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A study of carboxyhaemoglobin levels of cigarette and sheesha smokers in Saudi Arabia.	1982	Zahran, F.	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full American Journal of Public Health Periodical, Abbrev. Am.J.Public Health Pub Date Free Form / Volume 72 Issue 7 Start Page 722 Other Pages 724 Notes Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN 0090-0036 Accession Number Language SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract A single carboxyhaemoglobin (COHb) estimation of late evening blood sample among non-smokers, cigarette smokers, and sheesha smokers was evaluated among Saudis. The COHb level in smokers of 15 to 40 cigarettes a day ranged between 0.7 and 10.3 with a mean value of 6.1 +/- 2.58 COHb. Values among sheesha smokers ranged between 6.5 and 13.9 with a mean value of 8.8 +/- 1.83, significantly higher than those of cigarette smokers (P less than 0.001) for a given degree of exposure to tobacco smoke. Descriptors carboxyhemoglobin, hemoglobin, adult, article, comparative study, human, male, middle aged, Saudi Arabia, smoking, time Links Book Title Database MEDLINE Publisher Data Source Embase Authors Zahran,F., Yousef,A. A., Baig,M. H. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
A specific pharmacophore model of Aurora B kinase inhibitors and virtual screening studies based on it	2009	State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, West China Medical School, Sichuan University, Sichuan 610041, China.	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Chemical biology & drug design Periodical, Abbrev. Chem.Biol.Drug Des. Pub Date Free Form Jan Volume 73 Issue 1 Start Page 115 Other Pages 126 Notes LR: 20131121; JID: 101262549; EC 2.7.11.1 (AURKB protein, human); EC 2.7.11.1 (Aurora Kinase B); EC 2.7.11.1 (Aurora Kinases); EC 2.7.11.1 (Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases); ppublish Place of Publication England ISSN/ISBN 1747-0285; 1747-0277 Accession Number PMID: 19152640 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; IM DOI 10.1111/j.1747-0285.2008.00751.x [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 19152640 Abstract In this study, 3D-pharmacophore models of Aurora B kinase inhibitors have been developed by using HipHop and HypoGen modules in Catalyst software package. The best pharmacophore model, Hypo1, which has the highest correlation coefficient (0.9911), consists of one hydrogen-bond acceptor, one hydrogen-bond donor, one hydrophobic aliphatic moiety and one ring aromatic feature. Hypo1 was validated by test set and cross-validation methods. And the specificity of Hypo1 to Aurora B inhibitors was examined with the use of selective inhibitors against Aurora B and its paralogue Aurora A. The results clearly indicate that Hypo1 can differentiate selective inhibitors of Aurora B from those of Aurora A, and the ring aromatic feature likely plays some important roles for the specificity of Hypo1. Then Hypo1 was used as a 3D query to screen several databases including Specs, NCI, Maybridge and Chinese Nature Product Database (CNPD) for identifying new inhibitors of Aurora B. The hit compounds were subsequently subjected to filtering by Lipinski's rule of five and docking studies to refine the retrieved hits, and some compounds selected from the top ranked hits have been suggested for further experimental assay studies. Descriptors Aurora Kinase B, Aurora Kinases, Computer Simulation, Drug Design, Drug Evaluation, Preclinical/methods, Humans, Inhibitory Concentration 50, Models, Molecular, Molecular Structure, Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases/antagonists & inhibitors/chemistry, Reproducibility of Results, Software, Structure-Activity Relationship Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Wang,H. Y., Li,L. L., Cao,Z. X., Luo,S. D., Wei,Y. Q., Yang,S. Y. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
A solid-phase microextraction platinized stainless steel fiber coated with a multiwalled carbon nanotube-polyaniline nanocomposite film for the extraction of thymol and carvacrol in medicinal plants and honey	2015	Department of Chemistry, Lorestan University, Khoramabad, Iran. Electronic address: a_ghiasvand@yahoo.com.; Department of Chemistry, Lorestan University, Khoramabad, Iran.; Department of Chemistry, Lorestan University, Khoramabad, Iran.; Department of Che	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Journal of chromatography.A Periodical, Abbrev. J.Chromatogr.A Pub Date Free Form 7-Aug Volume 1406 Issue Start Page 87 Other Pages 93 Notes CI: Copyright (c) 2015; JID: 9318488; 0 (Aniline Compounds); 0 (Monoterpenes); 0 (Nanotubes, Carbon); 0 (Water Pollutants, Chemical); 0 (polyaniline); 12597-68-1 (Stainless Steel); 3J50XA376E (Thymol); 9B1J4V995Q (carvacrol); OTO: NOTNLM; 2015/04/09 [rece Place of Publication Netherlands ISSN/ISBN 1873-3778; 0021-9673 Accession Number PMID: 26138604 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; IM DOI 10.1016/j.chroma.2015.06.052 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 26138604 Abstract A mechanically hard and cohesive porous fiber, with large surface area, for more strong attachment of the coating was provided by platinizing a stainless steel wire. Then, the platinized stainless steel fiber was coated with a multiwalled carbon nanotube/polyaniline (MWCNT/PANI) nanocomposite using electrophoretic deposition (EPD) method and applied for the extraction of thymol and carvacrol with direct-immersion solid-phase microextraction (DI-SPME) method followed by high-performance liquid chromatography-ultraviolet detection (HPLC-UV) quantification. To provide a larger coarse surface for the tightened attachment of coating on the fiber, a stainless steel wire was platinized using a suitable optimized EPD method. Different experimental parameters were studied and the optimal conditions were obtained as: pH of the sample solution: 2; extraction time: 60min; salt content in the sample solution: 1% w/v NaNO3; desorption time: 60min; type and volume of the desorption solvent: acetonitrile, 100muL. Under the optimized conditions, limits of detection (LODs) were 0.6 and 0.8mugmL(-1) for thymol and carvacrol, respectively. Linear dynamic range (LDR) for the calibration curves of both analytes were 1-80mugmL(-1). Relative standard deviation (RSD%, n=6) was 6.8 for thymol and 12.7 for carvacrol. The proposed fiber was successfully applied for the recovery and determination of thymol and carvacrol in thyme, savory, and honey samples. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Elsevier B.V Data Source Authors Ghiasvand,A., Dowlatshah,S., Nouraei,N., Heidari,N., Yazdankhah,F. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20150625 PMCID Editors
A solid-phase microextraction fiber with carbon nanoparticles as sorbent material prepared by a simple flame-based preparation process	2013	Key Laboratory of Chemical Sensing & Analysis in Universities of Shandong, (University of Jinan), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, China. sunmin-123456@163.com	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Journal of chromatography.A Periodical, Abbrev. J.Chromatogr.A Pub Date Free Form 26-Jul Volume 1300 Issue Start Page 173 Other Pages 179 Notes CI: Copyright (c) 2013; JID: 9318488; 0 (Environmental Pollutants); 0 (Phthalic Acids); 0 (Polycyclic Hydrocarbons, Aromatic); 12597-68-1 (Stainless Steel); 660YQ98I10 (Potassium Chloride); 7440-44-0 (Carbon); OTO: NOTNLM; 2013/02/22 [received]; 2013/04/1 Place of Publication Netherlands ISSN/ISBN 1873-3778; 0021-9673 Accession Number PMID: 23684146 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; IM DOI 10.1016/j.chroma.2013.04.061 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 23684146 Abstract A novel carbon nanoparticles-coated solid-phase microextraction (SPME) fiber was prepared via a simple and low-cost flame-based preparation process, with stainless steel wire as support. Surface characteristic of the fiber was studied with scanning electron microscope. A nano-scaled brushy structure was observed. Coupled to gas chromatography (GC), the fiber was used to extract phthalate esters (PAEs) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in aqueous samples. Analytical performances of the proposed method were investigated under the optimum extraction conditions (extraction temperature, 40 degrees C; content of KCl, 30% (w/v); extraction time, 50min for PAEs and 40min for PAHs) and compared with other reports for the same analytes. Calibration ranges were 0.06-500mugL(-1) for di-n-butyl phthalate (DBP), and 0.1-300mugL(-1) for di-cyclohexyl phthalate (DCHP) and di-(2-ethyl-hexyl) phthalate (DEHP). For the eight PAHs, good linearity was obtained ranging from 0.01 to 150mugL(-1). Limits of detection were 0.005mugL(-1) for three PAEs and 0.001-0.003mugL(-1) for eight PAHs. The fiber exhibited excellent stability. It can be used for 100 times with RSDs of extraction efficiency less than 22.4%. The as-established SPME-GC method was applied to determine PAEs in food-wrap and PAHs in cigarette ash and snow water, and satisfactory results were obtained. The carbon nanoparticles-coated SPME fiber was efficient for sampling of organic compounds from aqueous samples. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Elsevier B.V Data Source Authors Sun,M., Feng,J., Qiu,H., Fan,L., Li,L., Luo,C. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20130428 PMCID Editors
A skim milk stabilized water vaccine for Newcastle disease (B1-type LaSota): its effectiveness under modern commercial cage layer methods of delivery.	1975	Woodward, H.L.	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Poultry science Periodical, Abbrev. Poult.Sci. Pub Date Free Form / Volume 54 Issue 3 Start Page 866 Other Pages 871 Notes Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN 0032-5791 Accession Number Language SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract For flock vaccination, B1-type LaSota Newcastle disease water vaccine was used in chicken under commercial cage layer conditions using two different methods, Swish Corporation pipes and cups, and stainless stell troughs, in an effort to determine their effectiveness. The concentration of virus in trough and cup samples collected at the beginning and the end of the lines were the same except in one instance where little or no virus was transported to the end of the trough. Satisfactory results were obtained when the test was repeated a year later. Serum HI titers determined before and after vaccination demonstrated adequate flock serum titers and indicated that both methods of application were reasonably effective. In laboratory trials, different water pipes (black, polyvinyl chloride pipe and Hart cups, green, polyvinyl chloride pipe and Swish cups, and old, rusty, galvanized pipe) normally used in cage operations were tested. Our findings indicated that dried skim milk powder (DSMP) was essential in stabilizing vaccine virus in the containers tested and that an adequate vaccine virus concentration was maintained in the three types of pipe tested when DSMP was used. Without DSMP the vaccine titers were adversely affected. Descriptors virus vaccine, water, animal, animal housing, article, bird disease, chicken, fat intake, hemagglutination inhibition test, immunology, milk, Newcastle disease virus, oral drug administration, procedures, temperature Links Book Title Database MEDLINE Publisher Data Source Embase Authors Woodward,H. L., Tudor,D. C. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
A single air dive reduces arterial endothelial function in man	2005	Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway. alfb@ntnu.no	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full The Journal of physiology Periodical, Abbrev. J.Physiol. Pub Date Free Form 1-Aug Volume 566 Issue Pt 3 Start Page 901 Other Pages 906 Notes LR: 20140606; JID: 0266262; 0 (Gases); OID: NLM: PMC1464788; 2005/06/16 [aheadofprint]; ppublish Place of Publication England ISSN/ISBN 0022-3751; 0022-3751 Accession Number PMID: 15961424 Language eng SubFile Clinical Trial; Controlled Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; IM DOI jphysiol.2005.089862 [pii] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 15961424 Abstract During and after decompression from dives, gas bubbles are regularly observed in the right ventricular outflow tract. A number of studies have documented that these bubbles can lead to endothelial dysfunction in the pulmonary artery but no data exist on the effect of diving on arterial endothelial function. The present study investigated if diving or oxygen breathing would influence endothelial arterial function in man. A total of 21 divers participated in this study. Nine healthy experienced male divers with a mean age of 31 +/- 5 years were compressed in a hyperbaric chamber to 280 kPa at a rate of 100 kPa min(-1) breathing air and remaining at pressure for 80 min. The ascent rate during decompression was 9 kPa min(-1) with a 7 min stop at 130 kPa (US Navy procedure). Another group of five experienced male divers (31 +/- 6 years) breathed 60% oxygen (corresponding to the oxygen tension of air at 280 kPa) for 80 min. Before and after exposure, endothelial function was assessed in both groups as flow-mediated dilatation (FMD) by ultrasound in the brachial artery. The results were compared to data obtained from a group of seven healthy individuals of the same age who had never dived. The dive produced few vascular bubbles, but a significant arterial diameter increase from 4.5 +/- 0.7 to 4.8 +/- 0.8 mm (mean +/- s.d.) and a significant reduction of FMD from 9.2 +/- 6.9 to 5.0 +/- 6.7% were observed as an indication of reduced endothelial function. In the group breathing oxygen, arterial diameter increased significantly from 4.4 +/- 0.3 mm to 4.7 +/- 0.3 mm, while FMD showed an insignificant decrease. Oxygen breathing did not decrease nitroglycerine-induced dilatation significantly. In the normal controls the arterial diameter and FMD were 4.1 +/- 0.4 mm and 7.7 +/- 0.2.8%, respectively. This study shows that diving can lead to acute arterial endothelial dysfunction in man and that oxygen breathing will increase arterial diameter after return to breathing air. Further studies are needed to determine if these mechanisms are involved in tissue injury following diving. Descriptors Adult, Decompression Sickness/etiology/prevention & control, Diving/adverse effects/physiology, Endothelium, Vascular/physiology, Gases/blood, Humans, Male, Pulmonary Artery/physiology Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Brubakk,A. O., Duplancic,D., Valic,Z., Palada,I., Obad,A., Bakovic,D., Wisloff,U., Dujic,Z. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20050616 PMCID PMC1464788 Editors
A simple system to study the effect of sheesha smoke on animal models	1986	College of Medicine and Allied Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Saudi medical journal Periodical, Abbrev. Saudi Med.J. Pub Date Free Form 1986/ Volume 7 Issue 5 Start Page 451 Other Pages 454 Notes Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN 0379-5284 Accession Number Language SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract Descriptors carbon monoxide, hemoglobin, animal model, control group, intoxication, nonhuman, rat, tobacco Links Book Title Database Embase Publisher Data Source Embase Authors Sulaiman,M. I., Ardawi,M. S. M., Al-Fayz,S., Zahran,F. M. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
A simple snare for restraining cats	1981	Div. Lab. Anim. Resources, South. Illinois Univ. Sch. Med., Springfield, IL 62708	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Laboratory animal science Periodical, Abbrev. Lab.Anim.Sci. Pub Date Free Form 1981/ Volume 31 Issue 6 Start Page 721 Other Pages 722 Notes Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN Accession Number Language SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract A simple, lightweight cat snare was constructed from rope and plastic water pipe and pipe fittings. The device was useful for cats, allowing effective restraint without injury. Descriptors cat, methodology, restraining device, theoretical study Links Book Title Database Embase; MEDLINE Publisher Data Source Embase Authors Fisk,S. K. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
A serological survey on viral haemorrhagic fevers in Liberia	1982	Dep. Med., Bernhard-Nocht-Inst. Schiffs- Tropenkr., Hamburg	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Annales de Virologie Periodical, Abbrev. ANN.VIROL. Pub Date Free Form 1982/ Volume 133 Issue 2 Start Page 125 Other Pages 128 Notes Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN 0242-5017 Accession Number Language SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract The results demonstrate that Lassa fever is endemic in Liberia. Consistent with the occurrence of active Lassa fever cases, the prevalent Lassa virus activity seems to be in Lofa County and neighbouring Guinea. Statistically, medical personnel exposed to Lassa fever patients are not at a higher risk for Lassa virus infection than the general population. The higher level of contact with active cases incurred by the medical profession may be compensated by the usually higher standards of hygiene in the dwellings of such personnel and a concomitant lowered exposure to the natural host (Mastomys natalensis). Convincing conclusions concerning the endemic areas of the three viruses studied were complicated by the movements of the tested persons within Liberia and neighbouring Guinea. However, the fact that Lassa, Ebola and Marburg virus antibodies never appeared in the same serum sample leads one to theorize that the endemic regions of the three viruses are well-separated from each other. Consistent with this finding is the statistically significant different distribution of Lassa and Ebola virus antibody carriers, at least between Lofa County and Bong County. The broad age distribution of persons tested and the wide range of antibody titres observed for the activity of the three viruses suggest that the respective diseases probably occur more frequently in single cases rather than in occasional nosocomial or local epidemics. Considering that active cases of Ebola or Marburg virus disease have never been reported from Liberia, the occurrence of these specific antibodies was surprising. The results seem to indicate that Liberia has to be included in the Ebola and Marburg virus endemic zone. Therefore, the medical personnel in Liberian health centres should be aware of the possibility that they may come across active cases and thus be prepared to avoid nosocomial epidemics. Recent investigations doubt the specificity of the indirect immunofluorescence antibody test concerning Ebola and Marburg viruses (K.M. Johnson, personal communication). Thus the significance of the antibodies to Ebola and Marburg viruses identified in Liberia requires further evaluation. Descriptors virus antibody, epidemiology, geographic distribution, human cell, Lassa virus, Marburgvirus, serology Links Book Title Database Embase Publisher Data Source Embase Authors Knobloch,J., Albiez,E. J., Schmitz,H. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
A scoping review of the evidence on health promotion interventions for reducing waterpipe smoking: implications for practice	2018		Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Frontiers in public health Periodical, Abbrev. Pub Date Free Form Volume 6 Issue Start Page Other Pages Notes Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN Accession Number Language SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Frontiers Media SA Data Source google Authors Gardner, Karen, Kearns, Rachael, Woodland, Lisa, Silveira, Mariela, Hua, Myna, Katz, Milena, Takas, Klara, McDonald, Julie Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors

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