Phenols began to play a prominent role very early in modern operative medicine in the 1860s when Lister introduced his ‘antisepsis’ approach. The treatment of open wounds by carbolic acid dramatically reduced morbidity and mortality of surgical patients for the first time [1]. This central place in operative medicine was lost when, in the early 20th Century, ‘asepsis’ replaced ‘antisepsis’. The...

An< accurate, stable and very fast corner finder (for feature based vision) has been developed', based on a novel definition of corners, using:no image derivatives. This note describes the algorithm and the results obtained from its use.

Bioactive compounds possess a variety of potentially beneficial bioactivities. However, the application these ingredients in food, supplement and pharmaceutical industries is often challenged due to their poor solubility, low chemical stability, unsustainable bioavailability. Carvacrol, for example, can represent wide range bioactive that are susceptible processing, transportation storage condi...

Several naturally occurring essential oils including carvacrol, anethole, cinnamaldehyde, cinnamic acid, perillaldehyde, linalool, and p-cymene were evaluated for their effectiveness in reducing decay and increasing antioxidant levels and activities in 'Duke' blueberries ( Vaccinium corymbosum). Carvacrol, anethole, and perillaldehyde showed the capability to promote total anthocyanins and tota...

Resistance to coccidiostats and possible future restrictions on their use raise the need for alternative methods of reducing coccidiosis in poultry. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of selected phytochemicals on Eimeria tenella sporozoite invasion in vitro. Four phytochemicals were selected on the basis that they reduce the virulence of Eimeria spp. and/or provide immune modulat...

INTRODUCTION Various methods commonly used for cleaning and shaping root canals have not been successful in completely eradicating bacteria due to anatomic complexity and root canals irregularities. Disinfecting the canals with intracanal irrigants in addition to proper cleaning and shaping can produce a successful outcome. Antimicrobials with sustained antibacterial activity would be desirable...

Purpose : To investigate the modulatory effect of natural phytochemical, carvacrol, on Topotecan (TOPO) cytotoxicity and cellular uptake in different cancer cell lines. Methods The carvacrol/TOPO combination therapy was determined vitro using crystal violet assay. Coomassie blue DAPI fluorescent stains were used for morphology molecular death assessments, respectively. Additionally, TOPO after ...

A model for computing image ow in image sequences containing a very wide range of instantaneous ows is proposed. This model integrates the spatio-temporal image derivatives from multiple temporal scales to provide both reliable and accurate instantaneous ow estimates. The integration employs robust regression and automatic scale weighting in a generalized brightness constancy framework. In addi...

Escherichia coli O157: H7 es uno de los patógenos más importantes que contaminan la carne y comprometen su seguridad calidad. Los tratamientos térmicos son opción principal para garantizar inocuidad; aunque el uso barreras adicionales como adición agentes antimicrobianos, aumentan márgenes contra patógenos. En este trabajo se evaluó efecto las interacciones temperatura (55-65 °C), carvacrol (0-...

Cryptococcosis is an emerging and recalcitrant systemic infection occurring in immunocompromised patients. This invasive fungal infection is difficult to treat due to the ability of Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus laurentii to form biofilms resistant to standard antifungal treatment. The toxicity concern of these drugs has stimulated the search for natural therapeutic alternatives. Ess...