Epidemiology, Natural History and Treatment of IBD in Africa: A Scoping Review.

Background: Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD); Crohn's disease (CD), ulcerative colitis (UC)) are global diseases. There is a paucity of knowledge about the burden and epidemiology of IBD in Africa. We performed a scoping review of the published literature on IBD in Africa to identify burden, risk factors, and outcomes as well as knowledge gaps.

A Simple, Rapid, Cost-effective and Reliable Molecular Technique for Early Sex Determination in Phoenix dactylifera.

The Phoenix dactylifera is an important horticultural cash crop in arid and semi-arid regions, known for its sweet, edible, nutritious fruit. Date palm is a diecious plant; females are commercially important to produce fruits, and males are required for pollination. Dates are easily segregated through seeds, then seed-raised plants revealed 50% of each male and female plant.

Impact of adjustable swelling dynamics on the structural integrity of sunflower pollen microgels.

Pollen is a renewable biomaterial found in seed-bearing plants, and the biocompatibility of pollen microgels is a key factor driving their use in drug delivery, biosensor development, and wound care applications. Herein, the microgel was synthesized from sunflower bee pollen by using a cost-effective process, and to examine its structural integrity under adverse acidic and alkaline conditions, digital microscopy and dynamic image particle analysis were carried out. Swelling dynamics of pollen microgels were regulated by varying pH conditions, and adding aqueous KOH to the solution, and the influence of swelling-deswelling on bulk rheology and local elastic properties were experimentally investigated and theoretically interpreted by using the Ross-Minton equation for the suspension viscosity.

Seroprevalence and Associated Outcomes of Parvovirus B19 Infection in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Patients: A Systematic Review.

Several case reports have highlighted the presence of serious clinical outcomes in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) related to parvovirus B19 (PVB19). However, epidemiological studies have produced inconsistent and varying results regarding the prevalence of PVB19 and its associated clinical outcomes in this population. These inconsistencies highlight the need for a thorough summary and analysis of present data to better understand burden and impact of PVB19 on HIV patients.

discovery of potential novel anti-tuberculosis drug candidates from phytoconstituents of and .

Tuberculosis (TB), caused by , remains a significant global health challenge, particularly in developing nations. Side effects and increasing drug resistance often limit conventional pharmaceutical treatments for TB. This has highlighted the urgent need for novel therapeutic agents.