IntroductionKidney Yang Deficiency (KYD) is a metabolic disorder associated with kidney damage. Its slow progression means that causative factors and effective therapeutic agents remain unclear.
Xiaoqing Shen +13 more
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Safely dissolvable and healable active packaging films based on alginate and pectin [PDF]
Extensive usage of long-lasting petroleum based plastics for short-lived application such as packaging has raised concerns regarding their role in environmental pollution.
Cavallaro G. +7 more
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Cytotoxic acridone and indoloquinazoline alkaloids from Zanthoxylum poggei [PDF]
Two new alkaloids, poggeicridone (1) and 2-methoxy-7,8- dehydroruteacarpine (6), together with nine known compounds, were isolated from the dichloromethane (DCM) extract of the bark of Zanthoxylum poggei (Engl.) P. G. Waterman.
Wansi, JD +5 more
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An in vitro evaluation of the efficacy of a novel iontophoresis fluoride tray on remineralization [PDF]
Objectives: The aim of this study is to determine the effects on remineralization of a novel iontophoresis device called "Fluorinex", conventional (acidulated phosphat fluoride) APF gel treatment, and conventional ionthophoresis device comparatively by ...
Girenes, Gonca, Ulusu, Tezer
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Analysis of the conformational profiles of fenamates shows route towards novel, higher accuracy, force-fields for pharmaceuticals [PDF]
In traditional molecular mechanics force fields, intramolecular non-bonded interactions are modelled as intermolecular interactions, and the form of the torsion potential is based on the conformational profiles of small organic molecules.
Galek, P, Price, SL, Uzoh, OG
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Problem considered: Hypertension may be caused by disruption of thyroid hormone production linked to contamination by chemical pollutants. The objective of this work was to determine the prevalence of thyroid hormone disturbances in hypertensive patients
Omedine Koukoui +7 more
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Allium olivieri Boiss. (Alliaceae), a new taxon to Turkey, with contributions to its taxonomy
Allium olivieri Boiss. (Alliaceae) is reported as a new record for Turkish flora. It was identified using the collected specimens and Flora orientalis, Flora of Iraq and Flora Iranica.
İsmail Eker, Mehmet Koyuncu
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Phytochemical Content and Antioxidant Activity in Tradisional Balinese Babi-guling Spices [PDF]
The traditional Balinese richly spiced swine-grill (Babi-guling) has been increasingly popular even among both the domestic and foreign tourists. The traditional grill is very unique in taste as it contains two main components, i.e.
Indraguna Pinatih, G N +3 more
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Cashtag piggybacking: uncovering spam and bot activity in stock microblogs on Twitter
Microblogs are increasingly exploited for predicting prices and traded volumes of stocks in financial markets. However, it has been demonstrated that much of the content shared in microblogging platforms is created and publicized by bots and spammers ...
Cresci, Stefano +4 more
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Pharmaceutic guidance to hypertensive patients at USP University Hospital: effect on adherence to treatment [PDF]
This study was carried out in the outpatient unit of the Teaching Hospital of the University of São Paulo (USP), and studied the impact of an educational program aimed at improving hypertensive patients' compliance to treatment.
BERNIK, Márcia Martins Silveira +4 more
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