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View article: Invasive Gastrointestinal Mucormycosis Presenting as Neutropenic Enterocolitis: A Case Report
Invasive Gastrointestinal Mucormycosis Presenting as Neutropenic Enterocolitis: A Case Report Open
BACKGROUND Gastrointestinal mucormycosis is an underrecognized and underreported fungal infection with a high mortality rate. Diagnosis is often confounded by a non-specific constellation of signs and symptoms. We present a case of neutrop…
View article: Future Directions of the Prokaryotic Chromosome Field
Future Directions of the Prokaryotic Chromosome Field Open
In September 2023, the Biology and Physics of Prokaryotic Chromosomes meeting ran at the Lorentz Center in Leiden, The Netherlands. As part of the workshop, those in attendance developed a series of discussion points centered around curren…
View article: Mana-E-Hamal in Unani medicine: A review literature of single and compound medicine and traditional method for contraception
Mana-E-Hamal in Unani medicine: A review literature of single and compound medicine and traditional method for contraception Open
View article: Strategi kepemimpinan transformasional untuk meningkatkan kinerja guru di sekolah menengah kejuruan
Strategi kepemimpinan transformasional untuk meningkatkan kinerja guru di sekolah menengah kejuruan Open
Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis pengaruh kepemimpinan transformasional terhadap kinerja guru di SMK Negeri 2 Penerbangan Bukit Batu. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kuantitatif dengan kuesioner sebagai instrumen pengumpulan d…
View article: Association of autism spectrum disorder with epilepsy and abnormal electroencephalogram in children
Association of autism spectrum disorder with epilepsy and abnormal electroencephalogram in children Open
Background: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by various brain abnormalities, although its exact cause remains unknown. Epilepsy is commonly associated with ASD, and children with ASD often exhib…
View article: Recurrent GBS in Children: A Case Report
Recurrent GBS in Children: A Case Report Open
Background: Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) is an acute immune-mediated polyradiculoneuropathy characterized by rapidly progressing muscle weakness. GBS usually follows a monophasic course, but rarely it can recur after an asymptomatic perio…
View article: Interpreting Answers to Yes-No Questions in Dialogues from Multiple Domains
Interpreting Answers to Yes-No Questions in Dialogues from Multiple Domains Open
People often answer yes-no questions without explicitly saying yes, no, or similar polar keywords. Figuring out the meaning of indirect answers is challenging, even for large language models. In this paper, we investigate this problem work…
View article: Development and Characterization of Hybrid Film Made of Hydroxyapatite, Poly Vinyl Alcohol and Gelatin for Biomedical Application
Development and Characterization of Hybrid Film Made of Hydroxyapatite, Poly Vinyl Alcohol and Gelatin for Biomedical Application Open
View article: Studies of XRD and FTIR on Synthesized Novel Hybrid Thin Film Made of Hydroxyapatite, Poly Vinyl Alcohol and Gelatin for Biomedical Application
Studies of XRD and FTIR on Synthesized Novel Hybrid Thin Film Made of Hydroxyapatite, Poly Vinyl Alcohol and Gelatin for Biomedical Application Open
View article: The Role of Hematological Parameters in Atrial Fibrillation Risk Assessment
The Role of Hematological Parameters in Atrial Fibrillation Risk Assessment Open
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is an irregular and rapid heartbeat in the heart’s atrial chambers. Conversely, haematological parameters are commonly utilized in clinical settings to evaluate overall health and disease. Our research explored the…
View article: Review on metallic nanoparticles induced toxicity on renal function and overall health of kidneys
Review on metallic nanoparticles induced toxicity on renal function and overall health of kidneys Open
Recently, innovative developments have been made in the rapidly developing field of nanotechnology. However, toxicity due to long-term exposure to various types of metal-based nanoparticles, especially metal and metal oxide nanoparticles, …
View article: Site-directed mutagenesis in Cry proteins of Bacillus thuringiensis to demonstrate the role of domain II and domain III in toxicity enhancement toward Spodoptera litura
Site-directed mutagenesis in Cry proteins of Bacillus thuringiensis to demonstrate the role of domain II and domain III in toxicity enhancement toward Spodoptera litura Open
Background Bacillus thuringiensis ( Bt ) is a gram-positive bacterium responsible for the production of a wide variety of insecticidal Cry, Cyt, and Vip proteins with distinct insect specificities. The bioinsecticides derived from Bt Cry p…
View article: In Vitro Biofilm-Mediated Biodegradation of Pesticides and Dye-Contaminated Effluents Using Bacterial Biofilms
In Vitro Biofilm-Mediated Biodegradation of Pesticides and Dye-Contaminated Effluents Using Bacterial Biofilms Open
Overuse of pesticides in agricultural soil and dye-polluted effluents severely contaminates the environment and is toxic to animals and humans making their removal from the environment essential. The present study aimed to assess the biode…
View article: Antibacterial and Cytotoxic Effects of Biosynthesized Zinc Oxide and Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles
Antibacterial and Cytotoxic Effects of Biosynthesized Zinc Oxide and Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles Open
Nanotechnology is a rapidly developing field of research that studies materials having dimensions of less than 100 nanometers. It is applicable in many areas of life sciences and medicine including skin care and personal hygiene, as these …
View article: Ameliorative Effects of Alpha Lipoic Acid, Quercetin and Ascorbic Acid Against Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Induced Hepatic Damage: In Vivo
Ameliorative Effects of Alpha Lipoic Acid, Quercetin and Ascorbic Acid Against Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Induced Hepatic Damage: In Vivo Open
The current study envisioned to evaluate time related protective effect of quercetin, alpha lipoic acid and ascorbic acid on liver of mice against sub-acute exposure of zinc oxide (ZnO-NP) nanoparticle. Male Swiss albino mice (n=72) were r…
View article: Practices of Green Financing and Sustainable Development: Scope and Complexity
Practices of Green Financing and Sustainable Development: Scope and Complexity Open
Green financing or environmentally friendly financing is a newly arising financial form to accumulate environmental preservation with sustainable goals, economic gains, emphasizes environmental benefits, low carbon economy in ways that ben…
View article: Should I Really Pay a Premium for This? Consumer Perspectives on Cultured Muscle, Plant-Based and Fungal-Based Protein as Meat Alternatives
Should I Really Pay a Premium for This? Consumer Perspectives on Cultured Muscle, Plant-Based and Fungal-Based Protein as Meat Alternatives Open
Consumer willingness to accept alternative meat products has been widely explored. However, few studies have explored the key factors driving and inhibiting willingness to try, buy and pay a price premium for plant-based proteins, fungal-b…
View article: Antibacterial and Larvicidal Activity of Ethyl Acetate Extract of Actinomycetes from Soil Samples
Antibacterial and Larvicidal Activity of Ethyl Acetate Extract of Actinomycetes from Soil Samples Open
Antibacterial activity, Ethyl acetate extract, Larvicidal activity, Minimum inhibitory concentration
View article: Particulate Matter Concentration and Microbial Load in Heavy Traffic Areas of District Lahore, Pakistan
Particulate Matter Concentration and Microbial Load in Heavy Traffic Areas of District Lahore, Pakistan Open
A major threat to the environment and public health is air pollution. Previous research has looked at the harmful health impacts of both short- and long-term particulate matter exposure. In addition, PM (particulate matter) of fine or coar…
View article: Understanding Key Factors Influencing Consumers’ Willingness to Try, Buy, and Pay a Price Premium for Mycoproteins
Understanding Key Factors Influencing Consumers’ Willingness to Try, Buy, and Pay a Price Premium for Mycoproteins Open
Mycoprotein is a fungal-based meat alternative sold in food retail in various countries around the world. The present study builds on a multi-national sample and uses partial least square structural equation modeling. The proposed conceptu…
View article: Genomic Analysis of Highly Virulent blaCTX-M, blaSHV and blaTEM Genes in Resistant Strains of E.coli and Klebsiella: an emerging threat
Genomic Analysis of Highly Virulent blaCTX-M, blaSHV and blaTEM Genes in Resistant Strains of E.coli and Klebsiella: an emerging threat Open
Background: The term antimicrobial resistance refers to the ability to resists the effects of drugs formally used to treat them and this term relates only to bacteria becoming resistant. Microorganisms that are resistant to multiple drugs …
View article: Phenotypic and Molecular Characterization of CTX-M Type B-Lactamases in Gram Negative Bacterial Strains Isolated from Hospitals, Lahore, Pakistan
Phenotypic and Molecular Characterization of CTX-M Type B-Lactamases in Gram Negative Bacterial Strains Isolated from Hospitals, Lahore, Pakistan Open
One of the principal mechanisms that contribute resistance to antibiotics is the production of extended spectrum beta lactamase (ESBL) in Gram negative bacteria. In the present study, molecular methods were used to evaluate the prevalence …
View article: Antimicrobial Efficacy of Biogenic Cobalt and Copper Nanoparticles against Pathogenic Isolates
Antimicrobial Efficacy of Biogenic Cobalt and Copper Nanoparticles against Pathogenic Isolates Open
Biogenic synthesis of cobalt (Co) and copper (Cu) nanoparticles (NPs) was performed using the bacterial strains Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis. Prepared NPs were confirmed by a color change to maroon for CoNPs and green for CuNPs. …
View article: P219 Challenges with end-of-life care in COVID patients requiring non-invasive respiratory support
P219 Challenges with end-of-life care in COVID patients requiring non-invasive respiratory support Open
Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has seen an unprecedented number of adults receiving non-invasive respiratory support (NIRS) with such patients having a high mortality rate. Methods As part of better elucidating the challenges of end of…
View article: Gut dysbiosis, inflammation and type 2 diabetes in mice using synthetic gut microbiota from diabetic humans
Gut dysbiosis, inflammation and type 2 diabetes in mice using synthetic gut microbiota from diabetic humans Open
The study was aimed to assess impact of high fat diet (HFD) and synthetic human gut microbiota (GM) combined with HFD and chow diet (CD) in inducing type-2 diabetes (T2D) using mice model. To our knowledge, this is the first study using se…
View article: Detecting the Presence of Named Entities in Bengali: Corpus and Experiments
Detecting the Presence of Named Entities in Bengali: Corpus and Experiments Open
Named Entity Recognition (NER) belongs to the field of Information Extraction (IE) and Natural LanguageProcessing (NLP). NER aims to find and categorize named entities present in the textual data into recognizable classes. Named entities p…
View article: The Impact of Introducing Patient-Reported Inflammatory Bowel Disease Symptoms via Electronic Survey on Clinic Visit Length, Patient and Provider Satisfaction, and the Environment Microbiome
The Impact of Introducing Patient-Reported Inflammatory Bowel Disease Symptoms via Electronic Survey on Clinic Visit Length, Patient and Provider Satisfaction, and the Environment Microbiome Open
Electronic health records have the potential to improve patient care while reducing the burden of documentation on clinicians. Smartforms are tools for standardized data collection within the Epic electronic health record. We developed an …
View article: Multienzyme and Antibacterial Potential of Bacteria Isolated from gut of Asian Honey Bee (Apis cerana Indica), Lahore Using Culture Dependent Method
Multienzyme and Antibacterial Potential of Bacteria Isolated from gut of Asian Honey Bee (Apis cerana Indica), Lahore Using Culture Dependent Method Open
The bacteria residing in the gut of honey bees (HB) has demonstrated a significant role in protecting bees against various pathogens, production of honey and wax. However, no information exists about the antibacterial potential of bacteria…
View article: Extraction and Characterization of Humic Acid from Agriculture Soil and Its Effect on Wheat (Triticum indicum) Seed Growth
Extraction and Characterization of Humic Acid from Agriculture Soil and Its Effect on Wheat (Triticum indicum) Seed Growth Open
IntroductionH umic acid (HA) is a group of molecules that bind to plant roots and aid in the absorption of water and nutrients.It is a complex mixture of small, large, and polydisperse molecules that shape and accumulate as a result of mic…
View article: Extracting Dimensions of Interpersonal Interactions and Relationships
Extracting Dimensions of Interpersonal Interactions and Relationships Open
People interact with each other through natural language to express feelings, thoughts, intentions, instructions etc. These interactions as a result form relationships. Besides names of relationships like siblings, spouse, friends etc., a …