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Microbiome and Probiotics in Acne Vulgaris—A Narrative Review

2022

Acne vulgaris is a chronic disease characterised by the appearance of eruptions such as whiteheads, blackheads, pustules, papules, and cysts. Among factors that cause acne vulgaris are the abnormal keratinisation of the sebaceous canal, bacterial colonisation (Cutibacterium acnes), increased sebum production, genotypic factors, and hormonal disorders. Treatment is often long and tedious, and can lead to a reduction in quality of life and social isolation. The intestinal microbiota is greatly important in the formation of acne lesions. It is also responsible for the proper immunity of the organism. Acne is a disease that can be related to the condition of the digestive tract and its microbio…

Perception of the Professional Knowledge of and Education on the Medical Technology Products among the Pharmacists in the Baltic and Nordic Countries…

2016

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Transcultural Adaptation and Theoretical Models of Validation of the Spanish Version of the Self-Care of Heart Failure Index Version 6.2 (SCHFI v.6.2)

2021

Background: Heart failure (HF) is a major and growing public health problem worldwide. Across the world, heart failure is associated with high mortality, high hospitalization rates, and poor quality of life. Self-care is defined as a naturalistic decision-making process involving the choice of behaviors that maintain physiologic stability, the response to symptoms when they occur, and the ability to follow the treatment regimen and control symptoms. One instrument used to measure self-care is the Self Care of Heart Failure Index. Aim: The purpose of this study was to test the psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Self Care of Heart Failure Index v.6.2 (SCHFI v.6.2). Methodol…

Challenge types in gaming validation of video game challenge inventory (CHA)

2020

Challenge is a key motivation for videogame play. But what kind of challenge types videogames include, and which of them players prefer? This article helps to answer the above questions by developing and validating Videogame Challenge Inventory (CHA), a psychometrically sound measurement for investigating players’ challenge preferences in videogames. Based on a review of literature, we developed a 38-item version of CHA that was included in a social media user survey (N = 813). An exploratory factor analysis (EFA) revealed a latent structure of five challenge types: Physical, Analytical, Socioemotional, Insight, and Foresight. CHA was amended in another EFA with USA-based survey data (N = 5…

Desarrollo de metodologías sostenibles de análisis

2017

Uno de los retos actuales en la Química Analítica reside en el desarrollo de metodologías analíticas sostenibles que respeten los principios planteados por la Química Verde, de manera su impacto sobre el entorno sea mínimo. Para conseguir este objetivo se han establecido diferentes estrategias o líneas de investigación. En primer lugar, las técnicas de microextracción están aportando numerosas ventajas, aunque todavía presentan algunas limitaciones. Por consiguiente, resulta necesario desarrollar técnicas que automaticen la etapa relativa al pretratamiento de la muestra con el fin de disminuir tanto el tiempo de análisis como la manipulación de la muestra. En segundo lugar, y atendiendo a l…

Biological and Mechanical Characterization of the Random Positioning Machine (RPM) for Microgravity Simulations

2021

The rapid improvement of space technologies is leading to the continuous increase of space missions that will soon bring humans back to the Moon and, in the coming future, toward longer interplanetary missions such as the one to Mars. The idea of living in space is charming and fascinating; however, the space environment is a harsh place to host human life and exposes the crew to many physical challenges. The absence of gravity experienced in space affects many aspects of human biology and can be reproduced in vitro with the help of microgravity simulators. Simulated microgravity (s-μg) is applied in many fields of research, ranging from cell biology to physics, including cancer biology. In…

Enterobacter cloacae administration induces hepatic damage and subcutaneous fat accumulation in high-fat diet fed mice.

2018

Accumulating evidence indicates that gut microbiota plays a significant role in obesity, insulin resistance and associated liver disorders. Family Enterobacteriaceae and especially Enterobacter cloacae strain B29 have been previously linked to obesity and hepatic damage. The underlying mechanisms, however, remain unclear. Therefore, we comprehensively examined the effects of E. cloacae subsp. cloacae (ATCC® 13047™) administration on host metabolism of mice fed with high-fat diet (HFD). C57BL/6N mice were randomly divided into HFD control, chow control, and E. cloacae treatment groups. The E. cloacae treatment group received live bacterial cells in PBS intragastrically twice a week, every ot…

Modifications induced on rat exploratory behavior by acoustic stimulation: a multivariate analysis

2007

Ipotesi progettuale per il recupero ambientale di una ex discarica sita in c. da Palma, agro di Licata

2006

Il recupero ambientale delle discariche dismesse rappresenta un problema ambientale per la notevole complessità degli aspetti e per le rilevanti competenze richieste. E’ necessario, pertanto, negli interventi di rinaturalizzazione predisporre piani di risanamento mirati e sviluppati sulla base di accurate indagini. Per rinaturalizzazione o rinaturazione si intende quella serie di operazioni di recupero ambientale che, con interventi di bio-ingeneria e con la mitigazione degli impatti, favoriscono il reinstaurarsi di relazioni ecologiche in un’area fortemente degradata come quella in studio. Si tratta di ricreare un ambiente “ospitale” per la flora e per la fauna autoctona, favorendo l’integ…

Conservation status of the endemic vascular flora of Sicily

2022

The results of a comparative study of the quantitative data of the IUCN risk categories attributed to the endemic taxa of the Sicilian vascular flora are reported. 430 Sicilian strictly endemic taxa has been evaluated by comparing the data of the risk categories attributed by published sources. 400 taxa have received at least one assessment of their conservation status, 30 taxa have not yet been considered. 278 received an assessment of their conservation status in accordance with the IUCN criteria, while the remaining 152 have not yet been evaluated according to these criteria.