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Study the Effect of Laser Wavelength on ZnO Nanoparticle Characteristics Synthesized by Pulse Laser Ablation as an Antibacterial Application [PDF]

Engineering and Technology Journal, 2022
In recent years, biologists, chemists, materials scientists, and engineers have become interested in Nano-sized particles because of their unique properties.
Hadeel Imran, Kadhim Hubeatir, Kadhim Aadim   +2 more
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Validity of algorithms for identifying five chronic conditions in MedicineInsight, an Australian national general practice database

BMC Health Services Research, 2021
Background MedicineInsight is a database containing de-identified electronic health records (EHRs) from over 700 Australian general practices. It is one of the largest and most widely used primary health care EHR databases in Australia.
Alys Havard, Jo-Anne Manski-Nankervis, Jill Thistlethwaite, Benjamin Daniels, Rimma Myton, Karen Tu, Kendal Chidwick   +6 more
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Impact of NPS MedicineWise general practitioner education programs and Choosing Wisely Australia recommendations on prescribing of proton pump inhibitors in Australia

BMC Family Practice, 2020
Background This study evaluated the impact of multifaceted NPS MedicineWise programs that targeted all general practitioners (GPs) in Australia in 2009 and 2015 with the aim of reducing unnecessary prescribing of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) and ...
Jianyun Wu, Scott Dickinson, Zain Elgebaly, Suzanne Blogg, Aine Heaney, Yien Soo, Benjamin Daniels, Lynn Weekes   +7 more
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Cumulative annual coverage of meningococcal B vaccination in Australian general practice for three at-risk groups, 2014 to 2019

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2021
Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B (MenB) is the most common cause of meningococcal disease in adolescents and young adults. In Australia, MenB vaccination has been available through private prescription since 2014 and has been recommended for at-risk ...
Juliana de Oliveira Costa, Christopher Gianacas, Frank Beard, David Gonzalez-Chica, Kendal Chidwick, Rawa Osman, C. Raina MacIntyre, Alys Havard   +7 more
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Chronic nicotine increases midbrain dopamine neuron activity and biases individual strategies towards reduced exploration in mice

Nature Communications, 2021
Chronic nicotine exposure impacts various components of decision-making processes, such as exploratory behaviors. Here, the authors identify the cellular mechanism and show that chronic nicotine exposure increases the tonic activity of VTA dopaminergic ...
Malou Dongelmans, Romain Durand-de Cuttoli, Claire Nguyen, Maxime Come, Etienne K. Duranté, Damien Lemoine, Raphaël Brito, Tarek Ahmed Yahia, Sarah Mondoloni, Steve Didienne, Elise Bousseyrol, Bernadette Hannesse, Lauren M. Reynolds, Nicolas Torquet, Deniz Dalkara, Fabio Marti, Alexandre Mourot, Jérémie Naudé, Philippe Faure   +18 more
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The changing characteristics of patients with chronic hepatitis C prescribed direct acting antiviral medicines in general practice since listing of the medicines on the Australian Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme

JGH Open, 2021
Background and Aim The primary objective of this study was to determine whether the characteristics of patients prescribed direct acting antiviral (DAA) medicines have changed since initial listing of the medicines on the Australian Pharmaceutical ...
Doreen Busingye, Kendal Chidwick, Vanessa Simpson, Jonathan Dartnell, Gregory JDore, Anne Balcomb, Suzanne Blogg   +6 more
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Ecotoxicological assessment of Zn, Cu and Ni based NPs contamination in Arenosols

Sains Tanah: Journal of Soil Science and Agroclimatology, 2021
Nanoparticles are increasingly used in many industrial fields because of their special properties. In this context, several questions arise related to possible negative consequences associated with nanoparticle (NPs) entrance into the ecosystem.
Sergey Kolesnikov, Аlena Timoshenko, Tatiana Minnikova, Tatiana Minkina, Vishnu D Rajput, Kamil Kazeev, Morteza Feizi, Elena Fedorenko, Saglara Mandzhieva, Svetlana Sushkova   +9 more
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Nanoplastics: From tissue accumulation to cell translocation into Mytilus galloprovincialis hemocytes. resilience of immune cells exposed to nanoplastics and nanoplastics plus Vibrio splendidus combination [PDF]

, 2020
Plastic litter is an issue of global concern. In this work Mytilus galloprovincialis was used to study the distribution and effects of polystyrene nanoplastics (PS NPs) of different sizes (50 nm, 100 nm and 1 mu m) on immune cells.
Figueras, A., Novoa, B., Romero, A., Saco, A., Sendra, M., Yeste Sigüenza, María del Pilar   +5 more
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Osteoporosis management in Australian general practice: an analysis of current osteoporosis treatment patterns and gaps in practice

BMC Family Practice, 2020
Background Among Australians aged 50 and over, an estimated 1 in 4 men and 2 in 5 women will experience a minimal trauma fracture during their remaining lifetime.
Pradnya Naik-Panvelkar, Sarah Norman, Zain Elgebaly, Jeff Elliott, Allan Pollack, Jill Thistlethwaite, Clare Weston, Markus J. Seibel   +7 more
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Nanotechnological approach to delivering nutraceuticals as promising drug candidates for the treatment of atherosclerosis

Drug Delivery, 2021
Atherosclerosis is Caesar’s sword, which poses a huge risk to the present generation. Understanding the atherosclerotic disease cycle would allow ensuring improved diagnosis, better care, and treatment.
Sindhu C. Pillai, Ankita Borah, Eden Mariam Jacob, D. Sakthi Kumar   +3 more
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