Cleft palates are oral deformities that mostly affect puppies. They are frequently extensive and characterized by bone and palatal mucosa malformation. This deformity is a serious condition that may result in the death of the dog, therefore surgical treatment is recommended.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFExtracellular matrix (ECM) proteins in the mammary gland provide structure and regulate its development and homeostasis. Alterations in its structure can regulate and support pathogenesis, like breast tumors. Aiming to identify the health and tumoral canine mammary ECM scaffold protein profile by immunohistochemistry, the decellularization process was carried out to remove the cellular content.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) contagion at work is well studied for healthcare workers, however it is not enough assessed in other working settings. Very little is known, indeed, about the risk of COVID-19 transmission through occupational exposure in non-health working places. This study aims to describe a COVID-19 cluster among workers in an office in Italy.
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September 2020
Objective: International guidelines recommend genetic counselling and if indicated the genetic testing for treatment, disease prevention and follow-up for patients and their relatives. However, there is limited utilisation of genetic counselling. This study aimed to verify whether an individual semi-structured guideline-based interview improves the identification of patients eligible for genetic counselling.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe aim of the study is to evaluate how nurses are trained to deal with in-hospital emergencies . Cardiocirculatory arrest represents the epitome of extreme emergency since lack of perfusion to vital organs can cause death in a few minutes and immediate life-saving measures are necessary. Hence, all health workers , and nurses in particular , must be specifically trained.
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