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Due to its similarity to the cell membrane seen in living organisms, gelatin is a natural biopolymer commonly used in tissue engineering applications. However, the rheological properties of gelatin formulations preclude their use in extrusion-based bioprinting. Using pectin as a viscosities modifier and formaldehyde for gelatin as a gelatin-pectin crosslinking agent, we offer a technique in the current work to improve the gelatin bioprinting capabilities. The primary goal of creating the gelatin-pectin formulation is to create a homogenous gelatin-pectin composite. Through defrost, microporous gelatin-pectin-formaldehyde sponges are produced, and their inborn characteristics, such as porosity, particle shape, degree of swelling, flexural modulus, and cell attachment examined. This is so that the crosslinking reaction may be completed when using formaldehyde, which calls for a drying phase. Rheological studies were conducted after...
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Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a common neurodegenerative disorder that affects approximately 2% of the population aged over 65. Dopamine precursor L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (L-DOPA) is the main treatment to provide symptomatic relief for Parkinson’s disease (PD). However, with long-term administration of L-DOPA, as many as 95% of patients develop several complications. Medicinal plants (MP) and their active components have been used throughout the worldfor the management and treatment of several diseases such as PD. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 80% of population in developing countries, particularly in Africa, use traditional medicine due to financial constraints. Thus, the use of medicinal plants represents the therapeutic response for populations who have difficulty accessing modern drugs and a source of income. Several MP have been administered over a long period, and they have been proven to cure PD. Therefore, this review provides a summary of recent advance of MPand their bioactive compounds involved in the treatment of PD from the year 2018up to...
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Introduction: Pharmacists have an integral role in the medication use process in performing interventions. In TTSH, accurate classification of interventions is important for supporting a learning culture within the hospital. Pharmacists spend at least 80 hours to look through 10,000 interventions monthly to ensure accurate classification. In recent years, artificial intelligence (AI) has been increasingly used in healthcare and may potentially be used to perform interventions classification. Aim: We aim to develop an intervention classification algorithm which can assist pharmacists in accurate classification of interventions. Pharmacists’ time spent can be reduced substantially and be better channeled to other higher leveled tasks to improve patient’s care. Methods: In designing the model for intervention classification algorithm, at least 80 000 pharmacist-checked intervention categories (PIC) were sent to Health Services & Outcomes Research, a division under the National Healthcare Group of Singapore (NHG). AI-predicted intervention categories (AIC) with a precision >90% matched PIC at least 95% of the time and exempted from manual pharmacists’ checking. Results: After utilization of the ML algorithm,...
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Thrombosis is one of the major causes of death and disability worldwide. Cancer patients are commonly thrombophilia or prothrombotic since they have abnormalities in all three factors of Virchow’s triad, which lead to thromboembolism. Venous thrombosis (VT) is a chronic disorder that has the potential to be fatal and cause considerable complications. Venous thromboembolism (VTE) may potentially be the first indication of an undetected cancer in individuals. The rate of VTE and the risk of complications are much higher in the cancer patient groups. Arterial thrombosis is more likely to form when the plaque on the wall of the arteries consists a significant quantity of lipids covered by a layer of connective tissue. Thrombus formation in arteries may result in a heart attack or stroke. The hemostasis phase (liquid blood quickly hardens and forms a clot following injury to the blood vessel wall) spirals out of control. As a result, many blood clots form in the blood vessels that provide blood to various organs. Patients display paradoxically both excessive...
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Scenedesmus dimorphus isone of the widely exploited microalgae in several arenas of science, such as in food, nutraceuticals, agriculture, and pharmaceutical industries due to its high nutritional content and bioactivities. The present study designed a novel, cost-effective, eco-friendly, easy-to-operate and rectangular photobioreactor using glass material. Photobioreactor was provided with monochromatic LED light of 3000, 5000, 10,000 and 15,000 lux, agitation, and aeration facility. The effect of inoculum concentration, pH, temperature, and light intensity on the growth of S. dimorphus was evaluated in a novel photobioreactor. Finally, to convert dairy waste into valuable bioresources, dairy waste’s effect on microalgae growth was investigated in an optimized condition using a novel photobioreactor. The optimum inoculum concentration to obtain the highest growth of S. dimorphus was 1-2×107 cells/ml in proteose peptone medium (pH 6.8) at 20ºC with photoperiodicity of Dark/Light (D/L) 12/12h and 12,000 lux.In similar experimental conditions, S. dimorphus revealed maximum growth at pH 7.0 and the optimum light intensity was 15,000lux.Growth temperature optimization in optimum conditions with D/L 12/12h indicated significant...
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