Transcriptome analysis indicates improved adipose tissue function in growing Iberian pig fed olive by-products based diets.

Supplementing diets with olive by-products offers promising benefits for alleviating animal stress caused by feed restriction without compromising growth. The aim of this study was to explore the transcriptome of backfat in Iberian pigs fed experimental diets based in olive by-products. This study involved 15 pigs, which were placed into three diet groups: a Control (C) group, a dry olive pulp (DOP) group, which was fed a compound feed elaborated with olive pulp, and a wet crude olive cake (WCOC) group, which was fed a compound feed and an olive cake silage provided .

Goiter surgery recommendations in sub-Saharan Africa in humanitarian cooperation.

Background: The standard treatment for endemic goiter is usually total thyroidectomy. In low- and middle-income countries, the management of thyroid disease, which is commonplace in fully developed countries, is not always possible. The purpose of this study is to establish a treatment algorithm to calculate the extent of thyroidectomy based on the risk factors of each patient.

Rheological and Tribological Properties of Nanocellulose-Based Ecolubricants.

Based on the response surface methodology, a rheological and tribological study carried out on eco-friendly lubricants is described. Such ecolubricants consisted of fibrillated or crystalline nanocellulose in vegetable oil (castor oil, high oleic sunflower oil or their mixtures). Cellulose nanoparticles showed noticeable friction-reducing and anti-wear properties within the boundary and mixed lubrication regimes, which were found to be dependent on nanocellulose concentration, base oil composition and applied normal force.

Modification of Alkali Lignin with Poly(Ethylene Glycol) Diglycidyl Ether to Be Used as a Thickener in Bio-Lubricant Formulations.

Considerable efforts are currently being made by the academic community and industry, aiming to develop environmentally friendly lubricants with suitable technical features for their performance. In this context, lignin could be considered a promising candidate to be used as a bio-sourced thickening agent to formulate eco-friendly lubricating greases. In this work, alkali lignin (AL) was chemically modified with poly(ethylene glycol) diglycidyl ether (PEGDE).

Speciation, behaviour, and fate of mercury under oxy-fuel combustion conditions.

The work presented here reports the first study in which the speciation, behaviour and fate of mercury (Hg) have been evaluated under oxy-fuel combustion at the largest oxy-Pulverised Coal Combustion (oxy-PCC) demonstration plant to date during routine operating conditions and partial exhaust flue gas re-circulation to the boiler. The effect of the CO2-rich flue gas re-circulation on Hg has also been evaluated. Results reveal that oxy-PCC operational conditions play a significant role on Hg partitioning and fate because of the continuous CO2-rich flue gas re-circulations to the boiler.

Natural and synthetic antioxidant additives for improving the performance of new biolubricant formulations.

Knowledge of the oxidative stability of vegetable oils for lubricant applications is a key point, because vegetable oil oxidation potential is the main disadvantage for its use as a lubricant. Oil degradation after an oxidation process can seriously affect its lubricating function and increase wear. In this work, two different methods for evaluating the oxidation stability of lubricating vegetable oils, the oxidation onset temperature, characterized through DSC measurements (ASTM E 2009-08), and the pressure drop in the oxygen pressure vessel (ASTM D 942-02), have been used.

Levosimendan increases portal blood flow and attenuates intestinal intramucosal acidosis in experimental septic shock.

It has been proposed that vasodilatory therapy may increase microcirculatory blood flow and improve tissue oxygenation in septic shock. The authors aimed to evaluate the effects of levosimendan in systemic and splanchnic hemodynamics in a porcine model of septic shock in a randomized animal controlled study. This study was performed in an animal research facility in a university hospital.

Effectiveness and long-term outcome of cardiopulmonary resuscitation in paediatric intensive care units in Spain.

Objective: To analyse the immediate effectiveness of resuscitation and long-term outcome of children who suffered a cardiorespiratory arrest when admitted to paediatric intensive care units (PICU).

Design And Setting: Secondary analysis of data from an 18-month prospective, multicentre study analysing cardiorespiratory arrest in children in 16 paediatric intensive care units in Spain.

Patients And Methods: We studied 116 children between 7 days and 17 years of age.

Outcome of out-of-hospital cardiorespiratory arrest in children.

Objective: To analyze the characteristics and outcome of out-of-hospital cardiorespiratory arrest in children in Spain.

Methods: Secondary analysis of data from a prospective, multicenter study analyzing cardiorespiratory arrest in children. Ninety-five children between 7 days and 16 years with cardiorespiratory arrest.

Characteristics and outcome of cardiorespiratory arrest in children.

Objective: To analyse the present day characteristics and outcome of cardio-respiratory arrest in children in Spain.

Design: An 18-month prospective, multicentre study analysing out-of-hospital and in-hospital cardio-respiratory arrest in children.

Patients And Methods: Two hundred and eighty-three children between 7 days and 17 years of age with cardio-respiratory arrest.

Interaction between hemoglobin and glutathione in the regulation of blood flow in normal and septic pigs.

Background: Hemoglobin (Hb) induces vasoconstriction by heme group binding nitric oxide in an irreversible fashion. Recent in vitro studies indicate that the thiol groups in Hb reversibly bind nitric oxide and participate in trans-nitrosylation reactions with other thiols. Sepsis is a pathophysiologic state characterized by vasodilation mediated, at least in part, by an excessive release of nitric oxide.