Sexual satisfaction and quality of life: a cross-sectional study of women living with HIV in an outpatient clinic in Southern Brazil.

Despite the feminization of the HIV epidemic, sexual satisfaction and quality of life (QoL) among women living with HIV and AIDS (WLHA) remain underexplored, yet they are critically important for comprehensive care. This cross-sectional study aimed to evaluate QoL and sexual satisfaction in WLHA followed at an outpatient clinic of a universitary hospital in Southern Brazil. The Sexual Satisfaction Scale for Women (SSS-W) was used to quantify sexual satisfaction, and the WHOQOL-HIV BREF assessed QoL.

Plants lipases: challenges, recent advances, and future prospects - a review.

Plant lipases offer a sustainable and promising alternative for various industrial applications, with increasing use in biocatalytic processes in recent years. Leveraging plants as renewable resources reduces dependence on animal or microbial sources, providing significant potential for sustainable lipase production. These lipases are biodegradable and less toxic, enhancing their cost-effectiveness, particularly when sourced from plants with additional economic value.

Optimizing Thermal Stability: Evaluating the Impact of Heterofunctional Hydrophobic Supports on Immobilized Flaxseed Lipase.

Lipases have catalytic capacity in various processes such as hydrolysis. Those derived from plant sources, such as linseed, offer an economical alternative. The immobilization process facilitates the recovery and reuse of lipase, providing advantages such as resistance to high temperatures and difficulties in recovering and reusing free lipases, which makes product separation difficult.

Innovative Trends in Modified Membranes: A Mini Review of Applications and Challenges in the Food Sector.

Membrane technologies play a pivotal role in various industrial sectors, including food processing. Membranes act as barriers, selectively allowing the passage of one or other types of species. The separation processes that involve them offer advantages such as continuity, energy efficiency, compactness of devices, operational simplicity, and minimal consumption of chemical reagents.

Microvascular density analysis and histological parameters of oral cancer progression.

Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the role of blood and lymphatic microvascular density in the progression of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC).

Materials And Methods: The sample was composed of 54 cases of OSCC. The immunoexpression to anti-alpha-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) and to anti-endoglin (CD105) was used to determine the microvessel density (MVD); anti-podoplanin (D2-40) was used to assess the lymphatic vessel density (LVD); vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) was evaluated in malignant cells.

Exploring the STOP-BANG questionnaire for obstructive sleep apnea screening in seniors.

Study Objectives: The accuracy of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) screening instruments in seniors may change as the predictive role of sex, age, and body mass index (BMI) changes with aging. We investigated the diagnostic performance of the STOP-BANG questionnaire in older individuals with aging-adapted scores and thresholds.

Methods: Independent community-dwelling adults aged 65 years or older were screened for OSA.