Category Archives: Research
Efficient flocculation of hairwork wastewater using starch-based flocculants
In recent decades, the demand for wigs has promoted the rapid development of hairwork industry. However, hairwork industry consumes a mass of water and generates large volume of hairwork effluents. Those hairwork effluents are high in chromaticity,
Dissolving blood clot clots effectively and safely (Fibrinolysis)
Fibrinolysis is the body’s defense against the build-up of fibrin (clots) needed to arrest bleeding and to repair the daily wear and tear injuries to the blood vessel inner surface. This same enzyme system is used in the
Membrane distillation proved useful for water disinfection and reuse
Available freshwater is frequently wasted and contaminated by human activities. This, coupled with a number of environmental factors (droughts, floods, etc.), is causing serious problems of global freshwater scarcity. To mitigate this problem, alternatives to the use
Green tea is good for your brain health
Theanine is an amino acid enriched in the green tea rather than the black and oolong teas, which are all derived from the identical tea plant “Chanoki” (Camellia sinensis). Theanine is present by 2 to 3% in
Farnesoid X receptor and liver X receptor ligands initiate formation of coated platelets
Platelets play a key role in the prevention of excessive blood loss through the formation of a thrombus at the site of vessel damage. Hyper-reactive platelets lead to unwanted, excessive platelet activation and contribute to atherothrombosis that
Looking for liver disease in babies with intestinal failure on TPN: can ultrasound replace liver biopsy?
In order to get proper nutrition to grow, a person needs to be able to use their small bowel to absorb nutrients. Some babies and children have diseases that require removal of a significant length of their
Unmet clinical needs in the treatment of systemic fungal infections. Reformulating repurposed drugs such as amphotericin B
A recent increase in the frequency of fungal infections has led to a higher number of fungal species that can cause these pathologies, as well as a decrease in the number of effective treatments against them due
Some questions remain unanswered for alpha-Crystallin
α-Crystallin together with β- and γ-crystallins make about 40% of the dry weight of fibrous cells in eye and 90% of all proteins. α-Crystallin is responsible for the eye lens transparency creating the necessary refractive index (1.4
Apoptotic cell’s dying wish is to be replaced
It has been estimated that out of ~37.2 trillion cells in an adult human, 50-70 billion cells die each day through the highly regulated programmed cell death, known as apoptosis. Thus, new cells must be generated to
Pain sensitivity and pain scoring in patients with severe obesity
There are indications that pain perception is altered in patients with obesity, which complicates postoperative pain treatment. An essential part for adequate pain treatment is the capacity of the patient to grade pain. Methods Forty-one patients with
How to estimate small area health related characteristics of populations?
Health related characteristics of a population in a society are significant to health promotion programs and to the provision of better health services. The efforts of feasible health planning generally target local areas such as local health
Is a misophonia a new mental disorder?
We live in an era in which the major psychiatric classification systems, such as the successive editions of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), have been steadily expanding in the number of phenomena that
An introduction to modelling lymphocyte migration in vitro
Lymphocyte recruitment to inflamed endothelial cells (EC) is fundamental to immune homeostasis – providing both cell-mediated defence against disease, while also contributing to the resolution of inflammation. However, the dynamic relationship between lymphocytes and EC can become
Inner myeloid gene network as a nexus of hematopoiesis and infection
The immunological system is equipped with efficient and tunable mechanisms to remove immediately pathogens from our body. Invasion of microbes in the blood is an emergency state, because they can trigger inflammatory responses, leading to sepsis. Therefore,
Go with the flow: Studying the movement of T-cells to sites of inflammation
Inflammation is the protective response of the immune system that aids the removal of invading infectious agents and repair tissue injury. It involves the movement of white blood cells (leukocytes) from the bloodstream, through the cells lining
Acting in mechanisms of aging to delay/prevent Alzheimer’s disease
Alzheimer’s disease (AD), a severely debilitating and ultimately fatal brain disorder, affects millions worldwide. To date, clinical efforts to find a cure or adequate treatment have met with dispiriting failure. The disease is now on an ominous
How does your brain control interference from irrelevant information?
Given the continuous flux of visual information that competes for our attention in the everyday world, some form of attentional selection is needed to allow us to focus on what is relevant and ignore distracting information. This
New findings with therapeutic benefit in organ transplantation
Knowledge of the molecular mechanisms of cell death and understanding their fundamental role in a wide range of human diseases including myocardial infarction, stroke, sepsis, neurodegeneration, cancer, and organ graft ischemia-reperfusion injury, among others, is of major
What is a SERM and how does it work?
Estrogen receptors (ERα and ERβ) are nuclear receptors that function as ligand-dependent transcription factors. They play a vital role in many physiological functions such as the development and differentiation of the reproductive tract and mammary gland. They
A new approach to improving the nutritional profile of fats in food products
Solids fats such as butter, shortening, or hydrogenated vegetable oils are a ubiquitous component of foods which contain a significant portion of liquid oil structured by a high-melting fraction, or “hardstock”. Fats contribute to many of the
