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An Authentic-Based Privacy Preservation Protocol for Smart e-Healthcare Systems in IoT
(IEEE., 2019)
Emerging technologies rapidly change the essential qualities of modern societies in terms of smart environments. To utilize the surrounding environment data, tiny sensing devices and smart gateways are highly involved. It ...
The clinical significance of statins-macrolides interaction: Comprehensive review of in vivo studies, case reports, and population studies
(Dove Medical Press Ltd., 2019)
The objectives of this article were to review the mechanism and clinical significance of statins-macrolides interaction, determine which combination has the highest risk for the interaction, and identify key patients’ risk ...
Neuroprotective effects of thymol, a dietary monoterpene against dopaminergic neurodegeneration in rotenone-induced rat model of parkinson’s disease
(MDPI AG., 2019)
Parkinson’s disease (PD), a multifactorial movement disorder that involves progressive degeneration of the nigrostriatal system affecting the movement ability of the patient. Oxidative stress and neuroinflammation both are ...
Discovery of new butyrylcholinesterase inhibitors via structure-based virtual screening
(Taylor and Francis Ltd., 2019)
Butyrylcholinesterase (BChE) plays an important role in the progression of the Alzheimer’s disease. In this study, we used a structure-based virtual screening (VS) approach to discover new BChE inhibitors. A ligand database ...
Bioavailability of beclometasone from two hfa-bdp formulations with a spacer
(American Association for Respiratory, 2019)
BACKGROUND: The drug delivery characteristics of each inhaler/spacer combination are unique. The spacer size as well as the presence of electrostatic charge greatly influence the inhaler dose emission and in vivo delivery. ...
A survey study to measure the practice of patient counselling and other community pharmacy services in Jordan
(Blackwell Publishing, 2019)
Objectives: To identify the type of services currently provided by community pharmacists and to explore the barriers for providing high-quality services within the community pharmacy sector in Jordan. Methods: Using random ...
Medicines policy issues for Saudi Arabia: priorities and model
(Blackwell., 2019)
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has a population of 32.6 million in 2018, with a growth rate of 2.65% per annum. In World Health Organization's ranking, WHO has ranked Saudi Arabia at 26 among 191 countries for the ...
Stress-driven discovery in the natural products: A gateway towards new drugs
(Elsevier Masson SAS., 2019)
Elicitation by chemical means including heavy metals is one of a novel technique for drug discoveries. In this review, the effect of heavy metals on animal, plants and microorganisms for the production of novel compounds ...
Antibiotic prescribing practices and errors among hospitalized pediatric patients suffering from acute respiratory tract infections: A multicenter, cross-sectional study in pakistan
(MDPI AG., 2019)
Background and objective: The noncompliance of treatment guidelines by healthcare professionals, along with physiological variations, makes the pediatric population more prone to antibiotic prescribing errors. The present ...
The availability, pricing, and affordability of essential diabetes medicines in 17 low-, middle-, and high-income countries
(Frontiers Media S.A., 2019)
Background: One third of the world population does not have access to essential medicines. Diabetes require a long-term therapy, which incurs significant health care cost and thus impact access and affordability. This study ...