Application of spray-dried bacteriocins as cheese biopreservatives.

Listeria monocytogenes can contaminate refrigerated ready-to-eat foods, such as cheeses. Enterocins, with a strong listericidal effect, constitute a natural alternative to control this pathogen in food. To optimize their antimicrobial action in food matrices, bacteriocins can be immobilised in edible coatings through spray drying technology which allows the large-scale production of microcapsules of bioactive molecules.

Advances in antimicrobial techniques to reduce postharvest loss of fresh fruit by microbial reduction.

This review will provide new ideas for preserving fruits and decreasing fruit waste. This review outlines and evaluates research concerning postharvest fruit preservation employing antimicrobial strategies, which involve the integration of biological control alongside physical or chemical methods. The concurrent deployment of two or three of these techniques, particularly biological approaches, has demonstrated enhanced and synergistic antimicrobial outcomes in practical scenarios.

[Quaternary prevention in the Cardiovascular Health Program Rational use of complementary exams: A narrative review].

Introduction: The Cardiovascular Health Program (PSCV), founded by the Ministry of Health of Chile (Minsal), is focused on the global cardiovascular risk of people with the purpose of preventing and reducing morbidity, disability and premature death caused by cardiovascular diseases, in congruence with its sanitary aims. Quaternary Prevention is defined as "actions taken to protect individuals from medical interventions that are likely to cause more harm than good". The PSVC's 2017 technical guidelines establish a battery of 11 complementary exams to request upon entering the program, however, neither the scientific evidence that supports them nor the periodicity of their request was mentioned.

Remote Exercise Training Intervention During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Randomized Controlled Trial.

Background: Societal measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 (eg, lockdown and contact restrictions) have been associated with decreased health and well-being. A multitude of prepandemic studies identified the beneficial effects of physical exercise on both physical and mental health.

Objective: We report on the feasibility of a remote physical exercise intervention and its stress-buffering potential in 2 untrained cohorts: a pre-COVID-19 cohort that completed the intervention in 2019 and a lockdown cohort that started the intervention shortly before pandemic-related restrictions were implemented.

Clinical outcomes of selective plantar fascia release for hallux interphalangeal joint ulcers.

Background: Plantar hallux IPJ ulcers are common and challenging to manage, with many available treatments. One newer technique called SPFR has been used in the management of plantar forefoot ulcers.

Objective: This case series reports the clinical results of SPFR for treatment of strictly plantar hallux IPJ ulcers.

[Advanced practice nurses in geriatric traumatology : A scoping review].

Background: Older and very old persons have an increased risk of traumatic injuries as well as comorbidities and multimorbidities. The standardized workflow in hospitals can increase the occurrence of typical geriatric complications, such as challenging behavior and delirium, which can result in highly complex care situations. The application of advanced practice nurses (APN) is an international response to such challenges.

What makes an orthopaedic paper highly citable? A bibliometric analysis of top orthopeadic journals with 10-year follow up.

Purpose: To examine a series of papers from top ranked orthopaedic journals with respect to the number of citations over a 10-year observation period to identify factors that lead to high citation rates.

Methods: The Web of Science database was consulted to identify all published papers from the first-year term of 2010 (January-May) from four top orthopaedic journals: AJSM, Arthroscopy, JBJS Am and KSSTA. The database was used to analyze and compare the papers with respect to their characteristics and citations up to 2019.

Coupling negative pressure wound therapy with instillation and split-thickness skin graft for a large chronic venous leg ulceration: a case report.

Introduction: Chronic VLUs are quite challenging to heal with many currently available treatment methods. The timing and combination of treatment methods is integral to successful wound healing.

Objective: This case combined NPWTi coupled with biofilm killing solution, hydrosurgical debridement to prepare the wound bed, and STSG to achieve epithelialization.

Response of sensitive and resistant Listeria monocytogenes strains against bacteriocins produced by different Enterococcus spp. strains.

Listeria monocytogenes is a relevant foodborne pathogen causing invasive listeriosis in humans, a disease with high mortality rates. Its ubiquity and growth characteristics enable this pathogen to survive harsh food processing environments. The addition of bacteriocins, antimicrobial peptides ribosomally synthesized by certain bacteria, appears as a natural alternative to control this pathogen in food.

Knot tying in arthroplasty and arthroscopy causes lesions to surgical gloves: a potential risk of infection.

Purpose: Recent studies have shown that the incidence of glove lesions during arthroscopy is much lower than that during primary and revision arthroplasty. However, the rate of glove damage after knot tying has not yet been systematically recorded. Therefore, the aim of the study was to determine the impact of surgical knot tying on glove integrity.

Decentralization Can Improve Equity, but Can It Be Sustained?

A major theoretical issue about health system reform involving decentralization has been whether it promotes equity of health system funding. An article by the principal author and others in 2003 showed that, under certain conditions and policies, decentralization improved the equity of allocation of financial resources to different income levels of municipalities in Colombia and Chile. Another recurring issue has been whether reforms can be sustained over time.

[Individual megaspacers in two-stage revision of infected total hip arthroplasty-clinical and functional results after 2 years : Individual metal-endoskeleton cement spacer (iMECS)].

Background: Large femoral defects in late periprosthetic infection (PPI) after total hip arthroplasty (THA) often require the use of large, individual metal endoskeleton-reinforced cement spacers (iMECS).

Objectives: The aim was to record the clinical, radiological and functional results (Harris Hip Score HHS) up to the 2 years after treatment of a PPI using an iMECS. Major patient-specific parameters were to be evaluated with regard to the treatment outcome.

Identification and quantification of microplastic particles in drinking water treatment sludge as an integrative approach to determine microplastic abundance in a freshwater river.

Microplastic (MP) has been detected ubiquitously in freshwater systems. Until now MP sampling, however, is predominantly based on short-term net or pumping and filtration systems which can only provide snapshots of MP abundance; especially in flowing water bodies. To improve representativeness in the determination of MP occurrences in these aquatic compartments, an integrative approach that covers larger water volumes for a longer period of time is required.

Effects of supplementation with kombucha and green banana flour on Wistar rats fed with a cafeteria diet.

Introduction: With the increase of chronic diseases as a consequence of the population's eating habits, there is also a growing interest in foods rich in bioactive compounds capable of mitigating these diseases. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate the effects of supplementation with kombucha and green banana flour (GBF) on Wistar rats fed with cafeteria diet (CAF).

Methods: The animals were randomized into five groups of seven animals each, which were fed with the following diets: Treatment 1 (T1): Control treatment/commercial feed; Treatment 2 (T2): cafeteria diet (CAF); Treatment 3 (T3): CAF + kombucha; Treatment 4 (T4): CAF + green banana flour (GBF); Treatment 5 (T5): CAF + GBF + kombucha.

Metabolomic Patterns of Septoria Canker Resistant and Susceptible Genotypes 24 Hours Postinoculation.

is an economically and ecologically important fungal pathogen that causes Septoria stem canker and leaf spot disease of species. To bridge the gap between genetic markers and structural barriers previously found to be linked to Septoria canker disease resistance in poplar, we used hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography and tandem mass spectrometry to identify and quantify metabolites involved with signaling and cell wall remodeling. Fluctuations in signaling molecules, organic acids, amino acids, sterols, phenolics, and saccharides in resistant and susceptible inoculated with were observed.

Gabapentin controlled substance status.

Gabapentin is approved to treat postherpetic neuralgia and epilepsy with partial-onset seizures. The large majority of gabapentin prescribing is off label. Gabapentin may be abused for euphoria, potentiating the high from opiates, reduction of alcohol cravings, a cocaine-like high, as well as sedation or sleep.

All-Arthroscopic Hydrogel-Based Autologous Chondrocyte Transplantation in the Knee Joint: Good Clinical and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Outcome After 24 Months.

Purpose: To evaluate subjective and objective clinical and magnetic resonance imaging-based radiologic outcomes after short-term follow-up in patients with focal full-size cartilage lesions of the knee joint treated with all-arthroscopic hydrogel-based autologous chondrocyte transplantation.

Methods: A retrospective study on patients with isolated focal cartilage defects of the knee joint who were treated with arthroscopically conducted matrix-induced autologous chondrocyte transplantation was performed. Clinical scores were assessed at baseline and final follow-up using the Tegner Score, visual analog scale, the International Knee Documentation Committee, and the 5 subscales of the Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score.

Subscapularis Tendon Tears - Usefulness of Written MRI Reports for Guiding Patient Referral to Shoulder Specialists.

Introduction:  Rotator cuff tears are one of the most common reasons for shoulder pain, and patients often present initially to general practitioners. However, subscapularis tears are especially difficult to diagnose and hence adequate therapy is often delayed. General practitioners or non-specialist orthopedic surgeons need reliable MRI findings to allow timely referral of patients to shoulder specialists.