Eight enteric-coated 50 mg diclofenac sodium tablet formulations marketed in Saudi Arabia: in vitro quality evaluation
To evaluate in vitro quality of enteric-coated 50 mg diclofenac sodium tablet formulations on Saudi market.BMC Research Notes 2020 13:428Access to oral rehydration solution and zinc supplementation for treatment of childhood diarrhoeal diseases in Sudan
The decline in diarrhoeal disease-related mortality globally has been attributed to the use of oral rehydration solution (ORS) and zinc supplementation. However, data on ORS and zinc supplementation in Sudan a...BMC Research Notes 2020 13:427Annotated genome sequences of the carnivorous plant Roridula gorgonias and a non-carnivorous relative, Clethra arborea
Plant carnivory is distributed across the tree of life and has evolved at least six times independently, but sequenced and annotated nuclear genomes of carnivorous plants are currently lacking. We have sequenc...BMC Research Notes 2020 13:426Focal brain ischemia in mice does not cause electrophysiological signs of critical illness neuropathy
Critical illness polyneuropathy (CIP) is a common complication of severe systemic illness treated in intensive care medicine. Ischemic stroke leads to an acute critical injury of the brain with hemiparesis, im...BMC Research Notes 2020 13:425Comparative analysis of cadmium uptake and distribution in contrasting canadian flax cultivars
Humans consume low quantities of cadmium (Cd), a non-nutritive and potentially toxic heavy metal, primarily via the dietary intake of grains. A trial experiment was conducted to investigate physiological and d...BMC Research Notes 2020 13:424Factors associated with HIV and syphilis screenings among pregnant women at first antenatal visit in Lusaka, Zambia
To identify characteristics associated with obtaining HIV and syphilis screenings of pregnant women attending a first antenatal visit in Lusaka, Zambia.BMC Research Notes 2020 13:423An assessment of serial co-cultivation approach for generating novel Zymomonas mobilis strains
The alphaproteobacterium Zymomonas mobilis is an efficient ethanol producer, and Z. mobilis-based biorefinery shows great potential for biofuel production. Serial co-cultivation is an emerging approach that promo...BMC Research Notes 2020 13:422Increasing ventilator surge capacity in COVID 19 pandemic: design, manufacture and in vitro–in vivo testing in anaesthetized healthy pigs of a rapid prototyped mechanical ventilator
The advent of new technologies has made it possible to explore alternative ventilator manufacturing to meet the worldwide shortfall for mechanical ventilators especially in pandemics. We describe a method usin...BMC Research Notes 2020 13:421Investigating the frequency of free-living amoeba in water resources with emphasis on Acanthamoeba in Bandar Abbas city, Hormozgan province, Iran in 2019–2020
These amoebas can cause dangerous illnesses when they accidentally enter the human body, so it is necessary to determine various forms of organisms in water resources to prevent the danger they can cause and r...BMC Research Notes 2020 13:420An anti-perfringolysin O monoclonal antibody cross-reactive with streptolysin O protects against streptococcal toxic shock syndrome
Streptococcus pyogenes (Group A Streptococcus; GAS) causes a variety of infections that include life-threatening, severe invasive GAS infections, such as streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS), with > 30% mort...BMC Research Notes 2020 13:419Evaluation of the development process and effects of a foot care program with educational tools for nurses and care workers as in-home service providers
Nurses and care workers who provide in-home services play important roles in assessing and providing care for older people who lack foot self-care abilities. We aimed to evaluate the development process and ef...BMC Research Notes 2020 13:418Perioperative hemoglobin decrement as an independent risk of poor early graft function in kidney transplantation
Perioperative change of hemoglobin concentration (Hb) was associated with acute kidney injury in patients who underwent non-cardiac surgery, but has never been investigated in kidney transplant patients. This ...BMC Research Notes 2020 13:417Imiquimod does not elicit inflammatory responses in the skin of the naked mole rat (Heterocephalus glaber)
Naked mole rat (Heterocephalus glaber) has recently attracted interest in biomedical research due to its exceptional longevity, cancer resistance and tolerance to potentially harmful conditions or stimuli. Given ...BMC Research Notes 2020 13:416The role of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex species on apoptosis and necroptosis state of macrophages derived from active pulmonary tuberculosis patients
The role of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) species in tuberculosis (TB) infection in human is still questioned. The aim of this study was to determine whether M. tuberculosis and M. bovis is associated...BMC Research Notes 2020 13:415Efficient direct shoot organogenesis and genetic stability in micropropagated sacha inchi (Plukenetia volubilis L.)
It is necessary to improve biotech platforms based on in vitro cell tissue culture to support sacha inchi (Plukenetia volubilis L.) research programs and draw on the nutritional value of the high polyunsaturated ...BMC Research Notes 2020 13:414Draft genome sequence of Clostridium jeddahense EE-R19 isolated from an anaerobic digester
Clostridium species of the order Clostridiales are mostly strictly anaerobic rod-shaped bacteria. They can be detected in a variety of environments, including the intestines of humans and animals, soil, water, an...BMC Research Notes 2020 13:413Evaluation of immunophenotypic markers and clinico-hematological profile in chronic lymphocytic leukemia: implications for prognosis
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is an adult leukemia presented with clonal accumulation of lymphocytes. Immunophenotypic changes can be effective in predicting clinical course, the survival of patients, and...BMC Research Notes 2020 13:412The draft genome of Labeo catla
Labeo catla (catla), one of the three Indian major carps, is native to the Indo-Gangetic riverine system of India as well as the rivers of Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Myanmar. Its higher growth rate and compa...BMC Research Notes 2020 13:411Agreement between nonculprit stenosis follow-up iFR and FFR after STEMI (iSTEMI substudy)
To evaluate agreement between instantaneous wave free ratio (iFR) and fractional flow reserve (FFR) for the functional assessment of nonculprit coronary stenoses at staged follow-up after ST-segment elevation ...BMC Research Notes 2020 13:410The effect of royal jelly and tocotrienol-rich fraction along with calorie restriction on hypothalamic endoplasmic reticulum stress and adipose tissue inflammation in diet-induced obese rats
Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress causes adipose tissue dysfunction and chronic inflammation in obesity. Royal jelly (RJ) and tocotrienol-rich fraction (TRF) are reported to ameliorate inflammation. However, t...BMC Research Notes 2020 13:409Exposure to perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) decreases neutrophil migration response to injury in zebrafish embryos
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) is a ubiquitous environmental contaminant and a known immune suppressant in humans and experimental animal models. Studies on PFOA have focused on suppression of the adaptive immu...BMC Research Notes 2020 13:408Eye care utilization among diabetics in the South African National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (SANHANES-1): a cross-sectional study
Diabetes is a chronic disease of uncontrolled blood sugar levels. People with diabetes are at an increased risk of developing visual impairment and other diabetes-related visual complications. The study aims t...BMC Research Notes 2020 13:407Effects of eradication of Helicobacter pylori on oral malodor and the oral environment: a single-center observational study
Although a relationship between Helicobacter pylori and oral malodor has been suggested, it remains to be confirmed. One reason for this is that many studies assess oral malodor subjectively. Another reason for t...BMC Research Notes 2020 13:406De novo assembly of transcriptome dataset from leaves of Dryobalanops aromatica (Syn. Dryobalanops sumatrensis) seedlings grown in two contrasting potting media
Efforts to restore tropical peat swamp forests in Indonesia face huge challenges of potential failures due to socio-economic factors and ecological dynamics attributed to lack of knowledge on the adaptive mech...BMC Research Notes 2020 13:405Blood glucose response to a calamansi drink in healthy adults: a non-randomised study
Glycaemic Index (GI) ranks the body’s response to carbohydrate content in food such that high GI food increases postprandial blood glucose levels. One of the popular drinks at food and beverage outlets is a dr...BMC Research Notes 2020 13:404Social determinants and behavioural factors influencing toothbrushing frequency among primary school children in rural Australian community of Lithgow, New South Wales
This study aims to determine the social determinants and behavioural factors influencing frequency of toothbrushing among primary school children residing in the rural community of Lithgow in New South Wales, ...BMC Research Notes 2020 13:403Polymorphisms of brain-derived neurotrophic factor genes are associated with anxiety and body mass index in fibromyalgia syndrome patients
Fibromyalgia syndrome has been associated with familial clusters although the specific genetic predisposition is not clear. Accordingly, studies concerning genetic factors associated with this disease are impo...BMC Research Notes 2020 13:402Urinary cytology: a potential tool for differential diagnosis of acute kidney injury in patients with nephrotic syndrome
Acute tubular necrosis (ATN) is a frequent cause of acute kidney injury (AKI). In patients with nephrotic syndrome (NS), AKI demands the differential diagnosis between ATN and rapidly progressive glomeruloneph...BMC Research Notes 2020 13:401Mechanical stimulation of human dermal fibroblasts regulates pro-inflammatory cytokines: potential insight into soft tissue manual therapies
Soft tissue manual therapies are commonly utilized by osteopathic physicians, chiropractors, physical therapists and massage therapists. These techniques are predicated on subjecting tissues to biophysical mec...BMC Research Notes 2020 13:400Impact of COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown on invasive meningococcal disease
Few data are available on the association between SARS-CoV-2 and secondary bacterial infections. Such an association was described for flu and invasive meningococcal disease (IMD). We aimed exploring such a co...BMC Research Notes 2020 13:399The receptor binding domain of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein is the result of an ancestral recombination between the bat-CoV RaTG13 and the pangolin-CoV MP789
In December 2019 a novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) that is causing the current COVID-19 pandemic was identified in Wuhan, China. Many questions have been raised about its origin and adaptation to humans. In the...BMC Research Notes 2020 13:398Potential of termite mounds and its surrounding soils as soil amendments in smallholder farms in central Uganda
The low fertility of highly weathered soils has been a major problem for resource-constrained smallholder farmers. In central Uganda, smallholder farmers have been collecting termite mound soils anywhere aroun...BMC Research Notes 2020 13:397Immunohistochemical expression of PAX-8 in Sudanese patients diagnosed with malignant female reproductive tract tumors
Paired box protein-8 (PAX-8) immunohistochemical expression can be used as a diagnostic marker for epithelial cells tumors. This study aimed at investigating the immunohistochemical expression of PAX-8 among S...BMC Research Notes 2020 13:396Triboelectric touch sensor for position mapping during total hip arthroplasty
In this research, a triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) was utilized to determine if a pressure-based sensor could detect bearing friction in a total hip arthroplasty (THA) and detect the contact of specific ar...BMC Research Notes 2020 13:395The diagnostic power of CD117, CD13, CD56, CD64, and MPO in rapid screening acute promyelocytic leukemia
The same immuno-phenotype between HLA-DR-negative acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) causes APL rapid screening to become difficult. This study aimed to identify the associated...BMC Research Notes 2020 13:394District-level strategies to control the HIV epidemic in Zimbabwe: a practical example of precision public health
We conducted a descriptive cross-sectional study using survey and programme data to assess district-level performance along the HIV care cascade (HIV testing target achievement, linkage to ART and ART coverage...BMC Research Notes 2020 13:393Survival rates of head and neck cancers in Ghana: a retrospective study at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital
Data was collected to evaluate the survival rates of head and neck (conjunctiva, oropharyngeal and non-oropharyngeal) squamous cell carcinomas in Ghana.BMC Research Notes 2020 13:392Perception of medical students about courses based on peer-assisted learning in five Peruvian universities
Peer-assisted learning (PAL) is a supportive strategy in medical education. In Peru, this method has been implemented by few universities. However, there are no consistent studies evaluating their acceptabilit...BMC Research Notes 2020 13:391Hepatocyte paraffin 1 and arginase-1 are effective panel of markers in HBV-related HCC diagnosis in fine-needle aspiration specimens
In order to make successful treatment for HBV-related hepatocellular carcinoma, an early diagnosis is necessary. In this research we aimed to evaluate the IHC staining pattern of Hepatocyte paraffin 1 and argi...BMC Research Notes 2020 13:388
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