Written by Prabavathy Dhanasekar
Published in Vol 1 Issue 2, 2022
Alum is a mineral substance that is obtained from nature in pure and impure forms. It is derived from aluminum ore, which is a mineral salt. It is found in many pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and food products. In this study, the three different types of alum were synthesized and evaluated by physical and chemical characteristics. The groundwater from different areas of Chennai was collected and evaluated by semi-quantitative and quantitative methods via Limit Test, Assay by Mohr’s Method, Flame Phot
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Written by Shakeel Ahmad
Published in Vol 1 Issue 2, 2022
This review aimed to estimate the incidence of UTIs among CKD patients with an emphasis on the incidence rate and antibiotic resistance profile of uropathogens. A systematic literature search was performed in nine electronic databases. The period of the search was from 1st January 2000 until 31st January 2020. Quality assessment and meta-analysis were performed. N=75 articles that met the inclusion criteria for this systematic review were identified after screening n=55,799 articles. Overall ana
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Written by Ibtesam Ibrahim Ahmed
Published in Vol 1 Issue 2, 2022
Finding the thermal properties of a low-trans and low-saturated-fatty acid healthy shortening made from a blended blend of fully hydrogenated soybean oil and soybean oil is the goal of this study to assist manufacturers in finding a substitute for partially hydrogenated oils, which are a major source of harmful trans fatty acids. In this study, a binary combination consisting of native soybean oil (SO) and fully hydrogenated soybean oil (FH) in varying ratios of 40:60 (F4S6) and 45:55 (F45S55) w
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Written by Vigneshwar Saravanakumar
Published in Vol 1 Issue 2, 2022
The present study is a comparison between two Euphorbia hirta specimens collected in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and Avadi, Chennai, India to analyze the geographical differences seen in the phytoconstituents. This comparative study deals with both plants' phytochemical screening, FTIR, and GC-MS analysis of Euphorbia hirta. Phytochemical screening of the aqueous, petroleum ether, acetone, methanolic, and ethanolic extracts of both the Euphorbia hirta was done and the results revealed the presenc
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Written by Romuald Dieudonne Noah Zibi
Published in Vol 1 Issue 2, 2022
Anthropometric indicators are frequently used to monitor children’s nutritional and health status. This study investigated whether the 2007 WHO growth reference inflates estimates of severe malnutrition in children with sickle cell anemia (SCA) compared to a reference tailored specifically for this population. We evaluated children aged 5–12 years with SCA from northern Nigeria enrolled in the SPRING trial (Primary Prevention of Stroke in Children with SCA in sub-Saharan Africa), comparing the p
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Written by Marit S. Skeie
Published in Vol 1 Issue 2, 2022
Small intestinal neuroendocrine tumors (SI-NETs) represent the most common neoplasms of the small bowel, with their incidence steadily rising. Surgery remains a cornerstone in the multidisciplinary management of SI-NETs, serving either a curative purpose—though complete (R0) resection is achievable in only about 20% of cases due to advanced disease at diagnosis—or a palliative role. Surgeons must consider the tumor’s hormonal activity, typical patterns of metastasis at presentation, and strategi
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Written by Liu Zhang
Published in Vol 1 Issue 2, 2022
Helminth-derived compounds can influence the immune system, presenting opportunities for the development of innovative anti-inflammatory therapies. In previous studies, we demonstrated that tuftsin–phosphorylcholine (TPC), a molecule derived from helminths, effectively mitigates inflammation in animal models of autoimmune disorders, including arthritis, colitis, systemic lupus erythematosus, and experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis. TPC was found to suppress inflammatory activity in periphe
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Written by Da Yee Jeung
Published in Vol 1 Issue 2, 2022
This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic performance of several thyroid ultrasound risk-stratification systems in nodules with indeterminate or suspicious cytology, within a population with a history of iodine deficiency. The systems assessed included ACR-TIRADS (American College of Radiology), EU-TIRADS (European Thyroid Association), Korean-TIRADS, Kwak-TIRADS, AACE/ACE-AME guidelines (American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists/American College of Endocrinology–Associazione Medici En
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