Impact of Pain Neuroscience Education Program in Community Physiotherapy Context on Pain Perception and Psychosocial Variables Associated with It in Elderly Persons: A Ranzomized Controlled Trial

This study investigated the long-term effect (six-months) of a Pain Neuroscience Education (PNE) program on pain perception, quality of life, kinesiophobia and catastrophism in older adults with multimorbidity and chronic pain. Fifty participants (n = 50) were randomly assigned to the pain education therapy group (PET; n = 24) and control group (CG; n = 26). The PET group received six sessions (i.e., once a week, 50 min) about neurophysiology of pain while the CG carried on with their usual life. Perception of pain through the visual analogue scale (VAS), quality of life (EQ-5D questionnaire), kinesiophobia (TSK-11) and catastrophism (PCS) were assessed after six months since the last PNE session. Statistically significant differences on VAS (t(48) = 44, p = 0.01, ES = 0.42 [0.13, 0.65]) was found in favor to PET group. No other statistically significant differences were found. This study found that the application of a PNE intervention in an isolated form was able to significantly reduce pain perception with low effect size in the long-term (six months after intervention) in elderly people with chronic pain.Medicin

Association Between Preexisting Versus Newly Identified Atrial Fibrillation and Outcomes of Patients With Acute Pulmonary Embolism

Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) may exist before or occur early in the course of pulmonary embolism (PE). We determined the PE outcomes based on the presence and timing of AF. Methods and Results Using the data from a multicenter PE registry, we identified 3 groups: (1) those with preexisting AF, (2) patients with new AF within 2 days from acute PE (incident AF), and (3) patients without AF. We assessed the 90-day and 1-year risk of mortality and stroke in patients with AF, compared with those without AF (reference group). Among 16 497 patients with PE, 792 had preexisting AF. These patients had increased odds of 90-day all-cause (odds ratio [OR], 2.81; 95% CI, 2.33-3.38) and PE-related mortality (OR, 2.38; 95% CI, 1.37-4.14) and increased 1-year hazard for ischemic stroke (hazard ratio, 5.48; 95% CI, 3.10-9.69) compared with those without AF. After multivariable adjustment, preexisting AF was associated with significantly increased odds of all-cause mortality (OR, 1.91; 95% CI, 1.57-2.32) but not PE-related mortality (OR, 1.50; 95% CI, 0.85-2.66). Among 16 497 patients with PE, 445 developed new incident AF within 2 days of acute PE. Incident AF was associated with increased odds of 90-day all-cause (OR, 2.28; 95% CI, 1.75-2.97) and PE-related (OR, 3.64; 95% CI, 2.01-6.59) mortality but not stroke. Findings were similar in multivariable analyses. Conclusions In patients with acute symptomatic PE, both preexisting AF and incident AF predict adverse clinical outcomes. The type of adverse outcomes may differ depending on the timing of AF onset.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Approaches in biotechnological applications of natural polymers

Natural polymers, such as gums and mucilage, are biocompatible, cheap, easily available and non-toxic materials of native origin. These polymers are increasingly preferred over synthetic materials for industrial applications due to their intrinsic properties, as well as they are considered alternative sources of raw materials since they present characteristics of sustainability, biodegradability and biosafety. As definition, gums and mucilages are polysaccharides or complex carbohydrates consisting of one or more monosaccharides or their derivatives linked in bewildering variety of linkages and structures. Natural gums are considered polysaccharides naturally occurring in varieties of plant seeds and exudates, tree or shrub exudates, seaweed extracts, fungi, bacteria, and animal sources. Water-soluble gums, also known as hydrocolloids, are considered exudates and are pathological products; therefore, they do not form a part of cell wall. On the other hand, mucilages are part of cell and physiological products. It is important to highlight that gums represent the largest amounts of polymer materials derived from plants. Gums have enormously large and broad applications in both food and non-food industries, being commonly used as thickening, binding, emulsifying, suspending, stabilizing agents and matrices for drug release in pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries. In the food industry, their gelling properties and the ability to mold edible films and coatings are extensively studied. The use of gums depends on the intrinsic properties that they provide, often at costs below those of synthetic polymers. For upgrading the value of gums, they are being processed into various forms, including the most recent nanomaterials, for various biotechnological applications. Thus, the main natural polymers including galactomannans, cellulose, chitin, agar, carrageenan, alginate, cashew gum, pectin and starch, in addition to the current researches about them are reviewed in this article.. }To the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientfíico e Tecnológico (CNPq) for fellowships (LCBBC and MGCC) and the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nvíel Superior (CAPES) (PBSA). This study was supported by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) under the scope of the strategic funding of UID/BIO/04469/2013 unit, the Project RECI/BBB-EBI/0179/2012 (FCOMP-01-0124-FEDER-027462) and COMPETE 2020 (POCI-01-0145-FEDER-006684) (JAT)

CIBERER : Spanish national network for research on rare diseases: A highly productive collaborative initiative

Altres ajuts: Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII); Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación.CIBER (Center for Biomedical Network Research; Centro de Investigación Biomédica En Red) is a public national consortium created in 2006 under the umbrella of the Spanish National Institute of Health Carlos III (ISCIII). This innovative research structure comprises 11 different specific areas dedicated to the main public health priorities in the National Health System. CIBERER, the thematic area of CIBER focused on rare diseases (RDs) currently consists of 75 research groups belonging to universities, research centers, and hospitals of the entire country. CIBERER's mission is to be a center prioritizing and favoring collaboration and cooperation between biomedical and clinical research groups, with special emphasis on the aspects of genetic, molecular, biochemical, and cellular research of RDs. This research is the basis for providing new tools for the diagnosis and therapy of low-prevalence diseases, in line with the International Rare Diseases Research Consortium (IRDiRC) objectives, thus favoring translational research between the scientific environment of the laboratory and the clinical setting of health centers. In this article, we intend to review CIBERER's 15-year journey and summarize the main results obtained in terms of internationalization, scientific production, contributions toward the discovery of new therapies and novel genes associated to diseases, cooperation with patients' associations and many other topics related to RD research

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Séptimo desafío por la erradicación de la violencia contra las mujeres del Institut Universitari d’Estudis Feministes i de Gènere "Purificación Escribano" de la Universitat Jaume

patrimonio intelectual

Actas de congresoLas VI Jornadas se realizaron con la exposición de ponencias que se incluyeron en cuatro ejes temáticos, que se desarrollaron de modo sucesivo para facilitar la asistencia, el intercambio y el debate, distribuidos en tres jornadas. Los ejes temáticos abordados fueron: 1. La enseñanza como proyecto de investigación. Recursos de enseñanza-aprendizaje como mejoras de la calidad educativa. 2. La experimentación como proyecto de investigación. Del ensayo a la aplicabilidad territorial, urbana, arquitectónica y de diseño industrial. 3. Tiempo y espacio como proyecto de investigación. Sentido, destino y usos del patrimonio construido y simbólico. 4. Idea constructiva, formulación y ejecución como proyecto de investigación. Búsqueda y elaboración de resultados que conforman los proyectos de la arquitectura y el diseño

Education, therapeutic exercise, and manual therapy approaches in orofacial pain. Case reports

Los trastornos temporomandibulares son la causa más común de dolor crónico orofacial. Intervenciones pasivas como la terapia manual (TM) es de las herramientas más utilizadas. Sin embargo, este tipo de abordajes puede resultar insuficiente. La investigación de nuevas estrategias, ahora de naturaleza activa, como son el ejercicio o la educación, es necesaria para generar un cambio en la práctica clínica de los profesionales sanitarios y brindar una atención completa al paciente con dolor crónico. El objetivo consiste en analizar el efecto de tres abordajes principales de forma combinada sobre el dolor, factores psicosociales, variables funcionales y biomecánicas.Temporomandibular disorders are the most common cause of chronic orofacial pain. Passive interventions such us manual therapy (MT) is being one of the most used tools. However, this type of approach may be insufficient. The investigation of new strategies, now of an active nature such as exercise or education, it is necessary to generate a change in the clinical practice of health professionals and provide comprehensive care to patients with chronic pain. The aim is to analyze the effect of three main approaches in combination on pain, psychosocial factors, functional and biomechanical variables.Medicin

Hip adduction and abduction strength profiles in elite and sub‑elite female soccer players according to players level and leg limb‑dominance

Understanding the hip adduction and abduction strength in female soccer players is crucial for performance enhancement and injury prevention. This study compares the strength profiles in these muscle groups between elite and sub‑elite female soccer players and assesses the impact of leg limb‑dominance.This research has been partially funded by the University Catholic of Valencia.Fisioterapi

30 paisajes sonoros simultáneos de Barcelona en el 26 de abril 2017 (Día Internacional de Concienciación sobre el Ruido), y su geolocalización en el Mapa Barcelona + Sostenible

For the first time, ten teams of sound curators, coordinated by members of the research group URBAURAMON dedicated to Intelligent tools for managing and control of the urban soundscape (BIA 2016 – 76957 – C3 – R) as well as the Ajuntament de Barcelona and La Fábrica del Sol, recorded and measured the soundscape of the 10 local councils of the city of Barcelona, during the evening of April 26th 2017, the International Noise Awareness Day, under the motto Barcelona Sone, so as to locate in the map Barcelona + Sostenible. Por primera vez diez equipos curadores de sonidos, coordinados por miembros del grupo de investigación URBAURAMON dedicado a las Herramientas inteligentes para la gestión y control del paisaje sonoro urbano (BIA 2016 – 76957 – C3 – R) así como de L’Ajuntament de Barcelona y de La Fábrica del Sol, han salido a grabar y medir los paisajes sonoros de las 10 Sedes de Distrito de la ciudad de Barcelona, durante la tarde del 26 de abril de 2017, Día Internacional de Concienciación sobre el Ruido, bajo el lema Barcelona Sona, para posteriormente geolocalizarlos en el mapa de Barcelona + Sostenible

Libro abierto en Iberoamérica

Conocer la situación del acceso abierto del libro académico en Iberoamérica fue el objetivo de la investigación que se presenta en este libro. Entender las dinámicas propias de los libros en acceso abierto en el espacio iberoamericano en este momento particular permite trazar rutas y diseñar estrategias que favorezcan la presencia de contenidos académicos en español y en otros idiomas de la región en la red. Todo ello entendiendo el acceso abierto como una extraordinaria posibilidad de divulgación y circulación de contenidos académicos, además de verlo como un compromiso con la sociedad. La panorámica que se ofrece en este libro es resultado de un estudio en el que participaron más de ciento cuarenta editoriales universitarias latinoamericanas, por medio de un instrumento diseñado para tal fin, aportando información sobre la edición digital y la edición de publicaciones en acceso abierto en la región. Estos resultados fueron complementados mediante entrevistas a algunos de los coordinadores de las redes nacionales de editoriales universitarias y con varios representantes del sector. Adicionalmente, los resultados son comparados con los de España. El estudio se complementa, además, con una revisión del entorno global de la edición de libros en abierto y de los posibles modelos de financiación, así como algunos análisis sobre la propiedad intelectual.This book aimed to gather information on the situation of open access for academic books in Ibero America. Understanding the dynamics of open access books in the Ibero-American context at this particular time allows tracing routes and designing strategies that favor the presence of academic content in Spanish and in other languages of the region on the web. Open access is seen here as an extraordinary possibility for the dissemination and circulation of academic content, in addition to being a commitment to society. The overview offered in this book is the result of a research study, which was developed with the participation of more than one hundred and forty university presses from Latin America that, using a tool specially designed for this purpose, provided information on digital editing and the publication of open access works in the region. These results are complemented with interviews with the coordinators of some national networks of university presses and other representatives of the sector. Additionally, the findings are compared to data from Spain. The study also presents a review of the global situation of open access publishing and possible financing models, as well as some inquiries on intellectual property