Formulation Study of a Poly(amino methacrylate) Film-Forming Solution for Transdermal Administration by Chiara G. M. Gennari, Antonella Casiraghi, Francesca Selmin, Francesco Cilurzo

“…Results: The FFS, consisting of EuE and PEG400 in isopropyl alcohol and ethanol (80:20, <i>v</i>/<i>v</i>), exhibited rapid film formation within about 5 min and the dried film allowed a high skin permeability compared to other formulations due to the ability to increase the thermodynamic activity of both drugs. …”
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A Clinical Mentorship and Quality Improvement Program to Support Health Center Nurses Manage Type 2 Diabetes in Rural Rwanda by Aphrodis Ndayisaba, Emmanuel Harerimana, Ryan Borg, Ann C. Miller, Catherine M. Kirk, Katrina Hann, Lisa R. Hirschhorn, Anatole Manzi, Gedeon Ngoga, Symaque Dusabeyezu, Cadet Mutumbira, Tharcisse Mpunga, Patient Ngamije, Fulgence Nkikabahizi, Joel Mubiligi, Simon Pierre Niyonsenga, Charlotte Bavuma, Paul H. Park

“…The patient population reflects the rural settings, with low rates of traditional NCD risk factors: 5.6% of patients were current smokers, 11.0% were current consumers of alcohol, and 11.9% were obese. Of 263 observed nurse mentee-patient encounters, mentor and mentee agreed on diagnosis 94.4% of the time. …”
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Epidemiology of Acute Pancreatitis in the North Adriatic Region of Croatia during the Last Ten Years by Davor Stimac, Ivana Mikolasevic, Irena Krznaric-Zrnic, Mladen Radic, Sandra Milic

“…Most frequent etiologies of AP were biliary stones in 60% and alcohol abuse in 19% of patients. According to the Ranson and APACHE II scores, pancreatitis was considered to be severe in 50% and 43% of the cases, respectively. …”
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Fungal Bezoar: A Rare Cause of Ureteral Obstruction by Nabil Zeineddine, Wissam Mansour, Sandy El Bitar, Marco Campitelli, Neville Mobarakai

“…A 52-year-old male, with diabetes mellitus and alcoholic liver disease, presented to the Emergency Room for right flank pain of 3 days’ duration, associated with dysuria. …”
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Acalypha Wilkesiana ‘Java White’: Identification of Some Bioactive Compounds by Gc-Ms and Their Effects on Key Enzymes Linked to Type 2 Diabete by Oyebode Olajumoke A., Erukainure Ochuko L., Koorbanally Neil A., Islam Md. Shahidul

“…GC-MS analysis revealed the presence of long-chain alkyl acids, esters, ketones and alcohols including phytol and phytol acetate along with some secondary metabolites such as xanthone, vitamin E and various types of sterols including stigmasterol, campesterol and sitosterol. …”
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The normal cell proliferation and wound healing effect of polysaccharides from Ganoderma amboinense by Shuangzhi Zhao, Ming Lei, Hui Xu, Hailun He, Alexander Suvorov, Junhua Wang, Jiying Qiu, Qingxin Zhou, Jinyu Yang, Leilei Chen

“…To study the cell proliferation and wound healing activity of polysaccharides from Ganoderma amboinense (GAMPS), the polysaccharide was extracted by water extraction and alcohol precipitation method, and its monosaccharide composition and molecular weight were analyzed. …”
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Different smoking processes with the special fuel rods: Impart a smoky aroma to Souchong black tea by Weisu Tian, Jiao Feng, Jinyuan Wang, Hongzheng Lin, Qianlian Chen, Jiayun Zhuang, Guanjun Pan, Jiake Zhao, Lirong Tang, Zhilong Hao

“…Additionally, phenylethyl alcohol and α-farnesene were characteristic volatiles in FS (smoking at the fermentation stage) and DS, imparting a sweet, mildly smoky aroma. …”
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Analysis of the Serum Bile Acid Composition for Differential Diagnosis in Patients with Liver Disease by Tomonori Sugita, Katsushi Amano, Masanori Nakano, Noriko Masubuchi, Masahiro Sugihara, Tomokazu Matsuura

“…A total of 150 subjects, including patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) (n=44), hepatitis B virus (HBV) (n=23), alcoholic liver disease (ALD) (n=21), biliary tract disease (n=20), nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) (n=13), and other liver diseases (n=29), were recruited. …”
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Accelerating maturation of Chinese rice wine by using a 20 L scale multi-sweeping-frequency mode ultrasonic reactor and its mechanism exploration by Zhuofan He, Furong Hou, Yansheng Du, Chunhua Dai, Ronghai He, Haile Ma

“…And the total volatile alcohol substances and total volatile aldehydes in rice wine decreased by 12.95 % and 67.46 %, while the total volatile acids increased by 17.11 %, respectively. …”
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Hip Osteonecrosis Is Associated with Increased Plasma IL-33 Level by Jinhui Ma, Wanshou Guo, Zirong Li, Bailiang Wang, Shirui Li, Peng Wang

“…No significant differences were observed in IL-33 levels between steroid-induced, alcohol-induced, and idiopathic patients. Our findings seem to indicate that IL-33 effects may be detrimental during ONFH, which appeared to be associated with the prognosis of ONFH. …”
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Modifications in aroma characteristics of ‘Merlot’ dry red wines aged in American, French and Slovakian oak barrels with different toasting degrees by Haocheng Lu, Binhao Cheng, Yibin Lan, Changqing Duan, Fei He

“…The concentrations of guaiacol, syringol, trans-isoeugenol, furfural alcohol, vanilla, cis-whisky lactone enabled the medium toasting barrels to be distinguished from the light toasting ones. …”
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Fate and Occurrence of Pharmaceutically Active Organic Compounds during Typical Pharmaceutical Wastewater Treatment by Qiao Luo, Jing Wang, JianHui Wang, Yu Shen, Peng Yan, YouPeng Chen, ChengCheng Zhang

“…Other organic compound classes including organosilicon compounds, acids, esters, heterocycles, and alcohols are mostly biodegraded, which leads to high concentrations of hydrocarbons in the wastewater effluent. …”
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Barriers Preventing Liver Transplantation in Canadians with HIV Infection – Perceptions of HIV Specialists by Curtis L Cooper, Joanne DeForest, John Gill, Richard Lalonde, on behalf of the Canadian HIV Trials Network (CTN) Co-Infection Core Group

“…A median 20% of the nearly 12,700 HIV patients followed at these sites had concurrent liver disease (20% caused by hepatitis C virus, 5% caused by hepatitis B virus and 5% were alcohol-related). On average, two patients per site were thought to be appropriate candidates for liver transplant evaluation. …”
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Governing the boundary: between socio-environmental vulnerability and state capacity in Temajuk Village, Indonesia by Alfath Bagus Panuntun El Nur Indonesia, Defila Priana Falarima, Said Khaidir, Ari Surida, Nur Muliasari MS, Tara Charissa Oktavia S

“…The findings exposed potential national threats caused by geographic isolation, and porous borders that facilitate illicit activities, such as drug and alcoholic drinks smuggling, with serious social consequences, including youth delinquency, early marriage, declining education levels, and increased health risks, such as the spread of HIV/AIDS. …”
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Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor Patterns and Their Implications for Intervention Strategies in Vietnam by Quang Ngoc Nguyen, Son Thai Pham, Loi Doan Do, Viet Lan Nguyen, Stig Wall, Lars Weinehall, Ruth Bonita, Peter Byass

“…Four metabolic CVDRFs (hypertension, dyslipidaemia, diabetes, and obesity) and five behavioural CVDRFs (smoking, excessive alcohol intake, unhealthy diet, physical inactivity, and stress) were analysed to identify their prevalence, cluster patterns, and social predictors. …”
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Maillard reaction in Chinese household-prepared stewed pork balls with brown sauce: potentially risky and volatile products by He Li, Xiangyi Tang, Chunjian Wu, Shujuan Yu

“…By head space-solid phase microextraction combined with GC-MS, 57 volatile compounds in SPB-BS were identified with the dominant contribution of alcohols, aldehydes, acids and esters. Based on the structures of these compounds and the composition of SPB-BS, lipid oxidation and MR are inferred to be responsible for the formation of the harmful and volatile compounds. …”
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Capillary Water in Pericarp Enhances Hypoxic Condition during On-Tree Fruit Maturation That Induces Lignification and Triggers Translucent Flesh Disorder in Mangosteen (Garcinia ma... by Sompoch Noichinda, Kitti Bodhipadma, Siwaruth Kong-In

“…It was hypothesized that lignification played an important role in hypoxia defense mechanism since the Na2CO3-SP fractionation extracted from alcohol insoluble residue (AIR) of translucent flesh aril was higher than those of normal aril. …”
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Protective Effect of Amphipterygium adstringens Extract on Dextran Sulphate Sodium-Induced Ulcerative Colitis in Mice by Mario Rodriguez-Canales, Ruben Jimenez-Rivas, Maria Margarita Canales-Martinez, Ana Judith Garcia-Lopez, Nelly Rivera-Yañez, Oscar Nieto-Yañez, Yadira Ledesma-Soto, Luvia Enid Sanchez-Torres, Miriam Rodriguez-Sosa, Luis Ignacio Terrazas, Marco Aurelio Rodriguez-Monroy

“…We investigated the effects of alcoholic extract of A. adstringens (AaEE) in DSS-induced colitis in mice. …”
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Immunocytochemical and Morphometric Studies of Gastrin-, Somatostatin- and Serotonin-Producing Cells in the Stomach and Duodenum of Patients with Acid Peptic Disorders by WR Yacoub, ABR Thomson, P Hooper, LD Jewell

“…Patient age, sex, duration of symptoms, smoking habits, alcohol consumption and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug use had no effect on endocrine cell densities. …”
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Short-Time High-Oxygen Pre-Treatment Delays Lignification of Loquat (<i>Eriobotrya japonica</i> Lindl.) During Low-Temperature Storage by Runlei Kou, Mengfei Peng, Jiaxuan Zheng, Shuangdi Hou, Linyuan Ma, Xia Liu

“…These effects were associated with the inhibition of the activities of lignin synthesis-related enzymes, including phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL), 4-coumarate-CoA ligase (4CL), cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase (CAD), and peroxidase (POD). …”
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