18F-FDG measurement in primary lung cancer: SUV normalization to different distribution volumes [PDF]
, 2009 Introduction: Standard Uptake Value (SUV) is a measurement of the uptake in a tumour normalized on the basis of a distribution volume and is used to quantify 18F-Fluorodeoxiglucose (FDG) uptake in tumors, such as primary lung tumor.
ALVES, Pedro Luis C. A. +4 more
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The relevance of traditional knowledge systems for ethnopharmacological research: theoretical and methodological contributions [PDF]
, 2010 Background Ethnopharmacology is at the intersection of the medical, natural, and social sciences. Despite its interdisciplinary nature, most ethnopharmacological research has been based on the combination of the chemical, biological, and pharmacological ...
Victoria Reyes-García
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From traditional resource to global commodities: a comparison of Rhodiola species using NMR spectroscopy - metabolomics and HPTLC [PDF]
, 2016 The fast developing international trade of products based on traditional knowledge and their value chains has become an important aspect of the ethnopharmacological debate. The structure and diversity of value chains and their impact on the phytochemical
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Perceptions, use and attitudes of pharmacy customers on complementary medicines and pharmacy practice [PDF]
, 2010 Background Complementary medicines (CMs) are popular amongst Australians and community pharmacy is a major supplier of these products. This study explores pharmacy customer use, attitudes and perceptions of complementary medicines, and their ...
Lesley A Braun +6 more
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Biological Activities of Essential Oils: From Plant Chemoecology to Traditional Healing Systems [PDF]
, 2017 Essential oils are complex mixtures of hydrocarbons and their oxygenated derivatives arising from two different isoprenoid pathways. Essential oils are produced by glandular trichomes and other secretory structures, specialized secretory tissues mainly ...
Ademiluyi, Adedayo Oluwaseun +12 more
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Probabilistic models for drug dissolution. Part 1. Review of Monte Carlo and stochastic cellular automata approaches. [PDF]
, 2006 Throughout the last decades, Monte Carlo (MC) techniques have been used in simulating various complex systems. In this paper, we investigate how MC-based methods are used in the field of Drug Delivery, indicating what aspects of the complex problems of
Barat, Ana +2 more
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A Journey through the History of Drug Quality Control, from Greece to Costa Rica [PDF]
, 2021 This review describes the evolution and development of drug quality control throughout different times in history. A bibliographic research was conducted from the database JSTOR from the University of Costa Rica.
Blanco Barrantes, Jeimy +3 more
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Medicinal plants used by women in Mecca: urban, Muslim and gendered knowledge [PDF]
, 2017 Background: This study explores medicinal plant knowledge and use among Muslim women in the city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Ethnobotanical research in the region has focused on rural populations and male herbal healers in cities, and based on these few ...
A Begossi +63 more
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QUALITY EVALUATION OF BIOSIMILAR MEDICINES: AN OVERVIEW [PDF]
, 2020 Biosimilar medicines are biotherapeutics that are similar in quality, safety and efficacy to previously licensed reference biotherapeutics. The slightest change in any stage of production can cause differences in the product. Among the factors, affecting
KORKMAZ, Emrah +2 more
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THERE ARE NO PERFECT ANALYTICAL METHODS - OPTIMIZATION STUDY OF A PHARMACOPOEIA METHOD FOR CLOPIDOGREL ANALYSIS [PDF]
, 2022 Clopidogrel is a chiral compound, (+)-(S)-enantiomer has antiplatelet activity, while (-)-(R)-clopidogrel is considered an impurity of the active substance.
IMRE, Silvia +3 more
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