Publications by authors named "E S Goosen"
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- Cordia plants, found in tropical regions, are valued in folk medicine for their medicinal properties, especially their quinones, which have been extensively studied from 1972 to 2023.
- Meroterpenoids are the main type of quinones identified in Cordia species, serving as important markers for classification and showing a variety of biological activities, including antifungal and anticancer properties.
- While the exact process for how these quinones are produced is not fully understood, evidence suggests they might be derived from certain biochemical precursors, indicating potential for new drug development targeting various health issues.
The increasing share of renewables in electric grids nowadays causes a growing daily and seasonal mismatch between electricity generation and demand. In this regard, novel energy storage systems need to be developed, to allow large-scale storage of the excess electricity during low-demand time, and its distribution during peak demand time. Acid-base flow battery (ABFB) is a novel and environmentally friendly technology based on the reversible water dissociation by bipolar membranes, and it stores electricity in the form of chemical energy in acid and base solutions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFComprised of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are characterized by chronic inflammation of the gastro-intestinal tract, which often results in severe damage to the intestinal mucosa. This study investigated metabolites from the South African endemic alga, , as potential treatments for IBD. Phytochemical evaluation of yielded prenylated toluhydroquinones and toluquinones, from which semi-synthetic analogs were derived, and a carotenoid metabolite.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To analyze agreement on postoperative complications after hypospadias surgery according to medical records and parents' reports.
Materials & Methods: In this retrospective cohort study, data were collected from 409 children who received an initial one-stage hypospadias correction in the Radboudumc, The Netherlands. Postoperative complications according to medical records were compared with parent-reported complications in an online questionnaire.
Aim: Sub-Saharan Africa has a population of 1 billion, with one ophthalmologist per million people. Basic ophthalmic support services are virtually absent for all but a few urban populations. Minimally invasive laser treatment may help.
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