[Evolution of tutoring in an orthopaedic surgery department: feedback].

Tutoring involves a commitment on the part of tutors to welcoming, teaching and supporting student nurses. Tutoring plays a central role in our orthopedic surgery department, and we make it a priority. Its operation evolves according to needs, changes in tutors, student levels and the expectations of the nursing training institute.

[Accompanying teams to decipher and manage emotions in certain care situations].

Caring for others means being confronted with situations that arouse emotions. To provide the right care, the caregiver must be able to manage them, whether they are positive or negative. To support caregivers, the health executive plays a fundamental role and must be able to propose actions to facilitate the management of emotions within the team as well as towards patients and their relatives.

Brain-computer interface combined with mental practice and occupational therapy enhances upper limb motor recovery, activities of daily living, and participation in subacute stroke.

Background: We investigated the effects of brain-computer interface (BCI) combined with mental practice (MP) and occupational therapy (OT) on performance in activities of daily living (ADL) in stroke survivors.

Methods: Participants were randomized into two groups: experimental ( = 23, BCI controlling a hand exoskeleton combined with MP and OT) and control ( = 21, OT). Subjects were assessed with the functional independence measure (FIM), motor activity log (MAL), amount of use (MAL-AOM), and quality of movement (MAL-QOM).

[Caregiving expertise and hospital management of the spinal surgery patient].

The care of spinal surgery patients requires the paramedical team to have precise, varied and adapted knowledge, whether it is a question of mobilization, nutrition, specific monitoring and the prevention of complications. The nurse - nursing assistant pair expresses all its know-how in the care of patients operated on a spine. Supporting the return to autonomy is a priority, especially for young patients who have undergone scoliosis surgery.

Patients with Cervical Dystonia Demonstrated Decreased Cognitive Abilities and Visual Planning Compared to Controls.

Background: Cervical dystonia (CD) involves clinical and motor manifestations, and visual and cognitive dysfunctions may also be frequent.

Objective: To evaluate functional vision, visual attention, and cognitive aspects in patients with CD compared with a control group.

Methods: Fifty patients with CD were assessed using the Useful Field of View Test (UFOV), the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE), and the Trail Making Tests (TMT-A and TMT-B), and compared with an identical number of health controls matched by sex, age, and educational level.

Rescued Cats Prefer to Scratch Fabrics Commonly Used to Cover Upholstered Furniture.

Preference responses of cats for scratching fabrics commonly used on furniture were evaluated during four consecutive days in three Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) that rescue companion animals. Cats were grouped and their choices were registered at a group level (no individual identification). Daily choices for chenille, suede, synthetic leather, or waterproof grosgrain fabrics were evaluated for the cats' groups.

What does the susceptible-dose dependent interpretive category for cefepime in ESBL-producing bacteria?

In this study, we investigated the frequency of isolates included in the susceptible-dose dependent (SDD) category, according to the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute guidelines, carrying bla, bla and bla genes among 92 Klebsiella pneumoniae and 80 Enterobacter cloacae clinical isolates. The presence of one or more extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) genes was observed in 64% K. pneumoniae and 69% E.

A rapid and simple method to detect ESBL in Enterobacter cloacae based on MIC of cefepime.

Introduction: The aim of this study was to identify a rapid and simple phenotypic method for extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) detection in Enterobacter cloacae.

Methods: A total of 79 consecutive, non-repeated samples of E. cloacae were evaluated.

CC chemokine receptor polymorphism CCR5Δ32 in Portuguese Behçet's disease patients.

Objectives: To investigate whether CCR5 deletion is associated with susceptibility to Behçet's disease (BD) in a Portuguese population.

Methods: A total of 122 BD patients and 227 ethnically-matched controls were studied. Genotyping of the CCR5Δ32 polymorphisms was performed using polymerase chain reaction product sizing.

In vitro antitumoral activity of compounds isolated from Artemisia gorgonum Webb.

Artemisia gorgonum (Asteraceae) is an endemic plant to the Cape Verde islands and plays an important role in traditional medicine. The chloroform extract of the plant aerial parts afforded six sesquiterpene lactones, two methoxylated flavonoids, two lignans, and one tetracyclic triterpene, which were isolated by chromatographic methods and their structure established by physical and spectroscopic techniques. The cytotoxic activity of the three major constituents, namely, arborescin, artemetin, and sesamin, was evaluated on neuroblastoma (SH-SY5Y), hepatocarcinoma (HepG2), and nontumoral bone marrow stromal (S17) cell lines.

Broadened T-cell repertoire diversity in ivIg-treated SLE patients is also related to the individual status of regulatory T-cells.

Purpose: Intravenous IgG (ivIg) is a therapeutic alternative for lupus erythematosus, the mechanism of which remains to be fully understood. Here we investigated whether ivIg affects two established sub-phenotypes of SLE, namely relative oligoclonality of circulating T-cells and reduced activity of CD4 + Foxp3+ regulatory T-cells (Tregs) reflected by lower CD25 surface density.

Methods: We conducted a longitudinal study of 15 lupus patients (14 with SLE and one with discoid LE) treated with ivIg in cycles of 2-6 consecutive monthly infusions.

Lupus mastitis.

We report a case of a 28-year-old female with the diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) referred to our breast pathology consultancy in 2002 due to a left breast nodule. Further investigation revealed bilateral coarse calcifications. Biopsy was consistent with a diagnosis of lupus mastitis.