Are previously validated blood pressure self-measurement devices accepted under the Universal Standard? A systematic review.

This study aimed to analyze whether oscillometric blood pressure devices validated for the general population may be considered approved under Universal Standard criteria. A systematic review was conducted, with searches in nine databases, up to September 2023, including 32 validation studies of noninvasive arm cuff devices for self-measurement. The British Hypertension Society protocol was most common (68%), followed by the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (40%).

Characterization and modulation of voltage-gated potassium channels in human lymphocytes in schizophrenia.

Background: It is known that the immune system is dysregulated in schizophrenia, having a state similar to chronic neuroinflammation. The origin of this process is unknown, but it is known that T and B lymphocytes, which are components of the adaptive immune system, play an important role in the pathogenic mechanisms of schizophrenia.

Methods: We analysed the membrane of PBMCs from patients diagnosed with schizophrenia through proteomic analysis (n = 5 schizophrenia and n = 5 control).

Paralytic Shellfish Toxins in Mollusks from Galicia Analyzed by a Fast Refined AOAC 2005.06 Method: Toxicity, Toxin Profile, and Inter-Specific, Spatial, and Seasonal Variations.

Paralytic shellfish poisoning is an important concern for mollusk fisheries, aquaculture, and public health. In Galicia, NW Iberian Peninsula, such toxicity has been monitored for a long time using mouse bioassay. Therefore, little information exists about the precise toxin analogues and their possible transformations in diverse mollusk species and environments.

Refinement of paramagnetic bead-based digestion protocol for automatic sample preparation using an artificial neural network.

Despite technological advances in the proteomics field, sample preparation still represents the main bottleneck in mass spectrometry (MS) analysis. Bead-based protein aggregation techniques have recently emerged as an efficient, reproducible, and high-throughput alternative for protein extraction and digestion. Here, a refined paramagnetic bead-based digestion protocol is described for Opentrons® OT-2 platform (OT-2) as a versatile, reproducible, and affordable alternative for the automatic sample preparation for MS analysis.

Land and sea transport options for the installation of green artificial reefs (GARs) in shallow waters: a Galician case study.

The aim of the present paper is to propose a new methodology for the production and installation of green artificial reefs (GARs) in shallow waters, with special attention to the transport stages. The process includes both onshore (manufacturing, road transport and unload at port) and offshore (load at port, sea transport, positioning, and deployment tasks) stages. Two different types of truck were analysed for the road transport.