Synergistic effect by Sorghum bicolor L., citric acid, biochar, and vermiwash amendment for the remediation of a mine-contaminated soil.

Phytoremediation is an in situ remediation and eco-friendly technique employing accumulator plant species to remove trace elements (TEs) from contaminated sites. Moreover, it has been demonstrated that both natural and synthetic amendments can enhance trace elements (TEs) phytoremediation from polluted soils through bioenergy crops. This work assessed the synergistic impact of two tested biochar (BC) from data palm (B1) and Prosopis (B2) (1.

Anticancer evaluations of iodoquinazoline substituted with allyl and/or benzyl as dual inhibitors of EGFR and EGFR: design, synthesis, ADMET and molecular docking.

Fifteen new iodoquinazoline derivatives, 5a,b to 18, are reported in this study and their anticancer evaluation as dual inhibitors of EGFR and EGFR. The new derivatives were designed according to the target of structural requirements of receptors. Cytotoxicity of our compounds was evaluated against MCF-7, A549, HCT116 and HepG2 cell lines using MTT assay.

Soils with more clay and dense vegetation were rich in soil carbon along Wadi Al-Sharaea, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.

In arid ecosystems, lack of vegetation and nutrients can negatively impact soil carbon (C) content. In the current study, our goals were to assess soil C stocks to a depth of 50 cm in an arid ecosystem (Wadi Al-Sharaea, Saudi Arabia) and determine their relation to different vegetation cover. To address our research objective, a total of 102 quadrate (randomly selected) were established along the desert wadi.

Phytoaccumulation of zinc and its associated impact on the growth performance and tolerance index of six non-food crop plants grown in Zn-contaminated soil.

Crop plant remediation and detoxification of Zn-contaminated soils may pose a significant threat to food safety and, thus, human health. Therefore, the current study was carried out to assess the ability of six non-food crop plants (NFCP); Zea mays L. cultivar 360 (T360), Z.

Phytoremediation of nitrogen and phosphorus pollutants from glass industry effluent by using water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms): Application of RSM and ANN techniques for experimental optimization.

The present study aimed to assess the efficiency of the water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms) plant for the reduction of nitrogen and phosphorus pollutants from glass industry effluent (GIE) as batch mode phytoremediation experiments. For this, response surface methodology (RSM) and artificial neural networks (ANN) methods were adopted to evidence the optimization and prediction performances of E.

Serum IFNγ-induced protein 10 (IP10/CXCL10): association with asthma exacerbations and severity in children.

Objective: Asthma is a chronic disorder of the airways, in which chemokines coordinate airway inflammation and determine its severity. We aimed to study the chemokine interferonγ-inducible protein 10 kDa (IP10/CXCL10), a member of the CXC receptor 3 (CXCR3) ligand family, at the protein level in the serum of children, to evaluate the association between CXCL10 and exacerbations of childhood asthma.

Methods: Patients experiencing an asthma exacerbation (42 patients) and stable patients (43 patients) were investigated for serum CXCL10 levels.

Bioaccumulation and human health risk assessment of heavy metals in food crops irrigated with freshwater and treated wastewater: a case study in Southern Cairo, Egypt.

Food safety has often attracted attention worldwide. Few studies have investigated the heavy metal (HM) pollution and health risk assessment of crops and vegetables. The current work was conducted to evaluate the human risk assessment of HM (Cu, Cd, Cr, Pb, and Zn) in radish, lettuce, tomato, onion, turnip, squash, okra, sunflower, Jews mallow, and garden rocket cultivated in treated wastewater (TWW)-irrigated sites as compared with those cultivated in freshwater (FW)-irrigated sites.

Development of photoluminescent, superhydrophobic, and electrically conductive cotton fibres.

A simple method for the preparation of multifunctional nanocomposite was developed towards the production of water-repellent, electrically conductive, and photoluminescent film onto cotton fibres. The nanocomposite was composed of lanthanide-doped strontium aluminium oxide and silicon rubber dispersed in petroleum ether. The electrically conductive fabric was woven from nickel strips twisted with cotton filaments as core yarns, which were wrapped with pure cotton yarns.

Prevalence of unmet needs for spasticity management in care home residents in the East Midlands, United Kingdom: a cross-sectional observational study.

Objective: To establish the prevalence of unmet need for spasticity management in care home residents in two counties of the United Kingdom.

Design: Cross-sectional observational study with a six-month follow-up arm for participants with identified unmet needs.

Setting: 22 care homes in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire.

Visible and near-infrared luminescent properties of Pr doped strontium molybdate thin films by a facile polymer-assisted deposition process.

Quartz substrate supported Praseodymium (Pr) doped strontium molybdate (SrMoO) thin films with good uniformity and outstanding fluorescent properties are successfully fabricated via a facile polymer-assisted deposition (PAD) method. In combination with the strong chelating effect of water-soluble polymer on metal cations, the free cations without chelating are effectively ruled out but the remaining chelating metal cations are employed for the highly uniform and accurate stoichiometry luminescent SrMoO: Pr thin films, layer-by-layer mounting on the common quartz substrates. More importantly, the excellent release of stress from polymer during the growth process of epitaxial thin film can effectively overcome the mismatch between thin film and common quartz substrate and then guarantee the quality of thin film.

Increased expression of serum periostin and YKL40 in children with severe asthma and asthma exacerbation.

Children with severe asthma or acute asthma exacerbation may encounter difficulties in performing pulmonary function tests. In this situation, serum biomarkers can play a great role in evaluation of such patients. The aim of this study was to estimate the serum levels of human chitinase-3-like protein 1 (YKL40) and periostin in a group of Egyptian children with asthma during acute asthma exacerbation and in stable asthmatics compared with healthy control, and to correlate these findings with the severity of asthma.

Plasma microRNA-21, microRNA-146a and IL-13 expression in asthmatic children.

Childhood asthma represents a worldwide problem, involving genetic, immune defense and environmental components. MicroRNAs (miRs) are non-coding, single-stranded RNAs involved in immune regulation. The aim was to evaluate clinical potential of plasma miR-21 and miR-146a involved in T helper differentiation in childhood asthma and non-asthmatic controls.

Construction of cryptogein mutants, a proteinaceous elicitor from Phytophthora, with altered abilities to induce a defense reaction in tobacco cells.

We prepared a series of cryptogein mutants, an elicitor from Phytophthora cryptogea, with altered abilities to bind sterols and fatty acids. The induction of the early events, i.e.

Repression of DAX-1 and induction of SF-1 expression. Two mechanisms contributing to the activation of aldosterone biosynthesis in adrenal glomerulosa cells.

Angiotensin II (Ang II) and adrenocorticotropic hormone stimulate aldosterone biosynthesis in the zona glomerulosa of the adrenal cortex through induction of the expression of the steroidogenic acute regulatory (StAR) protein, which promotes intramitochondrial cholesterol transfer. To understand the mechanism of this induction of the StAR protein, we have examined the effect of Ang II and forskolin, a mimicker of adrenocorticotropic hormone action, on two transcription factors known to modulate StAR gene expression in opposite ways, DAX-1 and SF-1, in bovine adrenal glomerulosa cells in primary culture. Ang II markedly inhibited DAX-1 protein expression in a time- and concentration-dependent manner (to 38.