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Monitoring mosquito nuisance for the development of a citizen science approach for malaria vector surveillance in Rwanda

Malaria Journal, 2021
Background Many countries, including Rwanda, have mosquito monitoring programmes in place to support decision making in the fight against malaria. However, these programmes can be costly, and require technical (entomological) expertise.
Marilyn Milumbu Murindahabi, Willem Takken, Xavier Misago, Elias Niyituma, Jackie Umupfasoni, Emmanuel Hakizimana, Arnold J. H. van Vliet, P. Marijn Poortvliet, Leon Mutesa, Nathalie Kayiramirwa Murindahabi, Constantianus J. M. Koenraadt   +10 more
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RecoMed: A Knowledge-Aware Recommender System for Hypertension Medications [PDF]

Informatics in Medicine Unlocked, vol. 30, p. 100950, Jan. 2022, 2022
Background and Objective High medicine diversity has always been a significant challenge for prescription, causing confusion or doubt in physicians' decision-making process. This paper aims to develop a medicine recommender system called RecoMed to aid the physician in the prescription process of hypertension by providing information about what ...
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Citizen science for monitoring the spatial and temporal dynamics of malaria vectors in relation to environmental risk factors in Ruhuha, Rwanda

Malaria Journal, 2021
Background As part of malaria prevention and control efforts, the distribution and density of malaria mosquitoes requires continuous monitoring. Resources for long-term surveillance of malaria vectors, however, are often limited.
Marilyn Milumbu Murindahabi, Arash Hoseni, L. C. Corné Vreugdenhil, Arnold J. H. van Vliet, Jackie Umupfasoni, Alphonse Mutabazi, Emmanuel Hakizimana, P. Marijn Poortvliet, Leon Mutesa, Willem Takken, Constantianus J. M. Koenraadt   +10 more
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A pilot randomized placebo-controlled study on modified MaZiRenWan: a formulated Chinese medicine to relieve constipation for palliative cancer patients

Chinese Medicine, 2022
Background Constipation is a common problem among advanced cancer patients; however, many of them find limited effective from current therapies. Thus, we aimed to test the effect of a traditional Chinese herbal formula, modified MaZiRenWan (MZRW), by ...
Chung-wah Cheng, Hoi-fung Mok, Cora W. S. Yau, Jasmine T. M. Chan, Yu-chen Kang, Pui-yan Lam, Linda L. D. Zhong, Chen Zhao, Bacon F. L. Ng, Annie O. L. Kwok, Doris M. W. Tse, Zhao-xiang Bian   +11 more
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Efficacy and mechanisms of traditional Chinese medicine for COVID-19: a systematic review

Chinese Medicine, 2022
Since the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has made an important contribution to the prevention and control of the epidemic.
Xiaomin Kang, De Jin, Linlin Jiang, Yuqing Zhang, Yuehong Zhang, Xuedong An, Liyun Duan, Cunqing Yang, Rongrong Zhou, Yingying Duan, Yuting Sun, Fengmei Lian   +11 more
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Honokiol attenuates lipotoxicity in hepatocytes via activating SIRT3-AMPK mediated lipophagy

Chinese Medicine, 2021
Background Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is characterized by ectopic accumulation of triglycerides in the liver. Emerging evidence has demonstrated that lipophagy regulates lipid mobilization and energy homeostasis in the liver.
Jingxin Liu, Tian Zhang, Jianzhong Zhu, Shuangchen Ruan, Rongsong Li, Bing Guo, Ligen Lin   +6 more
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Chemical profiles of the active fraction from Prinsepia utilis Royle leaves and its anti-benign prostatic hyperplasia evaluation in animal models

BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, 2021
Background The Prinsepia utilis Royle leaves (P. utilis) is a folk herb used for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) control by ethnic minorities for centuries in China with rich in resources. Our previous studies have confirmed the anti-BPH effect of its
Ying Peng, Chongsheng Peng, Yang Wu, Chongzhi Sun, Xiaobo Li   +4 more
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Impact of EMA regulatory label changes on systemic diclofenac initiation, discontinuation, and switching to other pain medicines in Scotland, England, Denmark, and The Netherlands [PDF]

Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, 2020
AbstractPurposeIn June 2013 a European Medicines Agency referral procedure concluded that diclofenac was associated with an elevated risk of acute cardiovascular events and contraindications, warnings, and changes to the product information were implemented across the European Union.
Daniel R. Morales, Steve V. Morant, Thomas M. MacDonald, Isla S. Mackenzie, Alexander S. F. Doney, Lyn Mitchell, Marion Bennie, Chris Robertson, Jesper Hallas, Anton Pottegard, Martin Thomsen Ernst, Li Wei, Lizzie Nicholson, Carole Morris, Ron M. C. Herings, Jetty A. Overbeek, Elisabeth Smits, Robert W. V. Flynn   +17 more
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Clinical Decision Support System for Unani Medicine Practitioners [PDF]

, 2023
Like other fields of Traditional Medicines, Unani Medicines have been found as an effective medical practice for ages. It is still widely used in the subcontinent, particularly in Pakistan and India. However, Unani Medicines Practitioners are lacking modern IT applications in their everyday clinical practices. An Online Clinical Decision Support System
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Comprehensive characterization of the chemical constituents in Yiganmingmu oral liquid and the absorbed prototypes in cynomolgus monkey plasma after oral administration by UPLC-Q-TOF-MS based on the self built components database

Chinese Medicine, 2021
Background Yiganmingmu oral liquid (YGMM), a well known over-the-counter (OTC) drug in China, is composed of 12 types of valuable herbal medicines and has been widely used in clinical for the treatment of soreness and weakness of waist and knees ...
Wei Wei, Siwei Li, Linyou Cheng, Erwei Hao, Xiaotao Hou, Hua Zhou, Jiagang Deng, Xinsheng Yao   +7 more
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