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Insect make up the largest and most diverse group of organisms on earth, contributing to as much as 80 – 90 %   of the world’s biodiversity. Approximately 950,000 species of insects have been described, some estimate there are 4,000 000 species in total. Over 70 % of drugs on the market are derived from natural compounds, however, insect are one of the least explored groups in drug discovery. A large portion of animals on earth, particularly insects, utilize chemicals as their primary tools of warfare and defense.

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the phytochemical investigation of bio-active compounds by using GC-MS and anthelmintic activity of whole plant of chloroform extract of Lantana camara L. GC-MS analysis of chloroform extract of Lantana camara L. was performed on a GC–MS equipment (Thermo Scientific Co. Thermo GC-TRACE ultra ver.: 5.0, Thermo MS DSQ II). The chloroform extract of Lantana camara L. was screened for anthelmintic activity on Pheritima posthuma. The preliminary phytochemical study revealed that chloroform extract of Lantana camara L.

The maintenance of optimal cardiac output is mandatory to reduce the incidence of postoperative complications and length of hospital stay. Despite the advantages of cardiac output monitoring, most of the modalities to measure cardiac output had been invasive thereby preventing their liberal use. However, nowadays, cardiac output can be measured noninvasively using a thoracic bioimpedance technique.

Caries dentalis one of the most common human disease. One of the bacteria considered thata very important role in the mechanism of plaque formation and increased colonization of bacteria that cause caries is Streptococcus mutans. S. mutans is considered as bacteria that causes caries dentaldue to their ability to form biofilm on the tooth surface. Searching of bioactive compounds from natural materials is still the alternative, one of the plants that has potential is Myrmecodia pendans. In previous studies, the ethyl acetate extract of M. pendans reported can inhibit the growth of S.

Background: An organized physical exercise program is a physiotherapeutic tool in promoting functional efficacy in old age.
Aim: To determine the quality of knowledge possessed by older adults on organized physical exercise programme as a physiotherapeutic tool in promoting functional efficacy in old age and to verify the null hypotheses of no significant difference on demographic characteristics of the subjects.

Senescence is the final stage of the plant development which leads to cell death. This process consists of a highly regulated, ordered series of events involving loss of photosynthetic capability, breakdown of proteins, loss of chlorophyll, disintegration of chloroplasts and export of all solubilised nutrients. The regulation and control of gene expression of senescence is governed by a set of Senescence Associated Genes (SAGs). They encode the enzymes which degrade the biomolecules during the leaf senescence and thus strictly associated with senescence in different plants.

Caraluma fimbriata and Cassia nomame are native plants in India and Japan, respectively, and are very used in extract form to prevent obesity: loss of appetite and satiety, and also forcing fat reserves to be burned. The Allium cepa test has great correlation with mammalian test, being very efficient to analyze mutagenic and anti-mutagenic effects of substances, exposed in direct contact with its roots, through of mitotic index (MI) the micronuclei frequency (MN) and chromosomal aberrations (CA) analyzes.

The present study was carried out with the aim of determining the perception that the patient has cancer in a terminal state with regard to the quality of nursing care in a hospital of high specialty in Mexico. It is a cross-sectional descriptive study in which it applied the Questionnaire on the Quality of Nursing Care (CUCACE) which is composed of two sections that contains a total of 45 items with response in the Likert scale that was applied to 30 patients that corresponds to a total population.

Objective: To assess the appropriateness of venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in hospitalized medical patients, and to measure incidence of venous thromboembolism in a follow up period of eighteen month post discharge. Design: Retrospective study. Setting: The medical department of a teaching hospital in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.  Participants: 97 patients, admitted to the medical ward during the month of December 2015.  Method: We longitudinally followed up 97 patients discharged from KAUH over a period of eighteen month.

In muster actions decisions must be taken very quick. So human error will take an important role. Hence it is very important to predict human error probability and the associated risk. Human Error Probability Index is a methodology for analyzing human error in emergency muster actions. The objective of this study was to analyze the risk of human error in muster action in emergency conditions in South Pars Gas Complex and obtain the HEPI reference graphs to be used in all onshore gas refineries. Calculations was based on SLIM and the judges were selected from SPGC.