Ecofriendly dyeing of silk fabric with yellow natural and synthetic dye by Hamid Ali Tanveer, Shahid Adeel, Fazal-ur-Rehman, Muhammad Ibrahim, Al Mojnun Shamim, Muhammad Aftab, Muhammad Imran, Rony Mia

“…The shades made using optimized conditions were assessed as per ISO standards for colourfastness. The study's novelty arises from its comparative analysis of natural and synthetic dyes subjected to microwave-assisted heating technology. …”
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Punica granatum L. (Pomegranate) Extract: In Vivo Study of Antimicrobial Activity against Porphyromonas gingivalis in Galleria mellonella Model by Livia Aparecida Procópio Gomes, Lívia Mara Alves Figueiredo, Ana Luiza do Rosário Palma, Barbara Maria Corrêa Geraldo, Kelly Cristine Isler Castro, Luciana Ruano de Oliveira Fugisaki, Antônio Olavo Cardoso Jorge, Luciane Dias de Oliveira, Juliana Campos Junqueira

“…Fifteen larvae were used per group. Injection of high concentration (200, 100, and 25 mg/mL) of PGE showed a toxic effect, leading them to death. …”
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Possible Potentiation by Certain Antioxidants of the Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Diclofenac in Rats by Samah S. Abbas, Mona F. Schaalan, Ashraf K. Bahgat, Ezzeddin S. El-Denshary

“…In conclusion, the results of these studies suggested to us that the added presence of natural antioxidants could be beneficial as standard anti-inflammatory therapeutics for a patient under diclofenac treatment, albeit that these effects do not appear to significantly build upon those that could be obtained from this common anti-inflammatory agent per se.…”
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Stability-indicating HPLC-PDA assay for simultaneous determination of paracetamol, thiamine and pyridoxal phosphate in tablet formulations by Ali Amir, Athar Muhammad Makshoof, Ahmed Mahmood, Nadeem Kashif, Murtaza Ghulam, Farooq Umar, Salman Muhammad

“…The developed method was validated in terms of linearity, specificity, precision, accuracy, LOD and LOQ as per ICH guidelines. Linearity of the developed method was found in the range 17.5–30 µg mL−1 for thiamine, 35–60 µg mL−1 for pyridoxal phosphate and 87.5–150 µg mL−1 for paracetamol. …”
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Global trends and epidemiological impact of metabolic risk factors on atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter from 1990 to 2021 by Junqing Liang, Jun Shen, Yankai Guo, Manzeremu Rejiepu, Xiuwen Ling, Xiaoyan Wang, Yi Jian, Xing Zhang, Shijie Shao, Baopeng Tang, Ling Zhang

“…Between 1990 and 2021, ASDR rose from 34.22 to 34.94, whereas ASMR increased from 1.46 to 1.50 per 100,000 people. High/high–middle Socio-Demographic Index (SDI) regions showed decreasing trends in ASDR and ASMR, whereas low and middle SDI regions showed increasing trends. …”
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Telephone-Based Reeducation of Drug Administration for Helicobacterpylori Eradication: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Study by Yan Zhao, Mudan Ren, Xin Wang, Guifang Lu, Xinlan Lu, Dan Zhang, Shuixiang He

“…The H. pylori eradication rate in the reeducation group was statistically higher than that in the control group (intention-to-treat: 72.8% vs. 50.6%, P=0.006; per-protocol: 78.7% vs. 55.4%, P=0.003). However, the symptom relief rates and the adverse event rates in these two groups were not significantly different. …”
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Emergency Care for Suicidal Behavior Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Two Hospitals in Bogotá: a Longitudinal Analysis by Gutiérrez-Dajud, Sasha Stefany, Pastran-Cortés, Ana María, Mendivelso, Fredy, Rodríguez-Bedoya, Ingrid Milena, Moreno-Gómez, Jairo Enrique, Muñoz-Tamayo, Rodrigo

“…There was an increase in the number of cases attended (mean of 5 additional cases per month) compared to the prepandemic period (p < 0.000). …”
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Modulation of Acid Sphingomyelinase in Melanoma Reprogrammes the Tumour Immune Microenvironment by Emma Assi, Davide Cervia, Laura Bizzozero, Annalisa Capobianco, Sarah Pambianco, Federica Morisi, Clara De Palma, Claudia Moscheni, Paolo Pellegrino, Emilio Clementi, Cristiana Perrotta

“…This study demonstrates that change of A-SMase expression in cancer cells is sufficient per se to tune in vivo melanoma growth and that A-SMase levels modulate immune cells at tumour site. …”
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Vermicompost quality and earthworm reproduction in different organic waste substrates by Saeed Mohammad Alipour, Ebrahim Fataei, Fatemeh Nasehi, Ali Akbar Imani

“…Purpose The present study aims to evaluate the changes in parameters affecting the quality of vermicompost produced by the earthworm 'Eisenia fetida' on different organic waste substrates using multivariate analysis, variance analysis, factor analysis and principal component analysis (PCA).Method A completely randomized design experiment was conducted with a 2 × 8 factorial arrangement of experimental and control treatments in triplicate per treatment. We investigated the growth and reproduction of earthworms and the characteristics of vermicompost produced on different organic wastes and residues represented by carrot pulp (C), potato peel (P), vegetables (V) and sawdust (S) blended with cattle manure (as the main substrate) at two levels of 100 and 150 grams of each treatment in two kilograms of manure. …”
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Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production: Combine Effluent Treatment with Energy Generation in UASB Reactor as Biorefinery Annex by Mauro Berni, Ivo Dorileo, Grazielle Nathia, Tânia Forster-Carneiro, Daniel Lachos, Breno G. M. Santos

“…The results of methane gas generated by the anaerobic system UASB (8846.00 kcal/m3) dislocate the equivalent of 650.0 kg of combustible oil (10000.00 kcal/kg) per day (or 234.000 kg/year). The production of 8846.00 Kcal/m3 of energy from biogas can make a run at industrial plant for 2 hours. …”
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Role of Adult Asthma Education in Improving Asthma Control and Reducing Emergency Room Utilization and Hospital Admissions in an Inner City Hospital by Rashmi Mishra, Muhammad Kashif, Sindhaghatta Venkatram, Teresa George, Kristina Luo, Gilda Diaz-Fuentes

“…Asthma education significantly decreased number of patients requiring ER visits and hospital admissions (p = 0.0005 and p = 0.0015, resp.). Asthma control as per ACT score ≥ 20 improved with education (p = 0.0001) with an increase in clinic visits (p = 0.0185). …”
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Nutritional evaluation of inactivated whole soy and protease enzyme for growing and finishing pigs by M.R. Carmo, M.C.M.M. Ludke, T.M. Bertol, J.V. Ludke, A. Coldebella, C.P. Cruz, H. Rech, P.Z. Amador

“…In the economic viability, diet with IWS and without the enzyme had the lowest cost per kilogram of weight gained and provided the highest economic efficiency index and net revenue. …”
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The Effect of Prophylactic Dexmedetomidine on Hemodynamic Disturbances to Double-Lumen Endotracheal Intubation: A Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blind, and Placebo-Controlled Tria... by Tanyong Pipanmekaporn, Yodying Punjasawadwong, Somrat Charuluxananan, Worawut Lapisatepun, Pavena Bunburaphong

“…The mean differences of SBP, DBP, MAP, HR, and RPP were significantly higher in the control group, with the value of 15.2 mmHg, 10.5 mmHg, 14 mmHg, 10.5 beats per minute, and 2,462.8 mmHg min−1. Four patients in the dexmedetomidine group and 1 patient in the control group developed hypotension, while 2 patients in the dexmedetomidine group had bradycardia. …”
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Process Optimization in Sea Ports: Integrating Sustainability and Efficiency Through a Novel Mathematical Model by Maria Teresa Pereira, Nuno Rocha, Francisco Gomes Silva, Miguel Ângelo Lellis Moreira, Yusuf Ozden Altinkaya, Marisa João Pereira

“…These optimizations also result in a 41.85% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions per ship, aligning with global emissions regulations and promoting sustainable port management. …”
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Risk Factors and Symptoms of Meibomian Gland Loss in a Healthy Population by Anna Machalińska, Aleksandra Zakrzewska, Krzysztof Safranow, Barbara Wiszniewska, Bogusław Machaliński

“…Multivariate logistic regression model including age and sex showed that there were three independent predictors of abnormal meiboscore: older age (OR = 1.03, 95% CI = 1.01–1.04 per year, p=0.006), postmenopausal hormone therapy (OR = 4.98, 95% CI = 1.52–16.30, p=0.007), and the use of antiallergy drugs (OR = 5.85, 95% CI = 2.18–15.72, p=0.0004). …”
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Rockwood Clinical Frailty Scale as a predictor of adverse outcomes among older adults undergoing aortic valve replacement: a protocol for a systematic review by Rose Galvin, Ahmed Gabr, Catherine Peters, Margaret O'Connor, Aoife Leahy, Elaine Shanahan, Tadhg Prendiville, Laura Quinlan, Anastasia Saleh, Ivan Casserly

“…We aim to examine the Rockwood Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS), as a predictor of adverse outcomes following aortic valve replacement.Methods and analysis Prospective and retrospective cohort studies and randomised controlled trials assessing both the preoperative frailty status (as per the CFS) and incidence of adverse outcomes among older adults undergoing either surgical aortic valve replacement or transcatheter aortic valve replacement will be included. …”
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Spirulina maxima as a valuable ingredient: Determination of broad fatty acid and amino acid profiles and nutritional quality and anti-amylase capacity by Zahra Tavakoli, Gholamreza Kavoosi, Roghayeh Siahbalaei, Javad Karimi

“…The amino acid profile shows high levels of alanine (17.38 g), glycine (11.75 g), and glutamic acid (9.69 g) per 100 g protein. The protein quality is noteworthy, with significant amounts of protein efficiency ratio, and essential, non-essential, hydrophobic, ketogenic, branched-chain, flavor, and sulfur amino acids. …”
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Efficacy and Safety of Immunotherapy with Interferon-Gamma in the Management of Chronic Sulfur Mustard-Induced Cutaneous Complications: Comparison with Topical Betamethasone 1% by Yunes Panahi, Amirhossein Sahebkar, Seyyed Masoud Davoudi, Mojtaba Amiri, Fatemeh Beiraghdar

“…Forty subjects who were suffering from chronic skin complications of SM and were diagnosed to have severe atopic dermatitis, were assigned to IFN-γ (50 μg/m2) subcutaneously three times per week (n=20) or betamethasone valerate topical cream 0.1% (n=20) every night for 30 days. …”
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Programming scheduled self-assembly of circadian materials by Gregor Leech, Lauren Melcher, Michelle Chiu, Maya Nugent, Shirlaine Juliano, Lily Burton, Janet Kang, Soo Ji Kim, Sourav Roy, Leila Farhadi, Jennifer L. Ross, Moumita Das, Michael J. Rust, Rae M. Robertson-Anderson

“…Our microscopic image analyses and computational models indicate that the stability of colloidal super-structures depends sensitively on the number of Kai complexes per colloid connection. Consistent with our model predictions, a high concentration stabilizes the material against dissolution after a robust self-assembly phase, while a low concentration allows for oscillatory material structure. …”
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Dose and strain dependent lethality of Usutu virus in an Ifnar−/− mouse model by Johanna M. Duyvestyn, Eleanor M. Marshall, Peter J. Bredenbeek, Barry Rockx, Martijn J. van Hemert, Marjolein Kikkert

“…We found that a Dutch isolate of USUV Africa-3 lineage is lethal at a dose of 20 pfu per mouse, which is considerably lower than what was anticipated based upon the literature. …”
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