In this research work, for the first time, we have developed and demonstrated a COVID-19 repellent coating on cotton cloth that not only repels virus but also most of human body fluids (superhemophobic). The was tested in BSL3 lab. controlled experiments revealed no significant increase log viral particles coated fabric compared to uncoated surface, evidence resisted SARS-CoV-2 inoculum. Furthe...

WALTON, C. J. A Bibliometric study of taxonomic botany / C. J. Walton. — Loughborough : Loughborough University, 2011. — v, 59 p. ; cm. — Dissertation (M.Sc.)– Loughborough Univ., Dept. of Information Science, 2011. — Includes bibliography and index. 1. Bibliometrics—botanical literature. 2. Bibliographical citations. 3. Botany— documentation Aims—The aims were: to investigate the citation-patt...

Two new field bioassay methods were developed to compare the repellent activity of BioUD(®) (containing 7.75% 2-undecanone), 98.1% DEET and 0.5% permethrin against natural populations of nymphal Amblyomma americanum (L.) (Acari: Ixodidae). In a cloth sheet assay, pieces of material measuring 41 × 58 cm, separately treated with one of the test materials or the appropriate solvent carrier, were p...

The mechanism of ixodid tick (Acari: Ixodidae) repellency by gum haggar, a resin produced by Commiphora holtziana (Burseraceae), was investigated by evaluating activity against the cattle tick, Boophilus microplus. In an arena bioassay, a hexane extract of the resin of C. holtziana exhibited a repellent effect lasting up to 5h. The hydrocarbon fraction of the resin extract was shown to account ...

BACKGROUND The combined efforts to combat outdoor/indoor transmission of malaria parasites are hampered by the emerging vector resistance in a wide variety of malaria-endemic settings of Africa and the rest of the world, stressing the need for alternative control measures. This study aimed at documenting insect's repellent plant species used by indigenous populations of 6 localities of East, So...

OBJECTIVE To determine the effectiveness in reducing malaria of combining an insect repellent with insecticide treated bed nets compared with the nets alone in an area where vector mosquitoes feed in the early evening. DESIGN A double blind, placebo controlled cluster-randomised clinical study. SETTING Rural villages and peri-urban districts in the Bolivian Amazon. PARTICIPANTS 4008 indiv...

conclusions the achieved findings from this comparison between botanical characteristics and therapeutic activities of stachys based on modern researches and those of marmazad by referring to traditional manuscripts revealed significant similarities between them. also, there were some applications mentioned for marmazad in tim which could help new researchers in modern phytotherapy to deal with...

The use of botanical medicine by practitioners and the general public has dramatically increased in recent years. Most of these botanical therapeutics are obtained through commercial manufacturers or nutraceutical companies. The current standard of practice that manufacturers typically use to standardize botanicals is done based on the level of a well-known, abundant marker compound present in ...