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An ethnobotanical survey of seventeen plants species used against diarrhoea and other diseases in southern Benin (West Africa)

2021-08-31

Ethnobotanical relevance: Many plants are widely used in traditional medicine across Africa. In Benin, practitioners of Beninese traditional medicine make use of diverse medicinal plants in the traditional management of various diseases including diarrhoea. Aim of the study: This study aimed at highlighting the ethnomedicinal uses of 17 plants in the traditional treatment of diarrhoea and other diseases in southern Benin. [Continue]

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Dreaming the unrepressed unconscious and beyond: repression vs dissociation in the oneiric functioning of severe patients

2021-08-23

Starting with Freud and Jung, dreams have always been considered a core source of information for psychoanalysis. Nowadays, neuroscientific findings suggest that dreams are related especially to limbic and right emotional brain circuit, and that during REM stages they engage self-related and visual internally generated processing. These neuroscientific findings together with contemporary psychoanalysis suggest that dreams are related to the sense of self and serve the purpose of re-integrating and re-structuring the integrity of the psyche. However, while dreams are still viewed as ‘the via regia to the unconscious’, it is the unconscious that has been reconsidered.... [Continue]
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Variation in micronutrient and macronutrient concentrations in grain of four wheat genotypes grown in Albaha region, Saudi Arabia

2021-08-23

Major dependence on wheat-based foods with low bioavailability of nutrients led to high malnutrition rates, especially in developing counties. Four wheat genotypes (Albelad (BE), Aldwasair (AD), Australia (AU) and Najran (NJ)) grown in Albaha region were analyzed for the first time for the variation in micronutrient (Se, Mo, Cu, Zn, Mn, Fe, B and Na) and macronutrient concentrations (P, Ca, Mg and K) in the whole wheat grain using Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) in order to select genotype of high nutritional value of the wheat for human consumption for further breeding by farmers. ... [Read this article]
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Chronic diseases of lifestyle risk factor profiles of a South African rural community

2021-08-03

Globally, chronic diseases of lifestyle account for millions of dollars spent annually on health. These diseases share similar risk factors including: physical inactivity, obesity, cigarette smoking, and hypertension among others. This study sought to assess risk factors for chronic diseases of lifestyle of a rural community in South Africa. https://doi.org/10.4081/jphia.2021.1006

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The White-headed yellow wagtail Motacilla flava leucocephala (Przewalski, 1887): migration, movements, and breeding and wintering ranges

2021-07-20

The subspecies leucocephala of the western yellow wagtail Motacilla flava is endemic to the Altai-Sayan Ecoregion (Central Asia). The occurrence of leucocephala is associated with saline water bodies and solonchak habitats. Its distribution, especially outside the breeding season, is still uncertain. The aim of this work is to better define the breeding range, migratory movements, and the wintering range of this subspecies and provide guidance to distinguish whiteheaded intraspecific hybrids from the true leucocephala subspecies.....

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Evaluation of growth potential and growth dynamics of Listeria monocytogenes on ready-to-eat fresh fruit

2021-06-01

The consumption of fresh or RTE fruits is increasing every year and Listeria monocytogenes has been identified on raw or minimally processed fruits. A food product can become contaminated with L. monocytogenes anywhere along the pathway of food production during planting, harvesting, packaging, distribution and serving. [Read https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2021.9337]

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Frailty and socioeconomic status: a systematic review

2021-05-06

The relationship between frailty and socioeconomic status has been widely explored in the literature. A deeper understanding toward the underlying mechanism is required to further assist policy makers in reducing the inequalities. The objective of this study is to systematically review evidence investigating the direct relationship between frailty and socioeconomic status. The review was conducted following the principles of Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA). [https://doi.org/10.4081/jphr.2021.2036]

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COVID19 reinfection - An enigmatic public health threat

2021-04-07

The COVID-19 pandemic has been consistently on the rise across the globe. The recovered patients getting long-term sequelae, especially lung fibrosis and residual neurological deficits, is an area of concern. Another extremely important conundrum is the risk of re-infection. It has been recently documented from Hong Kong and puts an unpleasant question mark on long term immunity, sampling technique standardization, viral mutation and efficacy of herd immunity. There are definitions for COVID -19 infection and its severity, but unfortunately none for re-infection.

Go to https://doi.org/10.4081/monaldi.2020.1596

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AquaCrop parametrisation for quinoa in arid environments

2021-03-18

The resilience of quinoa to drought stress conditions makes the crop suitable for the Sahel region. It can support grain production during the dry season and be considered an alternative crop for alleviating food insecurity within the region. Given the importance of this crop outside the indigenous cultivation area, there is a requisite for the development of crop models to facilitate further expansion of quinoa along the Sahel region. Crop water models are of interest due to increasing pressure on water resources, and the portrayal of irrigation scheduling as the best option for water optimisation. The AquaCrop model was selected, as this model simulates crop development and derives both optimal frequencies and net applications of irrigation.

https://doi.org/10.4081/ija.2020.1749

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Innovative process and technology for the production of wood mulch

2021-03-18

Plant nurseries usually control weed growth with N-(phosphonomethyl) glycine treatment. Some studies have suggested potential impacts of this treatment on both the environment and users. A possible ecological alternative is the use of ground wood particles for mulching. However, the production of the required wood particles for use in potted plants is challenging.

[https://www.agroengineering.org/index.php/jae/article/view/1111]

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COVID-19: general overview, pharmacological options and ventilatory support strategies

2020-12-14

The novel coronavirus called “Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2” (SARS-CoV-2) caused an outbreak in December 2019, starting from the Chinese city of Wuhan, in the Hubei province, and rapidly spreading to the rest of the world. Consequently, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that the coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) can be characterized as a pandemic. During COVID-19 several immunological alterations have been observed: in plasma of severe patients, inflammatory cytokines are at a much higher concentration (“cytokine storm”). These aspects are associated with pulmonary inflammation and parenchymal infiltrates with an extensive lung tissue damage in COVID-19 patients.

https://mrmjournal.org/mrm/article/view/708

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Hydroxychloroquine and QTc: beyond COVID-19

2020-11-24

Hydroxychloroquine is an antimalarial drug also known for its anti-inflammatory and antiviral effects, which have raised the interest of many researchers for its potential use in COVID-19 patients.
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Guidance to postmortem collection and storage of biological specimens for the diagnosis of Covid19 infection

2020-09-07

The following document is based on the current knowledge of SARS-CoV-2 and the related disease (COVID-19). The Italian Institute of Health (ISS) is monitoring the virus spread throughout the country through daily reports sent by individual regions and regional reference laboratories.

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SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in Italy: ethical and organizational considerations

2020-08-11

The current SARS-CoV-2 pandemic is still raging in Italy. The country is currently plagued by a huge burden of virus relatedcases and deaths. So far, the disease has highlighted a number of problems, some in common with other Countries and others peculiar to Italy which has suffered from a mortality rate higher than that observed in China and in most Countries in the world.

Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine - https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2020.672
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COVID-19 and cardiovascular disease in elderly patients: a challenge in the challenge

2020-07-07

On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization declared a pandemic state, in relation to the spread of the severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus disease- 2, responsible for the coronavirus disease- 2019 (COVID-19). The pandemical blast of COVID-19 uncovered well known weakness of financial chain and put our economic organizations facing off dramatic consequences if new strategies will not be developed to adapt health-care on detailed sub-groups of patients. READ MORE.

https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2020.9121
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The Journal of ADOI (Associazione Dermatologi-Venereologi Ospedalieri Italiani e della Sanita' pubblica)

2020-06-11

Dermatology Reports is the official Journal of ADOI (Associazione Dermatologi-Venereologi Ospedalieri Italiani e della sanità pubblica) publishing scientific papers about skin diseases. Manuscripts dealing with research, biology, epidemiology, clinics of all skin-related diseases are welcome. Dermatology Reports publishes original articles, reviews, brief reports and case reports.

The 58th ADOI National Congress will be held in 29 September - 2nd October 2021.
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SARS-CoV-2, “common cold” coronaviruses’ cross-reactivity and “herd immunity”: The razor of Ockham (1285-1347)?

2020-05-29

After the rapid spread of coronavirus-19 infectious disease (COVID-19) worldwide between February and April 2020, with a total of 5,267,419 confirmed cases and 341,155 deaths as of May 25, 2020, in the last weeks we are observing a decrease in new infections in European countries, and the confirmed cases are not as severe as in the past, so much so that the number of patients transferred to intensive care for the worsening of the systemic and pulmonary disease is dramatically decreasing [...]

Infectious Disease Reports https://doi.org/10.4081/idr.2020.8647
Nicola Petrosillo, National Institute for Infectious Diseases “L. Spallanzani”, IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
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How the COVID-19 infection tsunami revolutionized the work of respiratory physiotherapists: an experience from Northern Italy

2020-05-20

Due to COVID-19 outbreak, to lighten the burden of acute and critical care hospitals, some respiratory rehabilitation departments have been used to host patients with COVID-19 in the post-acute phase. This new and unexpected situation required a change of roles and scheduling of the rehabilitation teams. In this manuscript we describe the unexpected and urgent organizational change of the Cardio-Pulmonary Rehabilitation (CPR) service during the COVID-19 emergency in a Northern Italian rehabilitation hospital, focusing on the Respiratory Physiotherapists’ (RPTs) role.

Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease https://doi.org/10.4081/monaldi.2020.1085
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Ambroxol for the treatment of children with acute and chronic respiratory diseases: an overview of efficacy and safety

2020-05-19

Ambroxol (2-amino-3,5-dibromo-N-[trans-4-hydroxycyclohexyl]benzylamine), an over-thecounter product, is a mucoactive agent and has been used widely to treat both acute and chronic respiratory diseases since 1978. This review aims to provide an overview of the clinical evidence available on the use of ambroxol in children with acute and chronic respiratory diseases. Data for this review were obtained from both published and unpublished clinical studies, and real-world evidence studies. Although conducted prior to the introduction of Good Clinical Practice (GCP), these studies, representing almost 1,300 pediatric patients, report strong clinical outcomes following the use of ambroxol in pediatric patients. Furthermore, ....

Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2020.511
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COVID-19 and clinical mimics. Correct diagnosis is the key to appropriate therapy

2020-05-07

#COVIDー19 and clinical mimics. Challenges faced while approaching any case of shortness of breath, or other common upper respiratory symptoms during the current #COVID19 #pandemic era.

Monaldi Archives of Chest Disease https://doi.org/10.4081/monaldi.2020.1327

As of 29 April 2020, across the globe, there are 3,216,353 confirmed Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 disease) with 227,894 deaths. The health care infrastructure of most of the countries is overwhelmed due to the gigantic upsurge of the new cases within a short time period. Most of the beds in the regular wards and critical care units are currently occupied by either people under investigation (PUI) or COVID-19 confirmed cases. We hereby discuss the challenges faced while approaching any case of shortness of breath, or other common upper respiratory symptoms during the current COVID-19 pandemic era.
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Oxygen-ozone immunoceutical therapy in COVID-19 outbreak: facts and figures

2020-04-10

The problems related to the approach to the outbreak of COVID-19 in the world require that all possible effective treatment options be explored. The clinical criterion of the researcher is not to refuse a priori, but to verify and evaluate the proposals that are made. Italian Society of Oxygen Ozone Therapy (SIOOT) proposed to the Italian ISS (Italian Institute of Health) to use oxygen ozone therapy (O2O3) in patients with COVID-19. (...)

https://doi.org/10.4081/ozone.2020.9014
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Respiratory physiotherapy in patients with COVID-19 infection in acute setting: a Position Paper of the Italian Association of Respiratory Physiotherapists (ARIR)

2020-04-10

On February 2020, Italy, especially the northern regions, was hit by an epidemic of the new SARS-Cov-2 coronavirus that spread from China between December 2019 and January 2020.

https://doi.org/10.4081/monaldi.2020.1285
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Recommendations for COVID-19 Clinical Management

2020-03-17

Recommendations for COVID-19 Clinical Management from the National Institute for the Infectious Diseases “L. Spallanzani”, IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
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Launching Ricerca Psicoanalitica

2020-01-24

Ricerca Psicoanalitica is a member of the Council of Editors of Psychoanalytic Journals and has been for over two decades the journal of relations in psychoanalysis in Italy.
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Launching Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine

2020-01-24

Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine is the official journal of the Italian Respiratory Society - Società Italiana di Pneumologia (IRS/SIP).
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PAGEPress Publications signs Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA)

2019-11-11

PAGEPress has signed the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA).
DORA is a worldwide initiative covering all scholarly disciplines which recognizes the need to improve the ways in which the outputs of scholarly research are evaluated and seeks to develop and promote best practice. To date it has been signed by over 1500 organizations and around 15000 individuals.
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Launching Infectious Diseases and Herbal Medicine

2019-09-04

Infectious Diseases and Herbal Medicine (IDHM) is an international, Open Access, peer-reviewed, authoritative journal providing basic and applied research.
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Launching Beyond Rheumatology

2019-09-04

Beyond Rheumatology is an international, open access, peer-reviewed journal of CReI (Collegio dei Reumatologi Italiani), committed to publishing new discoveries on diagnostic, prognostic, clinical and therapeutic topics about rheumatism and allied conditions.
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Giornale Italiano di Endodonzia: a new life begins!

2019-09-03

The Giornale Italiano di Endodonzia was founded in 1987 and is the official journal of the Italian Society of Endodontics (SIE). It is a peer-reviewed journal publishing original articles on clinical research and/or clinical methodology, case reports related to Endodontics. The Journal evaluates also contributes in restorative dentistry, dental traumatology, experimental pathophysiology, pharmacology and microbiology dealing with Endodontics. The Giornale Italiano di Endodonzia is indexed in Scopus, Science Direct, SCImago, Embase, Google Scholar, Academic Search EBSCO, OCLC.
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