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Visfatin: A Possible Role in Cardiovasculo-Metabolic Disorders
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
, 2020 , Article)
Visfatin/NAMPT (nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase) is an adipocytokine with several intriguing properties. It was first identified as pre-B-cell colony-enhancing factor but turned out to possess enzymatic functions ...
Validation of a risk prediction model for COVID-19: the PERIL prospective cohort study.
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Future Medicine
, 2023 , Article)
This study aims to perform an external validation of a recently developed prognostic model for early prediction of the risk of progression to severe COVID-19. Patients were recruited at their initial diagnosis at two ...
The Impact of Clinical Pharmacist Diabetes Education on Medication Adherence in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: An Interventional Study from Khartoum, Sudan
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
, 2024 , Article)
Background: Continuous therapeutic care with good medication adherence is the cornerstone of management of all chronic diseases including diabetes. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of clinical pharmacist intervention ...
Influence of the Extraction Solvent and of the Altitude on the Anticancer Activity of Lebanese Eucalyptus camaldulensis Extract Alone or in Combination with Low Dose of Cisplatin in A549 Human Lung Adenocarcinoma Cells
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MDPI
, 2022 , Article)
Background: Lung cancer is the second most common cancer worldwide. Eucalyptus plant extract has been shown to have anti-neoplastic effects. We investigated the antitumor effect of ethanolic and aqueous extracts of Eucalyptus ...
Evaluation of disaster medicine preparedness among healthcare profession students: A cross-sectional study in pakistan
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
, 2020 , Article)
Background: Disasters are devastating incidents, especially when occurring suddenly and causing damage, great loss of life, or suffering. Disasters can affect health and the social and economic development of a nation. The ...
Mental Health Prescribers' Perceptions on the Use of Pharmacogenetic Testing in the Management of Depression in the Middle East and North Africa Region
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Dove Medical Press Ltd
, 2023 , Article)
Objective: A wide variety of commercial pharmacogenetic (PGx) tools are available worldwide to guide treatment selection for depression based on individuals’ genetic profiles. However, the use of genetic testing to inform ...
Trends in prescribing and outcomes in obese versus non-obese patients receiving rivaroxaban therapy: an observational study using real-world data
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Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
, 2023 , Article)
Purpose
To investigate real-world prescribing trends and clinical outcomes based on body mass index (BMI) categorization in patients who received rivaroxaban therapy.
Methods
This was a retrospective cohort study ...
Quality by Design Approach in Liposomal Formulations: Robust Product Development
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
, 2022 , Article)
Nanomedicine is an emerging field with continuous growth and differentiation. Liposomal formulations are a major platform in nanomedicine, with more than fifteen FDA-approved liposomal products in the market. However, as ...
Experimental and theoretical investigations of the effect of bis-phenylurea-based aliphatic amine derivative as an efficient green corrosion inhibitor for carbon steel in HCl solution
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Elsevier
, 2023 , Article)
A novel bis-phenylurea-based aliphatic amine (BPUA) was prepared via a facile synthetic route, and evaluated as a potential green organic corrosion inhibitor for carbon steel in 1.0 M HCl solutions. NMR spectroscopy ...
An assessment of the index of rational drug prescribing for severe acute respiratory infections among hospitalised children in Northern Nigeria: a retrospective study
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Taylor & Francis
, 2024 , Article)
Background: This study evaluated drug use pattern among hospitalized children with severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) in Nigeria. Research design and methods: A retrospective assessment of prescribed medicines for ...