Anthocyanin Extract from Blackberry Used as an Indicator of Hydrogen Potential

Molecular markers as an indicator in the malignant potential of oral lichen planus: A systematic review

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Oral lichen planus (OLP) is a chronic, autoimmune, inflammatory disease. The progression of OLP to oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) has generated a longstanding controversy about the details of this malignant transformation potential. This study aimed to do a systematic review on the molecular markers related to the malignant transformation of OLP.METHODS: We searched the...

Can readmission rates be used as an outcome indicator?

There has been interest in the use of readmission rates as an outcome indicator in hospitals since at least 1965, when in their pioneering study Acheson and Barr suggested that the readmission rate might serve "as an index of the quality of medical care."' This idea has lately regained ground,2 and readmission rates have been described as "one of the few potential measures available from routin...

Divergent Thinking as an Indicator of Creative Potential

Root growth potential as an indicator of drought stress history.

Container-grown quiescent Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca (Beissn.) Franco) seedlings were air dried to plant water potentials of -0.2, -2.2 or -3.8 MPa (unstressed, moderate, and severe stress treatments, respectively). Trees from each treatment were either placed in root mist chambers held at 10, 20, or 28 degrees C for 28 days and root growth potential (RGP) and plant water po...

Antiproliferative and antioxidant properties of anthocyanin-rich extract from açai

An anthocyanin-rich extract, generated from açai (AEA), was investigated for its antioxidant properties and antiproliferative activity against C-6 rat brain glioma cells and MDA-468 human breast cancer cells. AEA has an ORAC value of 2589 lmoles trolox equivalents (TE)/g dried powder and a DPPH radical-scavenging activity of 1208 lmoles TE/g, suggesting that AEA is an exceptional source of natu...