检索结果-南通市图书馆

Idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss:Effectiveness of salvage treatment with low-dose intratympanic dexamethasone

在线全文

学校读者我要写书评

暂无评论

Journal of Otology 2021年第1期16卷 6-11页

作者： Pedro Salvador Francisco Moreira da silva Rui fonseca Department of Otorhinolaryngology Hospital Senhora da OliveiraGuimaraesPortugal

Objectives:To evaluate hearing outcome of salvage treatment with intratympanic steroids(ITS)in idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss(ISSNHL)refractory to initial systemic steroid(SS)*** and methods:A retrospective medical chart review was conducted on 54 consecutive patients with ISSNHL refractory to *** treatment with a low dose intratympanic dexamethasone(4 mg/ml)was offered after one week of primary *** were divided into two groups:25 patients accepted ITS(treatment group)and 29 patients did not undergo additional treatment(control group).A pure tone average(PTA)gain of at least 10 dB was considered hearing ***:Hearing improvement rate was higher in ITS group compared to control group(40%vs.13.8%,p=0.035).A mean PTA improvement of 8.6±9.8 dB was observed in the ITS group and,whereas the control group had an average hearing gain of 0.7±2 dB(p<0.001).Audiometric analysis revealed a significant hearing gain in ITS group at all tested frequencies compared to control group(p<0.05).Analysis of the selected variables,identified intratympanic steroid treatment as the only independent prognostic factor for hearing improvement(OR=4.2,95%CI:1.1e15.7;p=0.04).Conclusion:Intratympanic low dose dexamethasone is effective in patients with incomplete hearing recovery after primary systemic steroid treatment.

关键词： Intratympanic Steroids Salvage Sudden sensorineural hearing loss Idiopathic

Cell-based therapeutic strategies for treatment of spinocerebellar ataxias:an update

在线全文

学校读者我要写书评

暂无评论

Neural Regeneration Research 2023年第6期18卷 1203-1212页

作者： Joana Sofia Correia Sara duarte-silva António JoséSalgado Patrícia Maciel Life and Health Sciences Research Institute(ICVS) School of MedicineUniversity of MinhoBragaPortugal ICVS/3B’s–PT Government Associate Laboratory BragaGuimarãesPortugal

Spinocerebellar ataxias are heritable neurodegenerative diseases caused by a cytosine-adenine-guanine expansion,which encodes a long glutamine tract(polyglutamine)in the respective wild-type protein causing misfolding and protein *** features of polyglutamine spinocerebellar ataxias include neuronal aggregation,mitochondrial dysfunction,decreased proteasomal activity,and autophagy *** polyglutamine protein aggregates accumulate within neurons and cause neural dysfunction and death in specific regions of the central nervous *** ataxias are mostly characterized by progressive ataxia,speech and swallowing problems,loss of coordination and gait *** the past decade,efforts have been made to ameliorate disease symptoms in patients,yet no cure is *** studies have been proposing the use of stem cells as promising tools for central nervous system tissue *** far,pre-clinical trials have shown improvement in various models of neurodegenerative diseases following stem cell transplantation,including animal models of spinocerebellar ataxia types 1,2,and ***,contrasting results can be found in the literature,depending on the animal model,cell type,and route of administration ***,clinical trials using cellular implants into degenerated brain regions have already been applied,with the expectation that these cells would be able to differentiate into the specific neuronal subtypes and re-populate these regions,reconstructing the affected neural ***,the question of how feasible it is to continue such treatments remains unanswered,with long-lasting effects being still *** establish the value of these advanced therapeutic tools,it is important to predict the actions of the transplanted cells as well as to understand which cell type can induce the best outcomes for each *** studies are needed to determine the best route of administration,without neglec

关键词： cell transplantation engraftment induced pluripotent stem cells mesenchymal stem cells neural progenitor cells neuroprotection polyglutamine spinocerebellar ataxias secretome spinocerebellar ataxia stem cell therapy

Mechanical stimulation devices formechanobiology studies:a market,literature,and patents review

在线全文

学校读者我要写书评

暂无评论

Bio-Design and Manufacturing 2023年第3期6卷 340-371页

作者： F.Melo-fonseca O.Carvalho M.Gasik G.Miranda F.S.silva Center for MicroElectroMechanical Systems University of Minho(CMEMS-UMinho)Campus de Azurém4800-058 GuimarãesPortugal LABBELS–Associate Laboratory BragaGuimarãesPortugal International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory(INL) 4715-330 BragaPortugal School of Chemical Engineering Aalto University Foundation00076 EspooFinland Seqvera Ltd. HelsinkiFinland Department of Materials and Ceramic Engineering CICECOAveiro Institute of MaterialsUniversity of Aveiro3810-193 AveiroPortugal

Significant advancements in various research and technological fields have contributed to remarkable findings on the physiological dynamics of the human *** closely mimic the complex physiological environment,research has moved from two-dimensional(2D)culture systems to more sophisticated three-dimensional(3D)dynamic *** bioreactors or microfluidic-based culture models,cells are typically seeded on polymeric substrates or incorporated into 3D constructs which are mechanically stimulated to investigate cell response to mechanical stresses,such as tensile or *** review focuses on the working principles of mechanical stimulation devices currently available on the market or custom-built by research groups or protected by patents and highlights the main features still open to *** are the features which could be focused on to perform,in the future,more reliable and accurate mechanobiology studies.

关键词： Biomaterials Polymers Actuators Mechanical stress Mechanotransduction

Integrated Design Fabrication and Control of a Bioinspired Multimaterial Soft Robotic Hand

在线全文

学校读者我要写书评

暂无评论

Cyborg and Bionic Systems 2023年第1期4卷 156-165页

作者： Samuel Alves Mihail Babcinschi Afonso silva Diogo Neto Diogo fonseca Pedro Neto University of Coimbra CEMMPREARISEDepartment of Mechanical Engineering3030-788 CoimbraPortugal

Machines that mimic humans have inspired scientists for *** soft robotic hands are a good example of such an endeavor,featuring intrinsic material compliance and continuous motion to deal with uncertainty and adapt to unstructured *** research led to impactful achievements in functional designs,modeling,fabrication,and control of soft ***,the full realization of life-like movements is still challenging to achieve,often based on trial-and-error considerations from design to fabrication,consuming time and *** this study,a soft robotic hand is proposed,composed of soft actuator cores and an exoskeleton,featuring a multimaterial design aided by finite element analysis(FEA)to define the hand geometry and promote finger’s *** actuators are fabricated using molding,and the exoskeleton is 3D-printed in a single *** ON-OFF controller keeps the set fingers’inner pressures related to specific bending angles,even in the presence of *** FEA numerical results were validated by experimental tests,as well as the ability of the hand to grasp objects with different shapes,weights,and *** integrated solution will make soft robotic hands more available to people,at a reduced cost,avoiding the time-consuming design-fabrication trial-and-error processes.

关键词： consuming skeleton realization

Influence of previous plane of nutrition on molecular mechanisms regulating the expression of urea and water metabolism related genes in the rumen and kidney of finishing crossbred Angus steers

在线全文

维普期刊数据库

学校读者我要写书评

暂无评论

Animal Nutrition 2024年第2期17卷 232-243页

作者： Aghata E.Moreira da silva Arturo Macias Franco Bradley S.Ferguson Mozart A.fonseca College of Agriculture Biotechnology&Natural Resources University of Nevada Department of Animal and Range Sciences Clayton Livestock Research Center New Mexico State University

This study aimed to understand how molecular mechanisms controlling water and urea metabolism at the finishing phase can be affected by previous plane of nutrition of crossbred Angus beef steers. Twentyfour(n = 24) animals were randomly distributed into either a moderate(MP) or high plane of nutrition during the background phase for 85 d. Animals were then blocked by their previous plane and were moved onto a 105-d finishing phase in a 2 × 2 factorial arrangement. The forage-finished group received only high-quality alfalfa hay, whereas the grain-fed group received a high grain diet(80% whole corn and20% alfalfa hay). By the end of the finishing phase, animals were harvested and tissue samples from the rumen and kidney were collected. Changes in gene expression of aquaporins(AQP)-2,-3,-4,-7, ATP1A1,ATP1B1, SGK1, CLIC1(kidney and rumen), UT-A1(kidney only) and UT-B(rumen only), were assayed via real-time q PCR; 18S r RNA was used as an endogenous control. One-way ANOVA followed by Tukey's post hoc analysis was conducted. When animals were from MP, forage-finishing increased the relative abundance of AQP3(P ≤ 0.05), AQP7(P ≤ 0.05), ATP1B1(P ≤ 0.05), and SGK1(P ≤ 0.05) in the kidney when compared to grain-fed animals. In the rumen, for the MP group, AQP7 was differentially expressed in both treatments at the finishing phase(P ≤ 0.01), with forage-finished steers having the highest expression of AQP7. For the MP group, UT-B had a tendency of presenting a higher expression on grainfed animals(P = 0.075). Overall, these results suggest that previous plane can impact expression of genes associated with water and urea metabolism during the finishing phase, namely AQP3, AQP7, ATP1B1, and SGK1 in the kidney, and AQP7 and UT-B in the rumen. The greatest impact observed on gene expression changes of investigated genes at the finishing phase was reflective of animals backgrounded on the moderate previous plane.

关键词： Gene expression Aquaporin Sodium channel Urea transporter

Energetic-protein supplementation in the last 60 days of gestation improves performance of beef cows grazing tropical pastures

在线全文

同方期刊数据库

学校读者我要写书评

暂无评论

Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2018年第1期9卷 208-216页

作者： Aline Gomes da silva Mário fonseca Paulino Edenio Detmann Henrique Jorge Fernandes Lincoln da silva Amorim Román Enrique Maza Ortega Victor Valério de Carvalho Josilaine Aparecida da Costa Lima Felipe Henrique de Moura mariana Benevides Monteiro Jéssika Almeida Bitencourt Universidade Federal de Vicosa VicosaMinas Gerais 36570-000Brazil Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul Campo GrandeMato Grosso do Sul 79074-460Brazil Universidade Estadual de Mato Grosso do Sul AquidauanaMato Grosso do Sul 79200-000Brazil Biotran Biotecnologia e Treinamento em Reproducao Animal AlfenasMinas Gerais 37130-000Brazil Universidade Federal do Acre Rio BrancoAcre 69920-900Brazil

Background： Nutrition is one of the most important factors that affect animal performance, and it therefore also impacts on financial results in beef systems. In this way, finding the best strategy for feeding supplements is of paramount importance. Aiming to evaluate the effect of supplement feeding strategies for beef cows in the last third of gestation, two experiments were conducted. In Experiment 1, 35 pregnant Nellore cows were assigned to a completely randomized design with four treatments： control, which received no supplement; supplementation for the last 30 d of gestation（30-d; 3.0 kg/d）; supplementation for the last 60 d of gestation（60-d; 1.5 kg/d）; or supplementation for the last 90 d of gestation（90-d; 1.0 kg/d）. All supplemented treatments received the same total amount of supplement throughout the experiment： 90 kg（20% of crude protein）. A second experiment（Experiment 2） was delineated to evaluate the effects of the amounts offered in Experiment 1 on intake and metabolism. Four multiparous pregnant Nellore cows were assigned to a 4 × 4 Latin square design, with periods of15 d ***： There was a linear effect of the number of days of supplementation on calving body weight（BW; P 〈 0.05）and a quadratic effect on BW change from parturition to d 31 post-calving（P 〈 0.05）, with cows on the 60-d strategy losing less BW post-calving. No difference was found in offspring birth BW（P 〉 0.10）. A significant linear effect on interval from parturition to conception（P 〈 0.05） was observed, with the highest calving to conception interval being observed in the 90-d strategy. The level of supplementation did not affect forage intake or neutral detergent fiber digestibility（P 〉 0.10）. Nitrogen excreted through urine tended to increase linearly with the level of supplementation（P 〈 0.10）.Conclusion： Providing 1.5 kg of supplement during the last 60 d of gestation improves cow performance after calving, reducing the magnitude of BW lost, and reduces the number of

关键词： Flushing Nutrition Parturition Reproduction

The Cost Per Patient in a Long-life Unit and Maintenance

在线全文

学校读者我要写书评

暂无评论

Management Studies 2021年第1期9卷 24-34页

作者： Susana MSR fonseca Filipe duarte Polytechnic of Viseu ViseuPortugal Universidade Beira Interior CovilhãPortugal

With the increase in average life expectancy,care for the chronically ill has become an important area in the context of health *** accounting in the health care area is proved to be fundamental as an information tool for decision making,in a sector where managers are increasingly encouraged to provide more and better care at lower *** the creation of the National Network of Integrated Continuous Care(NNICC),it is the Long Term Care and Maintenance Units(LTCMUs)that receive more dependent patients,in need of comfort care and palliative *** are studies that ensure that the implementation of a palliative model reduces costs and makes the management and use of human and material resources more *** is a quantitative and descriptive study,of retrospective character,whose general objectives were:to develop a comparative study between the practices in use in the Institution;to standardize monitoring strategies;to propose a health management model that takes into consideration the reduction of suffering and the efficiency of *** last 30 days of users’lives were analyzed,in terms of resources *** calculated a daily co-participation value per user higher than the co-participated *** concluded that the financing due to LTCMU does not take into account the real needs of users,requiring institutions to allocate human resources and materials higher than the co-funded.

关键词： palliative care end-of-life costs health management

Engineering Improved Photosynthesis in the Era of Synthetic Biology

在线全文

维普期刊数据库

学校读者我要写书评

暂无评论

Plant Communications 2020年第2期1卷 1-17页

作者： Willian Batista-silva Paula da fonseca-Pereira Auxiliadora Oliveira Martins Agustin Zsogon Adriano Nunes-Nesi Wagner L.Araujo Departamento de Biologia Vegetal Universidade Federal de Vic¸osaVic¸osaMinas Gerais 36570-900Brazil

Much attention has been given to the enhancement of photosynthesis as a strategy for the optimization of crop *** traditional plant breeding is most likely reaching a plateau,there is a timely need to accelerate improvements in photosynthetic efficiency by means of novel tools and biotechnological *** emerging field of synthetic biology offers the potential for building completely novel pathways in predictable directions and,thus,addresses the global requirements for higher yields expected to occur in the 21st ***,we discuss recent advances and current challenges of engineering improved photosynthesis in the era of synthetic biology toward optimized utilization of solar energy and carbon sources to optimize the production of food,fiber,and fuel.

关键词： photosynthesis synthetic biology genetic engineering yield improvement targeted manipulation

Simulated rainfall in Brazil:An alternative for assesment of soil surface processes and an opportunity for technological development

在线全文

维普期刊数据库

学校读者我要写书评

暂无评论

International Soil and Water Conservation Research 2024年第1期12卷 29-42页

作者： Camila Calazans da silva Luz Wilk Sampaio de Almeida Adilson Pacheco de Souza Nivaldo Schultz Jamil Alexandre Ayach Anache Daniel fonseca de Carvalho Postgraduate Program in Agronomy-Soil Sciences Federal Rural University of Rio de JaneiroSeropédicaRJBrazil Agronomy Department Federal Institute of EducationScience and Technology of RondôniaAriquemesROBrazil Federal University of Mato Grosso SinopMTBrazil Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro SeropédicaRJBrazil Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul Campo GrandeMSBrazil

Rainfall simulators(RS)have been used,above all,to evaluate hydrological processes related to soil water infiltration,surface runoff and soil *** allow repeatability of rain application with different precipitation intensities in field and/or laboratory conditions and should produce events with physical characteristics similar to natural *** this manuscript,we carried out a bibliometric and scientometric analysis of studies with simulated rainfall in Brazil to assess the temporal evolution of publications,the main topics addressed and the degree of technological development of the *** searched for the terms“rainfall simulator”OR“simulated rainfall”AND“Brazil”in the Scopus,Web of Science,SciELO and Google Scholar *** found 143 articles published in the last 37 years(1985-2022).Our findings indicate that the main research areas covered in papers are soil erosion(57.34%),soil water infiltration(24.47%),nutrient losses(9.8%)and RS development and calibration/assessment(8.39%).In recent years,the number of published papers in international high-impact factor journals has *** of the papers(49.65%)refer to studies carried out by institutions located in the south and southeast regions of ***,there is a large gap of studies on simulated rainfall in other regions of Brazil,where important biomes such as the Cerrado,Amazon,Caatinga,and their transitions are *** study informs research priorities on soil erosion under simulated rainfall and provides a bibliographic database that can assist in more detailed future analyses.

关键词： Rainfall simulator Soil and water losses Soil water infiltration Bibliometrics Scientific review