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Exploring the pharmacy students’ perspectives on off-campus online learning experiences amid COVID-19 crises: A cross-sectional survey
(Elsevier B.V., 2023)Background: The pandemic of COVID-19 has placed many challenges for pharmacy students’ learning experiences via the online e- system. There is paucity of studies that addresses this in colleges of pharmacies in United Arab ... -
Estimation of dihydroartemisinin in human plasma using a highly sensitive LTQ Orbitrap mass spectrometer with Xcalibur software
(Frontiers Media S.A., 2023)Background: Artemether (ARM), the O-methyl ether prodrug of dihydroartemisinin (DHA), is considered a first-line antimalarial agent. Artemether is extensively metabolized in vivo to its active metabolite DHA, and therefore ... -
High throughput biochemical profiling, and functional potential analysis for valorization of grape peduncles
(Nature Research, 2023)Vitis vinifera L., commonly known as grape is a major fruit crop in the world. Grapes seem to confer health benefits due to their chemical components, biological and antioxidant activities. The present study is conducted ... -
Real-World Effectiveness of Four Types of COVID-19 Vaccines
(MDPI, 2023)Background: There is a scarcity of evidence regarding the real-world effectiveness of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines. This was the first study to evaluate the effectiveness of four types of vaccines against ... -
COVID-19 Vaccines Status, Acceptance and Hesitancy among Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study and the Implications for Pakistan and Beyond
(MDPI, 2023)COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy continues to be a widespread problem in Pakistan due to various conspiracy beliefs, myths and misconceptions. Since the hemodialysis population is at a higher risk of contracting infections, we ... -
Patients’ views and experiences on the use and safety of directly acting oral anticoagulants: a qualitative study
(BioMed Central Ltd, 2023)Background: Direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) are considered high-risk medications and used to prevent thromboembolic events and stroke. This study aimed to examine patients’ views and experiences of DOACs use and factors ... -
A Systematic Review of Human Trials on Mycoprotein - Way towards a Sustainable Ecosystem
(NLM (Medline), 2022)Rapidly increasing global warming and world population calls for exploring untapped elements of biodiversity in a much broader sense. Though there exists much evidence on the importance of livestock and animal-derived ... -
Discovery of Lactomodulin, a Unique Microbiome-Derived Peptide That Exhibits Dual Anti-Inflammatory and Antimicrobial Activity against Multidrug-Resistant Pathogens
(MDPI, 2023)The human body is a superorganism that harbors trillions of microbes, most of which inhabit the gut. To colonize our bodies, these microbes have evolved strategies to regulate the immune system and maintain intestinal ... -
Effect of Excipients on the Quality of Drug Formulation and Immediate Release of Generic Metformin HCl Tablets
(MDPI, 2023)Generic medications are bioequivalent to brand-name medications, but the quality and purity of generic medications are still debatable. The aim of this study was to compare the generic product of metformin (MET) to its ... -
Children’s and adolescents’ rising animal-source food intakes in 1990–2018 were impacted by age, region, parental education and urbanicity
(Springer Nature, 2023)Animal-source foods (ASF) provide nutrition for children and adolescents’ physical and cognitive development. Here, we use data from the Global Dietary Database and Bayesian hierarchical models to quantify global, regional ... -
Molecular Modelling Study and Antibacterial Evaluation of Diphenylmethane Derivatives as Potential FabI Inhibitors
(MDPI, 2023)The need for new antibiotics has become a major worldwide challenge as bacterial strains keep developing resistance to the existing drugs at an alarming rate. Enoyl-acyl carrier protein reductases (FabI) play a crucial ... -
Determinants of parental seasonal influenza vaccine hesitancy in the Eastern Mediterranean region: A cross-sectional study
(Frontiers Media S.A., 2023)Background: Seasonal influenza vaccine can reduce the risk of influenza-associated hospitalizations and deaths among children. Given that parents are the primary decision makers, this study examined the parental attitude ... -
The usage pattern of patients’ drug information leaflet for oral non-prescription drugs among university students in the United Arab Emirates: cross-sectional study
(Grupo de Investigacion en Atencion Farmaceutica, 2023)Background: Very few extensive studies have measured the prevalence and usage pattern of drug information leaflet (DIL) for oral non-prescription drugs (ONPDs) or identified the associated risk factors for not reading DIL ... -
Synthesis, molecular docking and ADMET studies of bis-benzimidazole-based thiadiazole derivatives as potent inhibitors, in vitro α-amylase and α-glucosidase
(Elsevier B.V., 2023)Different research synthetic methods have been developed recently for the synthesis of bis-benzimidazole analogs to investigate various biological significances. In this present study, an attempt was made to synthesize a ... -
Medication errors in relation to direct-acting oral anticoagulants: a qualitative study of pharmacists’ views and experiences
(Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2023)Background: Despite their effectiveness and ease of use, medication errors have been reported to be highly prevalent with direct-acting oral anticoagulants (DOAC). Aim: The aim of this study was to explore views and ... -
Enhanced Intestinal Permeability of Cefixime by Self-Emulsifying Drug Delivery System: In-Vitro and Ex-Vivo Characterization
(NLM (Medline), 2023)BACKGROUND: Cefixime (CFX) belongs to a group of third-generation cephalosporin antibiotics with low water solubility and low intestinal permeability, which ultimately leads to significantly low bioavailability. AIM: This ... -
Information sources, attitudes, and practices of Self-Medication by Jordanian patients: A cross-sectional study
(Elsevier B.V., 2023)Background and Objective: Self-medication (SM) has significantly increased worldwide in the past decades, which may have detrimental health consequences including antimicrobial resistance, adverse drug reactions, drug-drug ... -
Fabrication of novel oxochalcogens halides of manganese and tin nanocomposites as highly efficient photocatalysts for dye degradation and excellent antimicrobial activity
(Frontiers Media S.A., 2023)The dark brown and white crystals of manganese and tin (Mn2Se3Cl2O7 and SnSe3O4Cl) have been synthesized by solid-state reaction at 450 C. The morphology and the elemental analysis of newly synthesized compounds were studied ... -
Ballota saxatilis from Jordan: Evaluation of Essential Oil Composition and Phytochemical Profiling of Crude Extracts and Their In-Vitro Antioxidant Activity
(MDPI, 2023)The chemical composition of essential oil extracted from the aerial parts of Ballota saxatilis Sieber ex C.Presl from Jordan has been elucidated by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Additionally, aqueous methanol ... -
Development and Validation of an Instrument to Appraise the Tolerability, Safety of Use, and Pleasantness of a Cosmetic Product
(MDPI, 2023)Background: Acceptability tests are designed to demonstrate that there is no chance that cosmetics would irritate or distress users in day-to-day situations. Objectives: to develop and validate a tool or scale that ...