literature.

Key Clinical Message: Lumbar facet fracture-dislocation is rare, often due to hyperflexion with rotational force. Abnormal scoliosis on radiography is a key sign, prompting further imaging. Facetectomy and laminectomy ensure safe reduction, while instrumented fusion is an effective surgical treatment.

Association of depression and antidepressant therapy with antiretroviral therapy adherence and health-related quality of life in men who have sex with men.

UNAIDS' HIV treatment targets require that 90% of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) receiving antiretroviral treatment (ART) achieve viral suppression and 90% of people with viral suppression have good health-related quality of life (HRQOL). This study aimed to examine the association of depression and antidepressant therapy with ART adherence and HRQOL in HIV-infected men who have sex with men (MSM). From 2018 through 2020, HIV-infected MSMs were consecutively recruited (N = 565) for the evaluation of ART adherence and HRQOL at Taipei City Hospital HIV clinics.

U-shaped strap muscle flap for difficult thyroid surgery.

Background: Open thyroidectomy via conventional midline approach can be challenging in complex thyroid surgeries. This study proposes a U-shaped strap muscle flap (USMF) technique that provides adequately wide exposure of the surgical field.

Methods: Strap muscles were cut close to the clavicle and along the anterior margin of both sternocleidomastoid muscles followed by total thyroidectomy in 20 patients as USMF group, and surgical outcomes were compared with 40 patients who had received total thyroidectomy via midline approach.

Methamphetamine Use Associated with Non-adherence to Antiretroviral Treatment in Men Who Have Sex with Men.

Methamphetamine is a prevalent recreational drug among men who have sex with men (MSM) living with HIV and could cause the cognitive impairment and memory loss. However, studies on the association between methamphetamine use and adherence to antiretroviral treatment (ART) are limited and had inconsistent findings. This study aimed to determine the impact of methamphetamine use on adherence to ART among MSM living with HIV.

Preconcentration and post-column fluorescent derivatization for the environmental water monitoring of an antihelmintic macrocyclic drug used in livestock.

In this paper, a green analytical methodology based on fluorescence derivatization is proposed for the anti-helminthic drug monitoring ivermectin as environmental emergent contaminant. After sample clean-up, ivermectin was converted into a highly fluorescent derivative through a catalytic oxidation process followed by dehydration and tautomerization. Under optimal experimental conditions, a linear response was obtained for ivermectin within the range 0.

A simple and highly selective molecular imprinting polymer-based methodology for propylparaben monitoring in personal care products and industrial waste waters.

In this work, a novel molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) proposed as solid phase extraction sorbent was developed for the determination of propylparaben (PP) in diverse cosmetic samples. The use of parabens (PAs) is authorized by regulatory agencies as microbiological preservative; however, recently several studies claim that large-scale use of these preservatives can be a potential health risk and harmful to the environment. Diverse factors that influence on polymer synthesis were studied, including template, functional monomer, porogen and crosslinker used.

A green alternative method for analysis of ivermectin and moxidectin in environmental water samples using automatized preconcentration previous MEEKC.

Antiparasitic drugs derived from macrocyclic lactones (MLs) are widely used in livestock activities around the world. An increasing concern for local authorities is the environmental pollution as a consequence of veterinary drugs widely used in rural areas. The purpose of environmental analysis is to monitor low levels of pollutant analytes in a large number of samples.

Simultaneous separation of ergot alkaloids by capillary electrophoresis after cloud point extraction from cereal samples.

A new and sensitive analytical methodology for ergot alkaloids (EA) determination from cereal samples based on cloud point extraction (CPE) prior to CE-UV absorbance was developed. The methodology involves extraction under acid conditions and subsequent preconcentration by applying a simple, rapid and environmentally friendly low volume surfactant extraction procedure. After extraction, CE analysis was carried out by performing dilutions on preconcentrated surfactant rich phase, achieving a single peak or simultaneous alkaloids determination.

Determination of sildenafil by preconcentration on surfactant coated polymeric resin followed by spectrofluorimetry.

The illicit addition of phosphodiesterase type-5 (PDE-5) inhibitors like sildenafil (Viagra) in product offered as herbal medicine or dietary supplement for male erectile dysfunction has concerned authorities in recent times. In this paper, we proposed a sensitive surfactant-coated Amberlite XAD resin for sildenafil preconcentration method with spectrofluorimetric detection. Retention capacity of micellar coated XAD resin for sildenafil was studied and the obtained eluate was measured by spectrofluorometer at excitation and emission wavelengths of 350 and 430 nm, respectively.

Sensitive ergotamine determination in pharmaceuticals and biological samples using cloud point preconcentration and spectrofluorimetric detection.

A new cloud point extraction (CPE) method for ergotamine analysis using fluorimetric detection is described. Ergotamine from an aqueous solution was preconcentrated into a smaller surfactant-rich phase using nonionic surfactant polyoxyethylene(7.5)nonylphenylether (PONPE 7.

Automated flow system for sildenafil enrichment using surfactant coated solid-phase with fluorescence detection.

In this work, Amberlite XAD-1180 resin is used for on-line surfactant-mediated pre-concentration of sildenafil as a prior step for its fluorescent detection. In order to activate the column for sildenafil pre-concentration, the cationic surfactant (hexadecyltrimethylammoniunm bromide, HTAB) is adsorbed onto the resin. In these conditions, sildenafil is retained by HTAB-resin and then it is eluted with ethanol and analyzed by spectrofluorimetry.

Derivatized silver nanoparticles as sensor for ultra-trace nitrate determination based on light scattering phenomenon.

New silver nanoparticles coated with EDTA (EDTA-AgNPs) have been synthesized by citrate reduction method and characterized by UV-vis spectroscopy, molecular fluorescence and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The derivatized nanoparticles show fluorescent emission and second order scattering (SOS) signals which in presence of nitrate are both attenuated. The SOS decreasing is greater than its fluorescent quenching; considering this fact, a new ultra sensitive methodology using the derivatized silver nanoparticles as sensor for nitrate determination has been developed.

Flow injection spectrofluorimetric determination of carvedilol mediated by micelles.

A novel flow injection (FI)-spectrofluorimetric methodology for the determination of carvedilol in microheterogeneous medium has been developed. In the sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) surfactant medium, an additional fluorescence enhancement was produced by the electrolyte NaCl. A total enhancement of 3.

On-line micellar-enhanced spectrofluorimetric determination of rhodamine dye in cosmetics.

A simple FI-fluorimetric analytical methodology for the continuous and sequential determination of rhodamine B (RhB) in cosmetic products has been developed and evaluated in terms of sensibility and selectivity. The influence of several surfactant solutions on RhB fluorescence signal has been studied; particular attention was paid in the aggregation behavior of RhB-SDS system. Linear response has been obtained in the range of 1.

Determination of terazosin by cloud point extraction-fluorimetric combined methodology.

A new sensitive and selective preconcentration-fluorimetric method for determination of terazosin based on its native fluorescence was developed. The analyte, initially present in aqueous matrix, was treated with an extractive non-ionic surfactant solution and separated by the clouding phenomenon. The optimum analytical conditions for terazosin assay were established.