Buccodental health and oral mucositis. Clinical study in patients with hematological diseases

Objectives: The objective of the present study is to assess whether a good buccodental status (evaluated by means of dentogingival indices), is associated with a lower incidence and severity of oral mucositis in patients with hematological diseases who receive treatment with chemotherapy or bone marrow transplant. Study design: The study was carried out on 97 patients admitted to the Hematology Service of the Hospital Duran y Reynals in Barcelona during 2002-2003. These patients received treatment with chemotherapy or conditioning prior to bone marrow transplant. A descriptive study was made, analyzing oral hygiene, one dental index, and two gingivales indices, and evaluating their relationship with the appearance of mucositis. Results: The patients with high plaque (PI) and gingival (GI) indices during chemotherapy presented a higher percentage of mucositis (77.4% and 65.7% respectively) against those who had little or no visible plaque. In the case of the PI, the differences were statistically significant (p=0.015). Likewise, patients who brushed their teeth 3 times/day presented mucositis in only 26.7% of cases, against those who did not brush, or brushed only once a day (65.9% and 68.4%), these differences also being statistically significant (p=0.013). The CAO showed similar results in patients with or without mucositis (7.59 and 7.03 respectively). Conclusions: In our study, a good gingival status as well as good oral hygiene during chemoradiotherapy is associated with a lower incidence and severity of mucositis.

Occurrence of Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) on citrus in the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil

The occurrence of Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) was first reported in citrus orchard in the state of São Paulo (SP). High infestation levels of H. armigera were observed in October 2012, in the city of Botucatu, SP. The larvae was fed of all parts of the plants. The injuries on the leaves caused drastic reduction in the leaf area and the fruits attack occurred from an early stage of development to the ripe fruit. Thus, the first occurrence of H. armigera in this citrus culture adds to the list of hosts of this pest, and is of great importance, because it confirms H. armigera potential dispersion and polyphagia.

La presencia de la mujer en la poesía de José Agustín Goytisolo

El 19 de marzo del pasado año 2009 se cumplieron diez años de la muerte de José Agustín Goytisolo. Con este motivo se han sucedido los homenajes y congresos que se han ocupado de estudiar su poesía y de repasar su legado desde ángulos muy diversos. Este artículo aspira también a rellenar un hueco que –sorprendentemente o no– no ha merecido hasta el presente especial atención: la presencia de la mujer en la poesía goytisoliana. Mi objetivo es trazar una panorámica del lugar que las mujeres ocupan en sus versos y mostrar que en su gran mayoría son diferentes de las figuras femeninas que pueblan la tradición literaria. En primer lugar porque, desde el punto de vista de la enunciación, la voz poética no se apropia de la mujer convirtiéndola en objeto de contemplación, sino que, en general, es sujeto de la historia en paridad con el poeta. En segundo lugar, porque las mujeres goytisolianas tampoco se ajustan a los “códigos” a los que las ha relegado el discurso patriarcal: tienen vida propia y no funcionan como símbolo de aspiraciones ajenas ni como proyección del imaginario masculino.

La colección Marca Hispanica, un ambicioso proyecto de traducción de José Agustín Goytisolo

In May 1985 José Agustín Goytisolo launched an ambitious project to translate into Spanish works originally written in Catalan. To this end, with a small group of collaborators he founded the Marca Hispanica collection. Its aim was to spread Catalan literature beyond its borders to reach millions of readers of Spanish through schools, teachers and language academies around the world. The initial idea was to make available in bilingual editions a hundred representative works of Catalan literature but, in the event, only twenty-two volumes were ever published. Based on access to unpublished documents, in this article we defend this endeavour, report on its progress and relate the circumstances, beyond the control of the participants, that led to its demise.

Ilustración y nihilismo en los Artículos de Mariano José de Larra

En la primera parte de este artículo se muestra cómo el concepto de ser humano que Larra utiliza en sus escritos es de clara raigambre ilustrada. En la segunda, se analiza cómo el autor de los Artículos, tras tomar conciencia de los límites de dicho ideal, reaccionó con un extremismo nihilista que le llevó a ver como detestables aquellas capacidades humanas que los ilustrados habían valorado positivamente: el lenguaje, la racionalidad y la sociabilidad. En la tercera parte, se estudia, a la luz de los escritos de Friedrich Nietzsche, los dos tipos de nihilismo que se enfrentaron en el espíritu y en la obra de Larra.

Las claves de la financiación autonómica: José V. Sevilla Segura, Crítica, Barcelona 2001

Reseña del libro 'Las claves de la financiación autonómica', de José V. Sevilla Segura (Barcelona: Crítica, 2001).

Ignacio Arellano y José Antonio Rodríguez Garrido (eds.), 'El teatro en la Hispanoamérica colonial'

Este volumen, publicado por la Universidad de Navarra y la editorial Iberoamerica-Vervuert, recoge las contribuciones realizadas durante el encuentro celebrado en Lima, del 5 al 7 de abril de 2006, en el que , bajo la organización del Instituto Riva-Agüero de la Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú y del Grupo de Investigación Siglo de Oro de la Universidad de Navarra, numerosos especialistas pusieron en común el resultado de sus investigaciones sobre el teatro colonial hispanoamericano.

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Low-fat dairy products and blood pressure: follow-up of 2290 older persons at high cardiovascular risk participating in the PREDIMED study

High blood pressure (BP) has been ranked as the most important risk factor worldwide regarding attributable deaths. Dietary habits are major determinants of BP. Among them, frequent intake of low-fat dairy products may protect against hypertension. Our aim was to assess the relationship between low-fat dairy product intake and BP levels and their changes after 12 month follow-up in a cohort of asymptomatic older persons at high cardiovascular risk recruited into a large-scale trial assessing the effects of Mediterranean diets on cardiovascular outcomes. Data from 2290 participants, including 1845 with hypertension, were available for analyses. Dairy products were not a specific part of the intervention; thus, data were analysed as an observational cohort. Dietary information was collected with validated semi-quantitative FFQ and trained personnel measured BP. To assess BP changes, we undertook cross-sectional analyses at baseline and at the end of follow-up and longitudinal analyses. A statistically significant inverse association between low-fat dairy product intake and systolic BP was observed for the 12-month longitudinal analysis. In the longitudinal analysis, the adjusted systolic and diastolic BP were significantly lower in the highest quintile of low-fat dairy product intake ( 2 4·2 (95% CI 2 6·9, 2 1·4) and 2 1·8 (95% CI 2 3·2, 2 0·4) mmHg respectively), whereas the point estimates for the difference in diastolic BP indicated a modest non-significant inverse association. Intake of low-fat dairy products was inversely associated with BP in an older population at high cardiovascular risk, suggesting a possible protective effect against hypertension.

Polymorphisms cyclooxygenase-2 -765G>C and interleukin-6 -174G>C are associated with serum inflammation markers in a high cardiovascular risk population and do not modify the response to a Mediterranean diet supplemented with virgin olive oil or nuts

Inflammation is involved in cardiovascular diseases. Some studies have found that the Mediterranean diet (MD) can reduce serum concentrations of inflammation markers. However, none of these studies have analyzed the influence of genetic variability in such a response. Our objective was to study the effect of the -765G.C polymorphism in the cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) gene and the -174G.C polymorphism in the interleukin-6 (IL-6) gene on serum concentrations of IL-6, C-reactive protein, intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1) and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 as well as their influence on the response toa nutritional interventionwithMD.An intervention study ina high cardiovascular riskMediterranean population (314 men and 407 women) was undertaken. Participants were randomly assigned to consume a low-fat control diet or a MD supplementedwith virgin olive oil ornuts.Measureswereobtained at baseline and after a 3-mointervention period.At baseline, the COX-2 -765G.C polymorphismwas associated with lower serum IL-6 (5.85 6 4.82 in GG vs. 4.74 6 4.14 ng/L in C-allele carriers; P ¼ 0.002) and ICAM-1 (265.8 6 114.8 in GG vs. 243.0 6 107.1 mg/L in C-carriers; P ¼ 0.018) concentrations. These differences remained significant aftermultivariate adjustment. The IL-6 -174G.C polymorphism was associatedwith higher (CC vs. G-carriers) serumICAM-1concentrations in bothmenandwomenandwithhigherserumIL-6 concentrations inmen.Following the dietary intervention, no significant gene x diet interactions were found. In conclusion, although COX-2 -765G.C and IL-6 -174G.C polymorphismswere associatedwith inflammation, consuming aMD(either supplemented with virgin olive oil or nuts) reduced the concentration of inflammation markers regardless of these polymorphisms.