Publications by authors named "L Vasconcelos"
The intrinsic quality of meat is directly related to muscle and fat tissues. Factors such as the rate and extent of anaerobic glycolysis affect muscle pH, influencing the meat's color, water holding, and texture. Postmortem anomalies can result in deviations from this intrinsic quality.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: This study investigated the effects of WN on LE in subjects with chronic tinnitus and normal hearing thresholds. The study was a prospective, non-randomized, before-and-after, intra-participant intervention.
Methods: Twenty-five subjects performed the following tests: conventional and high-frequency audiometry, acuphenometry, screening questionnaires for depression and anxiety symptoms, Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI), Montreal Cognitive Assessment, and high WM test from the Working Memory Assessment Battery, Federal University of Minas Gerais (WMAB) as the LE measure in two conditions: No Added Noise (NAN) and with Added Noise (AN).
Chagas disease (CD), caused by Trypanosoma cruzi, is a life-threatening neglected anthropozoonosis primarily transmitted by triatomine bugs. Affecting an estimated 5.7 million people globally, CD has significant morbidity and mortality, particularly in Latin America.
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- Agricultural pests directly harm crops and can also indirectly damage them by spreading harmful pathogens, affecting crop yield and quality.
- Mites, especially the two-spotted spider mite, are a significant concern in agriculture due to their widespread infestation of numerous plant species and potential contributions to agricultural losses.
- The study aimed to explore the virome of these mites using RNA sequencing, uncovering 20 viral sequences, including new and related strains that could impact food security and complicate pest management strategies.
Prognostic Evaluation of Chagasic and Non-Chagasic Patients Undergoing Pacemaker Implantation and Cardiac Resynchronization in a Tertiary Center.
Arq Bras Cardiol
October 2024
Background: Chagas cardiomyopathy (ChCC) is one of the causes of the implantation of pacemakers (PM) in many patients and has been associated with an adverse prognosis.
Objectives: To compare the prognosis of the chagasic and non-chagasic populations undergoing PM and cardiac resynchronizer implantation.
Methods: Observational, retrospective study, which analyzed a cohort of patients who underwent implantation of these devices, in a tertiary center, from October 2007 to December 2017, comparing the chagasic group with non-chagasic patients.