190 research outputs found
Introducing the Front-Of-Pack Acceptance Model: the role of usefulness and ease of use in European consumers’ acceptance of Front-Of-Pack Labels
In recent years, increasing attention to the utilisation of Front-Of-Pack Labels (FOPLs) as a tool to prompt individuals towards healthier food choices has been observed both in regulatory bodies and academic research. However, few theoretical models have been used to understand their role in consumer decision-making, as well as the antecedents that induce individuals to accept the information provided by the label, and to benchmark FOPL performance in different markets.
Through a sequence of two studies conducted in Italy, France and the UK on 2812 primary grocery shoppers, we developed a new theoretical framework, the Front-Of-Pack Acceptance Model, applicable both in contexts in which FOPL are present, and in which they should be introduced. Our findings suggest a structural link between the usefulness and ease of use of the labels and the way consumers form their attitudes and intentions towards buying healthier products
Cervical carcinogenesis, bacterial vaginosis, HPV-mRNA test and relapse of CIN2+ after loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP)
OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study
was to evaluate the relationship between bacterial
vaginosis (BV) and relapse of cervical intraepithelial
neoplasia grade 2 or more (CIN2+) after Loop
electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP).
PATIENTS AND METHODS: One hundred four
patients who underwent LEEP for CIN2+ were followed
up every six months for three years. Fifty-three
were negative for BV and fifty-one were positive.
Each clinical control included Pap test, colposcopy,
Amsel criteria test, HPV-DNA, and HPV-mRNA test.
RESULTS: Patients’ age, presence of BV, positivity
to HPV-DNA and HPV-mRNA tests were analyzed.
The average age of patients was 42.5 ± 8.92 years
(median: 42.5; range from 27 to 58 years). The minimum
follow-up was 6 months and maximum 36
months (average: 22.8 ± 4.53; median: 24). The 10%
of the patients with HPV-mRNA test negative had relapsed,
compared to 45% of patients with HPV-mRNA
test positive. Among the 53 patients without BV
the 20% had relapsed compared with 23% of 51 patients
with diagnosis of BV.
CONCLUSIONS: There is no evidence for higher
percentage of relapse in patients with BV, submitted
to excisional procedure for CIN2+ associated
to HPV-m-RNA test positivity. There is only a correlation
among BV and relapse of CIN2+ lesions after
LEEP
Gli adenomi bronchiali a sede periferica: analisi di una casistica e considerazioni clinico-terapeutiche
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Curioso comportamento di un corpo estraneo (protesi dentaria) migrato dalle vie aeree nel tubo digerente
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Internal femoral osteosynthesis after external fixation in multiple-trauma patients
In this study the authors evaluate the results of internal synthesis of femoral fractures in polytraumatised patients initially treated by external fixation (EF). From January 2002 to December 2005, 39 femurs in 37 polytraumatised patients (average age 34.2 years, range 18-44) with closed fractures and an ISS>20 were initially treated with EF. There were three groups: Group A, 13 cases when conversion to internal osteosynthesis occurred after 4-7 days (average 5.6 days); Group B, 11 cases with a 4-6-month interval before internal osteosynthesis, and after investigation using MRI and scintigraphy with labelled leucocytes; Group C, the remaining cases treated definitively with EF. Time of healing, lower limb function, time of return to previous activities and short and long-term complications were evaluated at the follow-up. The average time of follow-up was 23 months. In Group A the time of bone healing was 123 days; there were no events of embolism but one case of pseudoarthrosis and one case of instrument failure. In Group B the time of bone healing was 274 days, with one case of pseudoarthrosis and one case of deep infection. In Group C the average healing time was 193 days, with 3 cases of screw (half-pin) osteolysis. Functional recovery was delayed by the presence of other fractures. EF is a simple, quick and safe procedure to stabilise fractures in polytraumatised patients. According to damage control orthopaedic (DCO) concepts, it is possible to replace EF with internal synthesis after an interval as this reduces the risks of internal osteosynthesis when performed in the emergency period. EF can also be maintained as definitive treatment but should a change to internal synthesis be needed, it is possible to do it safely after excluding bone infection
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