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Olfaction and cardiovascular risk: a connection yet to be explored

Introduction: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is highly prevalent in the general population, especially in older age groups. Published studies associate loss of smell with comorbidities such as dyslipidemia, stroke, and heart failure. However, results are inconsistent, and the relationship between CVD and olfactory dysfunction remains unclear. Objective: To evaluate the correlation between loss of smell, cardiovas...

Fire-resistant materials: characterization and thermal behavior of intumescent ...

Dielectric UV filters for protection of fire-resistant glass based on intumesce...

ABSTRACT: Structures such as OLEDs, perovskite solar cells, intumescent glasses, and other components in modern devices and buildings contain materials suscep-tible to degradation when exposed to UV radiation, requiring protection to with-stand outdoor environmental conditions. In this work, multilayer coating config-ured as a Bragg Reflector on glass is employed as spectral filtering to protect the intumescent...

Protection of Steel Structures against Fire and Corrosion by Paint Coatings: A ...

ABSTRACT: Steel structural systems in modular construction must be protected against corrosion and fire exposure. The durability of both protective properties plays a key role in ensuring long-term service life and minimizing maintenance costs. The present work aims to validate anticorrosive protection systems for steel structures, with and without fire protection properties, evaluating degradation mechanisms a...

Intumescent Gels for Fire-Resistant Glass: Thermal Insulation, UV Protection, a...

Intumescent Gels for Fire-Resistant Glass: Thermal Insulation, UV Protection, a...

Review of Reviews (Umbrella Reviews): Step-by-Step Guide

In recent years, as a result of the dramatic increase in the number of systematic reviews, a new type of systematic review, the ‘systematic reviews of systematic reviews’, also known as umbrella reviews, reviews of reviews, meta-reviews or synthesis of review, was developed. The aim of this article is to provide recommendations on how this type of systematic review should be conducted and reported to ensure its...

Success of Cochlear Implantation in patients after bacterial meningitis

Aim: To present the results of cochlear implantation after bacterial meningitis, regarding auditory gain, time of use and improvement in quality of life. Material and Methods: Retrospective, transversal study, based on the analysis of data from patients with severe and profound sensorineural hearing loss due to bacterial meningitis, who underwent uni or bilateral cochlear implant surgery at CHLO between 2014 an...

Transnasal endoscopic orbital decompression in Graves’ disease: experience of 2...

Introduction and goals: Graves' orbitopathy is the most common extrathyroidal manifestation of Graves' disease and manifests as proptosis, exposure keratitis and compressive optic neuropathy. Its treatment, particularly when refractory to medical therapies, involves surgical decompression of the orbit. The objective of this work is to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of transnasal endoscopic decompression ...

Smell and taste: 8 years of experience from a Tertiary Center

Introduction: Olfactory dysfunction (OD) affects up to 20% of the population. Despite significant progress in olfactory function testing, the diagnosis and treatment of OD remains a challenge. Aim: To conduct a descriptive and statistical analysis of patients undergoing follow-up for olfaction and taste dysfunction.  Methods: Retrospective study including patients evaluated for olfaction and taste dysfunctions ...