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Optimizing Neurodevelopment in Infants With Severe Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia

Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is associated with multiple morbidities, including neurodevelopmental impairment. This association is multifactorial and further complicated by prolonged hospital stays during a critical period of rapid brain growth. Despite the well-established l...

KSHARA SUTRA IN THE MANAGEMENT OF INTERSPHINCTERIC BHAGANDARA (PERIANAL FISTULA-IN-ANO): A CASE REPORT

Bhagandara (fistula-in-ano) is regarded by Acharya Sushruta as difficult to manage, owing to its chronic, recurrent, discharging nature. Kshara Sutra, a medicated thread prepared with Snuhi Ksheera, Apamarga Kshara and Haridra churna, combines Kshara Karma (chemical cauterisation...

Regional brain metabolism and metabolic connectivity alterations in corticobasal syndrome assessed with [18F]FDG-PET

PURPOSE: F]FDG-PET) studies have described regional metabolic abnormalities but detailed subcortical and cerebellar structures involvement is less known and metabolic connectivity remains unexplored. This study combined voxel-based, region-of-interest (ROI) analyses and connectiv...

The Oil Industry’s Lithium Experiment Still Needs a Few More Years To Prove Out

In recent years, several of the oil and gas industry’s largest companies have decided to expand their portfolios to become lithium producers. In the US, where ramping up lithium production is increasingly seen as a domestic supply-chain priority, they have collectively spent or c...

Collaboration in academic research teams: integrating non-academic members

Purpose The present study aims to deepen the understanding of the determinant factors of non-academic collaborations within the context of Spanish public universities. Design/methodology/approach Drawing on the open science perspective, the study examines how gender diversity, kn...

Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists are associated with improved 90-day outcomes after total hip and knee arthroplasty

Aims Obesity and diabetes are risk factors for developing osteoarthritis and associated with worse outcomes following total hip (THA) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1as) improve glycaemic control and promote weight loss. The aim...

Regional integration and firms’ environmental performance: Evidence from Chinese urban agglomerations under relative regulatory stringency

Abstract Regional integration is widely promoted as a path to greener urban agglomerations, but its firm-level environmental effect remains uncertain because integration can also lower the cost of pollution relocation. This study examines how the regulatory gap between core and p...

EXTRACTION AND EVALUATION OF ANTIOXIDANTS FROM NATURAL SOURCES

Antioxidants from natural sources play an important role in preventing oxidative damage and promoting human health. This study focuses on the extraction and evaluation of antioxidants from plant-based materials using simple and effective methods such as solvent and ultrasound-ass...

BARRIERS OF EFFECTIVE HYPERTENSION MANAGEMENT AMONG PATIENTS ATTENDING PRIMARY HEALTH CARE CENTERS IN MOSUL

Hypertension is a major global health problem and one of the leading risk factors for cardiovascular disease; uncontrolled blood pressure remains common in primary care settings despite available treatment. This comparative cross-sectional study aimed to assess the common barrier...

Cannabidiol selectively downregulates FAM111B expression and induces apoptosis in fibrosarcoma cells: an in vitro study

Abstract Background Fibrosarcoma is a rare and aggressive soft tissue sarcoma with limited therapeutic options and poor outcomes in advanced disease. Family with sequence similarity 111 member B (FAM111B) has emerged as a pro-tumorigenic factor associated with dysregulated cell s...

AYURVEDIC INTERVENTION IN DIABETIC CHEIROARTHROPATHY (PRAMEHA-UPADRAVA): A CASE STUDY

Diabetic Cheiroarthropathy, also known as Diabetic Stiff Hand Syndrome, is a chronic musculoskeletol complication of Diabetes mellitus characterized by pain, stiffness, restricted mobility, deformity, along with cardinal symptoms of Diabetes mellitus.[1] From an Ayurvedic perspec...

ANTICANCER POTENTIAL OF ALKALOIDS: A KEY EMPHASIS TO COLCHICINE, VINBLASTINE, VINCRISTINE, VINDESINE, VINORELBINE AND VINCAMINE

One of the main causes of death globally, cancer continues to be a significant public health concern. The identification of anticancer drugs has been greatly aided by natural compounds made from medicinal plants. The Vinca plant, or Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don, is a significa...

BARRIERS FOR ROUTINE IMMUNIZATIONS AMONG UNDER SIX YEARS CHILDREN IN MOSUL CITY

Background: Immunization remains the most effective and cost-effective public health tool against vaccine-preventable diseases in children, yet regional disparities in coverage persist worldwide because of funding gaps and health-system weaknesses. Aim: To assess the barriers to...

Dimensional Asymptotics of Euler-Based Simulated Likelihood for Multidimensional Diffusions

A widely used simulation method for likelihood inference in discretely observed diffusions approximates each transition density by simulating an Euler scheme to one step before the observed endpoint and averaging the final Gaussian density. We show that this endpoint estimator is...

UNDERSTANDING THE MECHANISM OF VAMANA KARMA THROUGH CLASSICAL PRINCIPLES AND MODERN EMESIS PHYSIOLOGY

Background: Vamana Karma, one of the principal purification procedures of Panchakarma, is indicated predominantly in Kapha-dominant disorders and aims at expelling vitiated doshas through therapeutic emesis. Although its clinical utility is widely acknowledged in Ayurvedic practi...

The "Hard Problem of Consciousness" is a Choice: The Universal Principle of Collapse (UPC)

The “Hard Problem of Consciousness,” articulated by David Chalmers, asks how physical brain processes give rise to subjective experience. This paper demonstrates that the problem is not an intrinsic physical mystery, but a self-inflicted category error produced by inverting the o...

A REVIEW OF FORMULATION AND EVALUATION OF ANTI MICROBIAL CREAM USING DIFFERENT PLANT EXTRACT

Herbal antimicrobial creams have gained considerable importance in recent years due to the increasing demand for natural and safer therapeutic alternatives to synthetic drugs. Traditionally, antibiotics were primarily derived from microorganisms, whereas many chemotherapeutic age...

MATERNAL BELIEFS AND PERCEPTIONS ABOUT NEONATAL JAUNDICE IN MOSUL, NORTH OF IRAQ

Neonatal jaundice (NNJ) is a highly prevalent condition worldwide and remains a major contributor to neonatal morbidity and hospital readmissions when not recognized and managed promptly. This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in Mosul City to assess maternal knowle...

FORMULATION DEVELOPMENT AND IN-VITRO EVALUATION OF HERBAL BUCCAL SPRAY HAVING ANTI-DIABETIC ACTIVITY

Gymnema sylvestre is a traditional medicinal plant belonging to family Asclepiadaceae. Mainly leaves of Gymnema sylvestre have been used for the treatment of madhu meha or “honey urine” for more than 2,000 years in India. Recently novel dosage forms have gained significant popula...

AN EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF ANANTAVATA WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA: A CASE STUDY

Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is a neuropathic disorder marked by sudden, intense, stabbing pain in the lower face and jaw, typically affecting one side of the face and often triggered by simple activities like touching the face, brushing teeth, or exposure to cold wind.[1] The pain...