Comparative analysis of medical device adverse event reporting forms for patients and industries across various countries, and the introduction of a unified generic form for harmonization.

Introduction: This comparative study examines the complexities of adverse event reporting forms for medical devices across various nations. Despite rigorous clinical trials and surveillance techniques, variations persist in processes and data elements used to report adverse events. The study highlights the importance of standardizing adverse event reporting for medical devices and suggests a comprehensive 'Generic Adverse Event Reporting Form' to accurately determine causality.

Mining for antifungal agents to inhibit biofilm formation of Candida albicans: A study on green synthesis, antibiofilm, cytotoxicity, and in silico ADME analysis of 2-amino-4H-pyran-3-carbonitrile derivatives.

Candida albicans (C. albicans) biofilm infections are quite difficult to manage due to their resistance against conventional antifungal drugs. To address this issue, there is a desperate need for new therapeutic drugs.

Photoelectrochemical Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer of TiO Thin Films on Silicon.

TiO thin films are often used as protective layers on semiconductors for applications in photovoltaics, molecule-semiconductor hybrid photoelectrodes, and more. Experiments reported here show that TiO thin films on silicon are electrochemically and photoelectrochemically reduced in buffered acetonitrile at potentials relevant to photoelectrocatalysis of CO reduction, N reduction, and H evolution. On both n-type Si and irradiated p-type Si, TiO reduction is proton-coupled with a 1e:1H stoichiometry, as demonstrated by the Nernstian dependence of the Ti on the buffer p.

Mitigating salinity stress through interactions between microalgae and different forms (free-living & alginate gel-encapsulated) of bacteria isolated from estuarine environments.

Salinity stress in estuarine environments poses a significant challenge for microalgal survival and proliferation. The interaction between microalgae and bacteria shows promise in alleviating the detrimental impacts of salinity stress on microalgae. Our study investigates this interaction by co-cultivating Chlorella sorokiniana, a freshwater microalga, with a marine growth-promoting bacterium Pseudomonas gessardii, both of which were isolated from estuary.