In this research cobalt ferrite (CoFe2O4) nano-crystalline powders were prepared by simple chemical precipitation method using cobalt sulfate. The CoFe2O4 nanoparticles were characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy  and Fourier transform infra-red spectroscopy. The crystallite size of CoFe2O4 nanoparticles was calculated by Debye–Scherrer formula. The effect of precursor...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the use of alternative therapies for chronic urticaria refractory to first-line treatments in an evidence-based manner. DATA SOURCES MEDLINE searches were performed cross-referencing urticaria with the names of multiple therapies. Articles were then reviewed for additional citations. Articles published after 1950 were considered. STUDY SELECTION All articles, including...

the highly substituted pyridine derivatives are found to exhibit diverse pharmacological activities. they are also emerged as potential medicinal leads in developing therapeutic agents for the treatment of various diseases. in this work, a series of 2-amino-3,5-dicarbonitrile-6-thio-pyridine derivatives have been synthesized at room temperature via one-pot, multi-component reaction of various a...

This paper studies how the cost of delay and voting order affect agents’ decisions in a unanimity mechanism. Specifically, we consider two-voter conclaves with commonly known preferences over two alternatives, delay, following novelty: each voter has subjective deadline—a moment time when he/she prefers immediate agreement on any alternative, rather than future his/her most-preferred alternativ...

A growing era of alternative medicine is upon us. All who practice medicine have a small population of patients who eschew Western medicine and prefer alternative approaches, including botanical remedies, to treat their medical problems. Many alternative practitioners advertise and sell products on the Internet. Indeed, this trend now includes a growing number of topical treatments for skin can...

This article is based on semistructured interviews and focus groups conducted with 27 asthma patients in The Netherlands who chose complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) for treatment of their condition. All subjects were contacted through an online forum for asthma patients hosted by the Dutch Asthma Foundation. Nineteen subjects (12 women and seven men) between the ages of 29 and 65 yea...

BACKGROUND In the Democratic Republic of the Congo the control of hypertension is poor, characterized by an increasing number of reported cases of hypertension related complications. Poor control of hypertension is associated with non-adherence to antihypertensive medication. It is well established that the use of complementary and alternative medicine is one of the main factors of non-adherenc...