Objectives: Buccal films consist mainly of polymer that has a good mucoadhesive profile and plasticizer. A lot of polymers and plasticizers can be used to configure the mucoadhesive films as hydroxyethyl cellulose and glycerin respectively. Material and Methods: Films prepared by...
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Research Article10.9734/BJPR/2014/5399
Aims: The present study was conducted to confirm the angiogenic potential of honey using Chick Chorioallantoic Membrane (CAM), an in ovo model and to study its effect on Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) expression in the CAM tissue. Attempts were also made to identify th...
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Research Article10.9734/BJPR/2014/6930
Aims: The objective of the current study was to formulate nystatin (Nyst) into nanostructured lipid carriers (NLCs) to enhance its antifungal activity. Place and Duration of Study: Department of pharmaceutical technology, national research centre, Egypt, between mars 2011 to apri...
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Research Article10.9734/BJPR/2014/7055
Aims: The aims of the research were to synthesize, characterize some palmitoyl amino acids and their aromatic analogues and to screen the synthesized compounds for possible antibacterial activity Study Design: Synthesis, characterization and antibacterial screening of palmitoyl a...
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Research Article10.9734/BJPR/2014/6063
Aims: Viola odorata is a medicinally important plant. It contains bioactive principle viz violin and probably methyl salicylic ester.The present study was designed to analyze the effect of different doses of this medicinal plant extract on meiotic and mitotic chromosomes of Vicia...
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Research Article10.9734/BJPR/2014/5998
The symmetry studies of Maxwell equations gave new insight on the nature of electromagnetic (EM) field. They are reviewed in the work presented. It is drawing the attention on the following aspects. EM-field has in general case quaternion structure, consisting of four independent...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2014/5930
The effects of Cu-doping and heat-treatment on the structure and magnetic properties of ô-MnAl have been investigated. Copper stabilizes the structure of ô-MnAl and enhances the fraction of ô-phase while excess Cu (≥9 atm%) results in the formation of more ã- and/or â-phase. In c...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2014/5326
The optimum length of extended surfaces with uniform cross sectional area has been analyzed numerically, based on the concept of entropy generation minimization. The extended surface studied is a pin fin. The rate of entropy generation is investigated for different boundary condi...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2014/5157
Hot air plasma is generated inside a 2.45GHz microwave resonant cavity and is ejected towards a gas conditioning cell at 600 mbar. A flow of 12 liter/min of dry air with a small amount of H2, in order to better detect OH (A-X) spectra for gas temperature measurements, is injected...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2014/6986
Theoretical formalism using vectorial Rayleigh diffraction integrals is developed to calculate the electric field components Ex, Ey, Ez of generalized vector-vortex (VV) beams of different phase and polarization characteristics as a function of propagation distance ‘z’ in the foc...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2014/6718
Aims: The aim of this study was to compare the effects on skin condition of a hand cleansing protocol comprising repeated use of alcohol rub supplemented with one of two different antimicrobial hand washes, Dermol Wash (DW) and Hibiscrub (HS) when used for 5 consecutive days. Met...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/5642
Traditional Greco-Arab and Islamic medicine continues to be practiced within the Mediterranean as well as most Islamic countries. This medicine was developed during the Golden Age of Arab-Islamic civilization, which spanned from the seventh to fifteenth century and extended from...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2014/6530
Mounting evidence suggests that environmental and occupational magnetic fields affect cardiovascular system. In this review, supported by original hemodynamic recordings - direct experimental evidence of the effect - static magnetic field (SMF) effects on arterial baroreflex card...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/7227
Aim: This study aimed to screen the aqueous and hydro-alcoholic extracts of Achillea falcata L. (Asteraceae) grown in Jordan for their antioxidant, antibacterial, antiplatelet and anti-proliferative efficacy. Study Design: HPLC-MS evaluation of the aqueous and hydro-alcoholic ext...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2014/7245
Aims: This report is the first study of the possible relationship between extremely low frequency (50-60 Hz, ELF) magnetic field (MF) exposure and severe cognitive dysfunction. Earlier studies investigated the relationships between MF occupational exposure and Alzheimer’s disease...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/7317