the rising human population, particularly in the developing countries, and the attendant socioeconomic effects necessitates the need for its effective regulation. this study aims at exploring the contraceptive efficacy of the fruit extract of xylopia aethiopica (dunal) a rich, a plant with wide ethnomedicinal, pharmacological and social values, in combating this public health challenge. forty e...

A 63-year-old woman with typical chest pain referred to our center. Her risk factors were hypertension (HTN), hyperlipidemia (HLP), diabetic mellitus (DM), and smoking. Coronary angiography (CAG) revealed a tubular lesion (95%) in proximal part, and a diffuse lesion (95%) in the mid part of left anterior descending (LAD) with a good distal flow. Stenting of proximal and mid part lesion was done...

Methods We enrolled 40 patients admitted over a period of 6 months with moderate to severe traumatic brain injury to the Department of Critical Care Medicine at the Alexandria Main University Hospital. ONSD measurements were performed by means of transorbital sonography daily for 7 days. Marshall and Rotterdam head CT neuroimaging scales were recorded on admission, 48 hours and 5 to 7 days late...

To determine the elimination of high-molecular-weight hydroxyethyl starch (HES, Mw 450,000) in normal subjects, ten volunteers were given 500 ml 6% HES solution by intravenous infusion, and serial blood and urine samples were collected for nonglucose total carbohydrate determination. On the average, 46 and 64 per cent of the dose was excreted in the urine within two and eight days, respectively...

The effect of different pre-sowing seed treatments and sowing dates on germination and rootstock quality of ber was assessed to standardize a combination which could yield optimum germination and quality rootstock. Of the fourteen pre-sowing treatments, highest seed germination and best seedling growth was obtained in T10 x D2 (seed soaking in water for 48 hours followed by 6 days storage in mo...

Surveillance Equine grass sickness (EGS, equine dysautonomia) remains a frequently fatal polyneuropathy of equids. The Animal Health Trust (AHT) continues to host a nationwide surveillance scheme (http://www.equinegrasssickness.co.uk/), in which data from 1410 EGS cases, collated for the decade 2000-2009, were published previously [1]. Since 2010 a further 642 EGS cases have been reported to th...

Total, mitochondrial and peroxisomal palmitate oxidation capacities were compared in pea, from the dry seed to 14 days after imbibition. Total beta-oxidation varied over the measured time period and showed four peaks of activity at day 2, days 5-6, day 10 and days 12-13. The contribution of peroxisomal and mitochondrial beta-oxidation to this overall beta-oxidation varied. Over the first 48 h o...

This study aimed to investigate the impact of fermentation time on antioxidative activities and phenolic composition sensory quality kombucha fermented from different teas (green, black, oolong) fruits (grape, dragon, guava). Results: highest activity was observed in green tea grapefruit for 6-7 days at 25–30°C 48 h 37°C, respectively. Further analysis revealed that grape significantly improved...

Ninety-four patients with infectious mononucleosis and symptoms < or = 7 days were randomized to treatment with oral acyclovir (800 mg 5 times/day) and prednisolone (0.7 mg/kg for the first 4 days, which was reduced by 0.1 mg/kg on consecutive days for another 6 days; n = 48), or placebo (n = 46) for 10 days. Oropharyngeal Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) shedding was significantly inhibited during the...