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Adherence to a Mediterranean diet is associated with lower incidence of frailty: A longitudinal cohort study
2018
Background & aims There is a paucity of data investigating the relationship between the Mediterranean diet and frailty, with no data among North American people. We aimed to investigate if adherence to a Mediterranean diet is associated with a lower incidence of frailty in a large cohort of North American people. Methods This study included subjects at higher risk or having knee osteoarthritis. Adherence to the Mediterranean diet was evaluated using a validated Mediterranean diet score (aMED) as proposed by Panagiotakos and classified into five categories. Frailty was defined using the Study of Osteoporotic Fracture (SOF) index as the presence of ≥2 out of: (i) weight loss ≥5% between b…
Influence of two different surgical techniques on the difficulty of impacted lower third molar extraction and their post-operative complications
2015
Background : Post-operative complications of various degrees of severity are commonly observed in third molar impaction surgery. For this reason, a surgical procedure that decreases the trauma of bone and soft tissues should be a priority for surgeons. In the present study, we compare the efficacy and the post-operative complications of patients to whom two different surgical techniques were applied for impacted lower third molar extraction. Material and Methods : Patients of the first group underwent the classical bur technique, while patients of the second group underwent another technique, in which an elevator was placed on the buccal surface of the impacted molar in order to luxate the …
Effect of introduction of HACCP on the microbiological quality of some restaurant meals
2002
The microbial quality of Spanish potato omelette and pork loin before and after implementation of the HACCP system in University restaurants was used as indicator of food safety in this work. The prevalence of aerobic plate counts and incidences of Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, E. coli O157:H7, Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella spp. and Clostridium perfringens were analysed. Results of implementation of the HACCP system show a lower incidence of studied microorganisms. On the other hand, a documented training in personal hygiene, good manufacturing practices (GMPs), cleaning and sanitation procedures and personal safety in addition to the rearrangement in the infrastructure of t…
What Makes People Nursing Home Residents: Individual Need or Municipalities’ Supply?
2016
In a context where admissions to nursing homes are strictly rationed we examine which individuals become nursing home residents. Rationing decisions are taken by municipalities. Using a national sample we estimate the impact on the rationing decision of individual characteristics and characteristics of the municipalities in which individuals live. High age, lack of self-care productivity and lack of cognitive ability have a positive impact on whether an individual is in a nursing home. By contrast, ample access to informal care has a substantial negative impact on the probability of residing in a nursing home. Men have a slightly lower incidence than women of living in a nursing home. Munic…