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Rheology and gel point of the enzymatic hydrolysis of urea in the presence of urease
R. Serrato-Millán,L. Medina-Torres,F. Calderas,B.L. España-Sánchez,M. Estevez,A.R. Hernandez-Martínez,M. Cruz-Soto,I.C. Sánchez,R. Gómez-García,I. Sánchez-Betancourt,M.C. Velasquillo-Martínez,G. Luna- 한국유변학회 2017 Korea-Australia rheology journal Vol.29 No.1
This study reports on the rheology of the gelation kinetics of raw chitosan (CTS) solutions (2% w/v) produced by enzymatic hydrolysis of urea at different urea concentrations (40, 50, 60, 80, and 100 mM) in the presence of urease at 1 U/mL. Viscoelastic parameters and pH values were evaluated during gelation process and the rheological properties of CTS hydrogels produced were monitored after 24 h at 37°C to simulate human body temperatures. pH measurements suggest that above some critical urea concentration (50 mM) the time required (tgel) to reach the critical pH gelation shows no dependence on urea concentration (tgel was ca. 70 minutes). Above 50 mM of urea concentration, CTS hydrogels exhibit an elastic modulus G' higher than the viscous modulus G'' with no frequency dependence characteristic of a gel behavior. Gelation kinetics analyzed by rheology suggest that the G' (i.e., structure) development depends on urea concentration during solution neutralization.
Signatures of minor mergers in the Milky Way disc – I. The SEGUE stellar sample
Gó,mez, Facundo A.,Minchev, Ivan,O’Shea, Brian W.,Lee, Young Sun,Beers, Timothy C.,An, Deokkeun,Bullock, James S.,Purcell, Chris W.,Villalobos, Á,lvaro Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2012 Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Vol.423 No.4
<P><B>ABSTRACT</B></P><P>It is now known that minor mergers are capable of creating structure in the phase‐space distribution of their host galaxy’s disc. In order to search for such imprints in the Milky Way, we analyse the Sloan Extension for Galactic Understanding and Exploration (SEGUE) F/G dwarf and the Schuster et al. stellar samples. We find similar features in these two completely independent stellar samples, consistent with the predictions of a Milky Way minor‐merger event. We next apply the same analyses to high‐resolution, idealized <I>N</I>‐body simulations of the interaction between the Sagittarius dwarf galaxy and the Milky Way. The energy distributions of stellar particle samples in small spatial regions in the host disc reveal strong variations of structure with position. We find good matches to the observations for models with a mass of Sagittarius’ dark matter halo progenitor <IMG src='/wiley-blackwell_img/lap.gif' alt ='less-than or approximately equal-to'/>10<SUP>11</SUP> M<SUB>⊙</SUB>. Thus, we show that this kind of analysis could be used to provide unprecedentedly tight constraints on Sagittarius’ orbital parameters, as well as place a lower limit on its mass.</P>
Rodríguez-Gómez Irene,Sánchez-Martín Coral,García-García Francisco J.,García-Esquinas Esther,Miret Marta,Vicente-Rodriguez Germán,Gusi Narcís,Mañas Asier,Carnicero José A.,Gonzalez-Gross Marcela,Ayuso 한국역학회 2022 Epidemiology and Health Vol.44 No.-
OBJECTIVES: This study investigated the associations of chronic diseases with changes in lifestyle and health behaviours in older people following the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) lockdown in Spain and compared the differences in changes over time. METHODS: 1,092 participants (80.3± 5.6 years; 66.5% female) from 2 Spanish cohorts were included. Telephone-based questionnaires were conducted to evaluate lifestyle and health risk behaviours at the end of lockdown and 7 months post-lockdown. Participants were classified as having physician-diagnosed chronic diseases based on self-reported data. Cox proportional models adjusted for major confounders were used. RESULTS: Compared to those without the corresponding chronic diseases, older people with hypertension were less likely to report increased alcohol consumption (hazard ratio [HR], 0.73; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.55 to 0.99). Pulmonary diseases were associated with lower risks of increased sedentary time (HR, 0.58; 95% CI, 0.39 to 0.86) and worsened sleep quality (HR, 0.56; 95% CI, 0.36 to 0.87), while cardiovascular diseases were associated with a lower risk of decreased sedentary time (HR, 0.58; 95% CI, 0.38 to 0.88). Depression was linked to a higher likelihood of improved diet quality (HR, 1.53; 95% CI, 1.00 to 2.36). Cancer pacients were less likely to have worsened sleep quality (HR, 0.44; 95% CI, 0.22 to 0.89) but more likely to have reduced their frequency of social contact (HR, 2.05; 95% CI, 1.05 to 3.99). CONCLUSIONS: Older people with chronic diseases showed beneficial changes in lifestyle and health risk behaviours after the COVID-19 lockdown. In particular, older people with hypertension, pulmonary disease, and cancer tended to make beneficial lifestyle and health behaviour changes. However, older people with cardiovascular disease and depression engaged in more health risk behaviours.
Nilda Espinola-Zavaleta,,María Elena Soto,Angel Romero-Gonzalez,Lidia del Carmen Gómez-Puente,Luis Muñoz-Castellanos,Aasha S. Gopal,Candace Keirns,Eulo Lupi-Herrera 한국심초음파학회 2015 Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging (J Cardiovasc Im Vol.23 No.2
Background: Down’s syndrome (DS) is a genetic anomaly, which undergoes increased morbidity and mortality when associatedwith congenital heart disease (CHD). The aims of the study were to determine the prevalence of CHD and pulmonary hypertension(PH) in DS. Methods: One hundred twenty-seven patients with DS living in Mexico City were evaluated by physical exam, electrocardiogramand echocardiogram. Results: CHD was found in 40%. In 80% (n = 102) PH was present [systolic pulmonary artery pressure (SPAP) of 47 ± 19mm Hg and mean pulmonary artery pressure (MPAP) of 32 ± 11 mm Hg]. Patients with CHD and PH were classified ashaving 1) no shunt (n = 18) with SPAP of 37 ± 9 mm Hg and MPAP of 25 ± 6 mm Hg and 2) with shunt (n = 26) with PASPof 57 ± 29 mm Hg and MPAP of 38 ± 19 mm Hg (p ≤ 0.001). In those without CHD or with CHD without shunt (n = 76), SPAPwas 37 ± 19 mm Hg and the MPAP 25 ± 6 mm Hg. The prevalence of PH in DS was 5.9% at one year and 15% at 10 years. Theodds ratio of PH in DS with CHD was 7.3 vs. 3 without CHD. Conclusion: DS has a high prevalence of CHD and PH. PH prevalence increases when it is associated with CHD. Thepathophysiology of PH in DS without CHD should be studied in the near future. Echocardiography is an indispensible tool forevaluation of DS.
Rodolfo Valdés,Andrés Tamayo,Marcos González,Sigifredo Padilla,Déborah Geada,William Ferro,Lorely Milá,Leonardo Gómez,Rosario Alemán,Alberto Leyva,Cristina García,Otto Mendoza,Tatiana Alvarez,Lamay Do 한국생물공학회 2012 Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering Vol.17 No.1
Monoclonal antibody (mAb) production methods (ascites, in vitro technologies, transgenic animals, and dicot or monocot transgenic plants; moss, algae) have been improved since they were first developed in 1975. In this study, we illustrate a summary of a study case in which mice, a hollow fiber system, and tobacco transgenic plants were assessed for the production of mAb for vaccine manufacturing and vaccine production. Monoclonal antibody (mAb) production methods (ascites, in vitro technologies, transgenic animals, and dicot or monocot transgenic plants; moss, algae) have been improved since they were first developed in 1975. In this study, we illustrate a summary of a study case in which mice, a hollow fiber system, and tobacco transgenic plants were assessed for the production of mAb for vaccine manufacturing and vaccine production.
Carlos Andrés Regino,Jean Paul Gómez,Gabriel Mosquera-Klinger 대한소화기내시경학회 2022 Clinical Endoscopy Vol.55 No.2
Adrenal gland infection is a clinical entity of great importance, but it is a largely unrecognized pathology. Immunosuppressedindividuals are at a higher risk of presentation. Herein, we describe a young female patient, recently diagnosed with HIV, whopresented with severe sepsis due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, associated with a left adrenal abscess. She wasinitially treated with antibiotics; however, due to the persistence of the systemic inflammatory response and bacteremia, endoscopicultrasound-guided drainage was performed. This procedure was successful in resolving the clinical situation. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided adrenal gland drainage can be a safe, efficacious, and minimally invasive option for managingantibiotic-refractory adrenal abscesses in immunosuppressed patients.
Enrique Jesús Delgado-Suárez,Rocío Ortíz-López,Wondwossen A. Gebreyes,Marc W. Allard,Francisco Barona-Gómez,María Salud Rubio-Lozano 한국미생물학회 2019 The journal of microbiology Vol.57 No.4
Multi-drug resistant (MDR) non-typhoidal Salmonella (NTS) is increasingly common worldwide. While food animals are thought to contribute to the growing antimicrobial resistance (AMR) problem, limited data is documenting this relationship, especially in low and middle-income countries (LMIC). Herein, we aimed to assess the role of non-clinical NTS of bovine origin as reservoirs of AMR genes of human clinical significance. We evaluated the phenotypic and genotypic AMR profiles in a set of 44 bovine-associated NTS. For comparative purposes, we also included genotypic AMR data of additional isolates from Mexico (n = 1,067) that are publicly available. The most frequent AMR phenotypes in our isolates involved tetracycline (40/44), trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (26/44), chloramphenicol (19/44), ampicillin (18/44), streptomycin (16/44), and carbenicillin (13/44), while nearly 70% of the strains were MDR. These phenotypes were correlated with a widespread distribution of AMR genes (i.e. tetA, aadA, dfrA12, dfrA17, sul1, sul2, bla-TEM-1, blaCARB-2) against multiple antibiotic classes, with some of them contributed by plasmids and/or class-1 integrons. We observed different AMR genotypes for betalactams and tetracycline resistance, providing evidence of convergent evolution and adaptive AMR. The probability of MDR genotype occurrence was higher in meat-associated isolates than in those from other sources (odds ratio 11.2, 95% confidence interval 4.5–27.9, P < 0.0001). The study shows that beef cattle are a significant source of MDR NTS in Mexico, highlighting the role of animal production on the emergence and spread of MDR Salmonella in LMIC.
Ortiz-Gómez Tamin,Toledano Paula,Gomez Andrea C.,López María,Alonso Carla Andrea,Ruiz Joaquim,Lagos José,Sáenz Yolanda 대한감염학회 2023 Infection and Chemotherapy Vol.55 No.2
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia is an opportunistic pathogen, often associated with nosocomial infections. Ten S. maltophilia were isolated from clinical samples during the period January 2021 and June 2022. Eight (80%) patients had cancer as a background disease and 2 patients had coronavirus disease 2019. A fatal outcome was recorded in 4 cases (40% of patients). All the isolates were susceptible to minocycline and levofloxacin. Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole and ceftazidime resistance rates were 20% and 40% respectively. Eight different patterns were observed by Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis, only two isolates being clonally identical. The isolation of S. maltophilia in clinical settings requires the implementation of infection prevention measures.
Asynchronies during invasive mechanical ventilation: narrative review and update
Saavedra Santiago Nicolás,Barisich Patrick Valentino Sepúlveda,Maldonado José Benito Parra,Lumini Romina Belén,Gómez-González Alberto,Gallardo Adrián 대한중환자의학회 2022 Acute and Critical Care Vol.37 No.4
Invasive mechanical ventilation is a frequent therapy in critically ill patients in critical care units. To achieve favorable outcomes, patient and ventilator interaction must be adequate. However, many clinical situations could attempt against this principle and generate a mismatch between these two actors. These asynchronies can lead the patient to worst outcomes; because of that is vital to recognize and treat these entities as soon as possible. Early detection and recognition of the different asynchronies could favor the reduction of the days of mechanical ventilation, the days of hospital stay, and in intensive care and improve clinical results.