A well-known fungicide designated diethofencarb (DFC) is used on crops to eradicate fungal infections and increase agricultural production. However, the National Food Safety Standard has established an overall maximum residual limit of 1 mg/kg for DFC, and excessive usage of this chemical has detrimental effects on the environment in real-time. In this work, an improved electrochemical sensor based on hydrothermally synthesized CaZrO is incorporated into a g-CN sheet and developed to quickly and accurately screen DFC, a well-known carbamate fungicide.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCOVID-19 is a global health threat caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and is associated with a significant increase in morbidity and mortality. The present review discusses nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) activation and its potential therapeutical role in treating COVID-19. COVID-19 pathogenesis, the major NF-κB pathways, and the involvement of NF-κB in SARS-CoV-2 have been detailed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFood matrices contain bioactive compounds that have health benefits beyond nutritional value. The bulk of bioactive chemicals are still present in agro-industrial by-products as food matrices. Throughout the food production chain, there is a lot of agro-industrial waste that, if not managed effectively, could harm the environment, company, and how nutritiously and adequately people eat.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTropical Bovine Theileriosis, caused by the protozoan parasite Theileria annulata, poses a significant threat to cattle populations. Currently, Buparvaquone is the sole effective naphthoquinone drug commercially available for its treatment. In our research, we delved into the potential of naturally occurring quinones as alternative treatments.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe main goal of this study was to provide possible alternative production medium containing xylose enriched spent lemongrass hydrolysate with glycerol as a feedstock and corn gluten meal as a nitrogen source for their ability to support the cell growth of the Streptomyces clavuligerus MTCC 1142 for the production of clavulanic acid. The xylose was extracted from spent lemongrass by using 0.25% dilute nitric acid and further partial purification of acid spent hydrolysate was performed using ion exchange resin.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Overdentures supported by dental implants are a useful treatment strategy for patients with edentulous mandibles. The aim of this study was to evaluate certain characteristics of the mandibular symphyseal edentulous cases for dental implant treatment using CBCT; and if it is associated with gender differences.
Methods: Ninety patients (45 females and 45 males) were included in this investigation.
Understanding the quality of the ridge and facial cortical bone in the aesthetic zone is important for treatment with an immediate dental implant. This study aimed to analyze bone density and widths of the facial cortical bone and alveolar ridge at the central incisors in relation to arch form. A total of 400 teeth from 100 cone-beam CT images were divided equally between the upper and lower central incisors.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFClin Cosmet Investig Dent
April 2023
Background: Dental implants are currently one of the most preferred treatment modalities for replacing missing teeth, as they are the most comparable to natural teeth. Even so, satisfaction with such treatment may differ depending on patient nature. The aim of this article was to examine the relationships between different anthropometric measurements on dental implant patient's satisfaction.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCOVID-19 disease has variable clinical presentations, ranging from asymptomatic to mild symptoms to severe manifestation with pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome, septic shock, disseminated intravascular coagulation, and/or multiple organ failure. The real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction is gold standard test for severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 detection. In the present study, we aimed to predict the significance of various hematological and biochemical markers for early identification of complications and assessing the severity of the disease.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInt J Med Mushrooms
November 2022
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of the most frequent, chronic liver diseases worldwide and currently has no specific therapy. Our previous study indicated the anti-NAFLD effect of Macrocybe gigantea (Massee) Pegler & Lodge in high-fat diet-fed animals. This study aimed to isolate and identify the active hepatoprotective constituents from M.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn this work, the hydrothermal method was used to synthesize f-BN@BiSnanocomposite and used as an electrocatalyst for the detection of sulfadiazine (SD) drug. Various spectroscopic and voltammetric techniques were adopted to evaluate the morphological and structural features of the prepared materials. The modification of the electrode results in good electrocatalytic activity and excellent sensitive towards the oxidation of SD because of its huge active surface area, high sensitivity, and electrical conductivity provided by the synergistic effects of the f-BN@BiS nanocomposite.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Cortical bone thickness (CBT) is a critical factor for implant success and for determining the long-term dental implant treatment outcome.
Objectives: The objective of this investigation was to examine posterior cortical bone thickness buccally and lingually in dentate and edentulous implant sites according to gender.
Materials And Methods: CBT of 160 patients requiring a single posterior tooth implant was investigated by CBCT.
Glycyrrhetinic acid (GA) is one of the important Pentacyclic Triterpenoids (PT) found in the roots of licorice. This study aimed to evaluate the in vitro growth inhibitory effect of 18β-GA (18β-Glycyrrhetinic acid) and C-30 esters against Theileria annulata, the causative agent of Tropical Bovine Theileriosis. C-30 esters of 18β-GA were synthesized and their structures were elucidated using spectroscopy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPollution by microplastics (MPs) formed by the physicochemical breakdown of plastics are a worldwide issue with long-lasting and hazardous natural effects. The natural expulsion of MPs takes several years and can be dangerous. Several effective technological innovations have been developed over the years to remediate harmful MPs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe urge for carbon-neutral green energy conversion and storage technologies has invoked the resurgence of interest in applying brucite-type materials as low-cost oxygen evolution reaction (OER) electrocatalysts in basic media. Transition metal layered hydroxides belonging to the brucite-type structure family have been shown to display remarkable electrochemical activity. Recent studies on the earth-abundant Fe containing mössbauerite and Fe rich Co-Fe layered oxyhydroxide carbonates have suggested that grafted interlayer anions might play a key role in OER catalysis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFChitinase from the leaves of Simarouba glauca, a plant used in traditional anti-inflammatory therapy is purified and characterized. Peptide mass finger print analysis revealed the protein as an endo-chitinase which was further confirmed using chitin-agar assay. The enzyme exhibited significant anti-fungal efficacy against phyto-pathogens such as Macrophomina phaseolina, Fusarium oxysporum and Sclerotium rolfsii.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDrawing stimulus from interpersonal acceptance-rejection theory, this multicultural study examined relations between men's versus women's remembrances of maternal and paternal acceptance-rejection in childhood and their current level of loneliness, as mediated by adults' self-reported psychological maladjustment. Adults (N = 899) from five nations (Iraq, Italy, the Netherlands, Pakistan, and the United States) responded to the Adult version of the Parental Acceptance-Rejection Questionnaire-short form for mothers and fathers, the Adult version of the Personality Assessment Questionnaire-short form, and the Interpersonal Acceptance-Rejection Loneliness Scale. Adults' remembrances of maternal and paternal rejection in childhood significantly and independently predicted feelings of loneliness but remembered paternal rejection was more strongly related to these feelings than were remembrances of maternal rejection.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAims & Objectives: To analyze the soft tissue response in patients treated by combined anterior segmental bimaxillary procedures.
Methods: A Prospective, observational and analytical study was carried out for a period of 2 years involving 37 patients with predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria; lateral cephalograms were taken by the same operator on the standardized unit immediately before and 6 months after surgery; hard and soft tissue landmarks were measured in millimeters to both horizontal and vertical reference lines; any differences in distances were recorded as a surgical change; appropriate statistical test was carried; level of significance was < 0.05.
Purpose: To study the influence of anxiety on dental implant patient satisfaction, and to explore if hemoglobin levels and the amount of body fat affected patient satisfaction.
Materials And Methods: One hundred three partially edentulous patients (mean age 42.06 years) who had received dental implant therapy were enrolled in the study.
In the present investigation, impact of sub lethal concentrations of entomopathogenic fungi, namely Isaria fumosorosea, Beauveria bassiana and Paecilomyces variotii, secondary metabolite on feeding, growth, fecundity and hatchability of Spodoptera litura was performed. The S. litura treated with I.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWhereas in all other vertebrates the Müllerian ducts of genetic males are aborted during development, under the influence of Müllerian-inhibiting substance, in the caecilian amphibians they are retained as a pair of functional glands. It has long been speculated that the Müllerian gland might be the male accessory reproductive gland but there has been no direct evidence to this effect. The present study was undertaken to determine whether the caecilian Müllerian gland secretory proteins would bear antigenic similarity to secretory proteins of the prostate gland and/or the seminal vesicles of a mammal.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSinus venosus atrial septal defect (SVASD) is located high in the atrial septum where the right superior vena cava (RSVC) enters the right atrium, and is commonly associated with partial anomalous pulmonary venous return of right upper pulmonary vein (RUPV) into RSVC. Transcatheter closure of such defects has not been described in the literature. We have developed an innovative technique to close this defect by transcatheter means.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFStenting of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is a palliative technique that is evolving as an alternative to shunt surgery. Patients with duct-dependant pulmonary circulation and branch pulmonary artery stenosis are often palliated by shunt surgery with repair of branch pulmonary arteries under cardiopulmonary bypass. We present here an 8-month-old male child with duct-dependant pulmonary circulation with bifurcation stenosis who was palliated successfully by transcatheter means.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: This study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of natural antimicrobial agents in reducing biofilm development on different titanium and zirconia dental implant materials in vitro using a constant depth film fermentor (CDFF).
Materials And Methods: Contact angles and surface free energy were determined for all surfaces. Biofilms were grown on disks of polished partially stabilized zirconia, titanium blasted with zirconia, titanium blasted with zirconia and acid-etched, and polished titanium using a CDFF to simulate oral cavity conditions.