Fetal dystocia in guinea pigs: A case report.

Dystocia is a common complication in guinea pig pregnancies, presenting significant challenges in clinical management. The present case report describes the presentation, diagnosis, and surgical intervention in an 8 months old female guinea pig with dystocia. The subject is a primiparous guinea pig originating from a commercial breeder, exhibited prolonged labor with two pups, one of which was stillborn.

Life, complexity, and psychotherapy: A systemic perspective on the elusive construct of extra-therapeutic factors.

Study Aims: Despite being mentioned in well-known models of psychotherapeutic change, the concept of extra-therapeutic factors seems to have left the scene across time, eaten away by the progressive refinement of the construct of common factors. Aim of the present study is to better understanding the historical evolution of the concept of extra-therapeutic factors and its importance for psychotherapy today.

Methods: This is a position paper based on a literature review on extra-therapeutic factors and psychotherapy outcome and process.

A consulting room with a view: Psychotherapy and the ecological context.

Background: The field of psychotherapy is witnessing a lively debate today. The literature on the efficacy of psychological interventions has grown exponentially, but the assumptions of the prevailing research paradigms have been criticised from many points of view. One of the main concerns is that of a too often simplistic conception of psychotherapy, viewed as a set of specific methods for the treatment of point-like problems or symptoms.

The benefits of nature exposure: The need for research that better informs implementation.

Concern about humanity's detachment from nature has spawned a global push to increase the availability of green spaces within cities. One impetus for this movement is a growing collection of studies documenting an association between improved human well-being and exposure to nature. The challenge lies in translating this research into pragmatic recommendations for cities.

Patient-Specific Guides for Accurate and Precise Positioning of Osseointegrated Implants in Transfemoral Amputations: A Proof-of-Concept In Vitro Study.

: The treatment of transfemoral amputees using osseointegrated implants for prosthetic anchorage requires accurate implant positioning when using threaded bone-anchoring implants due to the curvature of the femur and the risk of cortical penetration in misaligned implants. This study investigated the accuracy and precision in implant positioning using additively manufactured case-specific positioning guides. : The geometry and density distribution of twenty anatomic specimens of human femora were assessed in quantitative computed tomography (QCT) scanning.

Assessment on Practicing Correct Body Posture and Determinant Analyses in a Large Population of a Metropolitan Area.

An incorrect posture can generate stress of the spine and can be the cause of musculoskeletal disorders. Considering the extensive use of the computer, which worsens posture disorders, among workers, is important to analyze the phenomenon in order to reduce his impact on industry. The aim of this study is to assess determinants regarding posture in a large population of a metropolitan area.

Job Satisfaction: Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Analysis in a Well-Educated Population.

Job satisfaction has a huge impact on overall life quality involving social relationships, family connection and perceived health status, affecting job performances, work absenteeism and job turnover. Over the past decades, the attention towards it has grown constantly. The aim of this study is to analyze simultaneously knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward job satisfaction in a general population in a large metropolitan area.

Extended reality veterinary medicine case studies for diagnostic veterinary imaging instruction: Assessing student perceptions and examination performance.

Educational technologies in veterinary medicine aim to train veterinarians faster and improve clinical outcomes. COVID-19 pandemic, shifted face-to-face teaching to online, thus, the need to provide effective education remotely was exacerbated. Among recent technology advances for veterinary medical education, extended reality (XR) is a promising teaching tool.

Thermal Effects during Bone Preparation and Insertion of Osseointegrated Transfemoral Implants.

Background: The preparation of bone for the insertion of an osseointegrated transfemoral implant and the insertion process are performed at very low speeds in order to avoid thermal damages to bone tissue which may potentially jeopardize implant stability. The aim of this study was to quantify the temperature increase in the femur at different sites and insertion depths, relative to the final implant position during the stepwise implantation procedure.

Methods: The procedure for installation of the osseointegrated implant was performed on 24 femoral specimens.

Inflammatory Skin Lesions in Three SARS-CoV-2 Swab-Negative Adolescents: A Possible COVID-19 Sneaky Manifestation?

Coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is associated with various clinical manifestations, including skin lesions. In particular, during the COVID-19 pandemic lock-down period numerous chilblain-like lesions, mainly located on the feet, were observed in adolescents. The latter were often asymptomatic or associated with very mild respiratory symptoms.

PulseCath, a new short-term ventricular assist device: our experience in off-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery.

We utilized a new ventricular assist device, the PulseCath catheter, to perform an off-pump bypass procedure in a patient with low ejection fraction. The 21 Fr PulseCath catheter, driven by a standard intra-aortic balloon pump console, can generate a pulsatile flow of 2-3 l/min. The PulseCath coupled with an intra-aortic balloon pump device is an important tool for left ventricular assistance.

[The medical treatment of condylomatosis of the lower genital tract. A multicenter outpatient study].

Beta-interferone (Frone, Serono) has been used to treat 56 patients with clinical diagnosis of genital condylomatosis in quantity of 3 million UI/die. Controls have been effected at 3 months since the end of therapy. 30 patients were cured after 3 months of therapy, while at 6 months follow-up we have reported a complete regression in 78.

[New pharmacological approach to therapy of perimenopausal meno-metrorrhagia. Vaginal use of progesterone].

The authors evaluate the effectiveness of a therapy based on natural progesterone to be employed as a vaginal cream in the treatment of meno-metrorrhagia in peri-menopause in 40 patients who were not prepared to consider surgery as a solution for their problems. In the polycentric out-patient study this new preparation has proved to be efficacious and to induce a regression of the endometrial hyperplasia in more than 90% of patients subject to five months' treatment.

[Treatment with GnRH analogs in polycystic ovarian disease. A collaborative multicenter study. The preliminary results].

The study evaluates the efficacy of tryptorelin treatment in cases of acne and hirsutism associated with polycystic ovarian (PCO) disease. This non-comparative open study in a sample population of 20 young patients who wished to have children demonstrates the reduction of the hirsutism and acne score after six months' treatment. Tryptorelin was even capable of normalizing the hematic hormonal levels examined and ovarian function following six months of treatment, as well as at an initial follow-up after three months.

[Therapy of simple endometrial hyperplasia with GnRH analogs. Evaluation of a multicentric ambulatory study. Preliminary results].

Endometrial hyperplasia is a frequent pathology during menopause and involves the risk of malignant transformation of the lesions. In an attempt to avoid radical surgery, this study proposes the use of triptorelin which was used to treat 56 patients with histologically confirmed symptoms of endometrial hyperplasia without atypia. GnRH-analog was administered using the intramuscular route every 28 days for 6 months.

[Correction of nose deviations using latero-septal grafts from irradiated bovine cartilage].

Deviated noses corrective surgery is not without problems. Authors give the result obtained by the use of processed irradiated bovine cartilage (Chondroplast) as spreader graft in eighteen rhinoplasty, associated with a classical septorhinoplasty technique. The maximum background is five years.

[Fluconazole in the treatment of vaginitis caused by Candida albicans].

The authors verified the local activity and tolerance of the antimycotic drug Fluconazole in 125 cases of women suffering from clinical diagnosed vulvovaginitis caused by Candida albicans. Results were positive with regard to the efficacy and safety of the treatment.

[The effect of two contraceptive methods (EP vs. IUD) in relation to inflammatory changes and CIN].

The authors examine Smear Test phlogistic picture repair processes, endometrial cells and preneoplastic lesions in women who used IUD and EP. The research has pointed out that infection due to Actinomyces is only (present) in IUD carriers. CIN affects for 4.

[Observations on bone mineral metabolism in natural and surgical menopause. Role of synthetic salmon calcitonin and calcium on bone turnover].

Loss of bone mass is a process which generally becomes manifest in women during the fourth decade of life and is considerably accelerated following the onset of menopause, especially if this in surgically induced. Bone mineral metabolism was studied in 104 women, subdivided into the following groups: group 1: 33 women with normal menstrual cycles; group 2: 30 women in pre-menopause; group 3: 38 women who had undergone ovariectomy but had not received any osteotrope treatment; group 4: 33 ovariectomised women who had been treated immediately after surgery with calcium (1 g/die per os) in addition to synthetic salmon calcitonin nasal spray (100 IU on alternate days). Patients in groups 2-4 were analysed on entry into the study (time 0) and after 6 and 12 months of menopause (natural or surgical) using biochemical tests (alkaline phosphatase, calcium and phosphorus metabolism, PTH and osteocalcin) and by calculating bone mineral content (BMC) using a single photon ray performed at 3 cm and 8 cm from the styloid apophysis of the radius.

[Allografts of cryo-preserved and radio-sterilized spongy bone tissue. Their use in orthognathic surgery].

In some circumstances, the orthognathic surgery creates inter-fragmentary spaces which have to be filled to ensure that the osteotomized segments are wedged and consolidated, and to avoid the appearance of unsightly subcutaneous contours. The authors report the results obtained through the use of cryo-preserved radio-sterilized cancellous bone allografts, coming from femoral heads, used as fillers, in diverse types of osteotomy. Thus, 19 centers of osteotomy have been filled.

[Cancers of the soft palate. Results of repeat surgery].

Between 1960 and 1983, 270 patients were treated at the CURIE Institute for a carcinoma of the soft palate, including 260 by radiotherapy (mean dose: 69 Gy). Most of these tumours were T1 T2 (201 cases, 76%). There was a high frequency of a past history of carcinoma (38 cases, 14%) as well as of simultaneous carcinomas (44 cases, 16%).

[Validity of a specific bronchial provocation test with proteolytic enzymes in occupational bronchial asthma caused by enzymatic detergents].

Six asthmatic subjects exposed to enzymatic detergents derived from B. Licheniformis were examined by means of a specific Bronchial Provocative Test (sBPT) with solutions of the enzyme. All subjects, except for one, were positive to prick tests with solutions of the "crude" enzyme and with Alcalase, and showed high levels of specific IgE by RAST.

Follow-up study of patients with respiratory disease due to toluene diisocyanate (TDI).

The outcome of the respiratory symptoms, pulmonary function tests and bronchial hyperresponsiveness was studied in forty-seven workers with respiratory disease due to toluene diisocyanate (TDI) (twenty-seven asthmatic and twenty non-asthmatic subjects) after about 2 years from the first examination. Eight of twelve asthmatic subjects who left the industry after the first examination complained at the follow-up of dyspnoea and wheezing, but pulmonary function tests were unchanged; bronchial hyperresponsiveness decreased in three, but most were still positive to challenge test with bethanechol at the follow-up. Fifteen subjects who continued their exposure to TDI showed at the follow-up a significant decrease of the spirometric parameters and an increase of the bronchial hyperresponsiveness, and symptoms of chronic bronchitis were more frequent at the second examination.

[Role of tobacco smoking in the determination of CO diffusion impairment in silicotic patients].

Alveolar-capillary diffusion of CO was evaluated in 48 silicotics with predominantly small irregular opacities at low profusion. The mean value of CO diffusion lay between 82 and 87% of the reference values, except for DLCOSS2 which was slightly reduced (74% of theoretical). There was no correlation between the functional data and duration of work but there was a significant reduction of the CO diffusion values according to smoking, which was greatest in those smoking more than 15 pack-years.