Publications by authors named "N B Castillo"
Objectives: The risks of mortality and graft failure in those receiving organ transplants from donors who have drowned are unclear. We compared 5-year mortality and graft survival from those receiving a drowned donor kidney or liver to those receiving organs from alternative causes of nondrowning donor death.
Materials And Methods: In this retrospective analysis, we searched the United Network for Organ Sharing database between January 1, 2010, and June 30, 2022.
Background & Aims: The Crohn's Disease (CD) Exclusion Diet (CDED)+Partial Enteral Nutrition (PEN) is effective for inducing remission in mild-moderate CD. We assessed whether a 2-week course of Exclusive Enteral Nutrition (EEN), followed by CDED+PEN is superior to 8 weeks of EEN in sustaining clinical remission at week 14 in mild-to-severe CD and if CDED+PEN can maintain remission to week 24.
Methods: This international, multicenter, randomized-controlled trial compared 2-weeks of EEN (Modulen®IBD) followed by 3 phases of the CDED+PEN (henceforth CDED) to 8 weeks of EEN, followed by PEN with free diet up to week 24 (henceforth EEN).
Background: Restorative justice (RJ) is an ethical lens that places emphasis on a community's connection and proliferative impact of actions, promoting communication and establishing methods for accountability. RJ practices can be applied on a spectrum, including proactive community-building practices, community discussions in response to an event, and restorative conferences addressing specific incidences of harm. This article describes an intervention that utilized RJ community-building practices within a medical education environment and evaluates its acceptability and feasibility.
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- Pharmaceuticals are emerging contaminants that can negatively impact wildlife, with this study focusing on bonefish in subtropical South Florida to quantify their exposure.
- A total of 53 pharmaceuticals were detected in bonefish, with over half showing levels exceeding a risk threshold, indicating potential pharmacological effects due to cocktail exposure.
- The study found significant links between the region and season of sampling and the levels of pharmaceutical exposure, highlighting the need for further research in coastal marine environments.
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- Climate change is impacting marine environments by altering their average conditions and the variability over time, affecting the adaptability of different species.
- A study on mussels in Chilean Patagonia found that changes in environmental conditions, including extreme events, influence their physical traits while genetic differences remain minimal due to significant mixing from aquaculture.
- The research highlights the importance of variability and predictability in shaping biological diversity, suggesting that managing these factors is vital for species resilience and biodiversity conservation in the face of climate change.