Results On the fourth and seventh day, the PUSH score was lower in the olive oil group (7.50 ± 2.823 and 5.44 ± 3.806) than in the control group (9.50 ± 1.732 and 8.83 ± 2.864) (P-value less then 0.001). Also, a significant improvement of ulcer was observed in the olive oil group (mean difference = 3.56; P value less then 0.001) but no change was…[Read more]

To demonstrate the functionality of the BAR-HAP tool, we present illustrative calculations related to several cooking transitions in the context of Nepal. In accounting for the multifaceted nature of the issue of household air pollution, the BAR-HAP model is expected to facilitate cross-sector dialogue and problem-solving to address this major…[Read more]

We show that α-mannosidase activity decreases with TNFα treatment in endothelial cells, and this decrease correlates with HM N-glycan formation on the cell surface. Further, we demonstrate that this inhibition is class-I dependent, and is independent of NF-κB upregulation of ICAM-1. Finally, we show that this inhibition is due in part to hy…[Read more]