Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension Treated with a Targeted CT-Guided Epidural Blood Patch

Spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH) is an important cause of new daily persistent headache. It is thought to be due to spontaneous spinal cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaks, which probably have a multifactorial etiology. The classic manifestation of SIH is an orthostatic headache, but other neurological symptoms may be present. An epidural blood patch is thought to be the most effective treatment, but a blind infusion may be ineffective. We describe the case of a young man who developed an acute severe headache, with pain worsening when assuming an upright posture and relief gained with recumbency. No history of previous headache, recent cranial or cervical trauma, or invasive procedures was reported. Magnetic resonance imaging showed pachymeningeal enhancement and other features consistent with SIH and pointed towards a cervical CSF leak site. After failure of conservative treatment, a targeted computer tomography-guided EBP was performed, with complete recovery.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

3D printed hollow-core terahertz fibers

CNPQ - CONSELHO NACIONAL DE DESENVOLVIMENTO CIENTÍFICO E TECNOLÓGICOFAPESPA - FUNDAÇÃO AMAZÔNIA DE AMPARO A ESTUDOS E PESQUISASCAPES - COORDENAÇÃO DE APERFEIÇOAMENTO DE PESSOAL E NÍVEL SUPERIORThis paper reviews the subject of 3D printed hollow-core fibers for the propagation of terahertz (THz) waves. Several hollow and microstructured core fibers have been proposed in the literature as candidates for low-loss terahertz guidance. In this review, we focus on 3D printed hollow-core fibers with designs that cannot be easily created by conventional fiber fabrication techniques. We first review the fibers according to their guiding mechanism: photonic bandgap, antiresonant effect, and Bragg effect. We then present the modeling, fabrication, and characterization of a 3D printed Bragg and two antiresonant fibers, highlighting the advantages of using 3D printers as a path to make the fabrication of complex 3D fiber structures fast and cost-effective.63111CNPQ - CONSELHO NACIONAL DE DESENVOLVIMENTO CIENTÍFICO E TECNOLÓGICOFAPESPA - FUNDAÇÃO AMAZÔNIA DE AMPARO A ESTUDOS E PESQUISASCAPES - COORDENAÇÃO DE APERFEIÇOAMENTO DE PESSOAL E NÍVEL SUPERIORCNPQ - CONSELHO NACIONAL DE DESENVOLVIMENTO CIENTÍFICO E TECNOLÓGICOFAPESPA - FUNDAÇÃO AMAZÔNIA DE AMPARO A ESTUDOS E PESQUISASCAPES - COORDENAÇÃO DE APERFEIÇOAMENTO DE PESSOAL E NÍVEL SUPERIORSem informaçãoSem informaçãoSem informaçã

[Carotid atherosclerosis and white matter hypodensities: a controversial relationship]

INTRODUCTION: White matter hypodensities of presumed vascular origin, are recognized as an important cause of morbidity with established clinical and cognitive consequences. Nonetheless, many doubts remain on its physiopathology. Our goal is to clarify the potential role of carotid atherosclerosis and other vascular risk factors in the development of white matter hypodensities of presumed vascular origin. MATERIAL AND METHODS: We included patients that underwent CT brain scan and neurosonologic evaluation within a one-month period. Full assessment of vascular risks factors was performed. We seek to find independent associations between white matter hypodensities of presumed vascular origin, carotid intima-media thickness and vascular risk factors. RESULTS: 472 patients were included, mean age was 67.32 (SD: 14.75), 274 (58.1%) were male. The independent predictors of white matter hypodensities of presumed vascular origin were age (OR: 1.067, 95% IC: 1.049 - 1.086, p < 0.001) and hypertension (OR: 1.726, 95% IC: 1.097 - 2.715, p = 0.018). No association was found between IMT (OR: 2.613, 95% IC: 0.886 - 7.708, p = 0.082) or carotid artery stenosis (OR: 1.021, 95% IC: 0.785 - 1.328, p = 0.877) and white matter hypodensities of presumed vascular origin. DISCUSSION: Only age and hypertension proved to have an independent association with white matter hypodensities of presumed vascular origin. Carotid atherosclerosis, evaluated by IMT and the degree of carotid artery stenosis, showed no association with white matter hypodensities of presumed vascular origin. Since atherosclerosis is a systemic pathology, these results suggest that alternative mechanisms are responsible for the development of white matter hypodensities of presumed vascular origin. CONCLUSION: Age and hypertension seem to be the main factors in the development of white matter hypodensities of presumed vascular origin. No association was found between carotid atherosclerosis and white matter hypodensities of presumed vascular origin

Associação do polimorfismo do gene do hormônio de crescimento com a característica peso em bovinos da raça Nelore.

O polimorfismo do gene do hormônio de crescimento bovino (bGH) foi estudado em 211 bovinos machos da raça Nelore, puros de origem (PO), a fim de observar as freqüências genenotípicas e alélicas, e a possível associação com a característica peso. Para alcançar este objetivo, foram considerados os pesos ao nascer, a desmama e mensais dos 10 aos 16 meses de idade, e calculados os ganhos de peso do nascimento a desmama ao 16 meses. Foi coletado sangue para extração do DNA e análises dos sítios polimórficos (RFLP) oriundos da disgestão com as endonucleases Msp I (bGH/Msp I, 891pb), Hae III (bGH/Hae III, 441 pb) e Alu I (bGH/Alu I, 427 pb). Para cada polimorfismo foram encontrados dois alelos, ocorrendo predominância dos aleleo sD, F e A, respectivamente. Foi observado o efeito do genótipo AA do bGH/Alu I sobre o ganho de peso da desmama ate 15 meses de idade e do genótipo DD do bGH/Msp I sobre os ganhos de peso da desmama aos 14 e 15 meses. Os resultados sugerem que os polimorfismos bGH/Alu I e bGH/Msp I constituem marcadores, em potencial, da característica ganho de peso em animais jovens

DFT study of the CO oxidation on the Au(321) surface

The CO oxidation on the Au(321) surface was investigated using spin polarized density functional theory based calculations within the GGA-PW91 exchange-correlation functional. This was done by studying separately the adsorption of isolated CO or CO2 and also the coadsorption of CO + O or CO + O-2 on the Au(321) surface. A periodic supercell approach was used to model the gold surface. The kinetic profile of the oxidation reaction was determined with the climbing image-nudged elastic band method and also with the dimer approach. It was found that CO adsorbs on the clean surface preferably at the kinks, and the same preference exists if atomic or molecular oxygen is coadsorbed on the Au(321) surface. CO2 is weakly adsorbed on Au(321) and appears at large distance from the metal surface. Importantly, the formation of carbonate species or of four atoms compounds, OCOO, adsorbed on the Au(321) surface is thermodynamically favorable from CO and O-2. The reaction of CO oxidation by atomic oxygen occurs almost without any energy cost on a reconstructed surface, whereas moderate barriers of similar to 0.6 eV were computed for the direct reaction with molecular oxygen occurring at the surface steps. These results suggest that the predissociation of the molecular oxygen on the Au(321) surface for the CO oxidation is energetically less favorable than the direct reaction with molecular oxygen. Finally, the products of the oxidation reaction are much more stable than the four atoms compound.publishe

Efeito de indutores de resistência na incidência do mal do Panamá em banana maçã.

O mal do Panamá ou murcha de Fusarium, causado por Fusarium oxysporum Schlechtend.: Fr. f.sp. cubense (E.F. Smith) W.C. Snyder & Hansen, é uma das doenças mais importantes da bananeira (Musa spp.). Primeiramente relatado na Austrália, esta doença está presente em todas as regiões produtoras do mundo. Nas décadas de 1950 e 1960, o mal do Panamá dizimou a bananicultura da América Central e Caribe, então constituída unicamente da variedade Gros Michel (Daly & Walduck, 2006). No Brasil, onde foi detectado em 1930 sobre banana Maçã (Cordeiro et al., 2003), essa doença causa perdas acentuadas na produção de frutos em todo o País (Cordeiro et al., 1993), notadamente na variedade Maçã e naquelas do subgrupo Prata.pdf 202

Adaptação de genótipos de arroz irrigado com tolerância à herbicida em Roraima.

O objetivo deste trabalho foi o de testar genótipos com tolerância à herbicidas, e principalmente, selecionar aqueles mais adaptados às condições locais, com produtividade de grãos compatíveis com as cultivares convencionais atualmente utilizadas, visando subsidiar os sistemas de produção do Estado

Potencial para adoção da estratégia de integração lavoura-pecuária-floresta para o uso sustentável de solos arenosos.

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