Chinese medicine for headaches in emergency department: a retrospective analysis of real-world electronic medical records by Zhenhui Mao, Shirong Wu, Yuzhen Fan, Jingbo Sun, Shaohua Lyu, Qiaozhen Su

“…Conversely, over one-third of the patients utilized headache-specific patented Chinese herbal medicine products. Additionally, oral and topical Chinese herbal medicine treatments were also administered for headaches in the emergency departments.ConclusionThe majority of headaches consulting in the EDs were non-urgent and treated with various forms of Chinese medicine, alone or in conjunction of western medicine. …”
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Neuropathic Pain Management: Prescription Strategies in a Tertiary Care Setting by Chethan Kumar JK, Jason Fernandes Jokem, Chandralekha N, Padmaja Udaykumar

“…Methods: A prospective study was carried out with collecting patent data from a tertiary care Father muller medical college hospital, Mangalore, Karnataka. …”
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Influence of the moisture and ash content in flue gases on the performance of adsorption processes using activated carbons to capture the CO2 for reuse in greenhouses by R. López Pastor, M.G. Pinna-Hernández, J.A. Sánchez Molina, F.G. Acién Fernández

“…This work studies the influence of flue gas composition, its moisture and ash content, on the efficiency of a CO2 adsorption/desorption process to capture the CO2 from flue gases along with its subsequent reuse in greenhouse CO2 enrichment (Patent ES2514090). The influence of the inlet flow rate, moisture, and ash content were analysed. …”
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SPECTRAL PROPERTIES OF TWO WATER-SOLUBLE MELANINS by V.M. Kravchenko, T.V. Beregova, M.Yu. Lositskyi, T.O. Kondratyuk, S.A. Davydenko, E.S. Davydenko, S.S. Davydenko, L.P. Buchatskyi, V.M. Yashchuk

“…Studied are the spectral properties of two types of water-soluble melanins: melanin obtained from black yeast-like fungi Pseudonadsoniella brunnea 470 FCKU, dissolved in water with pH 11, and plant melanin obtained from black tea according to German patent DE102004003801A1, which is added to drinking water for medicinal purposes. …”
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MOMAST^® Downregulates AQP3 Expression and Function in Human Colon Cells by Ines Angelini, Mariangela Centrone, Giusy Rita Caponio, Annarita Di Mise, Andrea Gerbino, Marianna Ranieri, Giovanna Valenti, Grazia Tamma

“…MOMAST^® is an antioxidant-patented natural phenolic complex obtained from olive wastewater (OWW) of the Coratina cultivar. …”
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Crop protection by RNA interference: a review of recent approaches, current state of developments and use as of 2013 by Kirsten Germing, Cecilia Andrea Díaz Navarrete, Andreas Schiermeyer, Udo Hommen, Luise Zühl, Sebastian Eilebrecht, Elke Eilebrecht

“…Furthermore, we identified 268 patent families on this topic. A large variety with regard to treated crops, targeted pest species and target gene functions as well as application types was observed. …”
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A Decades-Long Journey of Palmitoylethanolamide (PEA) for Chronic Neuropathic Pain Management: A Comprehensive Narrative Review by Giustino Varrassi, Martina Rekatsina, Matteo Luigi Giuseppe Leoni, Marco Cascella, Gabriele Finco, Salvatore Sardo, Chiara Corno, Domenico Tiso, Vittorio Schweiger, Diego Maria Michele Fornasari, Antonella Paladini

“…Finally, it examines some innovative patent, which aims to address obstacles encountered with conventional PEA formulations, for its pharmacodynamic characteristics. …”
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Abnormal characteristics of inferior vena cava and abdominal aorta among neonates with early onset septic shock by Lanlan Mi, Yiman Liu, Fei Bei, Jianhua Sun, Jun Bu, Yuqi Zhang, Weiwei Guo

“…Methods A total of 200 normal newborns were enrolled as controls and subdivided into groups based on GA, BW, days of age, and patent ductus arteriosus (PDA). Echocardiography was used to document inferior vena cava diameter (IVC), inferior vena cava collapsibility index (IVC-CI), and inferior vena cava to abdominal aorta ratio (IVC/AO). …”
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Justifying the structure of the improved mechanism for manual control of motor vehicles’ pedals by Vitaliy Korendiy, Nazarii Fedunyshyn, Vasyl Kozub

“…This article aims to review existing prototypes of manual control mechanisms for vehicle pedals and to develop an improved device that enables simultaneous control of three pedals – accelerator, brake, and clutch – with one hand. As a result of a patent review of several existing prototypes of control mechanisms, it was concluded that the vast majority of them provide control for only two pedals – the accelerator and brake. …”
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Acute Occlusion of the Infarct-Related Artery as a Predictor of Very Long-Term Mortality in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction by Nikola Kos, Ivan Zeljković, Tomislav Krčmar, Karlo Golubić, Fran Šaler, Marijan Erceg, Diana Delić-Brkljačić, Nikola Bulj

“…Patients with angiographically proven IRA occlusion (100% stenosis with TIMI flow 0 distal to occlusion) were categorized as occlusive myocardial infarction (OMI) and patients with patent IRA (50–99% stenosis with TIMI 1–3 flow) were categorized as nonocclusive myocardial infarction (NOMI) and very long-term outcomes were analyzed. …”
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Echocardiographic Findings in Patients with Atrial Septal Aneurysm: A Prospective Case-Control Study by Ramazan Atak, Mehmet Ileri, Selcuk Ozturk, Ahmet Korkmaz, Ertan Yetkin

“…Aortic valve regurgitation and mitral valve regurgitation were more often observed in patients with ASA, and percentages of patients with ascending aortic aneurysm (AAA), patent foramen ovale (PFO), and atrial septal defect (ASD) were higher in ASA patients compared to control group patients. …”
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Microtransesophageal Echocardiographic Guidance during Percutaneous Interatrial Septal Closure without General Anaesthesia by Roel J. R. Snijder, Laura E. Renes, Martin J. Swaans, Maarten Jan Suttorp, Jurrien M. Ten Berg, Martijn C. Post

“…To study the safety and efficacy of microtransesophageal echocardiography (micro-TEE) and TEE during percutaneous atrial septal defect (ASD) and patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure. Background. TEE has proven to be safe during ASD and PFO closure under general anaesthesia. …”
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Digital subtraction angiography of intrahepatic portal vein as the key visualization for mesoportal shunting in children with extrahepatic portal vein obstruction by O.S. Godik, D.S. Diehtiarova, A.H. Rusyn

“…Liver function was normal in all patients, and in none thrombophilia was confirmed. CT scans suspected patent left intrahepatic branch (Rex-zone). Digital subtraction angiography approved mesoportal shunt feasibility in 4 (57.1%) patients. …”
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Assessment of the effect of hemostatic materials on blood calcium concentration by V. A. Lipatov, S. V. Lazarenko, D. A. Severinov

“…Evaluation of the effect of hemostatic materials on blood calcium concentration was carried out according to the described method: «Method for comparative investigation of the effectiveness of local hemostatic agents in an in vitro experiment» Russian patent No. 2709 517. According to the results of the study, median, 25 and 75 percentiles were calculated. …”
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Home management of malaria among caregivers of under-five children in Owo, Ondo State, Nigeria by Liasu Adeagbo Ahmed, Olubankole Akinboboye, Olayinka Stephen Ilesanmi, David Akintayo Oguntuase

“…Most of the caregivers bought antifever drugs from patent medicine shops and only 11.9 % of them got a prescription drug from pharmacies. …”
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A Comparative Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness between Synergic Activities of 0.1% Polyhexanide and Rigenase® (Fitostimoline® Plus spray) versus a Hydrating Formulation for the... by Eugenia Veronica Di Brizzi, Anna Balato, Stefano Caccavale, Amalia Lupoli, Carlo Panetti, Giuseppe Argenziano

“…Polyhexamethylene biguanide (PHMB) and Rigenase® (a patented Triticum vulgare extract) show promise in tissue repair and antimicrobial activity. …”
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A Cost-Effective and Robust Cell-Based Bioassay Method for Evaluating the Bioactivity of Trastuzumab-like Antibodies by Pooja Bharali, Subhash Chand, Harish Chander

“…The cost-effectiveness, global demand, and patent expiration of trastuzumab have led to the inflow of its biosimilars in the global market. …”
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Stent-graft implantation for late postpancreatectomy hemorrhage after pancreatoduodenectomy by Xiaoye Li, Shibo Xia, Liangxi Yuan, Lei Zhang, Chao Song, Xiaolong Wei, Qingsheng Lu

“…All pseudoaneurysm or contrast extravasation sites were successfully excluded with patent distal perfusion, thus technical success was achieved in all cases. …”
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A Decontamination Process to Remove Metals and Stabilise Montreal Sewage Sludge by G. Mercier, J.F. Blais, F. Hammy, M. Lounes, J.L. Sasseville

“…To solve this particular problem, the treatment plant authorities are currently evaluating an acidic chemical leaching (sulfuric or hydrochloric acid) process at a pH between 2 and 3, using an oxidizing agent such as ferric chloride or hydrogen peroxide (METIX-AC technology, patent pending; [20]). They could integrate it to a 70 tds/day granulated sludge production process. …”
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Network pharmacology and multi-omics validation of the Jianpi-Yishen formula in the treatment of chronic kidney disease by Yuyan Li, Yueming Luo, Yilan Hu, Siting Li, Guandong Li, Wanyangchuan Zhang, Xiufen Gu, Jianting Wang, Shunmin Li, Hong Cheng

“…In clinical practice, the Chinese patent herbal medicine Jianpi-Yishen (JPYS) formula is commonly used to treat CKD. …”
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