Review of drug recalls and quality of pharmaceutical products in Nepal by Astha Neupane, Maheshwor Bastakoti, Sabita Tamang, Basant Giri

“…Most of these sanitisers contained significant amounts of methanol (as high as 75% v/v) instead of appropriate amount of ethyl or isopropyl alcohol. The peer-reviewed research papers reported issues with labelling, unregistered drugs and drugs failed in several laboratory testing.Conclusion Our analysis showed that number of recalls of substandard and falsified drugs are increasing in Nepal. …”
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Human embryonic stem cells cultured on hydrogels grafted with extracellular matrix protein‐derived peptides with polyethylene glycol joint nanosegments by Abdullah A. Alarfaj, Abdurahman H. Hirad, Murugan A. Munusamy, S. Suresh Kumar, Akon Higuchi

“…Vitronectin‐derived peptides with glycine joint nanosegments (GCGG) were conjugated onto poly (vinyl alcohol‐co‐itaconic acid) hydrogels via PEG joint nanosegments, and human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) were cultivated on these hydrogels. hESCs could successfully be cultivated on hydrogels while maintaining their pluripotency and differentiation potential to differentiate into cells that are induced from three germ layers in vitro and in vivo, where only a 50 μg/ml ECM‐derived peptide concentration was used when the PEG joint nanosegments were introduced into peptides that were grafted onto hydrogel surfaces. …”
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Peripheral Arteriovenous Malformation Embolization Using Squid by Saima Ahmad, Moeez Uddin

“…Squid, an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer-based liquid embolic agent, was developed primarily for neuroradiologic interventions with limited applicability being described in the management of peripheral arteriovenous malformations. …”
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Associations between Sleep-Disordered Breathing and Metabolic Risk Factors beyond Obesity by Yusuke Wakabayashi, Rie Oka, Masako Nakaya, Shigehiro Karashima, Mitsuhiro Kometani, Masaru Sakurai, Kenichi Yoshimura, Takashi Yoneda

“…The odds ratio (OR) of the highest category of the AHI (≥15 episodes per hour) compared to the lowest one (<5 episodes per hour) was significantly elevated for hypertension, for hypertriglyceridemia, and for low HDL-cholesterolemia when adjusted for age, sex, and alcohol and smoking status (p<0.05). After further adjustment for body mass index (BMI) or waist circumference, the associations for hypertension still remained statistically significant (p<0.05) while those for hypertriglyceridemia and low HDL-cholesterolemia were no longer significant. …”
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Low-Cost Driver Monitoring System Using Deep Learning by Hady A. Khalil, Sherif A. Hammad, Hossam E. Abd El Munim, Shady A. Maged

“…Driver&#x2019;s fatigue can have different causes, such as lack of sleep, long journeys, restlessness, mental pressure and alcohol consumption. Early monitoring systems relied on data from vehicle sensors, and modern systems commonly use driver&#x2019;s eye tracking. …”
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Prevalence of Gastric and Small-Intestinal Mucosal Injury in Elderly Patients Taking Enteric-Coated Aspirin by Magnetically Controlled Capsule Endoscopy by Feng Gao, Xue Chen, Jie Zhang

“…Sixty-eight patients (34 per group) taking enteric-coated aspirin were recruited, and the elderly and middle-aged groups did not differ significantly in sex, history of smoking, history of alcohol consumption, body mass index, or accompanying diseases. …”
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Colon Cancer Genetic and Epigenetic Changes, Etiopathogenesis, Risk Factors, Treatment: Literature Review by Gabrielė Ūbaitė, Aurelija Remeikaitė, Justas Žilinskas

“…In particular, diet, physical inactivity, smoking and alcohol significantly increase risk, especially in men and those over 50. …”
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NGS sequencing in barley breeding and genetic studies by I. V. Rozanova, E. K. Khlestkina

“…Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) is the one of the most important cereal species used as food and feed crops, as well as for malting and alcohol production. At the end of the last century, traditional breeding techniques were complemented by the use of DNA markers. …”
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Establishment of Tissue Culture System of Actinidia deliciosa Cultivar “Guichang” by Weimin Zhong, Junliang Zhou, Dongmei Tang, Yaxin Huang, Futao Liu, Min Zhang, Guoli Wang, Sufang Wu, Yue He, Jingwen Tang

“…The tissue culture rapid propagation system proved that the contamination and browning rates could be controlled below 20% and the survival rate could be exceeded by 70% when the single bud stem segment of “Guichang” kiwifruit was sterilized with 70% alcohol for 30–60 s and 15% NaClO for 15 min, respectively. …”
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Epidemiology and Etiology of Acute Pancreatitis in Urban and Suburban Areas in Shanghai: A Retrospective Study by Junjie Fan, Ling Ding, Yingying Lu, Junyuan Zheng, Yue Zeng, Chunlan Huang

“…Patients were divided into acute biliary pancreatitis (ABP), hypertriglyceridemic pancreatitis (HTGP), alcoholic pancreatitis, and pancreatitis of other causes according to etiology. …”
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Effects of Different Cultivation Modes on the Storage Quality and Flavor of Harvested Chinese Leek by ZHOU Xinyuan, TAO Jiejie, LIU Mingchi, ZUO Jinhua, WU Zhanhui, ZHENG Yanyan, KANG Xinna, LIANG Hao, MU Jianlou, CHEN Jie, JI Yanhai

“…The main flavor substances of Chinese leek were aldehydes, alcohols, esters, ethers and heterocyclic compounds, among which α-terpineol, isoamyl butyrate, methyl salicylate and phenylacetaldehyde were common to the three samples, both before and after storage. …”
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An In Vitro Study of the Effects of Methotrexate Loaded Biocomposite Beads on MG63 Osteoblast Cells by A. E. Malash, A. A. Al-esnawy, Khairy T. Ereiba, Ahmed M. Bakr, A. S. Abdraboh

“…Abstract This study aims to synthesize a new localized drug delivery system of bioglass, polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), cellulose (CNC), and sodium alginate (SA) beads as a carrier for methotrexate (MTX) drugs for the treatment of osteosarcoma. …”
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Comparative Pharmacokinetic Study of Three Major Bioactive Components in the Normal and Different Courses of Liver-Stagnation and Spleen-Deficiency Syndrome Depressive Rats after I... by Kaiwen Luo, Mengdie Wang, Xiangxiang Pan, Yadong Xing

“…Acetonitrile solution containing 0.1% acetic acid and methyl alcohol-water (50 : 50, v/v) was chosen as the protein precipitant and redissolve solution severally; a Shim-pack GISS C18 column coupled with 0.1% aqueous acetic acid-acetonitrile in gradient elution was employed to separate the mixed constituents in plasma. …”
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Early subjective cognitive disorders and their relationship with chronic diseases, subjective hearing difficulties, burnout syndrome, and depression among middle-aged women by J. Pečeliūnienė, I. Žukauskaitė, V. Dovydėnas

“…The CF+ and the CF-, also the SCC+ and the SCC- groups did not differ by comparing alcohol and drug consumption habits. Conclusions. …”
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Poisoned” khans: the phenomenon of the sudden death of rulers in the mental perception of medieval Mongols by Vorotyntsev L.V., Galimov T.R.

“…According to the authors of the study, the causes of the sudden and premature deaths of Yesugei-baatur, Ogedei, and Guyuk were, respectively, food toxicological poisoning, the consequences of excessive alcohol consumption, and the progressive development of a chronic, incurable disease. …”
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Effectiveness of Four-Decontamination Techniques on Bacterial Growth on CPR Manikins after Use in a CPR Course

“…Clorox Disinfecting Wipes™, 1:10 bleach-to-water solution and 70% isopropyl alcohol were low cost, efficient, and effective decontamination methods; UVC-light’s effectiveness requires further research. …”
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Comparative Study of Frequency of Alveolar Osteitis, with and without using Platelet-Rich Fibrin in Mandibular Third Molar Surgery by Maryam Asif, Ahsan Ullah, Hasan Mujtaba, Muhammad Farooq Umer, Zohaib Khurshid

“…Exclusion criteria were patients who were medically compromised, smokers, alcoholic, poor oral hygiene, third molar having associated periapical pathology, and receiving antibiotic regime in the last 2 weeks. …”
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Interleukin-6 related signaling pathways as the intersection between chronic diseases and sepsis by Jie Yang, Lin Yang, Yanjiao Wang, Lu Huai, Bohan Shi, Di Zhang, Wei Xu, Di Cui

“…Focused on the interactions of sepsis and IL-6 related pathways, some chronic diseases have been studied for association with sepsis, containing insulin resistance, Alcoholic liver disease (ALD), Alzheimer disease (AD), and atherosclerosis. …”
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A scoping review of substance use brief interventions in Africa. by Florence Jaguga, Sarah Kanana Kiburi, Eunice Temet, Matthew C Aalsma, Mary A Ott, Rachel W Maina, Juddy Wachira, Cyprian Mostert, Gilliane Kosgei, Angeline Tenge, Lukoye Atwoli

“…There was paucity of BI research focusing on substances other than alcohol, and there was limited literature on feasibility and efficacy of BIs among youth and adolescents.…”
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Estrategias de prevención del cáncer de mama en mujeres adultas: Revisión sistemática by María Gabriela Loaiza Flores, Ana María Conde Sarango

“…Conclusión: los factores de riesgo modificables asociados al CM: consumo de comidas rápidas, carne de cerdo, obesidad, inactividad física, consumo de alcohol, fumar y trabajo nocturno. Las estrategias se basan en mejorar los conocimientos sobre el CM difundidos en los servicios de salud; programas de intervención de dieta saludable; de actividad física y de concienciación sobre peso; uso de tecnología con apoyo de enfermería.…”
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