Publications by authors named "K de Castro"
Objective: Describe the methodological aspects, sociodemographic, and clinical characteristics of patients hospitalized with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) and their short-term outcomes.
Methods: Prospective cohort of patients with ADHF from the emergency service of the cardiovascular center. Descriptive statistics were used to synthesize sociodemographic characteristics, clinical characteristics during hospitalization, and outcomes.
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- The study aimed to determine if scalp cooling can enhance the effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on motor cortex excitability.
- It involved 105 healthy participants in a randomized, double-blind design where various tDCS protocols and scalp cooling were tested, with motor evoked potentials measured to assess changes in brain excitability.
- Results indicated that neither tDCS nor scalp cooling produced measurable improvements in motor cortex excitability, suggesting that these methods do not alter cortical excitability effectively.
Microplastics (MPs) constitute the predominant plastic type in marine environments. Since they occupy the same size fraction of sediment particles and planktonic organisms they are potentially bioavailable to a broad scope of organisms, such as filter feeders, which are particularly vulnerable to MP ingestion. To understand the potential impact of MPs in filter feeders it is essential to clarify the uptake, accumulation patterns and elimination rates with time of MPs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLipids are highly diverse, and small changes in lipid structures and composition can have profound effects on critical biological functions. Stable isotope labeling (SIL) offers several advantages for the study of lipid distribution, mobilization, and metabolism, as well as de novo lipid synthesis. The successful implementation of the SIL technique requires the removal of interferences from endogenous molecules.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFeeding difficulties are prevalent among individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Nevertheless, the knowledge about the association between feeding-related early signs and child development remains limited. This review aimed to describe the signs and symptoms related to feeding during child development and to explore their relevance to the diagnosis of ASD.
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