scholarly journals Rhinacanthus nasutus “Tea” Infusions and the Medicinal Benefits of the Constituent Phytochemicals

Nutrients ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 3776
Author(s):  
James Michael Brimson ◽  
Mani Iyer Prasanth ◽  
Dicson Sheeja Malar ◽  
Sirikalaya Brimson ◽  
Tewin Tencomnao
Keyword(s):  
Blood Circulation ◽  
Skin Diseases ◽  
Herbal Remedy ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Skin Infections ◽  
The Public ◽  
Snake Bites ◽  
Tea Infusions ◽  
Rhinacanthus Nasutus

Rhinacanthus nasutus (L.) Kurz (Acanthaceae) (Rn) is an herbaceous shrub native to Thailand and much of South and Southeast Asia. It has several synonyms and local or common names. The root of Rn is used in Thai traditional medicine to treat snake bites, and the roots and/or leaves can be made into a balm and applied to the skin for the treatment of skin infections such as ringworm, or they may be brewed to form an infusion for the treatment of inflammatory disorders. Rn leaves are available to the public for purchase in the form of “tea bags” as a natural herbal remedy for a long list of disorders, including diabetes, skin diseases (antifungal, ringworm, eczema, scurf, herpes), gastritis, raised blood pressure, improved blood circulation, early-stage tuberculosis antitumor activity, and as an antipyretic. There have been many studies investigating the roles of Rn or compounds isolated from the herb regarding diseases such as Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases, cancer, diabetes and infection with bacteria, fungi or viruses. There have, however, been no clinical trials to confirm the efficacy of Rn in the treatment of any of these disorders, and the safety of these teas over long periods of consumption has never been tested. This review assesses the recent research into the role of Rn and its constituent compounds in a range of diseases.

Improving IPO market still not an exit path

2013 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Steven Burrill
Keyword(s):  
Early Stage ◽  
Going Public ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Market

Recent suggestions that improving IPO activity will lead biotech venture investors to lucrative exits seems to be a bit premature and detached from the reality of these deals. The maxim oft repeated by venture investors has never been truer: IPOs are financing events, not liquidity events. Venture-backed biotechs that are going public are doing so with substantial participation from their venture investors as well as other insiders. This trend is increasing. What’s troubling in all of this is that not only are venture investors not replenishing their war chests through IPOs, they are emptying them because public market investors are unwilling to take on the role of funding the public debuts of these companies without the participation of the venture investors. That means IPOs are failing to generate the returns venture investors need to reinvest in promising new innovative companies. It’s also directing large sums of capital from investors who have traditionally funded early-stage companies into later stage deals where investors see less risk and a faster path to desired returns.

Smoking Habits of Adolescents and the Role of Dentists

2006 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 120-129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rajeev Kr. Garg
Keyword(s):  
Early Stage ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Premature Mortality ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Smoking Habits ◽  
The Public ◽  
Adverse Health Effects ◽  
Harmful Effects ◽  
Continue Smoking

Abstract Tobacco smoking has a devastating effect on the health and well-being of the public and remains the nation's leading avoidable cause of premature mortality and disability. On an average, each smoker who dies would have lived another 15 years if he/she was a non-smoker. Though adult smoking has decreased markedly, there is an alarming rise in the use of tobacco among adolescents. One unique aspect of dentistry is some of the adverse health effects of tobacco uses are clinically apparent in the oral cavity at a relatively early stage of use. More than one-half of the adult population and nearly threequarters of the student population see a dentist each year, and yet 80% of dentists do not routinely ask about tobacco use and advise tobacco users to quit. Nicotine is a highly addictive substance, and the urge to continue smoking is powerful. As doctors our motto in advising patients should be, “If you smoke, quit. If you don't, then don't try it.” The second part of the message is especially important for adolescents, since most adult smokers started their habit as adolescents. The authors have highlighted the harmful effects of smoking and the role dentists have to impart as responsible citizens in educating their patients, especially in the younger generation to help them lead a healthier and more meaningful tomorrow. Citation Garg RK, Tandon S. Smoking Habits of Adolescents and the Role of Dentists. J Contemp Dent Pract 2006 May;(7)2:120-129.

Aristophanes And The Demon Poverty

1984 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 314-333 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. H. Sommerstein
Keyword(s):  
Early Stage ◽  
Fifth Century ◽  
Social Orientation ◽  
The Public ◽  
Old Comedy ◽  
Public Recognition ◽  
Marked Decline ◽  
The Common ◽  
Common Man

Aristophanes' last two surviving plays, Assemblywomen and Wealth, have long been regarded as something of an enigma. The changes in structure – the diminution in the role of the chorus, the disappearance of the parabasis, etc. –, as well as the shift of interest away from the immediacies of current politics towards broader social themes, can reasonably be interpreted as an early stage of the process that ultimately transformed Old Comedy into New, even if it is unlikely ever to be finally agreed whether Aristophanes was leading or following this trend. The decline in freshness, in verbal agility, in sparkle of wit, in theatrical inventiveness, which is perceptible in the earlier play and very marked in the later, may be put down to advancing years and diminishing inspiration. Such an explanation squares with the evidence of a marked decline in Aristophanes' productivity towards the end of his life. Whereas in the first seven years of his career (427–421) he seems to have produced, or had produced for him, not less than ten plays, and in the years 420–405 approximately another eighteen, the twenty years or so that followed Frogs yielded a further eleven at the very most unless some titles have been completely lost; and since it is not likely that after the outstanding success of Frogs, and the public recognition that followed it, Aristophanes would have experienced any difficulty in securing a chorus, the explanation can only be that he was writing less. But the truly puzzling feature of the two late plays we possess is the apparent sea-change in the author's social orientation. In his fifth-century plays, from Acharnians toFrogs, as has been shown (in my view conclusively) by de Ste Croix, Aristophanes reveals himself as one who instinctively speaks the language and thinks the thoughts of the well-to-do, even if at the same time he can laugh with the common man at ostentatious and useless wealth in the shape of Pyrilampes' peacocks, Leogoras' pheasants or the sultan-like garments of an Athenian imperial official – as one who was happy for the Demos to be sovereign so long as it was willing to be guided by the advice of its' betters', the καλоί тε κáγоθоί of (e.g.) Knights 738 or Frogs 727–9, and to leave them in the quiet enjoyment of their property. At first sight in Assemblywomen and Wealth this seems to have changed almost diametrically.

scholarly journals Role Of Tea Tree Oil as A Skin Antimicrobial : A Literature Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-33
Author(s):  
Dian Ardiana
Keyword(s):  
Antibacterial Activity ◽  
Antifungal Activity ◽  
Antiviral Activity ◽  
Skin Disease ◽  
Skin Diseases ◽  
Skin Infections ◽  
Tea Tree Oil ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Tea Tree

Background: Skin disease due to microorganism infection are still widely found in community. The infections can be caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasite. Tea tree oil often used as a herbal medicine in the treatment of skin diseases due to microorganisms. This literature study is conducted to review the role of tea tree oil as an antimicrobial in skin infections. Method: Fifteen indexed journals published from 2015 to 2020 about tea tree oil and skin infections, were included. From 15 journals, 9 journals discuss antibacterial activity of tea tree oil, 2 journals discuss antiviral activity, 9 journals discuss antifungal activity, and 1 journal discusses antiparasitic activity. All journals state that tea tree oil has an antimicrobial effect on microorganisms that cause skin infections. Result: From 9 journals, it was found that A. baumanni, P. aeruginosa, and C. acnes were the most sensitive bacteria to tea tree oil in terms of MIC and S. epidermidis was the most sensitive bacteria, seen from their inhibition zone. Eight journals state variations with significant differences in the activity of tea tree oil as an anti-fungal. Tea tree oil has stronger antibacterial activity than antifungal activity. It also has antiviral activity against HSV and antiparasitic on S. scabiei. Conclusion: The conclusion of this study is that tea tree oil has antimicrobial activity against microorganisms that cause skin disease, including bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasite.  

scholarly journals PEMBANGUNAN APLIKASI SISTEM PAKAR DIAGNOSIS PENYAKIT KARIES PADA GIGI MANUSIA

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dini Silvi Purnia
Keyword(s):  
Expert System ◽  
Dental Caries ◽  
Digestive System ◽  
Skin Diseases ◽  
Dental Health ◽  
Human Teeth ◽  
The Public ◽  
Other Information ◽  
Food And Drink

Abstract - Teeth are part of the tools of mastication on the digestive system in the human body, dental disease often suffered by nearly all of Indonesia's population is dental caries, Dental caries is also becoming the major problems of oral health. Dental caries is an infectious disease caused by demineralization of enamel and dentin are closely associated with the consumption of cariogenic foods. The occurrence of dental caries due to the role of caries-causing bacteria found in the mouth streptococci group collectively called Streptococcus mutans. Dental caries is a disease caused by demineralization of enamel and dentin. Disorders in Dental Caries often occur due to various causes, among other things because of bacteria, food and drink a lot of sugars, oral hygiene, etc. Knowledge of the Human Dental caries disease is needed to resolve the issue quickly and appropriately, Most people consider trivial when teeth are not clean them in a state that can be very dangerous unwittingly In his Dental Health, For the treatment should not be done arbitrarily. Thus, eventually the thought of how to cope with the disease and caring for Dental Caries without having to go direct consultation with a doctor or specialist. The development of information technology and computer and Internet use is already well known by the public. can be used to help a good idea ini.Sehingga makes authors want to help to create an expert system application that can perform diagnosis of skin diseases that can also display other information required. With the ease of application of this expert system can be used as a guide for mendekteksi easily caries disease and the type of caries disease and its prevention that occur in human teeth. Keyword : Caries, Desease , Expert , System, Teeth Abstrak - Gigi merupakan bagian dari alat pengunyahan pada sistem pencernaan dalam tubuh manusia, Penyakit gigi yang sering diderita oleh hampir semua penduduk Indonesia ialah karies gigi. Karies Gigi juga menjadi permasalah utama Pada kesehatan gigi dan mulut. Karies gigi merupakan penyakit infeksi yang disebabkan oleh demineralisasi email dan dentin yang erat hubungannya dengan konsumsi makanan yang kariogenik. Terjadinya karies gigi akibat peran dari bakteri penyebab karies yang terdapat pada golongan Streptokokus mulut yang secara kolektif disebut Streptokokus mutans. Karies gigi merupakan penyakit yang disebabkan oleh demineralisasi email dan dentin. Gangguan pada Karies Gigi sering terjadi karena berbagai faktor penyebab, antara lain karna bakteri, makanan dan minuman yang banyak mengadung gula, kebersihan gigi dan mulut dan lain-lain Pengetahuan tentang penyakit Karies pada Gigi Manusia sangat dibutuhkan untuk mengatasi masalah tersebut secara cepat dan tepat. Sebagian orang menganggap sepele ketika Gigi mereka dalam keadaan tidak bersih sehingga tanpa disadari bisa sangat berbahaya Pada Kesehatan Gigi nya, Untuk itu pengobatannya tidak boleh dilakukan secara sembarangan. Dengan demikian, akhirnya timbul pemikiran bagaimana cara mengatasi penyakit dan merawat Karies Gigi tanpa harus mendatangi atau konsultasi langsung dengan dokter spesialis. Perkembangan teknologi informasi dan komputer serta internet yang sudah cukup dikenal penggunaannya oleh masyarakat. dapat digunakan untuk membantu ide baik ini.Sehingga membuat penulis ingin ikut membantu dengan membuat aplikasi sistem pakar yang dapat melakukan diagnosa penyakit kulit yang juga dapat menampilkan informasi lain yang diperlukan. Dengan kemudahan aplikasi sistem pakar ini dapat digunakan sebagai pedoman untuk mendekteksi dengan mudah penyakit karies dan jenis penyakit karies serta pencegahan nya yang terjadi pada gigi manusia. Kata Kunci : Gigi, Karies, Pakar, Penyakit, Sistem

Determinants of English as language choice among Unaccompanied Migrant Children (UMC) in Makassar, Indonesia

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Andi Samsu Rijal ◽  
Andi Mega Januarti Putri
Keyword(s):  
Language Choice ◽  
Migrant Children ◽  
Immigrant Communities ◽  
The Public ◽  
International Language ◽  
Language User ◽  
Public Area ◽  
Better Than ◽  
Language Mastery

The essence of language is human activity. Communication with language is carried out through two basic human activities; speaking and listening during the interaction in a group of people. Immigrants in Makassar city communicate with immigrant communities and Makassar people. They used English and Indonesia to communicate with others. The aims of this article were to find out determinant factors of English as language choice among Unaccompanied Migrant Children (UMC) in Makassar and why they used English as their language choice to communicate with other people out of them. The data were taken from UMC in the shelter under the auspices of Makassar’s Social Office and in the public area of Makassar. This research was a qualitative approach; it was from a sociolinguistic perspective and focuses its analysis with the language choice among UMC. This research showed that most immigrants chose English as their language choice since they were in Makassar because they have acquired better than other international language and it has been mastered naturally by doing social interaction among themselves and people outside their community. UMC had more difficulties to socialize with Indonesian than the adult of Immigrants. Other than their lack of language mastery, they also have the anxiety to adapt to other immigrants and Makassar people. English was used by UMC to show their status as a foreigner who lived in a multicultural situation. Language becomes a power for a human being and it becomes a social identity for language user in one community. During the interaction of UMC in Makassar city, the role of English as an International language is shown.

E-Projects Challenges in India – Role of Human Resource Management and Technology

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (8) ◽  
pp. 263
Author(s):  
Ramnik Kaur
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Paradigm Shift ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
The Public ◽  
Government Services ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Government ◽  
Traditional Approaches

E-governance is a paradigm shift over the traditional approaches in Public Administration which means rendering of government services and information to the public by using electronic means. In the past decades, service quality and responsiveness of the government towards the citizens were least important but with the approach of E-Government the government activities are now well dealt. This paper withdraws experiences from various studies from different countries and projects facing similar challenges which need to be consigned for the successful implementation of e-governance projects. Developing countries like India face poverty and illiteracy as a major obstacle in any form of development which makes it difficult for its government to provide e-services to its people conveniently and fast. It also suggests few suggestions to cope up with the challenges faced while implementing e-projects in India.

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