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Frontiers in Nutrition, 2022 Vitamin D deficiency is a global issue that may be attributed to various factors such as dietary habits, sun exposure, age, race and chronic conditions.
Jeanette M. Andrade +2 more
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Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.Biopolymers are sustainable, biodegradable alternatives to petroleum‐based plastics for food packaging. Its adoption is often limited by poor mechanical strength, barrier properties, and improved thermal stability through the incorporation of nanofillers.
Himakshi Baishya +2 more
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Vitamin D: the role of the sunshine vitamin [PDF]
, 2013 The importance of vitamin D in physical disorders has been well documented. Deficiency in this vitamin is associated with a wide range of physical and mental disorders that include, heart problems, hypertension, stroke, diabetes, various cancers, and ...
Currid, T. J. +3 more
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Selective Laser Sintering 3D Printing of Drug‐Loaded Intravitreal Implants
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.Selective laser sintering enables the fabrication of biodegradable and biocompatible intravitreal implants with tunable microstructures for sustained drug delivery. By modulating laser scanning speed, the polymer matrix architecture is engineered to control the release kinetics of dexamethasone and riboflavin over several months. This approach offers a
Iria Seoane‐Viaño +5 more
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International Journal of General Medicine, 2022 Abdallah Damin Abukhalil, Hiba Falana,* Rawan Hamayel,* Fatima Yasser,* Aleen Nasser,* Hani Naseef, Ni’meh Al-Shami, Abdullah Rabba Pharmacy Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Nursing and Health Professions, Birzeit University, Birzeit ...
Abukhalil AD +7 more
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Vitamin D Deficiency in Premature Infants and Its Effects on Neonatal Prognosis
Journal of Pediatric Research, 2018 Aim: In the present study, the relationship between neonatal morbidity and cord vitamin D levels is investigated. Materials and Methods: Premature infants who were born before 32 weeks of gestation and admitted to our neonatal intensive care unit ...
Demet Terek +6 more
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SAGE Open Medicine, 2023 Objective: Identify the incidence and risk factors of vitamin D deficiency/vitamin D insufficiency in children aged 1–5 years. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among children between the ages of 1 and 5 in the Bope-Poddala and Galle ...
Pushpika Jayawardana, Gayani Liyanage
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Biomaterial Strategies for Targeted Intracellular Delivery to Phagocytes
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.Phagocytes are essential to a functional immune system, and their behavior defines disease outcomes. Engineered particles offer a strategic opportunity to target phagocytes, harnessing inflammatory modulation in disease. By tuning features like size, shape, and surface, these systems can modulate immune responses and improve targeted treatment for a ...
Kaitlyn E. Woodworth +2 more
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Vitamin D Deficiency in Referred Patients to the Fardis Central Laboratory in Karaj City
Bihdād, 2019 Background: Vitamin D is an important factor for bone growth. Vitamin D deficiency reduces absorption of calcium and causes rickets and also increases bone fragility.
Setare Nadealipoor Gavir +4 more
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Bioinspired Design of a Wet‐Adhesive Cornea Glue Based on Recombinant Human Protein Networks
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.Natures protein‐based high performance materials e.g. elastin, silk and muscle proteins have been mimicked by a new protein‐hybrid material based on redesigned human partial sequences only, showing high wet‐adhesiveness and elasticity for biomedical applications.
Anna Resch +17 more
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