Harvest pressure on brown macroalgae of the Lessonia genus has increased in recent years Peru and Chile, due to high demand from global hydrocolloid industry. After a taxonomic review, 2012, intertidal species nigrescens was segregated into two species, being L. berteroana distributed southern northern Chile (17-30°S). Based genetic tools we confirm identification as report its presence up 15°2...

A European cost-effectiveness study has been conducted using published clinical trial data from multinational studies on chronic venous leg ulcers and pressure sores. Data relevant to UK chronic wound management practice have been extracted and are presented here. A total of 15 pressure sore studies involving 519 wounds, and 12 leg ulcer studies involving 843 ulcers were used in a pooled analys...

Background: In bilateral partial edentulous condition modified Mc Lean’s Impression technique is most commonly advised, this over impression procedure may be time consuming clinically and possible errors too can be induced while recording. The purpose of this study was to determine the efficacy ofsingle custom tray using medium body elastomeric impression material overmodified Mc Lean’s impress...

OBJECTIVE To review the evidence of effectiveness of dressings applied to venous leg ulcers. DESIGN Systematic review and meta-analysis. DATA SOURCES Hand searches of journals and searches of electronic databases, conference proceedings, and bibliographies up to April 2006; contacts with dressing manufacturers for unpublished studies. STUDIES REVIEWED All randomised controlled trials that...