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Toxicological Profile of Nanostructured Bone Substitute Based on Hydroxyapatite and Poly(lactide-co-glycolide) after Subchronic Oral Exposure of Rats
(MDPI, Basel, 2020)
Novel three-dimensional (3D) nanohydroxyapatite-PLGA scaffolds with high porosity was developed to better mimic mineral component and microstructure of natural bone. To perform a final assessment of this nanomaterial as a ...
Beneficial effect of walnuts on vascular tone is associated with Akt signalling, voltage-dependent calcium channel LTCC and ATP-sensitive potassium channel Kv1.2
(Taylor & Francis Ltd, Abingdon, 2020)
Consumption of walnuts is beneficial for cardiovascular health. To study walnut effects on proteins involved in vascular tone regulation, control and fructose-fed rats were subjected to walnut diet for 6 weeks. In contrast ...
Aronia juice consumption prior to half-marathon race can acutely affect platelet activation in recreational runners
(Canadian Science Publishing, Ottawa, 2020)
Long-distance running, especially in non-professional runners, can increase cardiac arrest risk by enhancing platelet activation and aggregation. Polyphenols can exert cardioprotective effects by positively influencing ...
Source attribution of human echinococcosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis
(Public Library Science, San Francisco, 2020)
Author summary Echinococcus granulosusandE.multilocularisare zoonotic parasites that cause human cystic (CE) and alveolar (AE) echinococcosis, respectively, in humans: both diseases resulting in a substantial burden of ...
Community Pharmacists' Attitudes and Professional Practice in Relation to the Patient Safety Incidents
(Assoc Pharmaceutical Teachers India, Bangalore, 2020)
Background: Medicines dispensing is an error-prone activity, therefore potentially jeopardizing patient safety. This study aimed to assess the community pharmacists' attitudes towards the causes of dispensing errors and ...
First Detection of Toxoplasma gondii (Nicolle & Manceaux, 1908) (Eucoccidiorida: Sarcocystidae) in River Waters in Serbia
(Inst Zoology, Bas, Sofia, 2020)
Toxoplasma gondii is one of the most successful parasites in the world. Its life form found in the environment, where it may stay viable for a year or more, is the oocyst, excreted by members of the family Felidae as the ...
Surface waters as a potential source of Giardia and Cryptosporidium in Serbia
(Academic Press Inc Elsevier Science, San Diego, 2020)
Giardiasis and cryptosporidiosis are recognized by the WHO as important emerging diseases of the 21st century. Symptoms are similar and include diarrhoea and vomiting, which may be severe, even life-threatening, for the ...
Prospective analysis of gait characteristics in chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy
(Elsevier Sci Ltd, Oxford, 2020)
Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP) is a disorder that may lead to functional impairment, including gait abnormalities. Our aim was to analyze gait characteristics in patients with CIDP compared ...
Effect of long-term strenuous training on the plasma phospholipid fatty acid composition in handball players / Efekat dugotrajnog napornog vežbanja na masnokiselinski profil fosfolipida plazme kod rukometaša
(Vojnomedicinska akademija - Institut za naučne informacije, Beograd, 2020)
Background/Aim. Consensus on the exercise effect on the fatty acid metabolism has not been reached, and probably depends on the type of sports (aerobic, anaerobic or mixed). The aim of this study was to investigate effect ...
An integrated view on society readiness and initial reaction to COVID-19: A study across European countries
(Public Library Science, San Francisco, 2020)
With the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the question of society's capability to deal with an acute health crisis is, once again, brought to the forefront. In the core is the need to broaden the perspective on the determinants ...