Morfologia e função cardíacas em pacientes renais crônicos, com ou sem diurese residual, em tratamento hemodialítico

Em pacientes com doença renal crônica (DRC) em hemodiálise (HD), a hipertrofia ventricular esquerda (HVE) está relacionada ao aumento do índice de resistência vascular periférica (IRVP) total e à sobrecarga de volume. A presença da diurese residual (DR) nesses pacientes possibilita maior controle volêmico. Avaliamos as modificações morfofuncionais do ventrículo esquerdo (VE) em pacientes com DRC em HD com e sem diurese residual. Trinta e um pacientes não diabéticos foram divididos em dois grupos: com diurese residual (DR+) (n = 17) e sem diurese residual (DR-) (n = 14). Em ambos os grupos, DR+ vs. DR-, ocorreram diferenças no índice cardíaco (3,9 ± 0,20 vs. 3,0 ± 0,21 L/min/m²; p = 0,0056), no índice sistólico (54 ± 2,9 vs. 45 ± 3,3 mL/b/m²; p = 0,04), no volume diastólico final (141 ± 6,7 vs. 112 ± 7,6 mL; p = 0,008), no diâmetro diastólico final (52 ± 0,79 vs. 48 ± 1,12 mm; p = 0,0072) e no IRVP total (1.121 ± 56 vs. 1.529 ± 111 dina.seg.cm-5; p = 0,001). O grupo DR+ apresentou menor espessamento relativo de parede (ERP) do que o DR- (0,38 ± 0,01 vs. 0,45 ± 0,01; p = 0,0008). A fração de ejeção (66,00 ± 1,24 vs. 66,0 ± 1,46%; p = 0,873) e o índice de massa ventricular esquerda (132 ± 6,0 vs. 130 ± 8,3 g/m; p = 0,798) foram similares em ambos os grupos. O volume de diurese residual correlacionou-se com o espessamento da parede ventricular (r = 0,42; p = 0,0186) e com o índice de resistência vascular periférica (r = -0,48; p = 0,0059). Em conclusão, a presença ou não da diurese residual, em pacientes com doença renal crônica e em hemodiálise, pode ser responsável por modificações na função cardíaca sistólica.

An HPLC method for simultaneous determination of residual benomyl and MBC on apple foliage without cleanup

A simple High Performance Liquid Chromatograph (HPLC) method has been developed to identify benamyl (methyl 1- (butylcarbamoyl)-2-benzimidazole carbamate) and MBC (methyl 2-benzimidazole carbamat~ residues on apple leaves without cleanup. Sample leaves are freeze dried in a Mason jar and residues are then extracted by tumbling them in chloroform containing 5,000 microgram per milliliter of n-propyl isocyanate (PIC) at 10 C. To the extract, n-butyl isocyanate (BIC) was added at 5,000 microgram per milliliter and 20 microliter of this mixture injected onto the HPLC system. Separation is accomplished by the use of a Brownlee LiChrosorb silica gel column with a guard column and' operated with a mixed mobile phase consisting of chloroform and hexane (4:1) saturated with water. MBC, a degradation product of benomyl is identified if present as methyl l-(npropyl carbamoyl)-2-benzimidazole carbamate (MBC-n-PIC). Both benomyl and MBC-n-PIC can be detected with aKUltraviolet (UV) detector (280nm) at a concentration as low as 0.2 microgram per milliliter in apple leaves. The fate of benomyl on apple foliage after spray application of benomyl (Ben late 50 per cent wettable powder) was investigated by the method thus described. Benomyl quickly dissipated during the first 3-7 days, but the dissipatio'n sltowed down thereafter. In contrast, the concentration of MBC in leaves gradually increased after repeated applications of Benlate.

Perceived parental monitoring, adolescent disclosure, and adolescent depressive symptoms : a longitudinal examination

Parental monitoring has long been stressed as an important parenting practice in reducing adolescent susceptibility to depression. An extensive review by Stattin and Kerr (2000), however, , revealed that researchers had confounded perceptions of parental monitoring (i.e., parental solicitation and control) with parental knowledge, and neglected to consider the role of adolescent willingness to disclose. In the present study, adolescents (N = 1995; 51.3% female) were surveyed at two time points (grade 10 and 11). To disentangle the role of perceived parenting, three central issues were addressed. First, the present study examined whether parental knowledge, adolescent disclosure, and parental monitoring (i.e., parental solicitation and control) in grade 10 predicted adolescent depression in grade 11. Second, the predictive value of adolescent depression in grade lOon parental knowledge, adolescent disclosure, parental solicitation and parental control in grade 11 was considered. Lastly, associations among parental knowledge, adolescent disclosure, parental solicitation and parental control were examined over time. Findings indicated that higher levels of parental knowledge were associated with subsequent lower levels of depressive symptoms, and that depressive symptoms predicted lower levels of parental knowledge over time. Both adolescent willingness to disclose and parental control predicted higher parental knowledge. These findings underscore the role of adolescent and perceived parent contributions to parental knowledge, and highlight the importance of perceived parental knowledge in predicting reduced adolescent susceptibility to depression.

Longitudinal associations between passions and adjustment in adolescence: Positive mood and unstructured leisure activities as mediators

Passions are activities that people find important, like or enjoy, and on which they spend large amounts of time. Research examining passions in adolescence has been limited, despite a tendency for adolescents to explore their identity by trying new activities (Dworkin et aI., 2003). The purpose of the present study was to examine the association between adolescent passions and positive adjustment (psychological well-being, optimism, purpose in life, and low risktaking), as well as investigate possible underlying mechanisms for the link between passions and adjustment. High school students (N=2270, 48.7% female) from Southern Ontario completed questionnaires in grades 10, 11, and 12. Path analyses were conducted to examine cross-lag paths among all study variables. Passions predicted higher optimism and purpose, as well as lower negative risk-taking, over time, but these adjustment indicators in tum did not predict higher passions over time. Additionally, positive mood and unstructured leisure activities partially mediated these associations. Passions appears to be important for adolescent adjustment, and may serve as a protective factor or help to foster thriving.

A Longitudinal Examination of Bidirectional Associations between Subjective Sleep Characteristics and Psychosocial Functioning among University Students

A number of studies have found a significant link between sleep and psychosocial functioning among university students. A critical examination of this literature, however, indicates that one important gap within the literature is the need for longitudinal studies that specifically test for bidirectional associations between these two constructs. The main purpose of my dissertation was to address this gap by conducting three studies that examined bidirectional associations between sleep and psychosocial functioning among a sample of university students. Participants were 942 (71.5% female) undergraduate students enrolled at a Canadian university, who completed survey assessments annually for three consecutive years, beginning in their first year of university. In the first study, I assessed bidirectional associations between two sleep characteristics (sleep quality and sleep duration) and three psychosocial functioning variables (academics, friendship quality, and intrapersonal adjustment). Results based on cross-lagged models indicated a significant bidirectional association between sleep quality and intrapersonal adjustment, such that more sleep problems predicted more negative intrapersonal adjustment over time, and vice versa. Unidirectional associations indicated that both higher academic achievement and more positive friendship quality were significant predictors of less sleep problems over time. In the second study, in which I examined bidirectional associations between sleep and media use, results provided support only for unidirectional associations; such that more sleep problems predicted increases in both time spent watching television and time spent engaged in online social networking. In the third study of my dissertation, in which I examined social ties at university and sleep quality, results indicated a significant bidirectional association, such that more positive social ties predicted less sleep problems over time, and vice versa. Importantly, emotion regulation was a significant mediator of this association. Findings across the three studies, highlight the importance of determining the direction of effects between different sleep characteristics and various aspects of university students’ psychosocial functioning, as such findings have important implications for both methodology and practice. A better understanding of the nature of the associations between sleep and psychosocial functioning will equip students, parents and university administrators with the tools necessary to facilitate successful adjustment across the university years.

Minimización de los residuos de esmalte en una planta de productos cerámicos a través del reciclado del agua residual

Tesis (Maestría en Ciencias con Especialidad en Ingeniería Ambiental) UANL

Determinación de las constantes cinéticas de nitrificación en una agua residual mixta (doméstica e industrial)

Tesis (Maestría en Ciencias con Especialidad en Ingeniería Ambiental) UANL

Producción de alfa-amiloga por una cepanativa de bacillus y su aplicación al tratamiento del almidón residual en granos de malta agotados

Tesis (Maestría en Ciencas con Especialidad en Microbiología Industrial) UANL

Manejo actual de la litiasis primaria recurrente y residual del coledoco [por] Ricardo Francisco Careaga Delgado

Tesis (Especialidad en Cirugía General). U. A. N. L.

Estudio de la variación del pH a nivel de reactor biológico, sobre la remoción de dietilenglicol de agua residual industrial [por] Ricardo Carreño Andrade

Tesis (Maestría en Ciencias con Especialidad en Ingeniería Ambiental) U.A.N.L.

Efecto del agua residual en el desarrollo-interacción del lirio acuático (Eichhornia crassipes) (Mart y Zucc) Solms.) y el perifitón de la zona rizoidal [por] Vladimir Sánchez Hernández.

Tesis (Maestría en Ciencias con Especialidad en Ecología Acuática) U.A.N.L.

Comparación del efecto residual del abate (Temephos) 5% pellets contra abate 1% granular para el control de larvas de Aedes aegypti (L.) y Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus Say (Díptera: Culicidae) en condiciones de campo y en laboratorio [por] María del Ros

Tesis (Maestría en Ciencias con Especialidad en Entomología Médica) U.A.N.L.

Nueva metodología para el diagnóstico de fallas basada en generación residual

Tesis (Maestro en Ciencias de la Ingeniería Eléctrica con Especialidad en Control) - Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, 2000

Aislamiento e identificación de hongos filamentosos tolerantes a metales pesados en el proceso de lodos activados en una planta de tratamientos de agua residual

Tesis (Maestro en Ciencias con Especialidad en Microbiología) U.A.N.L.

Diferencia entre el ángulo interincisal, el impa y el eje longitudinal del incisivo superior con silla nasion en pacientes con cuatro extracciones comparando diferentes técnicas.

Tesis (Maestría en Ciencias Odontológicas con Especialidad en Ortodoncia) UANL, 2010.