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Introducción: Las emergencias dentales ocurridas durante el desarrollo de las misiones y operaciones militares navales, reducen de manera considerable la efectividad y disponibilidad para el servicio de quien las padece. Para prevenir este tipo de situaciones las Fuerzas Armadas españolas disponen del sistema estandarizado de clasificación previo al despliegue de la OTAN/NATO (STANAG 2466), basado en un reconocimiento cumplimentado mediante la Ficha de Identificación Sanitaria (FISAN). El siguiente análisis retrospectivo de las emergencias y tratamientos odontológicos llevados a cabo durante la OMP EUNAVFORMED SOPHIA a bordo del B.A.C «Cantabria» durante 122 días, podría proporcionar una visión general de la asistencia llevada a cabo por los oficiales odontólogos embarcados. Objetivo: Analizar la asistencia odontológica prestada a bordo del Buque de Aprovisionamiento para el Combate (B.A.C.) A-15 «Cantabria» durante su despliegue como buque de mando de la Operación de Mantenimiento de la Paz (OMP) EUNAVFOR MED SOPHIA 2017, desde el 21 de agosto y el 20 de diciembre del mismo año (122 días). Material y métodos: Estudio transversal descriptivo retrospectivo de incidencias acumuladas y tratamientos de las patologías odontológicas ocurridas entre el 21 de agosto y el 20 de diciembre de 2017 a bordo del B.A.C. A-15 «Cantabria». Las variables categóricas se expresaron en frecuencias absolutas, relativas y porcentuales, también se extrapolan los resultados de las causas de emergencias dentales con el índice de 1.000 soldados/ año. Resultados: Las emergencias bucodentales que se atendieron en el gabinete de odontología del buque ocurrieron en 67 de los militares destinados o comisionados a bordo, 28,88% de la población. La patología que mostró más incidencias fue la gingivitis con un 22,32% seguido de la caries primaria con un 16,96%. Conclusiones: Las patologías bucodentales presentan una alta incidencia durante los despliegues navales de la Armada. La gingivitis y la caries fueron las principales causas de asistencia odontológica. El personal de sanidad a bordo de buques que no dispongan de odontólogo deberían estar familiarizados con las emergencias bucodentales más comunes. Se deben realizar planes de prevención de la salud bucodental para las dotaciones de los buques e identificar a la población de riesgo a la que dirigir las estrategias preventivas y/o Planes de Prevención en Salud Oral. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Bisphenol A (BPA) is a compound used in the manufacture of a wide variety of everyday materials that, when released into the environment, causes multiple detrimental effects on humans and other organisms. The reason for this review is to provide an overview of the presence, distribution, and concentration of BPA in water, soil, sediment, and air, as well as the process of release and migration, biomagnification, and exposure mechanisms that cause various toxic effects in humans. Therefore, it is important to seek efficient and economic strategies that allow its removal from the environment and prevent it from reaching humans through food chains. Likewise, the main removal techniques are analyzed, focusing on biological treatments, particularly the most recent advances in the degradation of BPA in different environmental matrices through the use of ligninolytic fungi, non-ligninolytic fungi and yeasts, as well as the possible routes of metabolic processes that allow their biotransformation or biodegradation due to their efficient extracellular enzyme systems. This review supports the importance of the application of new biotechnological tools for the degradation of BPA., (Copyright © 2022 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)

Microwave-assisted synthesis in combination with flow synthesis offers an interesting approach to develop faster and more sustainable procedures for the preparation of homogeneous nanomaterials. Recently, solid-state generators of microwaves appeared as a tool with improved control over power and frequency. Cerium oxide, despite its excellent catalytic activity, has not been prepared before using solid-state generators or microwave-assisted flow chemistry. We report a procedure for the preparation of nanoparticulated CeO 2 (around 4 nm) under 2.45 GHz microwaves in only 30 s. The materials are further calcined at 800 °C to increase particle size, with a better defined particle size and crystallinity. The procedure was tested in batch at pH 11 and 12 and diverse potencies, and the products were characterized by TEM, XRD, DLS, and N 2 adsorption-desorption isotherms. The materials were similar at the diverse pH values and potencies. XRD confirms the crystallinity of the CeO 2 material with a fluorite-like structure. They are composed of particles around 40 nm that aggregate as structures of around 100 nm. The procedure was successfully adapted to flow synthesis, obtaining materials with structure and properties equivalent to batch synthesis. The batch and flow materials offer peroxidase properties, opening the door for their use as ROS scavengers.

The functionality of the eukaryotic cell depends on the cell membrane, the genetic information and action of different organelles with or without the presence of membranes. The functionality of the cell membrane and organelles containing it depends primarily on the type and location of fatty acids in the phospholipids and the type of enzymes associated with them, this allows the fatty acids to be metabolized to new species that exert various functions. From this perspective, some essential fatty acids (EFAs) that produce metabolites that exert health benefits are identified, (for example antiinflammatory, neuroprotection, etc) and exert negative effects metabolites (eg inflammation, necrosis promoters, atheroma, etc.) are also generated. In general, these adverse or beneficial effects depend on the ratio of omega-6/omega-3 obtained in the diet. Thus, the higher this ratio is more negative effect; therefore the challenge of the current supply is obtained through food consumption, lower ratios in these fatty acids. The present review aims to present recent evidence on the effects of some AGEs, and the role of diet in maintaining health., (Copyright AULA MEDICA EDICIONES 2014. Published by AULA MEDICA. All rights reserved.)

In recent decades, the consumption of vegetable oils has increased in our society, being an important part of the diet worldwide. South America is a major producer of an important variety of vegetable oils. The composition of vegetable oils is not standard as it varies greatly in the amount of saturated, monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids, and particularly in the amounts of omega-6 and omega-3, which are associated with the source either plant species, seed, plant or fruit, providing different nutritional benefits. The purpose of this article is to review and update the data and evidence about the consumption of oils produced and commercialized in South America, such as soybean oil, corn, palm, sunflower, canola and olive oils, and also to determine health effects from studies related with the topic., (Copyright AULA MEDICA EDICIONES 2014. Published by AULA MEDICA. All rights reserved.)

Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and especially the obstruction of the coronary arteries are the main health expenditure in most of the countries. However, France, according to WHO, has the lowest mortality from these causes but shows a high dietary intake of saturated fats, known as the French paradox. In addition, consumption of wine, small food intakes, regular exercise, increased intake of fruits and vegetables rich in dietary fiber, flavonoids and phytosterols and also cheese comsumption, are factors which together contribute to the paradox. There areseveral studies which link fat intake and CVD but not showing a high correlation. This fact could be justified by the divergent effect of saturated fat on lipoproteins. Dairy products content saturated fats, however recentlystudies have found an inverse correlation between its consumption and CVD, possibly due to their content of trans fatty acid palmitoleic, which allows to increase the levels of HDL cholesterol, decrease C reactive protein and triglicerides. In general, dairy products have an important variety of nutrients which can have several health benefits improving the response to insulin, adiponectin levels increase and decrease the presence of obesity, among other effects. Meanwhile, consumption of cheese, may have positive health effects, for example, is able toprevent cardiovascular infarctions, descend plasma TAGs and increases HDL cholesterol. This paper shows the results of several studies linking consumption of cheese with non-communicable diseases with special emphasis on CVD. The displayed data allow us to conclude that regular consumption has more beneficial than detrimental effects., (Copyright AULA MEDICA EDICIONES 2014. Published by AULA MEDICA. All rights reserved.)

Phospholipids are amphipathic lipids, which are found in all the cell membranes, organized as a lipid bilayer. They belong to the glycerol-derived lipids, showing a similar structure as triglycerides. The current interest of them comes from its effectiveness to incorporate different fatty acids in the cell membrane, as they exhibit better absorption and utilization than triglycerides. In this paper, the bibliographical data published about the benefits of the phospholipids in inflammatory processes, cancer, cardiovascular diseases, neurological disorders, liver disease and as an antioxidants transporter is reviewed., (Copyright AULA MEDICA EDICIONES 2014. Published by AULA MEDICA. All rights reserved.)

Introduction: Ischemic spinal cord infarct is the most frequent vascular lesion, but although aortic aneurysms are a possible cause, it is unusual for such cases to be seen. Clinical case. We present a case of spinal ischemia as the first sign of the dissection of an aneurysm of the abdominal aorta. A 58 year old man was seen in the hospital Emergency Department complaining of lumbar pain and the sudden onset of paraplegia of the legs, associated with pain in the middle of his back but with no history of previous trauma or effort. The only relevant personal history was of smoking. Whilst he was in the Neurology Department, the anomaly was diagnosed after dorsal, and lumbar gadolinium magnetic resonance (MR), when a zone of ischaemia at T9-T10 was seen and, as a casual observation, an image compatible with an aneurysm of the abdominal aorta. The relationship between the dissection of the aorta and the neurological complications may be explained by a clear understanding of the vascular supply to the spinal cord. In this case, both the clinical findings and the MR were clearly indicative of an anterior spinal artery syndrome., Conclusions: In spite of its rarity, aortic aneurysm should be included in the differential diagnosis of a clinical picture of ischemic myelopathy, especially when there is lumbar and/or abdominal pain before the appearance of neurological symptoms. Spinal MR is important for this diagnosis.