Enhanced adsorption and photocatalytic degradation of tetracycline antibiotics through novel I-Bi/BiWO@MWCNTs heterostructure composite photocatalyst.

Bismuth-based photocatalysts proved to have remarkable photoactivity for antibiotic degradation from water. However, the two significant challenges of bismuth-based photocatalysts are the fast charge recombination rate and higher energy band gap. This study successfully synthesised a novel I-Bi/BiWO/MWCNTs (C-WBI) heterostructure composite photocatalysts with shorter energy band-gap and higher charge production capability through interfacial amidation linkage.

Outcome, Complications, and Survival of Sarcomas of the Extremities Treated With Mega Prostheses: A Comprehensive Analysis of 115 Cases in a Cancer-Dedicated Hospital.

Introduction: In the late 20th century, limb salvage surgery emerged as a game-changer for treating musculoskeletal tumors, evolving with advanced techniques to offer both survival and functional preservation. The objective of the study is to discuss key metrics, such as overall survival, metastasis-free survival, local recurrence-free survival, and functional outcomes, recognizing the importance of these measures. Despite hurdles such as potential infections and implant issues, it is crucial to understand and address complications, which is also highlighted in this study.

Seasonal occurrence and ecological risk assessment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the sediments and water in the left-bank canals of Indus River, Pakistan.

This study investigated a pressing environmental concern: the presence, distribution, sources, and ecological implications of sixteen polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the left-bank canals of Kotri barrage-Akram, Pinyari, and Phuleli of the Indus River in Pakistan. These vital waterways, crucial for industrial, domestic, and agricultural activities, are experiencing contamination threats from anthropogenic sources, particularly PAHs. The study collected three water and two sediment samples from each canal in pre-monsoon and post-monsoon seasons.

Evaluation of Clostridium autoethanogenum protein as a new protein source for broiler chickens in replacement of soybean meal.

Objective: The object of this study was to investigate the effect of replacing soybean meal with Clostridium autoethanogenum protein (CAP) in broiler diets on growth performance, blood indicators, antioxidant capacity, and immune function.

Methods: A total of 180 Arbor Acres broilers were randomly divided into three treatments, each treatment with six replicates and 10 broilers per replicate for a 42-day feeding trial. The control group (CON) was fed corn-soybean meal based diet.

Assessment of neuropharmacological consequences induced by dexamethasone administration in rats model of neurodegenerative diseases.

Stress is a well-known and frequently used term among present generation. It has been referred to the response of body to any challenge for a change. It is a natural process and our body is designed to cope with it.

Psychopharmacological impact of ferulic acid on depressive-like behaviors induced by high fat diet in rats models of depression.

Previous studies have been demonstrated that high fat diet can leads to the development of obesity. Obesity is strongly linked with several kinds of neurological and physiological disorders such as type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. Furthermore studies also suggested that obesity may cause behavioral changes that mainly deal with less locomotor activity and anxiety obesity linked behavioral changes induced by HFD.

Temporal analysis and opinion dynamics of COVID-19 vaccination tweets using diverse feature engineering techniques.

The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has also triggered a tsunami of news, instructions, and precautionary measures related to the disease on social media platforms. Despite the considerable support on social media, a large number of fake propaganda and conspiracies are also circulated. People also reacted to COVID-19 vaccination on social media and expressed their opinions, perceptions, and conceptions.

Radiotherapy and Limb-Sparing Surgery in the Management of Localized Soft Tissue Sarcomas: Tertiary Care Center Experience From Pakistan.

Purpose: When combined with radiotherapy, limb salvage surgery is an alternative to amputation. This study sought to determine the limb-sparing treatment outcomes in patients diagnosed with soft tissue extremity sarcomas treated at our institution.

Materials And Methods: All adult patients with extremity soft tissue sarcoma treated with the radical limb salvage strategy at Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Canter, Lahore, Pakistan, between January 2017 and December 2019 were retrospectively assessed.

Design of Nickel Supported Hierarchical ZSM-5/USY Zeolite Bifunctional Catalysts for One-Pot Menthol Synthesis via Liquid-Phase Citral Hydrogenation.

Nickel-supported hierarchical zeolite catalysts were prepared through a desilication reassembly process under optimized conditions and applied in one-pot menthol synthesis. In this work, the hierarchical zeolite-supported metal bifunctional catalysts were prepared with the help of desilication re-assembly and wetness impregnation techniques and applied in menthol synthesis via citral hydrogenation. The prepared catalysts were characterized using PXRD, BET, FE-TEM, NH-TPD, H-TPR, pyridine adsorption, and ICP-OES techniques.

Hepatic manifestations of coronavirus disease 2019 infection: Clinical and laboratory perspective.

The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, has become a global challenge of unprecedented nature since December 2019. Although most patients with COVID-19 exhibit mild clinical manifestations and upper respiratory tract involvement, in approximately 5%-10% of patients, the disease is severe and involves multiple organs, leading to multi-organ dysfunction and failure. The liver and gastrointestinal tract are also frequently involved in COVID-19.

The Outcome of Extremity Soft Tissue Sarcomas in Terms of Resection Margins: A Study From a Cancer Dedicated Center.

Introduction Extremity soft-tissue sarcomas are uncommon malignancies of mesenchymal tissue, it accounts for <1 % of cancers and has a high recurrence rate with positive resection margins and unplanned excision. This study aims to determine the influence of unplanned excision and resection margins on local recurrence, metastasis, and overall survival in soft tissue sarcoma of the extremities. Methods A retrospective review was conducted from January 2005 to December 2015 on all the patients with soft tissue sarcoma of the extremities.

Determinants of COVID-19 Vaccine Engagement in Algeria: A Population-Based Study With Systematic Review of Studies From Arab Countries of the MENA Region.

Background: The Algerian COVID-19 vaccination campaign, which started at the end of January 2021, is marked by a slowly ascending curve despite the deployed resources. To tackle the issue, we assessed the levels and explored determinants of engagement toward the COVID-19 vaccine among the Algerian population.

Methods: A nationwide, online-based cross-sectional study was conducted between March 27 and April 30, 2021.

Elucidating the Mechanism of Condensation-Mediated Degradation of Organofunctional Silane Self-Assembled Monolayer Coatings.

Dropwise condensation is favorable for numerous industrial and heat/mass transfer applications due to the enhanced heat transfer performance that results from efficient condensate removal. Organofunctional silane self-assembled monolayer (SAM) coatings are one of the most common ultrathin low surface energy materials used to promote dropwise condensation of water vapors because of their minimal thermal resistance and scalable synthesis process. These SAM coatings typically degrade (i.

Apomorphine-induced sensitization in rats exposed to restraint stress: Relationship with adaptation to stress.

Drug abuse and impaired adaptation to stress are inter-related. Drug abuse is more potentiated upon exposure to stress and an impairment to cope with stress may lead to depression. On the other hand, use of addictive compounds increase the vulnerability to depression by inhibiting the adaptation to stress.

Total maxillary arch distalization with modified C-palatal plates in adolescents: A long-term study using cone-beam computed tomography.

Introduction: The aims of this study were to evaluate the long-term skeletodental effects, the volume of maxillary tuberosity, and airway space changes after maxillary molar distalization using modified C-palatal plate (MCPP) in adolescents with Class II malocclusion.

Methods: The sample consisted of 20 adolescent patients (MCPP group; mean age, 12.9 ± 1.

Advanced microbial fuel cell for waste water treatment-a review.

Petroleum, coal, and natural gas reservoir were depleting continuously due to an increase in industrialization, which enforced study to identify alternative sources. The next option is the renewable resources which are most important for energy purpose coupled with environmental problem reduction. Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) have become a promising approach to generate cleaner and more sustainable electrical energy.

Restraint-induced behavioral deficits are attenuated or impaired by pre- or post-injection of apomorphine: A context-based study.

Apomorphine, a psycho stimulant, has neuroprotective effects due to its ability to decrease oxidative stress. Stress-induced dopaminergic dysfunction might lead to posttraumatic stress disorder, depression and related disorders. This dopaminergic dysfunction is more pre-dominant in basal ganglia and prefrontal cortex.

Experimental investigations of arsenic adsorption from contaminated water using chemically activated hematite (FeO) iron ore.

Indigenous hematite iron ore was chemically activated as a function of various hydrogen peroxide concentrations (0.5, 1, 1.5, and 2.

Comparison of facial esthetic standards between Latin American and Asian populations using 3D stereophotogrammetric analysis.

Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the facial esthetic standards between Paraguayan and Korean beauty pageant contestants as well as to evaluate the deviation in Farkas proportion indexes (PI) from the golden ratio for each group using three-dimensional (3D) stereophotogrammetric analysis.

Methods: 3D soft tissue images of 34 Miss Paraguay (MP) and 54 Miss Korea (MK) pageant contestants were obtained. The 3D images were digitized and 52 measurements and ratios were calculated.

Phytochemical, anti-inflammatory, anti-nociceptive and cytotoxic basis for the use of Haloxylon stocksii.

A halophytic plant, Haloxylon stocksii, is used to treat various inflammatory disorders traditionally. The present study was carried out to investigate the phytochemical parameters, anti-inflammatory, analgesic and cytotoxic potential of the whole plant extracts of H. stocksii.

Comparison of Treatment Effects with Modified C-Palatal Plates vs Greenfield Molar Distalizer Appliances in Adolescents.

The aim of study was to evaluate skeletodental and soft tissue treatment effects and the amount of maxillary molar distalization with modified C-palatal plates vs. Greenfield molar distalizer appliances in adolescents. The samples consisted of pre- and posttreatment lateral cephalograms collected from 39 patients with Class II malocclusion.

CD3+T-lymphocyte infiltration is an independent prognostic factor for advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

Background: Locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma (LA-NPC) is a relatively rare disease in the west but more common in East Asia and areas of the Middle East like Saudi Arabia. Despite the advances in radiation therapy techniques, some patients relapse after treatment. In the coming era of cancer immunotherapy, prognostic factors for LA-NPC need to be further defined using immune-relevant markers.

Patents and intellectual property in orthopaedics and arthroplasty.

The provision of musculoskeletal services comes at a cost. This is, in part, due to the expense of patent-protected orthopaedic implants. However, patents have a finite lifespan.