Use of proteases for animal feed supplementation: scientific and technological updates.

The global market is rapidly evolving, with biotechnological advances supporting production centers through innovative techniques. A key focus is on bioprocesses for extracting, purifying, and applying proteases, particularly in animal feed within the agricultural sector. Although the cost reduction may vary depending on the animal species, supplementation with proteases allows for the formulation of more cost-effective diets, improving nutrient digestibility and absorption, optimizing energy efficiency, preserving intestinal integrity, enhancing carcass quality, modulating the intestinal microbiome, and reducing nitrogen excretion.

Psychiatric Home Hospitalization: The Role of Mental Health Nurses-A Scoping Review.

The lack of evidence synthesis studies on the role of psychiatric mental health nursing in the context of psychiatric home hospitalization underscores the limited research on nurses providing care in these teams, particularly concerning their experiences and responsibilities and the actual role of nurses in this context. This knowledge has the potential to improve the quality of mental healthcare by guiding nursing practices. : To map the concepts related to the role of mental health nurses in psychiatric home hospitalization.

Association between Apical Periodontitis and Autoimmune Diseases: A Systematic Review with Meta-analysis.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to perform a qualitative and quantitative synthesis of the available studies evaluating the possible relationship between apical periodontitis and autoimmune diseases.

Methods: The literature search was conducted across 6 electronic databases (PubMed/MEDLINE, Embase, SciELO, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, and Scopus). The search covered articles published up to September 2023.

Susceptibility patterns of species collected from intensive care units in Portugal: a prospective study in 2020-2022.

Background: For infections antifungal therapy is often empirical and mainly depends on locally antifungal surveillance data, which differs between geographic regions.

Aims: To monitor the epidemiology and antifungal susceptibility of spp. from combined axillar-groin samples in intensive care unit (ICU) patients on admission (day1, D1), day 5 (D5) and day 8 (D8).