The ESCAPE Trial for Older People With Chronic Low Back Pain: A Feasibility Study of a Clinical Trial of Group-Based Exercise in Primary Health Care.

Low back pain is a highly disabling health condition that generates high costs for patients and healthcare systems. For this reason, it is considered a serious public health problem worldwide. This pilot study aimed to assess the feasibility of a future randomized controlled trial (RCT) by evaluating adherence to treatment, contamination between groups, satisfaction with treatment, and understanding of the exercise instructions provided by the physiotherapist.

Synergistic effect of electrotrophic perchlorate reducing microorganisms and chemically modified electrodes for enhancing bioelectrochemical perchlorate removal.

Perchlorate has been described as an emerging pollutant that compromises water sources and human health. In this study, a new electrotrophic perchlorate reducing microorganism (EPRM) isolated from the Atacama Desert, Dechloromonas sp. CS-1, was evaluated for perchlorate removal in water in a bioelectrochemical reactor (BER) with a chemically modified electrode.

Long-term Efficacy of Pectoserratus Plane Block (PSPB) for Prevention of Post-mastectomy Pain Syndrome: Extended Follow-up From a Randomized Controlled Trial.

Objectives: Pectoserratus plane block (PSPB) leads to lower postoperative pain intensity. We examined whether PSPB could also reduce the incidence of post-mastectomy pain syndrome (PMPS) in women undergoing breast cancer surgery.

Methods: We performed an extension study of a randomized trial that compared PSPB versus control in women undergoing mastectomy.

Phenoxy- and Phenylamino-Heterocyclic Quinones: Synthesis and Preliminary Anti-Pancreatic Cancer Activity.

The successful application of fragment-based drug discovery strategy for the efficient synthesis of phenoxy- or phenylamino-2-phenyl-benzofuran, -benzoxazole and -benzothiazole quinones is described. Interestingly, in the final step of the synthesis of the target compounds, unusual results were observed on the regiochemistry of the reaction of bromoquinones with phenol and aniline. A theoretical study was carried out for better understanding the factors that control the regiochemistry of these reactions.

The Effect of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy on Rectal Ulcers after Argon Plasma Coagulation.

Chronic radiation proctitis usually develops 3 months after therapy. Despite the lack of standard guidelines regarding treatment, argon plasma coagulation is often a safe and effective endoscopic therapy. However, rectal ulcers are a common complication after argon plasma coagulation.

Investigation of Nutritional Composition, Antioxidant Compounds, and Antimicrobial Activity of Wild Culinary-Medicinal Mushrooms Boletus edulis and Lactarius deliciosus (Agaricomycetes) from Brazil.

Wild edible mushrooms are found around the world, and widely appreciated in gastronomy, medicine, and pharmacology. This study investigated the chemical characterization of Boletus edulis and Lactarius deliciosus wild edible mushrooms, naturally grown in the mountain range of Santa Catarina, Brazil. Mushrooms were separated in stem and cap, and the nutritional composition was conducted in fresh matter.

Three-dimensional nasal septum and maxillary changes following rapid maxillary expansion in patients with cleft lip and palate.

Objectives: To determine the three-dimensional changes of the nasal septum (NS), alveolar width, alveolar cleft volume, and maxillary basal bone following rapid maxillary expansion (RME) in consecutive patients with unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP).

Materials And Methods: A retrospective investigation was conducted based on the analysis of cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) data of 40 consecutive patients with UCLP (mean age 11.1 ± 2.

Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection of Gastric Superficial Lesions: Predictors for Time of Procedure in a Portuguese Center.

Background: Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD), an endoscopic technique used for treatment of gastric superficial lesions, has been gaining importance on western countries. Procedural times have an impact on various outcomes.

Aim: To define which factors from patients, lesions and procedure can predict longer procedural times.

Long-term follow-up after endoscopic resection of gastric superficial neoplastic lesions in Portugal.

Background And Study Aims: Although endoscopic resection for the treatment of gastric superficial neoplastic lesions is an established first-line treatment in Eastern countries, its role has yet to be considered in Western guidelines, mostly due to a lack of long-term studies. The aim of this study was to describe long-term outcomes for endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) and endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) in the treatment of gastric neoplasias in Portugal.

Patients And Methods: This was a single-center, retrospective, cohort study between March 2003 and April 2013.

Facial soft tissues of mouth-breathing children: do expectations meet reality?

Objective: To quantify the differences between the facial soft tissue morphology of severely obstructed mouth breathing (MB) and that of predominantly nasal breathing (NB) children.

Methods: Soft tissue measurements were performed in the lateral cephalograms of 64 severely obstructed MB children (mean age 6.7 ± 1.

The learning curve for narrow-band imaging in the diagnosis of precancerous gastric lesions by using Web-based video.

Background: A simplified narrow-band imaging (NBI) endoscopy classification of gastric precancerous and cancerous lesions was derived and validated in a multicenter study. This classification comes with the need for dissemination through adequate training.

Objective: To address the learning curve of this classification by endoscopists with differing expertise and to assess the feasibility of a YouTube-based learning program to disseminate it.