The effect of menthol rinsing before intermittent exercise on physiological, physical, and thermo-behavioral responses of male football referees in hot and humid environment.

Introduction: In the current experiment, we aimed to evaluate whether eliciting pre-exercise non-thermal cooling sensations would alter perceptual measures, and physical and physiological responses in football referees.

Methods: Nine highly trained male football referees undertook two 45-minute intermittent exercise protocols in hot and humid conditions (34.2 ± 0.

Menthol mouth rinsing and performance in elite football referees in the heat: A study protocol for a randomized crossover trial.

Background: Within professional European competitions, matches can be played in extreme environmental temperatures, ranging from -5 °C to +30 °C in different countries. Furthermore, the World Cups are usually played in the summer months, when temperatures can exceed 35 °C, increasing physiological stress. Practical and cost-effective cooling strategies may be implemented to help players and referees to cope with exercising in the heat.

Impact of soybean-associated plant growth-promoting bacteria on plant growth modulation under alkaline soil conditions.

Conventional strategies to manage iron (Fe) deficiency still present drawbacks, and more eco-sustainable solutions are needed. Knowledge on soybean-specific diversity and functional traits of their plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB) potentiates their applicability as bioinoculants to foster soybean performance under calcareous soil conditions. This work aimed to assess the efficacy of PGPB, retrieved from soybean tissues/rhizosphere, in enhancing plant growth and development as well as crop yield under alkaline soil conditions.

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Clinicians are sometimes confronted with the diagnostic difficulties of the idiopathic form of Castleman's Disease (iMCD). As this review reports with demonstrative clinical cases, iMCD can mimic various serious systemic pathologies such as certain autoimmune diseases, Still's disease, POEMS syndrome, and malignant lymphoproliferations, sharing a very similar histology and identical symptoms. To make a diagnosis of iMCD, the clinician must eliminate all the pathologies mentioned above, but he must first think of it and evoke this diagnosis of rare disease before the first symptoms but also know how to evoke this diagnosis again even after several years of evolution of a disease like those mentioned above whose evolution is not favorable.

Performance effects of internal pre- and per-cooling across different exercise and environmental conditions: A systematic review.

Exercise in a hot and humid environment may endanger athlete's health and affect physical performance. This systematic review aimed to examine whether internal administration of ice, cold beverages or menthol solutions may be beneficial for physical performance when exercising in different environmental conditions and sports backgrounds. A systematic search was performed in PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus and SPORTDiscus databases, from inception to April 2022, to identify studies meeting the following inclusion criteria: healthy male and female physically active individuals or athletes (aged ≥18 years); an intervention consisting in the internal administration (i.

Ibrutinib as a treatment of hematologic autoimmune disorders in patients with indolent B-cell lymphoma.

Background: Autoimmune conditions in B-cell lymphomas are frequent. Steroids are standard of care, but many patients require other immunosuppressive agents. Ibrutinib is a Bruton Tyrosine Kinase inhibitor that is approved for B-cell indolent lymphoma treatment.

White blood count, D-dimers, and ferritin levels as predictive factors of pulmonary embolism suspected upon admission in noncritically ill COVID-19 patients: The French multicenter CLOTVID retrospective study.

Background: A high prevalence of pulmonary embolism (PE) has been described during COVID-19. Our aim was to identify predictive factors of PE in non-ICU hospitalized COVID-19 patients.

Methods: Data and outcomes were collected upon admission during a French multicenter retrospective study, including patients hospitalized for COVID-19, with a CT pulmonary angiography (CTPA) performed in the emergency department for suspected PE.

D-Dimer Level and Neutrophils Count as Predictive and Prognostic Factors of Pulmonary Embolism in Severe Non-ICU COVID-19 Patients.

The incidence of pulmonary embolism (PE) is high during severe Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). We aimed to identify predictive and prognostic factors of PE in non-ICU hospitalized COVID-19 patients. In the retrospective multicenter observational CLOTVID cohort, we enrolled patients with confirmed RT-PCR COVID-19 who were hospitalized in a medicine ward and also underwent a CT pulmonary angiography for a PE suspicion.

CXCR4 signaling controls dendritic cell location and activation at steady state and in inflammation.

Dendritic cells (DCs) encompass several cell subsets that collaborate to initiate and regulate immune responses. Proper DC localization determines their function and requires the tightly controlled action of chemokine receptors. All DC subsets express CXCR4, but the genuine contribution of this receptor to their biology has been overlooked.

Management of patients with myocardial tuberculosis: A case series.

Background: Myocardial Tuberculosis (MT) is exceedingly rare. We aimed to report on myocardial involvement in tuberculosis (TB).

Methods: All adult patients admitted in a department of Internal Medicine over an 8-year period with microbiologically proven MT were retrospectively reviewed.

[Haemothorax revealing thoracic endometriosis].

Introduction: Thoracic endometriosis (TE) is a rare disorder affecting women during their reproductive years. Manifestations of TE include pneumothorax and haemothorax. Treatment is based on surgical and hormonal therapy that aims at eradicating existing endometrial thoracic plaques and to prevent reseeding from pelvic endometriosis.

Understanding the Role of the Antioxidant System and the Tetrapyrrole Cycle in Iron Deficiency Chlorosis.

Iron deficiency chlorosis (IDC) is an abiotic stress often experienced by soybean, owing to the low solubility of iron in alkaline soils. Here, soybean lines with contrasting Fe efficiencies were analyzed to test the hypothesis that the Fe efficiency trait is linked to antioxidative stress signaling via proper management of tissue Fe accumulation and transport, which in turn influences the regulation of heme and non heme containing enzymes involved in Fe uptake and ROS scavenging. Inefficient plants displayed higher oxidative stress and lower ferric reductase activity, whereas root and leaf catalase activity were nine-fold and three-fold higher, respectively.

A 22-Year-Old Woman With Fever, Palpitations, and a Cardiac Mass.

A 22-year-old woman was admitted to our department for fever of unknown origin. The patient reported intermittent fever and nonspecific abdominal pain for several years. Six months before admission she started complaining of palpitations and exertional dyspnea.

Large-vessel vasculitis diagnosed between 50 and 60 years: Case-control study based on 183 cases and 183 controls aged over 60 years.

Background: Age at onset of large-vessel vasculitis (LVV) is commonly used to distinguish giant cell arteritis (GCA) and Takayasu arteritis (TA). However, LVV between age 50 and 60 years may be difficult to classify.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective study including LVV aged between 50 and 60 years at onset (LVV, cases) and compared them to LVV aged over 60 years (LVV, controls).

Safety of Yam-Derived ( ) Foodstuffs-Chips, Flakes and Flour: Effect of Processing and Post-Processing Conditions.

The production of yam-derived ( ) foodstuffs is mainly performed by small and medium scale processors that employ old traditional methods. This can lead to differences in quality from processor to processor, and from location to location, with consequent safety concerns. As such, the effects of processing and post-processing phases (i.

Clinical and immunological features of antiphospholipid syndrome in the elderly: a retrospective national multicentre study.

Objective: APS mainly affects women who are of child-bearing age. We aimed to describe the clinical and immunological features of APS patients diagnosed after the age of 60.

Methods: The Elderly-Phospholipid study is a national, multicentre, retrospective study involving all APS (2006 Miyakis criteria) patients followed in five French tertiary university centres including four national referral lupus and APS centres.

Can anticoagulation therapy in cerebral venous thrombosis associated with Behçet's disease be stopped without relapse?

There is as yet no consensus on the treatment of cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) in Behçet's disease, and the place of anticoagulation is also still being debated. This report is of a series of seven patients with Behçet's disease (BD)-associated CVT, for which anticoagulation was stopped, and discusses the possibility of stopping anticoagulation during follow-up while receiving optimal treatment for BD. The diagnosis of BD was established during follow-up, which lasted a median of 120 [range: 60-1490] days after CVT diagnosis.

Study of the proximate and mineral composition of different Nigerian yam chips, flakes and flours.

Yam ( spp) is an essential tuber crop for hundreds of millions of people in many African, Asian and South American countries. Considering in particular Southwest Nigeria, chips, flakes and flours are amongst the most common shelf-stable traditionally-processed yam products. This paper reports a systematic study on the proximate (moisture, protein, carbohydrate, fibre, fat, ash and gross energy) and mineral composition of these three food commodities sold in Nigerian markets.

Characteristics and Management of IgA Vasculitis (Henoch-Schönlein) in Adults: Data From 260 Patients Included in a French Multicenter Retrospective Survey.

Objective: Data on adult IgA vasculitis (Henoch-Schönlein) (IgAV) are scarce. This survey was designed to better define the clinical spectrum of IgAV and efficacy of treatments in a French patient population.

Methods: Data on clinical characteristics, histologic features, and treatment response from 260 patients with IgAV included in a French multicenter retrospective survey were analyzed.