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Lived Experiences of Physiotherapists in Caring for People with Advanced Amyotr...

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a disease that has a multidimensional impact on a person’s life, with symptoms associated with a significant loss of autonomy. Specialized palliative care (PC) should be provided early and throughout the course of the disease. Indeed, physiotherapists should be understood as integral members of the multidisciplinary team in PC, in the care and improvement of the quality of...

Frequency of Th1 and Th17 Cells and IL‐17A Levels in Peripheral Blood and Perit...

Introduction: Chronic kidney disease is characterized by an immune imbalance. In peritoneal dialysis (PD), chronic expo‐ sure to high‐load glucose solutions may further aggravate such disturbances. Among these inflammatory mediators, T helper 1 (Th1) and Th17 cells as well as interleukin 17A (IL‐17A) seem to stand out. We aimed to quantify the frequency of Th1 and Th17 cell subsets and IL‐17A levels in blood an...

The concept of equity and theories of justice applied to issues related to ineq...

A equidade e a justiça na abordagem das desigualdades nos transportes e na mobi...

Antibiotic resistance among gastrointestinal bacteria in broilers: a review foc...

Simple Summary Chicken meat has become one of the most consumed meats worldwide, and antibiotics have been used to ensure high levels of production. However, antibiotic usage in animal production has contributed to the development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, largely among intestinal microbiota. Enterococcus spp. and Escherichia coli are frequently found in the gastrointestinal tract of chickens, and the p...

Design is communication

Since prehistory, the sense of sight has been the most useful sense for perception and communication between human beings. Since the existence of humanity, there has been a development of vision before speech or hearing, which has made the visual aspect the essential basis of communication. This visual communication, which allows the exchange of information between people without the need for words, is also the...

Pathophysiology and therapeutic approaches for spinal cord injury

Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a disabling condition that disrupts motor, sensory, and autonomic functions. Despite extensive research in the last decades, SCI continues to be a global health priority affecting thousands of individuals every year. The lack of effective therapeutic strategies for patients with SCI reflects its complex pathophysiology that leads to the point of no return in its function repair and r...

Patient Blood Management – is its application possible in oncology?

Patient blood management (PBM) is a safe approach aiming to improve a patient’s medical and surgical management in ways that boost and conserve their own blood. Approximately 32% to 60% of oncology patients have iron deficiency – the majority of whom are anaemic – therefore, it is important to discuss strategies to avoid excessive blood usage and the reduction of tumour progression and cancer recurrence. In thi...

Modelling informative time points: an evolutionary process approach

Real time series sometimes exhibit various types of “irregularities”: missing observations, observations collected not regularly over time for practical reasons, observation times driven by the series itself, or outlying observations. However, the vast majority of methods of time series analysis are designed for regular time series only. A particular case of irregularly spaced time series is that in which the s...

Serum phospholipidomics reveals altered lipid profile and promising biomarkers ...

Multiple sclerosis is a neurodegenerative disease causing disability in young adults. Alterations in metabolism and lipid profile have been associated with this disease. Several studies have reported changes in the metabolism of arachidonic acid and the profile of fatty acids, ceramides, phospholipids and lipid peroxidation products. Nevertheless, the understanding of the modulation of circulating lipids at the...