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Immobilization of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria by polyvinyl alcohol and sodium alginate

Braz. j. microbiol; 48 (3), 2017
Abstract Ammonia-oxidizing bacteria were immobilized by polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and sodium alginate. The immobilization conditions and ammonia oxidation ability of the immobilized bacteria were investigated. The following immobilization conditions were observed to be optimal: PVA, 12%; sodium alginate, 1...

A plate method for rapid screening of Ketogulonicigenium vulgare mutants for enhanced 2-keto-l-gulonic acid production

Braz. j. microbiol; 48 (3), 2017
Abstract A new plate method was developed for rapid screening of Ketogulonicigenium vulgare mutants overproducing 2-keto-l-gulonic acid (2-KLG). The screening methodology took the advantage of the acidity caused by 2-KLG, which changes the color of bromothymol blue (pH indicator) from blue to yellow. Usi...

Cardiac arrest animal model: a simple device for small animals' chest compression

Rev. bras. anestesiol; 67 (4), 2017

Tratamiento quirúrgico de las dismetrías y deformidades angulares de miembros inferiores mediante epifisiodesis con tornillos transfisarios (técnica de Metaizeau)

Evaluamos los niños con dismetrías y deformidades angulares operados mediante la Técnica de Metaizeau en el período 2010-2014, mediante un estudio retrospectivo de 11 pacientes, analizados en 2 Grupos. Grupo 1 (Dismetrías), formado por 5 pacientes, de los cuales 3 fueron operados solamente mediante ...

Uso seguro y eficaz del IT-Knife-2 en el manejo endoscópico del divertículo de Zenker (DZ)

Objetivo: Evaluar la eficacia y seguridad del manejo endoscópico del DZ con IT-knife 2. Materiales y métodos: Estudio prospectivo, multicéntrico (Hospital Nacional Edgardo Rebagliati Martins y la Clínica El Golf). Se incluyeron todos los pacientes con DZ sintomáticos desde setiembre 2013 a agosto 20...

Eficacia y complicaciones de la técnica de doble guía durante la canulación de la vía biliar principal

RESUMEN Objetivo: Determinar la eficacia y seguridad de la técnica de doble guía en pacientes con canulación difícil durante una CPRE. Materiales y métodos: El presente estudio se realizó, entre el mes de enero del 2015 y julio del 2016. Se procedió a sintetizar la data, de éxito y complicaciones...

Use of technologies in intravenous therapy: contributions to a safer practice

Rev. bras. enferm; 70 (3), 2017
ABSTRACT Objectives: To identify what are the difficulties of the nursing staff in the management of technologies during intravenous therapy (IVT) and discuss the difficulties identified under the perspective of patient's safety. Method: Descriptive study of qualitative approach with data collected by ...

Health Conditions and Memory Performance: a study with older adult women

Rev. bras. enferm; 70 (3), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective: to verify the correlation between health condition and memory performance of older adult women in the community. Method: Analytical cross-sectional study developed with 28 older adult women living in Cuiabá-MT. They answered the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), and a shortened...

Validation of the adherence questionnaire for Brazilian chronic kidney disease patients under hemodialysis

Rev. bras. enferm; 70 (3), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective: To validate the evaluation questionnaire on adherence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients under hemodialysis. Method: We verified the following psychometric properties of the instrument: reliability (stability and internal consistency) and validity (face, content, and construct...

Validation of the self-assessment of communication skills and professionalism for nurses

Rev. bras. enferm; 70 (3), 2017
ABSTRACT Objectives: to translate, adapt cross-culturally and validate into Brazilian Portuguese the following instrument: "Self-assessment of communication skills and professionalism in residents" for the nursing professional, and to determine if personal characteristics and performance of the nurse in...