Background:The patients with Langya henipavirus(LayV)infection are managed mainly with symptomatic treatment and supportive care.Objective:This review article focuses on the beneficial effects of black seeds(Nigella s...Background:The patients with Langya henipavirus(LayV)infection are managed mainly with symptomatic treatment and supportive care.Objective:This review article focuses on the beneficial effects of black seeds(Nigella sativa)in the management of Langya henipavirus(LayV)infection.Methods:The literature was searched in online databases,including Medline/Pubmed/PMC,Google Scholar,Science Direct,Ebsco,Scopus,Web of Science,Embase,and reference lists,to identify published studies,which established beneficial effects of black seeds(N.sativa)related to signs and symptoms of LayV infection.Results:Black seeds(N.sativa)have shown potential antiviral,bronchodilatory,antihistaminic,antitussive,hepatoprotective,renoprotective,anti-inflammatory,antioxidant,and immunomodulatory properties in various clinical,animal,in-vitro,in-vivo,and in-silico studies,which would help the patients with LayV infection.Conclusion:N.sativa would be a potential herbal candidate in the management of LayV infection along with symptomatic treatment and supportive care,to prevent further deterioration,and hospitalization.The safety and efficacy of N.sativa in patients with LayV infection would further be established by future randomized controlled clinical trials.展开更多
In this study,hydrogels of P(NIPA-co-NVP)/clay were synthesized byγ-ray radiation.Different thermo-sensitive hydrogels were made under different experimental conditions such as dose,monomer ratio,and con- tent of cla...In this study,hydrogels of P(NIPA-co-NVP)/clay were synthesized byγ-ray radiation.Different thermo-sensitive hydrogels were made under different experimental conditions such as dose,monomer ratio,and con- tent of clay.X-ray diffraction shows that the layer distance between Na-clays is changed from 1.6 to 2.7 nm because Na-clay pieces can be intercalated or exfoliated by HTMAB,and that between P(NIPA-co-NVP)/clay pieces is 3.4 nm. The swelling property tests show that the LCST of P(NIPA-co-NVP) is higher than PNIPA.With the increase of NVP content,LCST is higher.As the ratio of NIPA/NVP is 95/5,hydrogel shows the best swelling property and LCST is 37℃.LCST of P(NIPA-co-NVP)/clay hydrogel is not changed,but the strength and swelling properties are better.展开更多
Rapid increase in the production of marine shrimps in the coastal zone has resulted in large-scale con-version of mangrove forests to shrimp ponds.Productions of the shrimps in some regions have been unstable.Conse-qu...Rapid increase in the production of marine shrimps in the coastal zone has resulted in large-scale con-version of mangrove forests to shrimp ponds.Productions of the shrimps in some regions have been unstable.Conse-quently,a number of ponds are left idle.Restoring environmental conditions within the pond site by planting a suitablemangrove species considered an option.The experiment herein was carried out to explore the effect of planting methodson growth of Nipa palm in abandoned shrimp ponds in the Southern Thailand.Economically,coastal villagers in this areaearn their income from the palm in several ways,the most importantly in Nipa sugar production.Most seedlings wereplanted on top of furrows were constructed in the pond to avoid flooding,except for some seedlings which were planted inthe pond base where additional pond sludge were slightly filled up to compare their growth rates.The results showed thatplanting seedlings with attached rhizomes had the best growth rate and without seedling death at 14 months after plant-ing.At this stage,however,the height of seedlings grown from the fallen fruits was similar to those growth from barerooted seedlings(70 cm tall).Also,seedling mortality was not observed when growth from fallen fruits whereas about6% mortality was experienced by the bare rooted ones.Among the bare rooted seedling treatments,however no signifi-cant differences in growth rates were found when applying the soil with chemical fertilizers or farm manure or liming withCaCO3.In addition,it was found that seedling growth measured at 40 months after planting for those growths in pondbase was almost100% greater than those grown on the furrows.Therefore,this finding may be applied for the restorationof abandoned shrimp ponds by growing Nipa palm.展开更多
文摘Background:The patients with Langya henipavirus(LayV)infection are managed mainly with symptomatic treatment and supportive care.Objective:This review article focuses on the beneficial effects of black seeds(Nigella sativa)in the management of Langya henipavirus(LayV)infection.Methods:The literature was searched in online databases,including Medline/Pubmed/PMC,Google Scholar,Science Direct,Ebsco,Scopus,Web of Science,Embase,and reference lists,to identify published studies,which established beneficial effects of black seeds(N.sativa)related to signs and symptoms of LayV infection.Results:Black seeds(N.sativa)have shown potential antiviral,bronchodilatory,antihistaminic,antitussive,hepatoprotective,renoprotective,anti-inflammatory,antioxidant,and immunomodulatory properties in various clinical,animal,in-vitro,in-vivo,and in-silico studies,which would help the patients with LayV infection.Conclusion:N.sativa would be a potential herbal candidate in the management of LayV infection along with symptomatic treatment and supportive care,to prevent further deterioration,and hospitalization.The safety and efficacy of N.sativa in patients with LayV infection would further be established by future randomized controlled clinical trials.
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文摘In this study,hydrogels of P(NIPA-co-NVP)/clay were synthesized byγ-ray radiation.Different thermo-sensitive hydrogels were made under different experimental conditions such as dose,monomer ratio,and con- tent of clay.X-ray diffraction shows that the layer distance between Na-clays is changed from 1.6 to 2.7 nm because Na-clay pieces can be intercalated or exfoliated by HTMAB,and that between P(NIPA-co-NVP)/clay pieces is 3.4 nm. The swelling property tests show that the LCST of P(NIPA-co-NVP) is higher than PNIPA.With the increase of NVP content,LCST is higher.As the ratio of NIPA/NVP is 95/5,hydrogel shows the best swelling property and LCST is 37℃.LCST of P(NIPA-co-NVP)/clay hydrogel is not changed,but the strength and swelling properties are better.
文摘Rapid increase in the production of marine shrimps in the coastal zone has resulted in large-scale con-version of mangrove forests to shrimp ponds.Productions of the shrimps in some regions have been unstable.Conse-quently,a number of ponds are left idle.Restoring environmental conditions within the pond site by planting a suitablemangrove species considered an option.The experiment herein was carried out to explore the effect of planting methodson growth of Nipa palm in abandoned shrimp ponds in the Southern Thailand.Economically,coastal villagers in this areaearn their income from the palm in several ways,the most importantly in Nipa sugar production.Most seedlings wereplanted on top of furrows were constructed in the pond to avoid flooding,except for some seedlings which were planted inthe pond base where additional pond sludge were slightly filled up to compare their growth rates.The results showed thatplanting seedlings with attached rhizomes had the best growth rate and without seedling death at 14 months after plant-ing.At this stage,however,the height of seedlings grown from the fallen fruits was similar to those growth from barerooted seedlings(70 cm tall).Also,seedling mortality was not observed when growth from fallen fruits whereas about6% mortality was experienced by the bare rooted ones.Among the bare rooted seedling treatments,however no signifi-cant differences in growth rates were found when applying the soil with chemical fertilizers or farm manure or liming withCaCO3.In addition,it was found that seedling growth measured at 40 months after planting for those growths in pondbase was almost100% greater than those grown on the furrows.Therefore,this finding may be applied for the restorationof abandoned shrimp ponds by growing Nipa palm.
