Fruits of Ziziphus jujuba Mill. (family: Rhamnaceae), known as Indian jujube or "Ber," are of potential nutritional and medicinal value. The objectives of the present study were to estimate bioactive compound maslinic acid by HPTLC method and to evaluate in vitro antioxidant and hepatoprotective activity of eight cultivars of Indian jujube. Maslinic acid and the fruit pulp of various cultivars ...

We present an unusual case of peritoneal catheter migration following a ventriculoperitoneal shunt operation. A 7-month-old infant, who had suffered from intraventricular hemorrhage at birth, was shunted for progressive hydrocephalus. The peritoneal catheter, connected to an 'ultra small, low pressure valve system' (Strata®; PS Medical,Gola, CA, USA) at the subgaleal space, was placed into the ...

Cloud droplet activation and surface tension of mixtures of slightly soluble organics and inorganic salt S. Henning, T. Rosenørn, B. D’Anna, A. A. Gola , B. Svenningsson, and M. Bilde Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 5, DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark Department of Chemistry, University of Oslo, N-0315 Oslo, Norway Department of Physical Chemistry, Medical Uni...

Kinetic isotope effects in the gas phase reactions of OH and Cl with CH3Cl, CD3Cl, and CH3Cl A. A. Gola, B. D’Anna, K. L. Feilberg, S. R. Sellevåg, L. Bache-Andreassen, and C. J. Nielsen Department of Chemistry, University of Oslo, P.O.Box 1033 Blindern, N-0315 Oslo, Norway Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 5, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark permanent address: De...

vibrio cholerae is a human pathogen that causes mild to severe diarrheal illnesses and has major public health significance. the aim of this study was to investigate the effects of antimicrobial activity of the gold nanoparticles on vibrio cholera. gold and silver nanoparticles are chemically synthesized. standard strain of vibrio cholerawas cultured in a nutrient broth. minimum inhibitory conc...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES The Ramgarh district of Jharkhand state, India is highly malarious owing to abundance of different malaria vector species, namely Anopheles culicifacies, An. fluviatilis and An. annularis. In spite of high prevalence of malaria vectors in Ramgarh, their larval ecology and climatic conditions affecting malaria dynamics have never been studied. Therefore, the objective of ...