Extraction of Purple Prickly Pear () Mucilage by Microfiltration, Composition, and Physicochemical Characteristics.

Mucilages are valuable to the food industry, but the solvents used to extract and concentrate them are detrimental to the environment. Therefore, environmentally friendly technologies that preserve the properties of biopolymers and reduce the use of solvents are being sought. In this work, the mucilage of (mesocarp-endocarp) was extracted by two methods: In the first one, the pulp from the mesocarp-endocarp was extracted by ethanol precipitation and centrifugation cycles, then dried at room temperature.

Dynamics of Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury Markers During Normothermic Liver Machine Perfusion.

Background: A comprehensive mechanistic assessment of normothermic machine perfusion (NMP) is an essential step toward identifying biomarkers to assess liver viability. Although some studies have evaluated the effect of NMP on inflammation markers, there are other key pathological mechanisms involved in ischemia/reperfusion injury (IRI) that have not yet been evaluated.

Methods: Eight human donor livers preserved by NMP were included to analyze IRI during preservation.

[Prescription of drugs for smoking cessation. Retrospective analysis of the health area of Zamora].

Objective: To analyze the prescription of drugs to aid smoking cessation and to detect whether there are differences by age or sex.

Design: Retrospective cohort study. SITE: Zamora Health Area.

Highly (regio)selective hydroformylation of olefins using self-assembling phosphines.

New phosphines with self-assembling 6-pyridinone moities were prepared, characterized, and examined in the hydroformylation of diverse olefins. Testing various known and novel ligands in the presence of [Rh(acac)(CO)] under industrially relevant conditions, the hydroformylation of 1-octene proceeds best with 6,6'-(phenylphosphanediyl)bis(pyridin-2(1)-one) (DPONP). Control experiments and modelling studies indicate dimerization of this ligand at higher temperatures (>100 °C).

Effectiveness of gamification in nursing degree education.

Background: Previous research in nursing has found favorable results from the use of teaching methodologies alternative to lectures. One of the complementary methodologies used for university teaching is gamification, or the inclusion of game elements, creating a dynamic learning environment that allows the acquisition of knowledge and the development of other skills necessary for nursing students. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of a gamification session on student satisfaction and knowledge scores in nursing students in simulated laboratory practice.

Applying the Modified Ten-Group Robson Classification in a Spanish Tertiary Hospital.

Background: Caesarean section is necessary to save the lives of mothers and newborns at times, but it is important to perform it only when it is essential due to all the risks involved. This study aimed to examine the rate of caesarean sections performed at a tertiary hospital using the Robson classification to detect methods for the detection of and/or reduction in these caesarean section rates.

Methods: A descriptive, cross-sectional study of a retrospective database was carried out.

Vitamin D Deficiency Reduces Postthyroidectomy Protracted Hypoparathyroidism Risk. Is Gland Preconditioning Possible?

Context: Hypoparathyroidism is the most frequent complication after total thyroidectomy (PT-hypoPTH). After 1 year, most patients recover parathyroid function; however, the implicated physiologic dynamics remain unknown. Vitamin D deficiency (VDD) is the main cause of secondary hyperparathyroidism.

Neoadjuvant therapy impact in early pancreatic cancer: "bioborderline" vs. "non-bioborderline".

Backgrounds/aims: To analyze the results of the neoadjuvant treatment of patients in our center with early pancreatic cancer.

Methods: Eighty-four patients with early pancreatic cancer (I-II) were included, of which 59 were considered "bioborderline" (carbohydrate antigen [CA] 19-9 > 37 U/L), and 25 were considered "non-bioborderline" (CA19-9 < 37 U/L). The R0 resection rate, presence of negative nodes, survival, and recurrence rates were analyzed in two groups, the NEO group (neoadjuvant + surgery) and the non-NEO group (upfront surgery).

Usefulness of Indocyanine Green Plasma Disappearance Rate in Liver Donors and Recipients: A Prospective Observational Study.

Background: Determination of indocyanine green (ICG) plasma disappearance rate (PDR) is a simple, inexpensive, and noninvasive tool to assess liver perfusion, absorption, and elimination. Its application in the liver transplant process has not been widely incorporated in clinical practice. This study aims to assess the usefulness of ICG PDR in the donor selection setting and in the early post-transplant phase and to analyze its variation between these 2 time points.

Knowledge of Sexuality and Contraception in Students at a Spanish University: A Descriptive Study.

Youth is a period characterized by impulsiveness and risk-taking. This population often feels invulnerable and has a strong motivation to seek out their identity. These characteristics make it a risky age period for an unwanted pregnancy.

What Competencies Does a Community Occupational Therapist Need in Neurorehabilitation? Qualitative Perspectives.

More than three million people in Chile suffer from neurological conditions, and many of these become permanent users of health services with a community approach. In this way, disciplinary competencies in this area are relevant. We seek to characterize the competencies for community occupational therapy intervention in neurorehabilitation.

Relationship between the anatomical location and the selective non-operative management of penetrating stab wounds in the abdomen.

Introduction: The relationship between the anatomical location of penetrating abdominal stab wounds (SW) and the rate of selective non-operative management (SNOM) based on that location is scarcely reflected in the specialized literature. Our main objective has been to assess this rate based on the anatomical location, and our results.

Methods: Retrospective review of a prospective registry of abdominal trauma from April 1993 to June 2020.

Related Factors and Treatment of Postoperative Delirium in Old Adult Patients: An Integrative Review.

"Postoperative delirium" is defined as delirium occurring in the hospital up to one week after a procedure or before discharge (whichever occurs first) that meets the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria. Objectives: To describe the risk factors related to this pathology and identify effective non-pharmacological forms of treatment. An integrative review of the available literature was performed.

Relevance of pneumoperitoneum in the conservative approach to complicated acute diverticulitis. A retrospective study identifying risk factors associated with treatment failure.

Background: The aim of this study is to evaluate the relevance of pneumoperitoneum on the success rate of non-operative management (NOM) of patients with complicated acute diverticulitis (AD), and the risk factors associated with failure.

Methods: Observational retrospective cohort study of patients attended at the emergency department for AD from January 2015-August 2019. Patient demographics, blood tests, radiological data and initial treatment strategies were registered.

Chitosan as a Coating for Biocontrol in Postharvest Products: A Bibliometric Review.

The aim of this work was to carry out a systematic literature review focused on the scientific production, trends, and characteristics of a knowledge domain of high worldwide importance, namely, the use of chitosan as a coating for postharvest disease biocontrol in fruits and vegetables, which are generated mainly by fungi and bacteria such as , , and . For this, the analysis of 875 published documents in the Scopus database was performed for the years 2011 to 2021. The information of the keywords' co-occurrence was visualized and studied using the free access VOSviewer software to show the trend of the topic in general.

Relationship between the anatomical location and the selective non-operative management of penetrating stab wounds in the abdomen.

Introduction: The relationship between the anatomical location of penetrating abdominal stab wounds (SW) and the rate of selective non-operative management (SNOM) based on that location is scarcely reflected in the specialized literature. Our main objective has been to assess this rate based on the anatomical location, and our results.

Methods: Retrospective review of a prospective registry of abdominal trauma from April 1993 to June 2020.

Overall management of emergency general surgery patients during the surge of the COVID-19 pandemic: an analysis of procedures and outcomes from a teaching hospital at the worst hit area in Spain.

Objective: To assess how the COVID-19 outbreak has affected emergency general surgery (EGS) care during the pandemic, indications for surgery, types of procedures, perioperative course, and final outcomes.

Methods: This is a retrospective study of EGS patients during the pandemic period. The main outcome was 30-day morbidity and mortality according to severity and COVID-19 infection status.

Burnout in Spanish Security Forces during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain, members of the State Security Forces and the Armed Forces have been mobilized to guarantee the security and mobility of the population and to support health institutions by providing personnel for care, creating field hospitals, transferring the sick and the dead, etc. The objective of this study was to determine the levels of burnout in these professionals using the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) scale, both in its different subscales and its total value. The study was developed using a quantitative methodology through a simple random sample ( = 2182).

COVID-19 Pandemic and Death Anxiety in Security Forces in Spain.

The pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, which produces COVID-19 disease, has revealed to political and social circles a series of needs that have not yet been met. The workers of the State Security Forces and the Armed Forces have done an extraordinary job to try to alleviate the effects that the pandemic has had on the population and to return stability to the citizenry as much as possible. In this context, the following investigation is developed based on two objectives: (PO1) to know the level of anxiety in the face of death in these professionals; (PO2) to determine the predictive variables in the above-mentioned phenomenon.

Psychological Impact of COVID-19 Emergency on Health Professionals: Burnout Incidence at the Most Critical Period in Spain.

Background: The health profession is a burnout producer due to the continuous contact with pain and suffering. In addition, excessive workloads can generate stress and psychological distress.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the degree of burnout and its main triggers in health professionals in Spain at the most critical period of the COVID-19 emergency.