There are abundant natural diterpenoids in the plants of the genus Daphne from the Thymelaeaceae family, featuring a 5/7/6-tricyclic ring system and usually orthoester groups. The diterpenoids isolated from the species of the genus Daphne are mainly two types: daphnane and lathyrane. According to the substitution pattern of ring A and oxygen-containing motif at ring B, the daphnane-type diterpenoids could be further classified into four types: 6-eopxy daphnane diterpenoids, resiniferonoids, genkwanines, and 1-alkydaphnanes. A variety of studies have demonstrated that these compounds exert a wide range of bioactivities both in vitro and in vivo including anticancer, anti-inflammatory, anti-HIV, antifertility, neurotrophic, and cholesterol-lowering effects. In this review, we systematically summarize the origins, structures, and biological activities of these diterpenoids from the genus Daphne.

In this study, carbonized activated bagasse (CAB) was obtained from sugarcane bagasse wastes via chemical carbonization process. CAB was used to remove crystal-violet (CV) dye from wastewater. Fourier transformer-infrared (FTI-R) spectrometer and Scanning electron microscope (SEM) were used to characterize the CAB. Batch experiments were performed to study the influence of various experimental variables on adsorption processes. The effect of contact time, starting CV concentration, adsorbent dose, pH and temperature were all measured. Dye adsorption isotherms and kinetics were also investigated. 412.3 mg/g was found to be the maximum CAB adsorption capacity for CV dye with initial concentration of 100 ppm, at 25°C, pH 7, and a CAB mass of 0.01 g. According to the kinetic tests, the best kinetic model for CV adsorption was pseudo-second-order. The adsorption isotherm of dye onto CAB almost agreed with Langmuir isotherm model. Additionally, the adsorption mechanism was also evaluated using Weber\'s intra-particle diffusion module. The experimental results showed that, the CAB can be applied as an economical adsorbent to eliminate CV from industrial wastewater.

It is important that the packaging material does not have adverse health side effects, minimal damage to the environment and maintains the nutritional quality of the product many of these features can be provided with edible biofilm packaging. For this purpose, in our study, rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) fillets were coated with edible film solution obtained from quinoa starch, which attracted a lot of attention in terms of nutritional value. The prepared biofilm solutions were applied in 4 different groups (control, quinoa, quinoa + black seed oil and quinoa + mint oil) and stored in the refrigerator (4±1 ℃) for 15 days. Microbiological (total aerobic mesophilic bacteria, psychrophilic bacteria, Pseudomonas, lactic acid bacteria, Enterobacteriaceae) and chemical analyzes (TBARS, TVB-N, pH) were performed on certain days of storage.\nAt the end of the study, it was mentioned that the results of the study were applicable and positive based on the evaluation of findings from chemical and microbiological analysis of samples coated with edible quinoa film solution prepared by adding black seed and mint essential oils. In pH analysis, the highest value was 7.03±0.09 obtained from the control group. It was found that black seed oil was antimicrobial, slowing the development of microorganisms and prolonging the storage time. TVB-N value was not exceeded the consumable limit value (25 mg/100g) in the treatment groups and the TBARS value was measured as minimum (1.62±0.21 μmolMA/kg) in the black seed oil group. \nConsequently, it is suggested that black seed oil may be used on trout fillets for prolonging storage time.

Objective: The importance of how cognitive processes influence on the understanding and the mental representation of road-side elements in form of the movement effects on the path driving must be study in-depth. Background: Literature shows to researchers that the key point to explain the influence of attention on movement is the meaning of the object being processed. Method: By using a driving-simulation task, traffic signs have been tested on their effect on movement. Results: Results show that the least-representative-of-their-meaning signs deviate participants´ movement path more intensively than the most-representative-of-their-meaning signs. Conclusions: Traffic accidents are well-known for their tragic consequences. An in-depth analysis of the effect on driving of every single item related to traffic safety should be taken. Application: The results here reported help to improve the cognitive Ergonomics of every road element, specially, traffic signs.

Improving traffic safety requires a better knowledge of cognitive Science, especially of the cognitive Ergonomics of road infrastructure and the vehicle-human interface. Driving is a complex task that involves different cognitive modules that have to coordinate simultaneously. Perception, Language, Memory and Mental Representation, Learning, Emotion and Motivation, Attention, Executive Functions, Thinking and Reasoning or Motor Programing should be better understood in order to adapt traffic infrastructure and interfaces to the human information processing. In this work, we review the importance of these cognitive modes in traffic safety. A holistic exam of all cognitive processes related to driving and road safety is recommended be taken by all governments and in all countries. In this sense, systematic research in drivers` evaluation and its link to automobile accidents should be implemented. Driver assistance systems can assist to drivers but they cannot substitute the human processing.

The present study was undertaken to investigate the anthelmintic activity of Nyctanthes arbortristis against Ascaridia galli. Altogether, three extracts viz. ethanolic, hydroethanolic and aqueous extract of the plant were tried. The results showed that all the three extracts of N. arbortristis had produced anthelmintic activity which was dose-independent and variable with time. The anthelmintic activity of hydroethanolic extract showed more promising result among all. The results of anthelmintic activity was compared with piperazine hydrate and found that anthelmintic activity of hydroethanolic extract was at par with piperazine hydrate.

Abstract\nThe molecular detection was established for the collected parasitic nematodes (Anisakidae larvae: L3) infecting Mugil cephalus Linnaeus, 1758 from the central Algerian coast. From January 2017 to January 2018, 1000 specimens of this fish were sample and studied for their nematode parasites. Our results show very low infection rates (P= 2.5%; MI= 1.2 parasites per infected host) by Anisakidae nematodes (L3). These parasites were collected only in female specimens of M. cephalus. Morphological analysis reveals that the collected specimen’s nematodes belong to the genus Anisakis spp. The 30 collected Anisakis larvae (at stage L3) were studied using molecular analysis (PCR targeting the ITS1 ITS2 regions followed by a RFLP and Sanger sequencing targeting the COX2 mitochondrial gene). Sequencing confirms the affiliation of the 30 collected larvae of parasitic nematodes to the species Anisakis pegreffi (24 larvae) and Anisakis simplex sensu stricto (6 larvae). The results obtained indicate for the first time the presence of parasitic nematodes in M. cephalus of the Algerian coast.

This paper examined effect of celebrity expertise and congruence on consumer purchase intention of selected telecommunications firms in Lagos State. Also, it adopted survey research design. The population comprised of 85,819 students from Lagos State University (LASU), University of Lagos (UNILAG), and CALEB University. The sample size was 496 students of selected Universities in Lagos State. Stratified proportionate random sampling technique was employed in the research work while data were gathered through the use of a questionnaire. The instrument was validated while the reliability tests ranged between 0.654 and 0.795. Data from the survey were analyzed using Partial Least Square (PLS) modeling. This method was used as it has advantages in analyzing data from small samples and can be used for research with reflective and formative models. The results revealed that celebrity expertise has a positive and significant effect on consumer purchase intention of selected telecommunications companies in Lagos State. Also, the finding revealed that celebrity congruence has a significant effect on consumer purchase intention of selected telecommunications companies in Lagos State. The study concluded that celebrity expertise and congruence have significant effect on consumer purchase intention of selected telecommunications companies in Lagos State. It was therefore recommended that telecommunications companies should fine tune their campaign strategy by engaging expert endorsers in their brand promotion to increase sales and patronage.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD, bronchiectasis) are increasing in prevalence worldwide. The main task in the treatment of this diseases is to control the symptoms of the disease, prevent exacerbations and stop the progression. Effective treatment remains a problematic issue, given the pathogenetic features of these nosologies. An in-depth understanding of the effects of lung microbiome in pathology can shed light on these insufficiently studied issues, because in the human lungs is concentrated a huge number of microorganisms, which have a huge impact on body health and the development of diseases. Each person is characterized by individually stable genotypes of microbial representatives. Quantitative and qualitative changes of these microbiocenoses can have a significant impact on the development and outcomes of lung diseases. Thus, Pseudomonas- and Haemophilus-dominant variants of the lung microbiome are associated with severe pulmonary pathology and frequent exacerbations. This review highlights the main studies of lung microbiome in pathology and possible prospects for its regulation for therapeutic purposes.

Electroplating process is a common method in the surface finishing process that produces toxic industrial discharges containing nickel, cobalt, cadmium, chromium, lead, cyanide, copper, zinc, and other chemical reagents. Without adequate treatment, the release of these harmful compounds into an aquatic environment can have major negative repercussions for biota as well as humans. Heavy metal cationic pollutants in high concentrations can cause major health problems. As a result, it\'s critical to effectively remove heavy metal ion pollutants from electroplating effluents. Hence in our work, at room temperature, aged refuse as an adsorbent, which refers to solid wastes from landfills that have stabilized after several years of placement and are treated with concentrated sulphuric acid, was investigated for metal removal efficiency. Contact time, starting ion concentration, adsorbent dosage, aqueous solution pH, and agitation speed were all changed and evaluated to depict the effect they had on removal efficiency. The BET isotherms, Multipoint BET, and BJH pore size distribution were determined for the adsorbent during the BET analysis. From that the surface area for the adsorbent was found to be 4.6 m2/g. For the experimental results, the Langmuir and Freundlich isotherm models were compared and the Freundlich isotherm model agreed good results. Finally, the adsorbent\'s Response surface methods for pH, time, dosage, and agitation speed were compared, and the results indicated good agreement with the actual values.

Textile industries utilize a huge amount of heavy metals in various systematic processes and significant losses and are consequently discharged in the effluent. With the emergence of advancing technologies, hazardous heavy metals constantly deteriorate the purity of groundwater. It was estimated that only 8% of the industrial effluent has been treated before discharging. Natural absorbents play a vital role in removing heavy metals from textile industrial effluents with easy availability and cost-effectiveness. Heavy metals like chromium, lead, cadmium, copper, arsenic, zinc, iron, magnesium, sulphur and mercury are extensively utilized by the industries in order to produce colouring pigments of the textile dyes. The massive increase in the employment of these heavy metals over the past decades results in the increased flux in the aquatic environment. Hence heavy metal removal becomes more significant for the maintenance of a balanced ecosystem. This paper provides a comprehensive review on the removal of heavy metals from the textile industries with the use of various natural absorbents like rice husk, banana peel, sugarcane bagasse, bioabsorbents, Prosopis juliflora bark, etc.In particular,this review article aims to compile scattered information on the different adsorbents that are used for heavy metal removal and to provide information on the commercially available and natural bioadsorbents used for the removal of chromium, cadmium and lead.The results show that these low-cost and eco-friendly adsorbents can effectively be used for the removal of heavy metals.