Açaí ( Mart.) Seed Extracts from Different Varieties: A Source of Proanthocyanidins and Eco-Friendly Corrosion Inhibition Activity.

Mart. (Arecaceae) is an endogenous palm tree from the Amazon region. Its seeds correspond to 85% of the fruit's weight, a primary solid residue generated from pulp production, the accumulation of which represents a potential source of pollution and environmental problems.

Improvement of Orthopedic Residency Programs and Diversity: Dilemmas and Challenges, an International Perspective.

Background: To date, little has been published comparing the structure and requirements of orthopedic training programs across multiple countries. The goal of this study was to summarize and compare the characteristics of orthopedic training programs in the U.S.

Keeping our immigrants healthy: hygienist doctrine in the Hospedaria de Imigrantes da Ilha das Flores.

The Hospedaria de Imigrantes (Immigrant Lodgings) da Ilha das Flores was established in 1883 in accordance with the hygienist thinking of the time. Immigrants were isolated on the east coast of Guanabara Bay because of the epidemics of yellow fever which returned to the Imperial capital every summer since 1849-1850. Hygienists attributed the disease to the precarious health conditions in the city of Rio de Janeiro, which enabled germs to multiply and infect the atmosphere.

[Efficiency of local cement reinforcing antibacterial implants in surgical treatment of long bones chronic osteomyelitis].

Aim: To present the results of treatment of long bones chronic osteomyelitis using local cement reinforcing antibacterial implant.

Material And Methods: The implant is made intraoperatively using polymethylmethacrylate. It was used in main group (n=30), while conventional treatment was applied in comparison group (n=30).