cosmos caudatus is widely used as a traditional medicine in southeast asia. c. caudatus has been reported as a rich source of bioactive  compounds such as ascorbic acid, quercetin, and chlorogenic acid. studies have shown that c. caudatus exhibits high antioxidant capacity and various medicinal properties, including anti-diabetic activity, anti-hypertensive properties, anti-infl ammatory respon...

background: strontium, zinc, and potassium salts have been demonstrated to inhibit irritation and infl ammation when applied topically. particularly, strontium chloride (sc) and potassium nitrate (kn) are reported to reduce skin and tooth sensitivity.the aim of the present study was to compare the anti-irritant eff ects of four inorganic salts and assign the ingredient which can suppress skin i...

Aim: Many traditional treatments have been recommended in the alternative system of medicine for treatment of diabetes mellitus. Juglans regia is one of the medicinal plants used in traditional Iranian medicine as a treatment for diabetes, but little scientific documentation supports its antidiabetic action. Th e purpose of this study was to investigate antidiabetic eff ect of J. regia leaves i...

Electrolyzed-reduced water (ERW) scavenges reactive oxygen species and is a powerful anti-oxidant. A positive correlation between oxidative stress and aging has been proved in many model organisms. In Caenorhabditis elegans, many long-lived mutants showed reduced fertility as a trade off against longevity phenotype. We aimed to study the eff ect of ERW on oxidative stress, fertility and lifespa...

Th e response and eff ect trait framework, if supported empirically, would provide for powerful and general predictions about how biodiversity loss leads to loss in ecosystem function. Th is framework proposes that species traits will explain how diff erent species respond to disturbance (i.e. response traits) as well as their contribution to ecosystem function (i.e. eff ect traits). However, p...

Using the location of baroque opera houses as a natural experiment, Falck et al. (2011) claim to document a positive causal eff ect of the supply of cultural goods on today’s regional distribution of talents. This paper raises serious doubts on the validity of the identifi cation strategy underlying these estimates, though. While we are able to replicate the original results, we proceed to show...

Background: Bioactive compounds such as terpenoids, chondroitin sulfate, and polysaccharides with added value can be found in prestine marine creatures. These compounds often do have highly valuable therapeutic applications such as being antioxidant, antitumorogenic, anti-infl ammatory and anti-angiogenic. For the latter, varieties of angiogenesis factors can suppress this issu...

The importance of early treatment with tranexamic acid in bleeding trauma patients: an exploratory analysis of the CRASH-2 randomised controlled trial. Summary Background The aim of the CRASH-2 trial was to assess the eff ects of early administration of tranexamic acid on death, vascular occlusive events, and blood transfusion in trauma patients with signifi cant haemorrhage. Tranexamic acid si...

Rebound eff ects measure the behaviorally induced off set in the reduction of energy consumption following effi ciency improvements. Using both panel estimation and quantile-regression methods on household travel diary data collected in Germany between 1997 and 2009, this study investigates the heterogeneity of the rebound eff ect in private transport. With the average rebound eff ect being in ...