1 %) (p = 0.015) at 12 months.

Conclusions Weight loss > 5 % prior to LRYGB may reduce morbidity, and preoperative weight loss > 10 % may improve weight loss outcomes at 1-year follow-up.”
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study is concerned with the screening of Alternaria alternata (Fr.) Keissler and Alternaria tenuissima (Kunze ex Pers.) Wilts strains for the biosynthesis of -amylases. Nine strains of A. alternata and three strains of A. tenuissima were grown on enzyme production medium (EPM) and potato dextrose agar (PDA) using three pH levels (4.5-6.5); then the selected strains, able to produce bigger zones of starch hydrolysis PKC412 on solid media, were subjected the testing of their amylolytic efficacy in liquid medium. In primary screening,

the amylolytic activity of all the strains was tolerant to a wide range of initial culture pH values (4.5-6.5). Of all the cultures tested, A. alternata strains FCBP-100 and FCBP-385, and A. tenuissima strains FCBP-183 and FCBP-252 exhibited the maximum potential in terms of starch hydrolysis at pH 4.5 on EPM, and hence were selected for further studies. In secondary screening, the optimum pH of fermentation medium was adjusted to 4.5 using 0.05 M citrate buffer for the estimation of amylolytic enzyme activities. At 48 h incubation, the maximum -amylase activity (31.8 units mL-1) was discerned by A. tenuissima strain FCBP-252.”
“Objective: Impact of prenatal diagnosis (PD) of major abnormalities on neonatal outcome is matter of debate. Unfortunately find protocol cases with and without PD may sometimes not be comparable. This is generally related to a lower maturity (GA) and weight (BW) secondary to a high rate of preterm cesarean sections (CSs) for clinical convenience. Present study tried to find out if in utero transfer to a Center with co-located surgical facilities reduces

these potential risk factors. Methods: www.sellecn.cn/products/CP-690550.html 152 cases with prenatally detectable conditions were studied and divided according to PD; the following data were compared: GA, BW, obstetrical complications, associated malformations, mode and site of delivery, outcome. Cases with PD delivered in our Center (Inborn, IB) or transferred after birth (Outborn, OB) were compared. Results: 61 cases had a PD (IB/OB ratio 34/27); GA and BW were lower respect to no-PD cases and a higher CS rate was found among OB cases, not justified by complicated pregnancies. No differences in outcome were observed. Conclusions: Elective preterm CS is still largely practiced for fetuses with PD of a major congenital anomaly in Centers without co-located surgical facilities either in the presumption of safer delivery or to facilitate postnatal transfer. This leads to a lower GA and BW and may spoil potential impact of PD on outcome. This may be avoided promoting prenatal transfer to a Center with co-located surgical facilities.