Cleft Lip Surgery in Sudan: Clinical Presentations, Early Outcomes, and Patient and Professional Satisfaction: A sub-Saharan African experience.

Background: Cleft lip and palate are the most common congenital craniofacial anomalies. They account for approximately 13% of all congenital anomalies.

Objectives: To study the presentation of cleft lip and the early results of surgical repair among patients who presented to our centers.

Tracing the impact of CO on the electrochemical and charge-discharge behavior for Al-Mg alloy in KOH and LiOH electrolytes for battery applications.

For the first time, it has been found that the electrochemical performance of the Al-Mg alloy as an anode in alkaline batteries has been markedly enhanced in the presence of CO and LiOH as an electrolyte. This work compares the electrochemical performance of an Al-Mg alloy used as an anode in Al-air batteries in KOH and LiOH solutions, both with and without CO. Potentiodynamic polarization (Tafel), charging-discharging (galvanostatic) experiments, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) are used.

An overview of tea saponin as a surfactant in food applications.

The residue of seeds after oil extraction contains many bioactive ingredients, including tea saponin. Tea saponin has many pharmacological effects and is an excellent nonionic surfactant. The development of natural surfactants has become a hot topic in food research.

Inhibition of Staphylococcus aureus biofilms by poly-L-aspartic acid nanoparticles loaded with Litsea cubeba essential oil.

Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) biofilms contamination on various food-contacting surfaces is considered a significant threat in the field of food. Poly-L-aspartic acid (PASP) was proven to damage biofilm by affecting bacterial adhesion, metabolic activity, and extracellular polymeric substances in this study.

Effect of soy protein isolate nanoparticles loaded with litsea cubeba essential oil on performance of lentinan edible films.

Environmental issues caused by plastic packaging materials have gotten increasingly severe, and substantial research has been conducted on environmentally friendly active packaging materials. In this study, the Litsea cubeba essential oil loaded soy protein isolate nanoparticles (LSNPs) with appropriate particle size, high storage stability and salt solution stability were fabricated. The LSNPs with the highest encapsulation efficiency of 81.

Aortic Regurgitation as a Complication of Electrophysiologic Ablation Techniques: A Narrative Review.

Background: Radiofrequency catheter ablation is a well-established treatment for several cardiac arrhythmias. Arrhythmias originating from the left side of the heart including ventricular and supraventricular tachycardia and ectopy can be successfully ablated through either transseptal or retrograde aortic approach. Although these techniques have a generally low rate of complications, aortic valve injury is a potential complication of ablation at the left cardiac side that warrants more investigation.

Cold nitrogen plasma modified cuminaldehyde/β-cyclodextrin inclusion complex and its application in vegetable juices preservation.

E. coli O157:H7 is one of the most common food-borne pathogens and usually related to contaminated vegetables. This study was to prepare an effective antibacterial agent and applied in vegetable juices.

Controlled-release casein/cinnamon essential oil nanospheres for the inactivation of Campylobacter jejuni in duck.

Campylobacter jejuni (C. jejuni) is one of the most common foodborne pathogens that cause human sickness mostly through the poultry food chain. Cinnamon essential oil (CEO) has excellent antibacterial ability against C.

Cold plasma treated phlorotannin/Momordica charantia polysaccharide nanofiber for active food packaging.

Momordica charantia polysaccharide (MCP) has been repeatedly reported due to its anti-diabetic properties. Up to our knowledge, no research has discussed the use of MCP as a nanofiber matrix in an active food packaging. As an antibacterial and anti-oxidant agent, phlorotannin (PT) was encapsulated in MCP nanofibers to promote these activities.

Reconstructive Surgery for Mycetoma: Is There a Need to Establish an Algorithm?

Background: Mycetoma is a chronic, progressive, disfiguring, and destructive disease. It caused by a variety of microorganisms including fungi and higher bacteria. It is primarily an infection of the skin and soft tissue, most frequently affecting the lower extremity and the hand and spread through fascial planes and lymphatics.

Improving the stability of thyme essential oil solid liposome by using β-cyclodextrin as a cryoprotectant.

The objective of this study was to investigate the preparation of the freeze-dried ε-polylysine (ε-PLY)-coated thyme essential oil (TEO) liposome, and its application in vegetable juices to control the Escherichia coli O157:H7 growth. Firstly, the solid liposomes (SLP) were obtained via freeze-drying in the presence of β-cyclodextrins as cryoprotectant under different ratios of β-cyclodextrin: lipid (w/w) (2:1, 4:1, 6:1 and 8:1). The ultraviolet visible and fourier transformed infrared spectrograms results indicated the presence of TEO and ε-PLY in SLPs.