Benefits of Camel Milk over Cow and Goat Milk for Infant and Adult Health in Fighting Chronic Diseases: A Review.

The nutritional composition, antimicrobial properties, and health benefits of camel milk (CAM), cow milk (COM), and goat milk (GOM) have been extensively studied for their roles in managing diabetes and cardiovascular diseases (CVD). This review compares these milk types' nutritional and therapeutic properties, emphasizing their applications in chronic disease management. CAM is rich in insulin-like proteins, vitamins, minerals, and bioactive compounds that benefit glycemic control and cardiovascular health.

Differentiation and quantification of bovine and pork gelatin using UPLC-QTOF and ATR-FTIR spectroscopy: Addressing challenges in mixed gelatin analysis and detection.

The amino acid sequence dictates protein folding and spatial structure, essential for understanding their behavior. Gelatin, important in industry and biomedicine, demands accurate source authentication due to ethical and dietary concerns. This study explores differentiating and quantifying bovine and pork gelatin using UPLC-QTOF and ATR-FTIR spectroscopy.

The Gut Microbiome Advances Precision Medicine and Diagnostics for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases.

The gut microbiome emerges as an integral component of precision medicine because of its signature variability among individuals and its plasticity, which enables personalized therapeutic interventions, especially when integrated with other multiomics data. This promise is further fueled by advances in next-generation sequencing and metabolomics, which allow in-depth high-precision profiling of microbiome communities, their genetic contents, and secreted chemistry. This knowledge has advanced our understanding of our microbial partners, their interaction with cellular targets, and their implication in human conditions such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

Uncovering the Chemical Composition and Biological Potentials of Hornem. from Jordan.

The current study was designed to uncover the chemistry and bioactivity potentials of growing wild in Jordan. In this context, the fresh aerial parts obtained from the plant material were subjected to hydrodistillation followed by GC/MS analysis. The main components of the HDEO were γ-patchoulene (23.

Therapeutic Potential and Molecular Mechanisms of the Multitargeted Flavonoid Fisetin.

Flavonoids effectively treat cancer, inflammatory disorders (cardiovascular and nervous systems), and oxidative stress. Fisetin, derived from fruits and vegetables, suppresses cancer growth by altering cell cycle parameters that lead to cell death and angiogenesis without affecting healthy cells. Clinical trials are needed in humans to prove the effectiveness of this treatment for a wide range of cancers.

Use of 4-D proteomics to differentiate between bovine and camel lactoferrin.

Lactoferrin is a multifunctional protein that has various biological activities and applications. However, different sources of lactoferrin may have different properties and characteristics. In this study, we hypothesized that ultra-performance liquid chromatography quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectroscopy (UPLC-QTOF-IMS) coupled with UNIFI software can differentiate bovine lactoferrin from camel lactoferrin based on the unique peptides produced by trypsin digestion.

Post. from Jordan: Chemical Composition of Essential Oil and Phytochemical Profiling of Crude Extracts and Their In Vitro Antioxidant Activity.

The genus is one of the largest genera belonging to the Scrophulariaceae family. Different members of the genus exhibit an interesting, wide spectrum of bioactivities. Accordingly, the current study aimed to investigate, for the first time, the chemical composition of the essential oil of Post.

An Assessment of Quality of Life in Patients With Asthma Through Physical, Emotional, Social, and Occupational Aspects. A Cross-Sectional Study.

Background: Asthma is a prevalent hyperactive airway disease with physical and emotional impact. Severe asthma is associated with considerable health-related quality of life (HRQoL). The aim of this study is to assess the quality of life through physical, emotional, social and occupational aspects and evaluate the factors affecting HRQoL in patients with asthma.

Virtual Coaching Delivered by Pharmacists to Prevent COVID-19 Transmission.

While the role of pharmacists in the current pandemic control has been recognized worldwide, their coaching efforts to improve public's behaviors that could prevent COVID-19 transmission has been rarely investigated. To assess whether pharmacist-based virtual health coaching sessions could increase the proportion of people who practised healthy social behaviors, to test whether this model can increase the public acceptance of COVID-19 vaccines, and to measure whether these behaviors could actually prevent contracting COVID-19. In this randomized controlled trial, adults who matched specific criteria were randomly allocated into 2 arms.

The effectiveness of pharmacist-based coaching in improving breast cancer-related health behaviors: A randomized controlled trial.

Background: Although pharmacists are trusted and easily accessible by the public, their role in changing health behaviours related to breast cancer has been rarely investigated.

Objective: To investigate the effectiveness of pharmacist-based coaching in improving BC-related health behaviors and knowledge in females, and to measure the comfort level toward this program.

Methods: This was a randomized controlled study carried out in community pharmacies in Egypt.

Recent Advances in Understanding the Structure and Function of the Human Microbiome.

Trillions of microbes live within our bodies in a deep symbiotic relationship. Microbial populations vary across body sites, driven by differences in the environment, immunological factors, and interactions between microbial species. Major advances in genome sequencing enable a better understanding of microbiome composition.

LC-MS/MS Screening, Total Phenolic, Flavonoid and Antioxidant Contents of Crude Extracts from Three Asclepiadaceae Species Growing in Jordan.

This study aimed to evaluate the antioxidant activity and total phenolic content (TPC) and total flavonoid content (TFC) of crude extracts obtained from three species, namely, L., L., and (Forsk.

Pharmacists-physicians collaborative intervention to reduce vaccine hesitancy and resistance: A randomized controlled trial.

Purpose: Given their negative influence on community health, vaccine hesitancy and resistance are emerging challenges that require healthcare intervention. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the impact of physician-pharmacist collaborative health coaching on rates of hesitancy and resistance for a COVID-19 vaccine.

Methods: After an initial assessment of rates of hesitancy and resistance for a COVID-19 vaccine was conducted, hesitant and resistant participants were approached, recruited, and randomized into an active and control group.

Therapeutic Effects and Safe Uses of Plant-Derived Polyphenolic Compounds in Cardiovascular Diseases: A Review.

Polyphenols have long been recognized as health-promoting entities, including beneficial effects on cardiovascular disease, but their reputation has been boosted recently following a number of encouraging clinical studies in multiple chronic pathologies, that seem to validate efficacy. Health benefits of polyphenols have been linked to their well-established powerful antioxidant activity. This review aims to provide comprehensive and up-to-date knowledge on the current therapeutic status of polyphenols having sufficient heed towards the treatment of cardiovascular diseases.

Potential of Nanocarrier-Based Drug Delivery Systems for Brain Targeting: A Current Review of Literature.

The advent of nanotechnologies such as nanocarriers and nanotherapeutics has changed the treatment strategy and developed a more efficacious novel drug delivery system. Various drug delivery systems are focused on drug-targeting of brain cells. However, the manifestation of the brain barrier is the main hurdle for the effective delivery of chemotherapeutics, ultimately causing treatment failure of various drugs.

Recent strategies driving oral biologic administration.

Introduction: High patient compliance, noninvasiveness, and self-administration are the leading features of vaccine delivery through the oral route. The implementation of swift mass vaccination campaigns in pandemic outbreaks fascinates the use of oral vaccination. This approach can elicit both mucosal and systemic immune responses to protect against infection at the surface of the mucosa.

An emergency plan for management of COVID-19 patients in rural areas.

Aims Of The Study: To describe the experience of six hospitals in the management of COVID-19 patients in rural areas through an assessment of proportions, types and clinical outcomes of remote clinical interventions.

Methods: This was a prospective observational study conducted in six Egyptian hospitals over a period five months. An emergency response was implemented in each hospital in order to connect clinical pharmacists with COVID-19 patients living in rural areas.

Wideband Circular Polarized Dielectric Resonator Antenna Array for Millimeter-Wave Applications.

A novel circular polarized dielectric antenna array (DRA) for millimeter-wave applications at 30 GHz is presented in this paper. The unit element array is a flower-shaped DRA fed with a cross slot. To obtain circular polarization, a sequential network combined with the cross slots is used to feed the 2×2 array.

Effects of self-assembled cell-penetrating peptides and their nano-complexes on ABCB1 expression and activity.

Objectives: Doxorubicin (Dox) is one of the most well-known chemotherapeutics that are commonly applied for a wide range of cancer treatments. However, in most cases, efflux pumps like P-glycoprotein (P-gp), expel the taken drugs out of the cell and decrease the Dox bioavailability. Expression of P-gp is associated with elevated mRNA expression of the ATP-binding cassette B1 (ABCB1) gene.

A novel educational approach for improving medication-related problems in community pharmacies.

Background: Community pharmacists have the responsibilities of identifying and resolving medication-related problems (MRPs), thereby improving patient safety.

Objectives: To deliver a series of clinical case scenarios using WhatsApp and assess the impact of this method on the ability of pharmacists to identify MRPs.

Methods: This study was conducted in 104 community pharmacies in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) over a period of six months.

A vehicle to vehicle relay-based task offloading scheme in Vehicular Communication Networks.

Vehicular edge computing (VEC) is a potential field that distributes computational tasks between VEC servers and local vehicular terminals, hence improve vehicular services. At present, vehicles' intelligence and capabilities are rapidly improving, which will likely support many new and exciting applications. The network resources are well-utilized by exploiting neighboring vehicles' available resources while mitigating the VEC server's heavy burden.

Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Concerning Breast Cancer and Self Examination Among Females in UAE.

Breast cancer (BC) is one of the most prevalent cancers and the leading cause of cancer related deaths among women worldwide with a steadily increasing global annual incidence. This study aims is to evaluate the knowledge, attitude, and practice of females in the UAE toward BC and Breast Self-Examination practice in the seven Emirates. This was a face-to-face questionnaire-based study using CAM (Breast Cancer Awareness Measure) conducted over 3 months (from March to June 2019) on a random sample of females across the UAE.

Pharmacy students' attitude towards providing pharmaceutical care to patients with anxiety and their knowledge of psychotropic medicines in Jordan.

Objectives: To describe pharmacy students' attitude towards providing pharmaceutical care (PC) to patients with anxiety and their knowledge of psychotropic medicines (PM).

Methods: A cross-sectional emailed survey was sent to all 200 pharmacy students (fourth and fifth year) in one Jordanian university. Statistical analysis included descriptive statistics and chi-square test.

The evolving role of community pharmacists during COVID-19 in the UAE; assessing preparedness and knowledge.

Objectives: To investigate community pharmacists' knowledge about COVID-19 and their preparedness for the pandemic.

Methods: This cross-sectional online survey was conducted (in community pharmacies in the United Arab Emirates) over 3 weeks (24 May 2020 to 14 June 2020). A proportionate random sample of 491 participants was invited to take part.