Publications by authors named "Claudia L dos Santos"

Background: Preoperative exercise training is recommended for improvement of clinical outcomes after lung cancer (LC) surgery. However, its effectiveness in preventing postoperative decline in quality of life (QoL) remains unknown. This study investigated the effect of preoperative home-based exercise training (PHET) on QoL after LC surgery.

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Due to an oversight of the publisher, Page no 2310 was missing in the published paper and page no 2311 repeated twice in the article entitled "Computational Modeling of Environmental Co-exposure on Oil-Derived Hydrocarbon Overload by Using Substrate-Specific Transport Protein (TodX) with Graphene Nanostructures, 2020, 20(25), 2308-2325 [1]. The page no 2310 is added in the article and the repetition of page no 2311 is corrected. The original article can be found online at https://doi.

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Article Synopsis
  • Bioremediation uses living organisms to clean up contaminants, like oil spills, from the environment.
  • A new method integrates Molecular Docking Simulation and Density Functional Theory to study how oil-derived hydrocarbons interact with graphene nanostructures and a specific transport protein from Pseudomonas putida.
  • The findings suggest that the interactions are primarily due to noncovalent bonds, offering insights that could enhance bioremediation techniques and promote the use of nanotechnology in environmental safety.
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InP nanowires are candidates for optoelectronic applications, and as protective capping layers of III-V core-shell nanowires. Their surfaces are oxidized under ambient conditions which affects the nanowire physical properties. The majority of theoretical studies of InP nanowires, however, do not take into account the oxide layer at their surfaces.

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A 62-year-old woman was referred to our pulmonology team with exertional dyspnoea and chest tightness of 2 months duration. Her medical history included cervical cancer and thyroid nodules. Imaging studies showed collapse of left upper lobe.

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We report a case of a 66-year-old male patient presented to our pneumology ward with the diagnosis of neutropenic pneumonia. Therapy with granulocyte colony stimulating factors (G-CSF) and intravenous antibiotics was initiated as usual in this condition. The unexpected and acute onset of left-sided abdominal pain and sings of hypovolemic shock led us to a challenging diagnosis, rarely considered in non-traumatic patients.

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The prognosis of tooth replantation is usually related to the need of endodontic treatment, which has a direct relationship with the occurrence of root resorptions. Several studies have been undertaken in an attempt to prevent, delay, or treat these complications, which are the main causes of loss of replanted teeth. This literature review examines research evidence on intracanal dressings and root canal filling materials used in cases of tooth replantation.

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This study evaluated the repair process after delayed replantation of rat teeth, using calcium hydroxide (Ca(OH)2) mixed with camphorated p-monochlorophenol (CMCP), chlorhexidine 2% (CHX), or saline as temporary root canal dressing to prevent and/or control inflammatory radicular resorption. Thirty Wistar rats (Rattus norvegicus albinos) had their right upper incisor extracted, which was bench-dried for 60 minutes. The dental papilla, the enamel organ, the dental pulp, and the periodontal ligament were removed.

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Crown-root fractures account for 5% of all fractures in permanent teeth and can involve enamel, dentin, and cementum. Depending on whether there is pulpal involvement, these problems may be classified as complicated (which are more common) or noncomplicated. The treatment depends on the level of the fracture line, root length and/or morphology, and esthetic needs.

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Root fractures in immature teeth are rare because the resilience of the alveolar bone is more favorable to the occurrence of luxation. This article reports a case of traumatic injury in an immature permanent tooth that progressed to root fracture, having a parafunctional oral habit as the possible modifying factor of case evolution. A 12-year-old boy presented for treatment complaining of a defective restoration and mild pain on the maxillary right central incisor.

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The prevalence of dental trauma and its consequences are challenging. This article presents a clinical case of a 9-year-old female who was in a bicycling accident and had a dental intrusion of the left maxillary lateral incisor with extensive dislocation. In the emergency department, surgical repositioning of the intruded tooth and a splinting with steel wire and composite resin was performed and the soft-tissue lesions were sutured.

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InAs nanowires are potential materials for high speed nanoelectronic devices due to their high electron mobility among the semiconductor nanostructures. One of the main challenges, however, is to obtain a p-type InAs material, since the Fermi level is usually pinned at the conduction band, leading to an intrinsic n-type behaviour. Here we show through first principles calculations that InAs nanowires, doped with Cd or Zn substitutional impurities, can behave as p-type materials.

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Minimal extraoral dry storage period and moist storage for the avulsed tooth are identified as key steps for the treatment protocol of tooth replantation. Among the possible moist storage media, bovine milk has stood out because of its capacity of preserving the integrity of the periodontal ligament (PDL) fibers. This condition has attracted the attention to investigate the use of powdered milk, which is one of the presentation forms of bovine milk, as a feasible storage medium in cases of delayed tooth replantation.

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