Fear of missing out and problematic social media use: a serial mediation model of social comparison and self-esteem

Background and aim: Fear of Missing Out (FoMO) is consistently associated with problematic social media use (PSMU). Moreover, previous studies have shown a significant association between FoMO, self-esteem, and social comparison. However, there is a lack of studies that have investigated the relationship between, FoMO, social comparison, self-esteem, and PSMU in an integrated model. The present study hypothesized that FoMO may influence PSMU through the serial mediating role of social comparison and self-esteem. Method: A cross-sectional survey study was conducted comprising 256 Italian university students (74.4% female), aged 18 to 38 years (M = 23.05 years; SD = 3.58). The participants completed an online survey assessing the variables of the study. Results: Controlling for age and gender, the results showed positive associations between FoMO, social comparison, and PSMU, and a negative association between FoMO and self-esteem. Self-esteem was also negatively associated with PSMU. It was also found that social comparison and self-esteem sequentially mediated the association between FoMO and PSMU. Conclusions: The present study contributes to understanding the mechanisms that underline the complex effects of FoMO on PSMU

Penetration of fosfomycin in intestinal culture explants

Fosfomicina (FOS) es un antibiótico utilizado en producción porcina para el tratamiento y prevención de infecciones causadas por bacterias resistentes durante el post destete. En la dieta de los animales es frecuente encontrar antibióticos y concentraciones subtóxicas de micotoxinas como el deoxinivalenol (DON). Estos compuestos pueden establecer interacciones en el tracto intestinal afectando y/o modificando la penetración de FOS a los enterocitos. El objetivo de este trabajo fue desarrollar un cultivo de explantes de intestino procedentes de yeyuno de cerdos y aplicar este modelo para estudiar la penetración intracelular de FOS en presencia o ausencia de DON. El uso de explantes intestinales disminuye el sacrificio de animales por experimento y preservan la estructura histológica intestinal normal en condiciones in vitro. Los resultados mostraron que no existieron diferencias estadísticamente significativas en la concentración intracelular de FOS entre los explantes incubados con 580 ppm FOS y los explantes incubados con 580 ppm FOS y 1 ppm DON. Se obtuvo un Cmax de 12 ppm y tmax de 2 h. Nuestro estudio demostró que solo el 2% del antibiótico se acumula intracelularmente y que la concentración intracelular de FOS no es afectada por la presencia de concentraciones subtóxicas de DON.Fosfomycin (FOS) is an antibiotic used in pig farms for treatment and prevention of infections caused by resistant bacteria during post-weaning period. Antibiotics and non-toxic concentrations of such mycotoxins as deoxynivalenol (DON) are frequently found in the diet of animals. These compounds can establish interactions in the intestinal tract which affect and/or modify the penetration of FOS to enterocytes. The aim of this study was to culture intestinal explants from jejuna of pigs and to apply this model to the study of intracellular penetration of FOS in presence or absence of DON. The use of intestinal explants reduces the number of animals sacrificed per experiment and preserves normal intestinal histological structure in vitro. The results showed that there was no statistically significant difference in the intracellular concentration of FOS between explants incubated with 580 ppm FOS and explants incubated with 580 ppm FOS and 1 ppm DON. The Cmax was 12 ppm and the tmax was 2 h. Our study proved that only the 2% of the antibiotic is intracellularly accumulated and that the intracellular concentration of FOS is not affected by the presence of non-toxic concentrations of DON.Facultad de Ciencias Veterinaria

Penetration of fosfomycin in intestinal culture explants

Fosfomicina (FOS) es un antibiótico utilizado en producción porcina para el tratamiento y prevención de infecciones causadas por bacterias resistentes durante el post destete. En la dieta de los animales es frecuente encontrar antibióticos y concentraciones subtóxicas de micotoxinas como el deoxinivalenol (DON). Estos compuestos pueden establecer interacciones en el tracto intestinal afectando y/o modificando la penetración de FOS a los enterocitos. El objetivo de este trabajo fue desarrollar un cultivo de explantes de intestino procedentes de yeyuno de cerdos y aplicar este modelo para estudiar la penetración intracelular de FOS en presencia o ausencia de DON. El uso de explantes intestinales disminuye el sacrificio de animales por experimento y preservan la estructura histológica intestinal normal en condiciones in vitro. Los resultados mostraron que no existieron diferencias estadísticamente significativas en la concentración intracelular de FOS entre los explantes incubados con 580 ppm FOS y los explantes incubados con 580 ppm FOS y 1 ppm DON. Se obtuvo un Cmax de 12 ppm y tmax de 2 h. Nuestro estudio demostró que solo el 2% del antibiótico se acumula intracelularmente y que la concentración intracelular de FOS no es afectada por la presencia de concentraciones subtóxicas de DON.Fosfomycin (FOS) is an antibiotic used in pig farms for treatment and prevention of infections caused by resistant bacteria during post-weaning period. Antibiotics and non-toxic concentrations of such mycotoxins as deoxynivalenol (DON) are frequently found in the diet of animals. These compounds can establish interactions in the intestinal tract which affect and/or modify the penetration of FOS to enterocytes. The aim of this study was to culture intestinal explants from jejuna of pigs and to apply this model to the study of intracellular penetration of FOS in presence or absence of DON. The use of intestinal explants reduces the number of animals sacrificed per experiment and preserves normal intestinal histological structure in vitro. The results showed that there was no statistically significant difference in the intracellular concentration of FOS between explants incubated with 580 ppm FOS and explants incubated with 580 ppm FOS and 1 ppm DON. The Cmax was 12 ppm and the tmax was 2 h. Our study proved that only the 2% of the antibiotic is intracellularly accumulated and that the intracellular concentration of FOS is not affected by the presence of non-toxic concentrations of DON.Facultad de Ciencias Veterinaria

Eliminación de residuos de oxitetraciclina y fosfomicina en calostro y leche de cerda: efecto sobre la camada

The objective of this work was to study the elimination of oxytetracycline (OTC) and fosfomycin (FOS) in sow colostrum/milk and its impact on some microbiological aspects and on intestinal morpho-physiological and zootechnical parameters of the litter. Colostrum/milk samples from sows treated during the period of delivery with OTC solution and disodium FOS by the intramuscular route were analyzed. Colostrum intake with residual concentrations of antibiotics and intestinal and zootechnical parameters of suckling piglets, were evaluated. The mean residual concentrations of OTC and FOS in colostrum/milk were 0.48 and 1.55 µg/ml and the average antibiotic intake/piglet was 0.13 and 0.50 mg/kg body weight, respectively. While ingestion of colostrum with FOS residues showed less impact than OTC on the microbiological, morpho-physiological and intestinal enzymatic biochemistry of suckling piglets, any of the antibiotics affected the zootechnical parameters of the litters. Nevertheless, the low concentrations of antibiotics ingested with colostrum would be a potential risk of developing bacterial resistance, thus their prophylactic administration during the peri-partum should be reconsidered.El objetivo del presente trabajo fue estudiar la eliminación de oxitetraciclina (OTC) y fosfomicina (FOS) en calostro y leche de cerda, su impacto sobre algunos aspectos microbiológicos y morfo-fisiológicos intestinales, así como parámetros zootécnicos de la camada. Se analizaron muestras de calostro y leche de cerdas tratadas durante el peri-parto con OTC solución y FOS disódica vía intramuscular. Se evaluó la ingesta de calostro con concentraciones residuales de antibióticos, así como parámetros intestinales y zootécnicos de lechones lactantes. Las concentraciones medias residuales de OTC y FOS en calostro/leche fueron 0,48 y 1,55 µg/ml y la ingestión media de antibiótico/lechón fue de 0,13 y 0,50 mg/kg peso vivo, respectivamente. Si bien la ingestión de calostro con residuos de FOS mostró menor impacto que OTC sobre los aspectos microbiológicos y morfo-fisiológicos, así como sobre la bioquímica enzimática intestinal de lechones lactantes, ambos antibióticos no afectaron los resultados de los parámetros zootécnicos de las camadas. No obstante, las bajas concentraciones de antibióticos ingeridos con el calostro serían un potencial riesgo de desarrollo de resistencia bacteriana, por lo cual la aplicación profiláctica de los mismos durante el peri-parto debería ser reconsiderada

Fear of COVID‐19 Scale (FCV‐19S) across countries: measurement invariance issues

Aim: The threats of novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have caused fears worldwide. The Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) was recently developed to assess the fear of COVID-19. Although many studies found that the FCV-19S is psychometrically sound, it is unclear whether the FCV-19S is invariant across countries. The present study aimed to examine the measurement invariance of the FCV-19S across eleven countries. Design: Cross-sectional study. Methods: Using data collected from prior research on Bangladesh (N = 8,550), United Kingdom (N = 344), Brazil (N = 1,843), Taiwan (N = 539), Italy (N = 249), New Zealand (N = 317), Iran (N = 717), Cuba (N = 772), Pakistan (N = 937), Japan (N = 1,079) and France (N = 316), comprising a total 15,663 participants, the present study used the multigroup confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and Rasch differential item functioning (DIF) to examine the measurement invariance of the FCV-19S across country, gender and age (children aged below 18 years, young to middle-aged adults aged between 18 and 60 years, and older people aged above 60 years). Results: The unidimensional structure of the FCV-19S was confirmed. Multigroup CFA showed that FCV-19S was partially invariant across country and fully invariant across gender and age. DIF findings were consistent with the findings from multigroup CFA. Many DIF items were displayed for country, few DIF items were displayed for age, and no DIF items were displayed for gender. Conclusion: Based on the results of the present study, the FCV-19S is a good psychometric instrument to assess fear of COVID-19 during the pandemic period. Moreover, the use of FCV-19S is supported in at least ten countries with satisfactory psychometric properties

Metodología analítica para la detección de residuos de oxitetraciclina en miel

Se ha desarrollado un método rápido y preciso, para la determinación de concentraciones residuales de oxitetraciclina en miel, realizando una doble extracción con acetona y HPLC fase reversa en modo isocrático con detector UV. El límite de cuantificación fue de 0,05 mg/g, y la recuperación de la droga en este nivel fue del 90

Metodología analítica para la detección de residuos de oxitetraciclina en miel

A rapid and precise method has been developed to detect residual concentrations of oxytetracycline in honey by a double extraction with acetone and reverse phase HPLC, working in isocratic mode and UV detector. The quantification limit was 0.05 mg/g obtaining a 90% recovery at this level.Se ha desarrollado un método rápido y preciso, para la determinación de concentraciones residuales de oxitetraciclina en miel, realizando una doble extracción con acetona y HPLC fase reversa en modo isocrático con detector UV. El límite de cuantificación fue de 0,05 mg/g, y la recuperación de la droga en este nivel fue del 90%