AbstractThe purpose of this study was to investigate the controllable operating parameters influence, including pH, solid content, collector, co-collector, and depressant dose, and conditioning time, on apatite flotation kinetics. Four first order flotation kinetic models are tested on batch flotation time-recovery profiles. The results of batch flotation tests and the fitting of first-order ki...

Background: In some disorders such as diabetes mellitus patients can display depressive symptoms. Metformin is among the first-line treatments for management of the type 2 diabetes mellitus which may have some anti-depressant effect. Objective: Current investigation was performed to examine the anti-depressant effects of metformin and the involvement of nitric oxide (NO) in this way, in an expe...

Inhalation therapy involves two types of adherence: adherence to the drug and procedures for inhalation device. Recent increases in range inhaled medications available have expanded treatment options,

The essential oil from Piper solmsianum leaves and its major compound (sarisan) were tested to verify their influences upon mice behaviour. The essential oil was obtained by hydrodistillation in a modified Clevenger extractor and analysed by GC/ MS. This analysis revealed in the oil the presence of monoterpenes, sesquiterpenes and of arylpropanoids. The compound sarisan, a myristicin analogue, ...

BACKGROUND Chaihu Guizhi has the effects of treating exogenous wind-cold; alternating episodes of chills and fever; noisy nose and retching; strong headache; chest and rib-side pain, and fullness, in clinical practice, it can also be used for the treatment of depression. The objective of this paper was to study the anti-depressant effect of Chaihu Guizhi decoction and its mechanism. MATERIALS...

The research work deals with the screening of ethanol and chloroform extracts of Pachyrrhizus erosus seeds for central nervous system (CNS) depressant activity. The Pachyrrhizus erosus seed is known to contain rotinoids, flavonoids and phenylfuranocoumarin derivatives as chemical components and is reported to have antifungal, antisecretory, insecticides, antibacterial and spasmolytic activity. ...

OBJECTIVE this article describes the assessment of the spiritual wellbeing of elderly patients with cancer submitted to chemotherapy and possible predictive factors of the spiritual distress diagnosis. METHODOLOGY this is a methodological study for clinical validation of a nursing diagnosis, using interviews to assist in completing the form. RESULTS 45 elderly patients participated in this ...

Quantitative structure activity relationship (QSAR) studies of twenty four 5-cyano, N1, 6disubstituted, 2-thiouracil derivatives were performed for their central nervous system (CNS) depressant (locomotor) activity using VlifeMDS3.5 software. Partial least square (PLS) linear regression analysis coupled with stepwise variable selection method was applied to derive QSAR models which were further...

The nature of the epileptoid state produced by enflurane was examined in the concentration range 2-5% in cats. A biphasic pattern in the convulsant property was revealed. The ease of induction of seizure by repetitive peripheral stimulation, the duration of seizures, and the activation of reticular neuronal firing during seizure activity showed peak values between 3 and 4%, whereas the values w...