Prognostic Scores for Acute Kidney Injury in Critically Ill Patients.

Background: Numerous prognostic scores have been developed and used in intensive care; however, the applicability and effectiveness of these scores in critically ill patients with acute kidney injury may vary due to the characteristics of this population.

Objective: To assess the predictive capacity of the Simplified Acute Physiology Score III (SAPS III), Sequential Sepsis-related Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) and Nursing Activities Score (NAS) prognostic scoring systems for acute kidney injury in critically ill patients.

Methods: Cohort, prospective and quantitative study with follow-up of 141 critical patients in intensive care.

Radiographic Indicators of Craniocervical Instability: Analyzing Variance of Normative Supine and Upright Imaging in a Healthy Population.

Study Design: Single-institution retrospective review.

Objective: To establish baseline ranges and variability of 7 radiographic measurements of the cervical spine in a healthy patient population as potential diagnostic tools for craniocervical instability.

Summary Of Background Data: Craniocervical instability, common in patients with connective tissue disease such as Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, often presents with a wide range of symptoms, including neck pain.

Bioactive peptides from food waste: New innovative bio-nanocomplexes to enhance cellular uptake and biological effects.

Mastitis is the most important bovine disease, causing dramatic economic losses to the dairy industry, worldwide. This study explores the valorization of whey from cows affected by mastitis, through a novel separation approach. Surface Active Maghemite Nanoparticles (SAMNs) were used as magnetic baits to selectively bind bioactive peptides with potential health benefits.

Highly Specific Polyphenolic Colloids as Alternatives to Antimicrobials in Livestock Production.

The dispersion of antibiotics in livestock farming represents a health concern worldwide, contributing to the spread of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria through animals, the environment, and humans. Phenolic compounds could be alternatives to antibiotics, once drawbacks such as their low water solubility, bioavailability, and reduced stability are overcome. Although nano- or micro-sized formulations could counter these shortcomings, they do not represent cost-effective options.

A dual-instrument Kalman-based tracker to enhance robustness of microsurgical tools tracking.

Purpose: The integration of a surgical robotic instrument tracking module within optical microscopes holds the potential to advance microsurgery practices, as it facilitates automated camera movements, thereby augmenting the surgeon's capability in executing surgical procedures.

Methods: In the present work, an innovative detection backbone based on spatial attention module is implemented to enhance the detection accuracy of small objects within the image. Additionally, we have introduced a robust data association technique, capable to re-track surgical instrument, mainly based on the knowledge of the dual-instrument robotics system, Intersection over Union metric and Kalman filter.