Publications by authors named "Kinga Kasperkiewicz"
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- Understanding ecosystem services is crucial for the well-being of both current and future generations, particularly in Anxi town, Fujian, known for its diverse ecosystems but experiencing a decline in their value over the past two decades.
- The study analyzed the changes in the value of these services across 24 townships during three time periods (1999, 2009, and 2019), revealing a greater annual decline from 1999-2009, especially in specific townships.
- Key findings indicate that urbanization and road proximity negatively affected ecosystem service values, while altitude positively impacted them; the study suggests focusing on water and soil conservation for tea farmers to protect these vital services.
Exploring the therapeutic potential and bio-evaluation of muesli (Chlorophytum borivilianum) for the management of postprandial glucose management in healthy and diabetic female subjects.
Pak J Pharm Sci
March 2023
Article Synopsis
- Muesli and cereal for breakfast are good because they have fiber, which helps control blood sugar levels.
- The study involved healthy and diabetic women eating muesli after fasting, and their blood sugar was checked before and after the meal.
- Results showed that muesli caused a slow rise in blood sugar for both healthy and diabetic women, making it beneficial for managing blood sugar after meals.
Many natural coumarins and their chemically synthesized analogs and derivatives exert diverse properties, such as anticancer, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, or anticoagulant, with the latter being of the utmost importance. The widely used warfarin, acenocoumarol, and phenprocoumon exert anticoagulant properties by inhibiting the vitamin K epoxide reductase complex. In this interdisciplinary review, we present biochemical principles of the coagulation processes and possible methods for their tuning based on the use of coumarins.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Scientists still look for new drugs, which have anticoagulant properties. This is so important because existing anticoagulant drugs give many side effects, for example major bleeding. In this study we examined nine coumarin derivatives - candidates to be future antithrombotic drugs, which were synthetized and crystallized in our previous paper.
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