FORMULATION AND TEST OF ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF EMULGEL ESSENTIAL OIL OF CITRONELLA (CYMBOPOGON NARDUS (L.) RENDLE) AND ALOE VERA (ALOE VERA (L.) BURM. F.) EXTRACT AGAINST PROP... by Sinta Ratna Dewi, Sylvan Septian Ressandy, Lidya Handoko, Jati Pratiwi, Widya Rahmah

“…Conclusion: Inhibitory activity test of the preparations obtained the average diameter of citronella oil emulgel preparations and aloe vera extract at concentrations of F1 (6%:4%), F2 (4%:6%), and F3 (5%:10%) are 11 mm, 10.7 mm and 16 mm and the ability to inhibit bacteria by all concentrations was in a strong category. Among the three formulations known to have the most remarkable effectiveness was at F3 (5%:10%) with an inhibitory diameter of F3 16 mm.…”
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Protective Role of Picralima nitida Seed Extract in High-Fat High-Fructose-Fed Rats by Opeyemi Christianah De Campos, Daniel Ikpomwosa Osaigbovo, Titilayo Ifeoluwa Bisi-Adeniyi, Franklyn Nonso Iheagwam, Solomon Oladapo Rotimi, Shalom Nwodo Chinedu

“…High-density lipoprotein cholesterol level was significantly increased (P<0.05), while triacylglycerol, cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein, cardiac index, atherogenic index, coronary artery index, and malondialdehyde levels in plasma and liver samples were also significantly decreased (P<0.05) by APN at all experimental doses when compared to the group fed with an HFHF diet only. …”
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The clinical features and outcomes of diabetes patients infected with COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis comprising 192,693 patients by Kai Liu, Shu Liu, Ting-ting Xu, Hong Qiao

“…Multiple complications are all predictors of poor outcomes in people with diabetes. …”
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Investigating the Effect of Malocclusion Severity on the Psychological Impact of Dental Aesthetics by Neda Babanouri, Hooman Zarif Najafi, Fatmeh Hosseini, Shabnam Ajami

“…Statistical significance was established at P-value<0.05.Results: Participants undergoing fixed orthodontic therapy exhibited significantly higher overall PIDAQ scores and domain-specific scores compared to the control group (P<0.001 for all). There was a significant relationship between the the scores attained for the “Psychological impact” domain and IOTN scores (P=0.023). …”
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Effectiveness of interventions for the prevention of occupational violence against professionals in health services: a protocol for a systematic review by Caroline Vieira Cláudio Okubo, Renata Cristina Campos Pereira Silveira, Maria José Quina Galdino, Daiane Rubinato Fernandes, Aline Aparecida Oliveira Moreira, Júlia Trevisan Martins

“…If necessary, a third reviewer will assess any disagreements. All references will be imported into EndNote, and any duplicates will be removed. …”
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Evaluation of targeting accuracy of cone beam CT guided histotripsy in an in vivo porcine model by Martin G. Wagner, Grace M. Minesinger, Katrina L. Falk, Ayca Z. Kutlu, Meridith A. Kisting, Michael A. Speidel, Timothy J. Ziemlewicz, J. Louis Hinshaw, John F. Swietlik, Fred T. Lee, Paul F. Laeseke

“…A post-treatment CBCT with intravenous contrast was then acquired to evaluate coverage, treatment size, and distance between the pseudotumor target and actual treatment zone center.Results Treatments were technically successful and pseudotumors were completely covered in all seven treatments (7/7). The average treatment diameter was 39.3 ± 4.2 mm. …”
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Validation of a Radio frequency identification system for tracking location of laying hens in a quasi-commercial aviary system by Gebhardt-Henrich, Sabine G., Kashev, Alexander, Petelle, Matthew B., Toscano, Michael J.

“…We applied an RFID tracking system to monitor all 1125 laying hens of a flock, which were divided into 5 pens of 225 birds each in a barn with an aviary system. …”
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MODERN FOREIGN CONSTITUTIONALISM: MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR COMPARATIVE PUBLIC LAW AND INTERNATIONAL LAW by Mykhaylo O. Baymuratov, Natalia V. Bocharova

“…As before, little information is published in domestic legal periodicals about foreign research centers and schools in various fields of law, activities of foreign legal scholars, academic publishing houses and authoritative periodicals. All this fully applies to our science of constitutional law, which encourages us to more actively cover the study of constitutional law in foreign countries, publishing activity and activities of scientific centers related to the problems of constitutional law. …”
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Readability and understandability of clinical research patient information leaflets and consent forms in Ireland and the UK: a retrospective quantitative analysis by Peter Doran, Eilish McAuliffe, Lydia O'Sullivan, Prasanth Sukumar, Rachel Crowley

“…Only two documents complied with all six best practice literacy metrics.Conclusions When assessed against both traditional readability criteria and health literacy-based tools, the PILs/ICFs in this study are inappropriately complex. …”
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Finding the best column for polar basic analytes across reversed-phase and hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography by József Simon, Márton Kovács, Pál T. Szabó

“…Every measurement condition with all the columns on the available pHs is evaluated by each property. …”
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Heart rate variability, a potential assessment tool for identifying anxiety, depression, and sleep disorders in elderly individuals by Wenna Liu, Shutong Wang, Hanyang Gu, Rong Li

“…Additionally, the presence of hypertension, diabetes, coronary heart disease, marital status, income, and education level were evaluated, with all showing equivalence (P &gt; 0.05). Significant differences in HRV indices were observed across groups, particularly in group G (patients with anxiety, depression and sleep disorders), which showed decreased HRV parameters except LF/HF, and group H (control group), which showed increased parameters, also except LF/HF (P &lt; 0.01). …”
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Differences in clinical characteristics between coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and influenza: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Yingying Han, Jia Guo, Xingzhao Li, Zhuan Zhong

“…One hundred articles involving 226,913 COVID-19 patients and 201,617 influenza patients were included, and all the articles included patients with these two diseases as experimental and control groups. …”
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Resveratrol Supplementation in Wet AMD: Association With Fewer Intravitreal Injections and Reduced Macular Fibrosis by Datseris I, Rouvas A, Tzanidaki ME, Kardara M, Geros V, Gouliopoulos N

“…The main endpoints were the change of BCVA, the number of anti-VEGF injections, the change of central foveal thickness values, and the expansion or new development of fibrosis.Results: Between the studied groups, no significant differences were detected in the baseline demographic and clinical data (p> 0.05 for all). Over the 24-month study period, both BCVA and central foveal thickness values did not differ significantly between the two groups. …”
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Effects of metal ion implantation (Fe, Ti, Zn and Zr) on mechanical properties, corrosion resistance and biocompatibility of WE43 Mg alloy by Lianhui Li, Zhiqiang Zhang, Dechuang Zhang, Fugang Qi, Yilong Dai, Wenwen Wei, Xiaoping Ouyang

“…Biocompatibility tests showed that the implantation of Fe, Ti, Zn and Zr ions enhanced the anticoagulant and hemolytic resistance of the WE43 alloy. All surface-modified samples showed negligible cytotoxicity (0–1) at 12.5% extract concentration. …”
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Stem Cell Therapy: A Compassionate Use Program in Perianal Fistula by M. D. Herreros, D. Garcia-Olmo, H. Guadalajara, T. Georgiev-Hristov, L. Brandariz, M. Garcia-Arranz

“…Regarding fistula-in-ano, there were 18 Crohn’s-associated and 24 cryptoglandular. 49 cases (94.2%) showed partial response starting 6.5 weeks of follow-up. 24 cases (46.2%) healed in a mean time of 5.5 months. A year later, all patients cured remained healed. No adverse effects related to stem cell therapy were reported. …”
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Predictors of HIV testing adherence among men who have sex with men: a cross-sectional study by Laelson Rochelle Milanês Sousa, Raphael Augusto Gir de Carvalho, Daniel de Macêdo Rocha, Marcela Antonini, Milton Jorge de Carvalho Filho, Maria Wiklander, Elucir Gir, Renata Karina Reis

“…A cross-sectional study was conducted with 1438 participants, online selected for convenience in all regions of Brazil. Binary logistic regression analysis was used to identify independent predictors of HIV testing in the study population. …”
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Effects of an intervention combining physical activity and components of Amygdala and Insula Retraining (AIR) on sleep and working memory among older male adults by Monireh Asadi Ghaleni, Forouzan Fattahi Masrour, Narjes Saryar, Alexandra J. Bratty, Ebrahim Norouzi, Matheus Santos de Sousa Fernandes, Georgian Badicu

“…The participants met twice weekly for 45-minute sessions at a local elderly training and rehabilitation center. All participants completed measurements for sleep quality, depressive symptoms, working memory, and emotion regulation at baseline, 12 weeks (immediately after the intervention), and 8 weeks later.ResultsAmong the 36 individuals who finished the study, their sleep quality, working memory, and emotion regulation improved, and their depressive symptoms were reduced from baseline to 12 weeks (post-intervention) and 8 weeks later; these effects were seen even more so for the PAAIR group compared to the control group, with large to extremely large effect sizes.ConclusionThe findings suggest that PAAIR has the potential to enhance sleep quality, cognitive function, and emotion regulation and reduce depressive symptoms among older men, thus contributing to their quality of life and mental health.…”
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Milling degree affects the fermentation properties of rice: perspectives from the composition of nutrients and gut microbiota via in vitro fermentation by Yu Zhang, Fan Li, Shutong Pan, Bing Bai, Kai Huang, Sen Li, Hongwei Cao, Tian Xie, Jian Xie, Xiao Guan

“…Effects of fermentation substrates of rice with different MDs on gut microbiota were evaluated by 16S rDNA sequencing. All the sample groups reduced the pH and produced short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) and branched-chain fatty acids. …”
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Multiplex real-time PCR for detection of <i>qac A/B</i> and <i>smr</i> genes in Gram-positive bacteria by Svetlana N. Kovalchuk, Anna L. Arkhipova, Svetlana Yu. Kovylkova, Elena N. Ilina, Lyudmila S. Fedorova

“…The sensitivity of the multiplex PCR was 103 copies for all genes. Multiplex PCR validation showed that qacA/B genes were present in 30%, smr genes were present in 10% of the isolates tested. …”
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Morale in Old Age and Its Association with Sociodemographic, Social, and Health-Related Factors in Different Age Groups by Marina Näsman, Johan Niklasson, Jan Saarela, Mikael Nygård, Birgitta Olofsson, Yngve Gustafson, Fredrica Nyqvist

“…Perceived loneliness, having gone through a crisis in life, poor self-rated health, and depression were associated with lower morale, and sleeping well with higher morale, in all age groups. Furthermore, the oldest age groups seem to be more exposed to several risk factors of lower morale identified in this study. …”
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