The Potential of Leaves Extract in Fabrication of Dense and Uniform ZnO Microrods.

Zinc oxide (ZnO) micro and nanorods were successfully prepared using and hexamethylenetetramine (HMTA) separately as stabilizers using the solution immersion method. Two types of ZnO seed layer were prepared using the same pre-cursor with the different stabilizers. The fabricated ZnO microrods exhibit absorption at ~375 nm as revealed from the UV-Visible absorption spectrum, and this is comparable with ZnO nanorods synthesized using HMTA.

Neuroprotective Effects of Dried Tubers of .

The present study was designed to explore the neuroprotective properties of (Ranunculaceae). The plant detoxification was done using either water, or cow or goat milk as per the Ayurvedic shodhana method. The evaluation of the neuroprotective role of was performed on diabetic neuropathy induced by streptozotocin in Sprague Dawley (SD) rats.

Spatial analysis of food security in Iran: associated factors and governmental support policies.

This study analyzes caloric intake in Iran as a proxy for food security to determine factors associated with caloric intake that could be impacted by policies. We modeled regional heterogeneity by analyzing a complete countrywide dataset disaggregated for rural intra-provincial areas using unique data from the Iranian Statistical Centre for 2007-2016. We applied logistic regression modeling and likelihood ratio tests to assess the association between socio-economic determinants and caloric intake among rural areas of all provinces.

Health Disparities in the Access and Cost of Health Care for Otolaryngologic Conditions.

Objective: To demonstrate whether race, education, income, or insurance status influences where patients seek medical care and the cost of care for a broad range of otolaryngologic diseases in the United States.

Study Design: Retrospective cohort study using data from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, from 2007 to 2015.

Setting: Nationally representative database.

Importance of customized (task oriented) software tools for biomedical applications.

Biomedical scientists and clinicians often require customized and user-friendly software tools due to the unavailability of specific software, complexity of existing software or high cost of commercial software. This editorial provides a short update on recently published task-oriented biomedical software tools. The novelty and applications of some customized software tools including CALCFISHER, CALCNTCP, CALCDOSE, and SCEW are also summarized in this editorial.

Cancer Image Quantification With And Without, Expensive Whole Slide Imaging Scanners.

Automated analysis of digitized pathology images in tele-health applications can have a transformative impact on under-served communities in the developing world. However, the vast majority of existing image analysis algorithms are trained on slide images acquired via expensive Whole-Slide-Imaging (WSI) scanners. High scanner cost is a key bottleneck preventing large-scale adoption of digital pathology in developing countries.

Experimental study and dynamic simulation of melanoidin adsorption from distillery effluent.

This work aims to utilize fly ash from a thermal power station for melanoidin reduction from distillery effluent by adsorption. To accomplish this, coal fly ash was modified through chemical treatment and was then tested for melanoidin adsorption as a function of various melanoidin concentrations, contact time, and pH. The specific novelty of this study is the evaluation of coal fly ash as a low-cost adsorbent for melanoidin removal.

Molecular identification and diversity analysis of dental bacteria in diabetic and non-diabetic females from Saudi Arabia.

Periodontal disease is a chronic infectious disease, which is characterized by the damaged dental hard tissue by lactic acid generated by microorganisms after the fermentation of carbohydrates rich diet. The risk of periodontal disease is known to be higher in diabetic patients. We compared the diversity of five commonly occurring dental bacteria including , , , , and in 14 type-2 diabetic patients and equal numbers of healthy controls.

The current use of anti-cariogenic agents and fluoride agents to cure write spot lesion: A systematic analysis.

To find the best option to treat White Spot Lesion in existing caries treatments, and to identify the selected articles discussing etiology of caries along with White spot lesion. Null hypothesis was that "Only anticariogenic agent can cure White Spot Lesion". PRISMA guidelines were used to conduct the systematic analysis.

Mapping excessive "disgust" in the brain: Ventral pallidum inactivation recruits distributed circuitry to make sweetness "disgusting".

The ventral pallidum (VP) is an important structure in processing reward. The VP may be the only brain structure where localized lesions in rats replace normal facial "liking" expressions to sweetness with excessive "disgust" reactions, such as gapes and chin rubs, that are normally reserved for unpalatable tastes. The posterior half of the VP (pVP) contains a hedonic hot spot where opioid or related neurochemical stimulations can amplify positive "liking" reactions to sweet taste.

Radiomodifying action, Pharmacokinetic and Biodistribution of Ethyl 3, 4, 5-trihydroxybenzoate-Implication in development of radiomitigator.

Ethyl 3, 4, 5-trihydroxybenzoate (GAE) is a major bioactive constituent of Hippophae Rhamnoides L. leaves and extract prepared from H. rhamnoides leaves exhibited radioprotective and pharmacological activity.

The Actin-Capping Protein Alpha-Adducin Is Required for T-Cell Costimulation.

Alpha-adducin (Add1) is a critical component of the actin-spectrin network in erythrocytes, acting to cap the fast-growing, barbed ends of actin filaments, and recruiting spectrin to these junctions. Add1 is highly expressed in T cells, but its role in T-cell activation has not been examined. Using a conditional knockout model, we show that Add1 is necessary for complete activation of CD4+ T cells in response to low levels of antigen but is dispensable for CD8+ T cell activation and response to infection.

Feeding ecology of blue rock pigeon (Columba livia) in the three districts of Punjab, Pakistan.

Present paper provides information on the feeding regimens of the two genders of the blue-rock pigeon (Columba livia Linn.) in the sampled habitats of the three districts viz. Rawalpindi, Faisalabad and Bahawalpur of the Punjab province, Pakistan.

Effect of naked and PEG-coated gold nanoparticles on histopathology and cytokines expression in rat liver and kidneys.

To compare the effects of 5- and 50-nm naked and PEG-coated gold nanoparticles (AuNP) on proinflammatory cytokines (IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α) expression and histopathological changes in liver and kidneys of rats. Rats were injected with different nanoparticles and sacrificed after 24 h. Both 5- and 50-nm AuNPs, and 50-nm PEG-AuNPs caused granular clumping of cytoplasm, edema and hydropic dystrophy in hepatic cells.

Citric Acid Enhances Plant Growth, Photosynthesis, and Phytoextraction of Lead by Alleviating the Oxidative Stress in Castor Beans.

Lead (Pb) toxicity has a great impact in terms of toxicity towards living organisms as it severely affects crop growth, yield, and food security; thus, warranting appropriate measures for the remediation of Pb polluted soils. Phytoextraction of heavy metals (HMs) using tolerant plants along with organic chelators has gained global attention. Thus, this study examines the possible influence of citric acid (CA) on unveiling the potential phytoextraction of Pb by using castor beans.

Side effects of insecticidal usage in rice farming system on the non-target house fly Musca domestica in Punjab, Pakistan.

Insecticidal usage in the rice farming system may affect non-target insect species present in the same fields. Musca domestica, a well-known pest of medical and veterinary importance worldwide, is one of the important non-target insect species present in the rice farming system. In this study, five strains of M.

Textural Properties of Choriocapillaris on OCTA in Healed Inflammatory Choriocapillaropathies.

Background And Objective: To evaluate the flow characteristics and textural properties of choriocapillaris (CC) on optical coherence tomography angiography in eyes with resolved inflammatory choriocapillaropathies and Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) disease.

Patients And Methods: A cohort of eyes with healed acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy (APMPPE), serpiginous choroiditis (SC), and VKH disease were included. A 3 mm × 3 mm OCT angiogram of CC was acquired and graded for flow characteristics and textural properties.

Activities of Select Enzymes Involved in Insecticide Resistance in Spinosad-Resistant and -Susceptible Strains of Musca domestica (Diptera: Muscidae).

A Musca domestica L. strain collected from Pakistan has recently been shown to be resistant to spinosad; however, there is scarce information about the mechanism of resistance. For this reason, we explored whether a metabolic-based mechanism was responsible by analyzing the activities of the metabolic detoxifying enzymes, carboxylesterases, glutathione S-transferases, and mixed-function oxidases, in both a spinosad-selected (Spin-SEL) strain of M.

Opioids Use and Abuse: Prescription Practice, Attitude, and Beliefs among Doctors of Karachi.

Background Opioid analgesics, also known as narcotics, are medicinal drugs used primarily for the management of pain secondary to any type of cancer, severe injury or surgery. Due to the ease of availability, opioids are commonly abused. In 2015, reported deaths exceeded 33,000 Americans from opioid overdose.

Rheostatic Control of ABA Signaling through HOS15-Mediated OST1 Degradation.

Dehydrating stresses trigger the accumulation of abscisic acid (ABA), a key plant stress-signaling hormone that activates Snf1-Related Kinases (SnRK2s) to mount adaptive responses. However, the regulatory circuits that terminate the SnRK2s signal relay after acclimation or post-stress conditions remain to be defined. Here, we show that the desensitization of the ABA signal is achieved by the regulation of OST1 (SnRK2.

Comparison of the efficacy of intralesional bleomycin versus intralesional triamcinolone acetonide in the treatment of keloids.

Keloid is characterized by benign overgrowth of dermal collagen in response to skin injury in genetically predisposed individuals. Intralesional triamcinolone and bleomycin have been used with varying success in the treatment of keloids. To compare the efficacy of intralesional triamcinolone versus intralesional bleomycin in the treatment keloids.

Human SP-D Acts as an Innate Immune Surveillance Molecule Against Androgen-Responsive and Androgen-Resistant Prostate Cancer Cells.

Surfactant Protein D (SP-D), a pattern recognition innate immune molecule, has been implicated in the immune surveillance against cancer. A recent report showed an association of decreased SP-D expression in human prostate adenocarcinoma with an increased Gleason score and severity. In the present study, the SP-D expression was evaluated in primary prostate epithelial cells (PrEC) and prostate cancer cell lines.