Sugarcane Straw Recovery for Bioenergy Generation: A Case of an Organic Farm in Colombia.

In Latin America, the energy potential from sugarcane straw, such as tops, secondary stalk, and leaves, has been debated, but the literature associated with organic crops and its implementation for energy purposes is limited. Sugarcane straw is either left in the field for soil recovery or used for animal feed. This paper presents an analysis of using organic sugarcane straw for energy generation.

Procalcitonin (PCT) levels for ruling-out bacterial coinfection in ICU patients with influenza: A CHAID decision-tree analysis.

Objectives: To define which variables upon ICU admission could be related to the presence of coinfection using CHAID (Chi-squared Automatic Interaction Detection) analysis.

Methods: A secondary analysis from a prospective, multicentre, observational study (2009-2014) in ICU patients with confirmed A(H1N1)pdm09 infection. We assessed the potential of biomarkers and clinical variables upon admission to the ICU for coinfection diagnosis using CHAID analysis.

Corticosteroid therapy in patients with primary viral pneumonia due to pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza.

Objective: During the first pandemic, some patients with pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza were treated with corticosteroids. The objective of this study was to assess the effect on survival of corticosteroid therapy in patients with pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza.

Methods: Prospective, observational, multicenter study performed in 148 ICU.