Efficient Diode Performance with Improved Effective Carrier Lifetime and Absorption Using Bismuth Nanoparticles Passivated Silicon Nanowires.

In this paper, we report a novel design of bismuth nanoparticle-passivated silicon nanowire (Bi@SiNW) heterojunction composites for high diode performances and improved effective carrier lifetime and absorption properties. High-density vertically aligned SiNWs were fabricated using a simple and cost-effective silver-assisted chemical etching method. Bi nanoparticles (BiNPs) were then anchored in these nanowires by a straightforward thermal evaporation technique.

Evidence for anti-inflammatory effects and modulation of neurotransmitter metabolism by Salvia officinalis L.

Background: Cognitive health is of great interest to society, with neuroinflammation and systemic inflammation age-related risk factors that are linked to declines in cognitive performance. Several botanical ingredients have been suggested to have benefits in this area including Salvia officinalis (sage), which has shown anti-inflammatory effects and exhibited promising cognitive improvements in multiple human studies. The current study demonstrates anti-inflammatory effects for S.

Sciatica and femoral head osteonecrosis complicating a gluteal hydatid cyst: A case report.

Introduction And Importance: Hydatid disease is an endemic echinococcal infestation in Tunisia. Only 4% of hydatid cysts are located in the muscle. The gluteal localization is a very rare entity.

Effects of Salvia officinalis L. and Chamaemelum nobile (L.) extracts on inflammatory responses in two models of human cells: Primary subcutaneous adipocytes and neuroblastoma cell line (SK-N-SH).

Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Salvia officinalis L. (sage), and Chamaemelum nobile (L.) (chamomile) have been used traditionally to treat various inflammatory conditions.

High fat-fed GPR55 null mice display impaired glucose tolerance without concomitant changes in energy balance or insulin sensitivity but are less responsive to the effects of the cannabinoids rimonabant or Δ(9)-tetrahydrocannabivarin on weight gain.

Background: The insulin-sensitizing phytocannabinoid, Δ(9)-tetrahydrocannabivarin (THCV) can signal partly via G-protein coupled receptor-55 (GPR55 behaving as either an agonist or an antagonist depending on the assay). The cannabinoid receptor type 1 (CB1R) inverse agonist rimonabant is also a GPR55 agonist under some conditions. Previous studies have shown varied effects of deletion of GPR55 on energy balance and glucose homeostasis in mice.