Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the association between the intensity of menopausal symptoms and highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) adherence in middle-aged women with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 313 Peruvian women with HIV infection (age 40-59 years) were surveyed and classified as adherent or non-adherent to HAART based on the Antiretroviral Treatment Adherence Evaluation Questionnaire. The intensity of menopausal symptoms was assessed with the Menopause Rating Scale, and categorized as none, mild, moderate, and/or severe. Age, sexual orientation, used HAART scheme, time since HIV diagnosis, menopausal status, risk of depression, and presence of comorbidities were also assessed. Poisson generalized linear models with robust variance were performed in order to estimate crude prevalence ratios (PRs) and adjusted ...

For loan of specimens and tissues relevant to this study, we thank R. S. Voss and E. Westwig (AMNH), B. D. Patterson and W. Stanley (FMNH), M. S. Hafner (LSUMZ), J. L. Patton and C. Cicero (Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, Berkeley), and R. J. Baker and H. Garner (Natural Science Research Laboratory, Texas Tech University, Lubbock). All molecular analyses were completed during the graduate studies of Solari at Texas Tech University, under guidance of R. J. Baker; we express our gratitude for facilitating use of the molecular lab. A. L. Gardner and D. E. Wilson (USNM) supported Solari during his visit to Washington, D.C. Support was provided by Texas Tech through a J. Knox Jones Memorial Fund (2004) and a Cash Family Endowment (2006). Solari was also supported by an Albert R. and Alma Shad le Fellowship (2005) and an ASM Fellowship (2006) from the American Society of Mammalogists. Figure 4 w...

Objetivos: Diseñar la tecnología de procesamiento para la elaboración de bebida carbonatada a base de coca y stevia. Diseño: Factorial para el proceso, y en bloques al azar para el control de calidad. Institución: Departamento de Nutrición, Facultad de Medicina, UNMSM. Participantes: Panel de degustación integrado por 8 personas. Intervenciones: Método general de elaboración de gaseosas. Principales medidas de resultados: Concentración del jarabe, regulación de pH, dilución, volumen de CO2, determinación de levaduras, valor energético, tiempo de vida útil. Resultados: Materia prima: hojas de coca y steviosido. Se preparó el jarabe con 10 g de coca por litro de agua tratada, extracción en caliente, se enfrió; al filtrado se agregó steviosido 2 g por litro de jarabe; se ajustó el PH a 3,5 con ácido cítrico, dilución adecuada 1:2 de jarabe:agua tratada. Se envasó en ...