Recent progresses in bentonite/lignin or polysaccharide composites for sustainable water treatment.

Today, with the growth of the human population, industrial activities have also increased. Different industries such as painting, cosmetics, leather, etc. have broadly developed, and as a result, they also produce a lot of pollutants.

Starch-based hydrogels for environmental applications: A review.

Water sources have become extremely scarce and contaminated by organic and inorganic industrial and agricultural pollutants as well as household wastes. Poisoning water resources by dyes and metals is a problem because contaminated water can leak into subsurface and surface sources, causing serious contamination and health problems. Therefore, developing wastewater treatment technologies is valuable.

Advances in gum-based hydrogels and their environmental applications.

Gum-based hydrogels (GBHs) have been widely employed in diverse water purification processes due to their environmental properties, and high absorption capacity. More desired properties of GBHs such as biodegradability, biocompatibility, material cost, simplicity of manufacture, and wide range of uses have converted them into promising materials in water treatment processes. In this review, we explored the application of GBHs to remove pollutants from contaminated waters.

Applications of palladium-catalyzed C-N cross-coupling reactions in pharmaceutical compounds.

C-N cross-coupling bond formation reactions have become valuable approaches to synthesizing anilines and their derivatives, known as important chemical compounds. Recent developments in this field have focused on versatile catalysts, simple operation methods, and green reaction conditions. This review article presents an overview of C-N cross-coupling reactions in pharmaceutical compound synthesis reports.

Progresses in lignin, cellulose, starch, chitosan, chitin, alginate, and gum/carbon nanotube (nano)composites for environmental applications: A review.

Water sources are becoming increasingly scarce, and they are contaminated by industrial, residential, and agricultural waste-derived organic and inorganic contaminants. These contaminants may pollute the air, water, and soil and invade the ecosystem. Because carbon nanotubes (CNTs) can undergo surface modification, they can combine with other substances to create nanocomposites (NCs), including biopolymers, metal nanoparticles, proteins, and metal oxides.

Chitosan-supported metal nanocatalysts for the reduction of nitroaromatics.

The second most abundant natural polymer in the earth's crust is chitosan (CS). The unique physical, chemical, structural, and mechanical features of this natural polymer have led to its increased application in a variety of fields such as medicine, catalysis, removal of pollutants, etc. To eliminate various pollutants, it is preferable to employ natural compounds as their use aids the removal of contaminants from the environment.

The Effect of a Clinical Decision Support System on Improving Adherence to Guideline in the Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation: An Interrupted Time Series Study.

To evaluate the effect of a computerized Decision Support System (CDSS) on improving adherence to an anticoagulation guideline for the treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF). This study had an interrupted time series design. The adherence to the guideline was assessed at fortnightly (two weeks) intervals from January 2016 to January 2017, 6 months before and 6 months after intervention.

Effects of Computerized Decision Support Systems on Management of Atrial Fibrillation: A Scoping Review.

Background: Potential role of computerized decision support system on management of atrial fibrillation is not well understood.

Objectives: To systematically review studies that evaluate the effects of computerized decision support systems and decision aids on aspects pertaining to atrial fibrillation.

Data Sources: We searched Medline, Scopus and Cochrane database.

Notification of international normalized ratio test in atrial fibrillation patients treated with warfarin via short message service: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

Background: Atrial Fibrillation (AF) is the most common abnormal heart rhythm. AF patients usually use warfarin therapy. Safety and efficacy of warfarin are dependent on maintaining the International Normalized Ratio (INR) within the therapeutic range.

Removal of 2-mercaptobenzoxazole from water as model of odorous mercaptan compounds by a heterogenous photocatalytic process using Ag-ZnO nanocomposite coated thin film on glass plate.

A photocatalytic process was evaluated for the removal of 2-Mercaptobenzoxazole (MBO) in wastewater. More than 90% of the MBO was removed by photocatalytic oxidation at about 3 h of irradiation time using Ag-ZnO nanocomposite thin film catalysts coated on glass by dip-coating. Ag-ZnO nanocomposite thin film was characterized by means of X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM).