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High toughness resorbable brushite-gypsum fiber-reinforced cements

. . Moussa H, El Hadad A, Sarrigiannidis S, Saad A, Wang M, Taqi D, Al-Hamed FS, Salmerón-Sánchez M, Cerruti M, Tamimi F. . Mater Sci Eng C Mater Biol Appl. 2021 Aug;127:112205. doi: 10.1016/j.msec.2021.112205. Epub 2021 May 26. Abstract The ideal bone substitute material should be mechanically strong, biocompatible with a resorption rate matching …

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Performance of formalin ethyl acetate, percoll sedimentation and ELISA for the detection of Cryptosporidium infection in asymptomatic children

. . Allam AF, El-Taweel HA, Farag HF, Mohamed AFI, Khalil SS, Shehab AY. . J Parasit Dis. 2021 Jun;45(2):319-323. doi: 10.1007/s12639-021-01349-2. Epub 2021 Jan 27. Abstract This study aimed to assess the performance of formalin ethyl acetate (FEA)/modified Ziehl-Neelsen (MZN), and percoll technique/MZN for the diagnosis of cryptosporidiosis among asymptomatic children compared to ELISA …

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Histological observations of pulpal replacement tissue in immature dog teeth after revascularization of infected pulps

. . Saoud TM, Zaazou A, Nabil A, Moussa S, Aly HM, Okazaki K, Rosenberg PA, Lin LM. . Dent Traumatol. 2015 Jun;31(3):243-9. doi: 10.1111/edt.12169. Epub 2015 Mar 15. Abstract BACKGROUND AND AIM: Many studies have examined the nature of tissue formed in the canals of immature necrotic teeth, following revascularization in animals and humans. …

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Familial hypercholesterolemia mutations in the Middle Eastern and North African region: a need for a national registry

. . Bamimore MA, Zaid A, Banerjee Y, Al-Sarraf A, Abifadel M, Seidah NG, Al-Waili K, Al-Rasadi K, Awan Z. . J Clin Lipidol. 2015 Mar-Apr;9(2):187-94. doi: 10.1016/j.jacl.2014.11.008. Epub 2014 Nov 29. Abstract BACKGROUND: Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a well-understood Mendelian disorder that increases the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), a leading cause of mortality …

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Effects of Desolvating Agent Types, Ratios, and Temperature on Size and Nanostructure of Nanoparticles from α-Lactalbumin and Ovalbumin

. . Etorki AM, Gao M, Sadeghi R, Maldonado-Mejia LF, Kokini JL. . J Food Sci. 2016 Oct;81(10):E2511-E2520. doi: 10.1111/1750-3841.13447. Epub 2016 Sep 16. Abstract In this study, we compare the preparation of ovalbumin (OVA) and α-lactalbumin (α-LA) nanoparticles using different desolvating agents (ethanol, acetone, and methanol) and water: desolvating agent volume ratios (1:3, 1:4, …

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Rapid Inverse Method to Measure Thermal Diffusivity of Low-Moisture Foods

. . Muramatsu Y, Greiby I, Mishra DK, Dolan KD. . J Food Sci. 2017 Feb;82(2):420-428. doi: 10.1111/1750-3841.13563. Epub 2017 Feb 1. Abstract Thermal diffusivity is an important transport property needed in modeling and computations of transient heat transfer in basic food processing operations. In addition, the prediction of nutritional and microbial changes occurring in …

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Analytical studies on the 2-naphthoyl substituted-1-n-pentylindoles: Regioisomeric synthetic cannabinoids

. . Thaxton-Weissenfluh A, Alsegiani AS, Abiedalla Y, DeRuiter J, Smith F, Clark CR. . J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci. 2018 Mar 1;1077-1078:77-84. doi: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2018.01.036. Epub 2018 Jan 31. Abstract The six 1-n-pentyl-2-, 3-, 4-, 5-, 6- and 7-(2-naphthoyl)-indoles each have the same substituents attached to the indole ring, identical elemental composition …

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Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) and Gas Chromatography-Infrared (GC-IR) Analyses of the Chloro-1- n-pentyl-3-(1-naphthoyl)-Indoles: Regioisomeric Cannabinoids

. . Abdel-Hay KM, Belal TS, Abiedalla Y, Thaxton-Weissenfluh A, DeRuiter J, Smith F, Clark CR. . Appl Spectrosc. 2019 Apr;73(4):433-443. doi: 10.1177/0003702818809998. Epub 2018 Nov 16. Abstract The analytical differentiation of the indole ring regioisomeric chloro-1- n-pentyl-3-(1-naphthoyl)-indoles is described in this report. The regioisomeric chloroindole precursor compounds, N- n-pentyl chloroindole synthetic intermediates, and the …

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Disubstituted piperazine analogues of trifluoromethylphenylpiperazine and methylenedioxybenzylpiperazine: analytical differentiation and serotonin receptor binding studies

. . DeRuiter J, Van Cleave A, de Sousa Moura A, Abiedalla Y, Clark CR. . Forensic Sci Res. 2018 Apr 5;3(2):161-169. doi: 10.1080/20961790.2018.1445497. 2018. Abstract A series of N,N-disubstituted piperazines were synthesized containing the structural elements of both methylenedioxybenzylpiperazine (MDBP) and trifluoromethylphenylpiperazine (TFMPP) in a single molecule. These six potential designer drug molecules having …

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Pharmacovigilance Systems in Arab Countries: Overview of 22 Arab Countries

. . Alshammari TM, Mendi N, Alenzi KA, Alsowaida Y. . Drug Saf. 2019 Jul;42(7):849-868. doi: 10.1007/s40264-019-00807-4. Abstract Pharmacovigilance has received much attention in Arab countries recently due to the development of new regulations. However, there are differences in the progression of pharmacovigilance systems by regulatory agencies in these countries because only some are able …

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