Publications by authors named "D Casas"
Study Objectives: REM-associated OSA (REM OSA) has a prevalence of 17-74% of all OSA cases. At high altitude and in Latin America, there are no data on REM OSA and its relationship to daytime sleepiness and comorbidities. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of REM OSA and the differences in clinical and polysomnographic characteristics between OSA and REM OSA in a population living at 2640 m.
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- The study investigates the structure and properties of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and PVA/glycerol films using various advanced techniques like FT-IR, XRD, TG/DTA, and SPM.
- Pure PVA films showed unique ribbon-shaped domains observed through SPM, which changed to rounded shapes when 22% glycerol was added, indicating modifications in the material's internal structure.
- Higher glycerol content led to a decrease in crystallinity and different properties, complicating analysis with SPM at over 36% glycerol, enhancing understanding of how glycerol acts as a plasticizer in PVA.
Background: some patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) treated with antiTNF develop drug-induced psoriasis (antiTNF-IP). Several therapeutic strategies are possible.
Aims: to assess the management of antiTNF-IP in IBD, and its impact in both diseases.
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- Scientists created a new way to grow special brain cells called microglia from a patient with a rare disease that affects their CSF1R gene.
- The new method allowed them to produce more healthy microglia-like cells that behave more like natural brain cells, and the cells from the patient showed differences in how they work.
- They found that the patient’s cells had problems with communication and movement, along with an increased response to inflammation, showing the impact of the faulty CSF1R gene.
This study aimed to describe a novel modified surgical technique for FIL SSF lens (Rome, Italy: Soleko) implantation. A retrospective study of FIL SSF lens implantation on six eyes of six patients with subluxated or dislocated intraocular lens (IOL). Standard pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) was performed in all patients.
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