Green Biosynthesis of Silver Nanoparticles from Moringa oleifera Leaves and Its Antimicrobial and Cytotoxicity Activities by Gufran Mahmood Mohammed, Sumaiya Naeema Hawar

“…The powerful bioactivity of the green synthesized silver nanoparticles from medical plants recommends their biomedical use as antimicrobial as well as cytotoxic agents.…”
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Measuring Systemic Risk in the Financial Sector by M. A. Shchepeleva

“…The main causes of the imbalances in the system are unjustified loose standards of risk assessment during economic booms, procyclical behavior of economic agents and asymmetric information. The spread of the risk is associated with the financial accelerator mechanism. …”
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Modulating Factors of Resilience in Patients Diagnosed with Breast Cancer by Lizandra García Monzón, Víctor René Navarro Machado

“…<strong>Introduction:</strong> resilience modulating factors serve as health protecting agents and can influence in facing the disease of patients with cancer.…”
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Incidence and Risk Factors of Postcontrast Acute Kidney Injury in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke by Sirichai Chusiri, Aurauma Chutinet, Nijasri Charnnarong Suwanwela, Chankit Puttilerpong

“…Multimodal computed tomography (CT) guides decision-making regarding use of thrombolytic agents in acute ischemic stroke patients. However, postcontrast acute kidney injury (PC-AKI) is a potential adverse effect of the contrast media used, which may require hemodialysis and cause a longer hospital stay. …”
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Information Communications Technology and Revenue Mobilization in Local Governments in Uganda: A Case of Mbarara District Local Government. by Apunyo, Henry Anthony

“…A sample of 133 respondents constituting Mbarara District Finance Committee members, CAO, CFO, District Planner, Commercial Officer, SASs, town agents, parish chiefs, and traders was drawn from a population of 200 study subjects using simple random sampling and purposive sampling techniques. …”
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Investigating Use of Crushed Glass as Partial Replacement of Sand to Improve Finish Mortar Strength. by Ashaba, Dennis

“…Mortar is typically a matrix that contains cement, lime, alkali-activated binders, fine aggregates (sand/rock powder), adequate water, and possibly superplasticizers or viscosity modifying agents added. The chemical composition of mortars indicates that they are most commonly composed of Calcium oxide and silicon dioxide. …”
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Non-Governmental Organisations and poverty Alleviation in Uganda: A case Study of Kisoro District. by Moses, Ntirandekura

“…Non-Governmental Organisations are important agents for poverty alleviation. For sustainable poverty alleviation to be reached, effective performance of NGOs in relation to poverty alleviation is necessary. …”
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Factors Associated with Hand Washing Practices among Secondary School Students in Ndorwa East Constituency in Kabale District by Benja, Twinomuhwezi, Topher, Byamukama, Nathan, Nshakira

“…Despite the worldwide Global Hand Washing Day campaign, which targets school children as the most effective agents for behaviour change, there is limited documentation in various school settings. …”
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Home-Based Intervention Tool for Cardiac Telerehabilitation: Protocol for a Controlled Trial by Francesca Mastorci, Maria Francesca Lodovica Lazzeri, Lamia Ait-Ali, Paolo Marcheschi, Paola Quadrelli, Massimiliano Mariani, Rafik Margaryan, Wanda Pennè, Marco Savino, Giuseppe Prencipe, Alina Sirbu, Paolo Ferragina, Corrado Priami, Alessandro Tommasi, Cesare Zavattari, Pierluigi Festa, Stefano Dalmiani, Alessandro Pingitore

“…MethodsThe IPOTERI method consists of a telemonitoring platform that guarantees continuity of postoperative care, an intelligent home station based on an Android app for the patient with a user-friendly interface to record vital signals (electrocardiogram, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, and body weight) and access the planning of rehabilitation activities, and a decision support system that communicates with hospital medical records to transmit alerts and specific support information for the formulation and updating of the treatment and care plan. …”
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Effects of cold-water immersion on health and wellbeing: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Tara Cain, Jacinta Brinsley, Hunter Bennett, Max Nelson, Carol Maher, Ben Singh

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Electronic databases were searched for randomized trials involving healthy adults aged ≥ 18 years undergoing acute or long-term CWI exposure via cold shower, ice bath, or plunge with water temperature ≤15°C for at least 30 seconds. …”
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Study of anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antimicrobial and mineralizing effects of an N-isopropenylimidazole zinc metal complex derivative in experimental endodontic-periodontal le... by Pavel A. Galenko-Yaroshevsky, Ivan I. Pavlyuchenko, Olga V. Shelemekh, Boris A. Trofimov, Lidiya N. Parshina, Viktor L. Popkov, Svetlana A. Demyanenko, Oleg V. Tsymbalov, Andrey V. Zadorozhniy, Anait V. Zelenskaya, Irina B. Nektarevskaya, Alina V. Sergeeva, Nikolay E. Korovaykin, Svetlana A. Lebedeva

“…Materials and Methods: EPL simulation in experiments on the anesthetized rats was conducted in the following way: first, the pulp cavity of lower incisors was opened and left exposed to infection; then periodontal inflammation was induced using a ligature. …”
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The Antifibrosis Effects of Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor δ on Rat Corneal Wound Healing after Excimer Laser Keratectomy by Yun Gu, Xuan Li, Tiangeng He, Zhixin Jiang, Peng Hao, Xin Tang

“…The eyes were randomized into four groups: PBS, GW501516 (a selective agonist of PPARδ), GSK3787 (a selective antagonist of PPARδ), or GW501516 combined with GSK3787. The agents were subconjunctivally administered twice a week until sacrifice. …”
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Effect of flowrate on the size segregation of magnetic nanoparticles by using continuous flow magnetic separator by Khew Chung Wei, Ng Wei Ming, Leong Sim Siong, Wong Ling Yong, Toh Pey Yi

“…Employing PSS molecules as splicing agents effectively inhibits MNP aggregation. To further enhance the monodispersity of MNPs, continuous flow is facilitated by configuring three separator columns in series, with permanent magnets (NdFeB) attached to the sides. …”
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Protection against the Phytotoxic Effect of Mercury Chloride by Catechin and Quercetin by Yedda M. L. S. de Matos, Daniel L. M. Vasconcelos, Antonio C. H. Barreto, Janaína E. Rocha, José B. de Araújo-Neto, Fábia F. Campina, Maria Milene C. da Silva, Tássia T. Al Yafawi, Celestina E. Sobral-Souza, Jacqueline C. A. Pinheiro, Saulo R. Tintino, Amanda K. Sousa, Raimundo N. P. Teixeira, Juan C. Alvarez-Pizarro, João H. da Silva, Abolghasem Siyadatpanah, Bonglee Kim, Henrique D. M. Coutinho

“…When the metal was associated with catechin and quercetin, there was an increase in dry mass of almost 3 times when compared with the HgCl2 alone, demonstrating that these flavonoids act as cytoprotective agents. However, in the presence of catechin and quercetin, membrane damage caused by mercury chloride has a level similar to that observed in control plants, demonstrating none statistical difference. …”
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Retinal Displacement: Providing New Insights for Retinal Detachment Surgery by Olivier Houle, Eunice You, Mélanie Hébert, Shicheng Jin, Susan Ruyu Qi, Ali Dirani

“…We provide an overview on the potential influence of surgical type (n = 4), tamponade agents (n = 5), postoperative posture (n = 6), and preoperative retinal status (n = 5) on incidence of retinal displacement and visual outcomes (n = 8). …”
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Intravenous Laser Blood Irradiation and Tocilizumab in a Patient with Juvenile Arthritis by Dragos Andrei Chiran, Michael Weber, Laura Marinela Ailioaie, Eovelina Moraru, Constantin Ailioaie, Daniela Litscher, Gerhard Litscher

“…This study presents effects of intravenous laser blood irradiation (ILBI) in a transient immunodeficiency patient with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) treated with an interleukin-6 receptor inhibitor (Tocilizumab). Biological agents induce JIA remission, but some patients do not respond favorably to this final therapeutic line of defense. …”
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Tongue squamous cell carcinoma-targeting Au-HN-1 nanosystem for CT imaging and photothermal therapy by Ming Hao, Xingchen Li, Xinxin Zhang, Boqiang Tao, He Shi, Jianing Wu, Yuyang Li, Xiang Li, Shuangji Li, Han Wu, Jingcheng Xiang, Dongxu Wang, Weiwei Liu, Guoqing Wang

“…The enhanced accumulation of photosensitizing agents at tumor sites achieved significant PTT effects in a mouse model of TSCC. …”
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Current Views of Torque Teno Virus (TTV) in Liver Diseases by I. V. Maev, T. I. Karlovich, A. I. Burmistrov, I. A. Chekmazov, D. N. Andreev, V. I. Reshetnyak

“…Earlier views of hepatotropic TTV gradually changed with newer evidence on its dispersion and coinfection with other viruses, including known hepatitis agents. Polytropism of TTV disproves its exclusive attribution to hepatitis viruses. …”
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Enhanced Apoptosis of Monocytes from Complication-Free Juvenile-Onset Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 May Be Ameliorated by TNF-α Inhibitors by Jolanta Myśliwska, Monika Ryba-Stanisławowska, Marcin Smardzewski, Bartosz Słomiński, Małgorzata Myśliwiec, Janusz Siebert

“…Moreover, we wanted to assess effects of TNF-R1 blocking agents and those of general TNF-α blocker (Infliximab) on spontaneous apoptosis of monocytes. …”
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Antihuman Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1) Activity of Rare Earth Metal Complexes of 4-Hydroxycoumarins in Cell Culture by Ilia Manolov, Sevda Raleva, Petya Genova, Alexey Savov, Liliana Froloshka, Daniela Dundarova, Radka Argirova

“…The cerium Ce(III), lanthanum La(III), and neodymium Nd(III) complexes with 4-hydroxy-3-(3-oxo-1-phenylbutyl)-2H-1-benzopyran-2-one (warfarin) (W) and 3,3′-benzylidenebis[4-hydroxycoumarin] (1) were synthesized and studied for the first time for cytotoxicity (on MT-2 cells) and as anti-HIV agents under acute and chronic infection. The complexes were characterized by different physicochemical methods: mass spectrometry, ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, and IR spectroscopy. …”
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