Hibiscus sabdariffa L. (sorrel) has been widely used in the development of tropical beverages and folk medicine. This study’s objective was to investigate the anti-obesity potential of sorrel calyx extracts (methanol and water) on 3T3-L1 adipocyte cells. Phytochemical content, antioxidant potential as DPPH (1, 1-Diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl) radical scavenging activity and ferric reducing antioxid...

Red seaweeds are a rich source of unique bioactive compounds and secondary metabolites that are known to improve human and animal health. S. Enteritidis is a broad range host pathogen, which contaminates chicken and poultry products that end into the human food chain. Worldwide, Salmonella outbreaks have become an important economic and public health concern. Moreover, the development of resist...

OBJECTIVES Pathological nipple discharge (PND) may indicate malignant breast lesions. As the role of shear wave elastography (SWE) in predicting these malignant lesions has not yet been evaluated, we aim to evaluate the diagnostic value of SWE for this condition. DESIGN Prospective diagnostic accuracy study comparing a combination of qualitative and quantitative measurements of SWE (index tes...

Snow provides large seasonal storage of freshwater, and information about the distribution 6 of snow mass as Snow Water Equivalent (SWE) is important for hydrological planning and detecting 7 climate change impacts. Large regional disagreements remain between estimates from reanalyses, 8 remote sensing and modelling. Assimilating passive microwave information improves SWE estimates 9 in many re...

Snow provides large seasonal storage of freshwater, and information about the distribution 6 of snow mass as Snow Water Equivalent (SWE) is important for hydrological planning and detecting 7 climate change impacts. Large regional disagreements remain between estimates from reanalyses, 8 remote sensing and modelling. Assimilating passive microwave information improves SWE estimates 9 in many re...

Our study aimed to identify more accurate results about the diagnostic role of shear-wave elastography (SWE) for thyroid malignant nodules through a meta-analysis. Potential articles were searched in PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane Library databases. Overall sensitivity and specificity with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) was used to represent the diagnostic accuracy of SWE. Summary receiver op...

Small water enterprises (SWEs) have lower capital expenditures than centralized systems, offering decentralized solutions for rural markets. This study evaluated SWEs in rural Rwanda, where nine health care facilities (HCF) owned and operated water kiosks supplying water from onsite water treatment systems (WTS). SWEs were monitored for 12 months. Spearman's Rank Correlation Coefficient (rs) wa...

PURPOSE To evaluate the accuracy of shear wave elastography (SWE) in the quantitative diagnosis of liver fibrosis severity. METHODS The published literatures were systematically retrieved from PubMed, Embase, Web of science and Scopus up to May 13th, 2016. Included studies reported the pooled sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values, as well as the diagnostic odds rat...

An efficient and environmental-friendly extraction method has been developed for extraction of ursolic acid (UA) from Hedyotis diffusa by using subcritical water extraction (SWE). The experiments were carried out at different particle sizes (20–100 mesh), extraction temperature (120–200 ◦C), extraction time (10–50 min), solvent/solid ratio (20–40 mL/g), and extraction pressure (0.6–3.0 MPa). Re...

Title of Document: SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS OF MACHINE LEARNING IN BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE PREDICTIONS OVER SNOW-COVERD REGIONS USING THE ADVANCED MICROWAVE SCANNING RADIOMETER Yuan Xue, Master of Science, 2014 Directed By: Assistant Professor, Barton A. Forman Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Snow is a critical component in the global energy and hydrologic cycle. Further, it is imp...