One-pot chitin pulping using recyclable superbase-based protic ionic liquid.

The application of ionic liquids and deep eutectic solvents offers a promising opportunity for a more environmentally friendly and straightforward chitin purification process from crustacean shells. Nonetheless, the insufficient recyclability of these ionic solvents poses a challenge to the long-term sustainability of such extraction methods. Thus, there is a strong imperative to focus on employing easily recyclable ionic liquids for chitin isolation, enhancing the overall sustainability of the process.

Structural validity and reliability of the "Oral Health Assessment Tool" applied by speech-language therapists in a population of older Chilean people.

Background: A good state of oral health allows people to communicate and eat. This topic is relevant in older people given its close relationship with their general health. At present, health challenges are directed at detecting and preventing oral disorders and are seen to exclusively by dentists, because the existing instruments can only be applied by them.

[Adjustments for the care of people with sensory disabilities in primary health centers].

Background: People with Sensory Disabilities (PcDS) face barriers for equal access to health care. Thus, health centers require adjustments to comply with equal access that allows an universal coverage of care.

Aim: To characterize the adjustments for the care of PcDS in primary health centers in Concepción, Chile.

[Contribution of the management of critical air pollution episodes to the reduction of respiratory diseases].

Background: In southern Chile cities, the emission of air pollutants, especially the use of firewood for heating is restricted during critical air pollution periods.

Aim: To analyze how restrictions applied during the management of air pollution critical episodes have contributed to reduce emergency room admissions for respiratory diseases in two Chilean cities between 2013 and 2019.

Material And Methods: Poisson regression models were estimated with daily data including explanatory variables, such as the daily and lag concentration of respirable particulate material (PM10), temperature, relative humidity, rainfall, wind speed, seasonal factors, and implementation of different types of critical episodes.

Attitudes towards ageing of Speech-language Pathology students in a Chilean University.

Purpose: Describe the attitudes towards ageing of senior undergraduate Speech-language Pathology students in a Chilean University.

Methods: This is a cross-sectional study in which the validated Spanish version of the Kogan's Attitudes Toward Old People Scale (KAOP) was applied to 43 students in the aforementioned course. The average scores were compared for the variables gender and interaction with the elderly.