A liter scale synthesis of hierarchically mesoporous UiO-66 for removal of large antibiotics from wastewater.

The presence of antibiotics in water sources is a significant concern due to their potential environmental impact and the risks to human health. In the present research, hierarchically mesoporous UiO-66 (HP-UiO-66) with a high surface area (1011 m/g) and large pore volume was synthesized using the reflux method on the liter scale. The successful synthesis was confirmed by FT-IR, XRD, FESEM/EDS, N-adsorption/desorption, and zeta potential techniques.

Comparison of Single Visit Post Endodontic Pain Using Mtwo Rotary and Hand K-File Instruments: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Objectives: Pain is an unpleasant outcome of endodontic treatment that can be unbearable to patients. Instrumentation techniques may affect the frequency and intensity of post-endodontic pain. This study aimed to compare single visit post endodontic pain using Mtwo (NiTi) rotary and hand K-file instruments.

Efficacy of docosahexaenoic acid-enriched formula to enhance maternal and fetal blood docosahexaenoic acid levels: Randomized double-blinded placebo-controlled trial of pregnant women with gestational diabetes mellitus.

Background & Aims: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) compromises the level of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) in phospholipids of maternal and fetal red blood cells and fetal plasma. This is of some concern because of the importance of DHA for fetal neuro-visual development. We have investigated whether this abnormality could be rectified by supplementation with DHA-enriched formula.

Effect of docosahexaenoic acid-enriched fish oil supplementation in pregnant women with Type 2 diabetes on membrane fatty acids and fetal body composition--double-blinded randomized placebo-controlled trial.

Aims: To test if docosahexaenoic acid-enriched fish oil supplementation rectifies red cell membrane lipid anomaly in pregnant women with Type 2 diabetes and their neonates, and alters fetal body composition.

Methods: Women with Type 2 diabetes (n = 88; 41 fish oil, 47 placebo) and healthy women (n = 85; 45 fish oil, 40 placebo) were supplemented from the first trimester until delivery. Blood fatty acid composition, fetal biometric and neonatal anthropometric measurements were assessed.

Hepatoprotective studies on Haloxylon Salicornicum: a plant from Cholistan desert.

The objective was to study the in-vivo hepatoprotective effect of aerial parts of Haloxylon salicornicum (Moq.) Bunge (Family: Chenopodiaceae) in order to validate its traditional use in hepatobiliary disorders, by native people of Cholistan desert, Pakistan. Aerial parts (ethanolic extract) of Haloxylon salicornicum (HS), (500 and 750 mg/kg/day, p.