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At the level of the instrument's total scores, the lowest ICC was .9 (95% confidence interval .8-.9); and the highest SEM and RC were 4.8 and 13.3, respectively.

The PEOL Care Index is a comprehensive, comprehensible, content valid, and reliable instrument to assess the PEOL care education-practice-competence triad among ICU nurses. Construct and criterion validities need to be confirmed in future studies. Applicability of the PEOL Care Index in different settings and cultures needs to be examined.

The PEOL Care Index is a comprehensive, comprehensible, content valid, and reliable instrument to assess the PEOL care education-practice-competence triad among ICU nurses. Construct and criterion validities need to be confirmed in future studies. Applicability of the PEOL Care Index in different settings and cultures needs to be examined.Hydroxytyrosol oligomer from bioenzymatic catalysis indicates a pleiotropic wellness improving (e.g. antioxidation, anti-inflammatory and anti-carcinogenesis) than its monomer. However, the processing parameters and the insightful mechanism of hydroxytyrosol polymerization are still lacking. To explore in detail the process of hydroxytyrosol polymerization, the effects of different reaction factors (solvent type, pH value of reaction solution, reaction temperature and time) on the polymerization yield were investigated, and molecular docking was executed to reveal the relevant structural variations of these enzymes. The results showed hydroxytyrosol polymerization implemented by laccase performed the best at 50 °C for 20 min in the aqueous buffer solution of pH 5.0. The docking results demonstrated PRO4, TYR7, ASP8, PRO12, LEU121 and VAL14 in site 9 of laccase interacted with hydroxytyrosol in hydrogen bonding, pi-sigma, pi-alkyl and van der Waals' force. Moreover, the molecular dynamic results implied their interaction-energy variation reaching balance within 175 ps, which confirmed the enzymes' structural changes. Meanwhile, structural analysis in torsion and bond lengths showed that the C-O of phenolic bonds from hydroxytyrosol evidently rotated and its length of the relevant O-H became longer when binding to laccase compared with free hydroxytyrosol. All the findings are helpful to strengthen the understanding for the enzymatic polymerization of catechol-based structures and the resulting o-dihydroxy-grafting oligomers could be potentially used in the field of functional foods, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals, even or an innovative bioenzyme design such as biosensor for measuring phenols in industrial effluent or preparing the singular oligomer oriented is worth being explored in future. Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma.Alkaline phosphatases are homodimeric protein enzymes which removes phosphates from several types of molecules. These catalyze the hydrolysis of monoesters in phosphoric acid which in turn catalyze a transphosphorylation reaction. Thiazoles are a privileged class of heterocyclic compounds which may potentially serve as effective phosphatase inhibitors. In this regard, the present research paper reports the facile synthesis and characterization of substituted 1-benzylidene-2-(4-tert-butylthiazol-2-yl) hydrazines with excellent yields. The synthesized compounds were tested for inhibitory potential against alkaline phosphatases. The compound 1-(4-Hydroxy, 3-methoxybenzylidene)-2-(4-tert-butylthiazol-2-yl) hydrazine (5e) was found to be the most potent inhibitor of human tissue non-alkaline phosphatase in this group of molecules with an IC50 value of 1.09 ± 0.18 µM. The compound 1-(3,4-dimethoxybenzylidene)-2-(4-tert-butylthiazol-2-yl) hydrazine (5d) exhibited selectivity and potency for human intestinal alkalineound towards the enzymes. Highlights The synthesis of 1-(benzylidene) thiosemicarbazides 3(a-i) was performed by reacting thiosemicarbazide with substituted aromatic aldehydes 1(a-i). The synthesized 1-(benzylidene) thiosemicarbazides was cyclized with 1-chloropinacolone to obtain the respective 1-benzylidene-2-(4-tert-butylthiazol-2-yl) hydrazines 5(a-i). The synthesized 1-benzylidene-2-(4-tert-butylthiazol-2-yl) hydrazines 5(a-i) were successfully characterized using elemental analysis, FT-IR and multi nuclear NMR. Alkaline phosphatase assay and computational study was performed in favor of the synthesized 1-benzylidene-2-(4-tert-butylthiazol-2-yl) hydrazines 5(a-i).Occult hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection (OBI) has been observed among infants born to hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg)-positive mothers despite successful immunoprophylaxis. This study enrolled 549 infants [349 infants received a 10μg/dose of hepatitis B vaccine (HepB), and 200 infants received 20μg/dose HepB] born to HBsAg-positive mothers with HBV DNA load >6log10IU/mL. The anti-HBs levels in the 10μg group were significantly lower than that in the 20μg group both at 7 [652.48 (564.05-754.82) vs. 1541.72 (1268.69-1873.51) mIU/mL, P less then 0.001] and 12 months old [257.44 (220.29-300.88) vs. 1073.41 (839.27-1372.78) mIU/mL, P less then 0.001]. The OBI incidence in the 10μg group was significantly higher than that in the 20μg group at both 7 [21.55% (25/116) vs. 7.56% (9/119), P=0.002] and 12 months old [17.07% (14/82) vs. 6.90% (6/87), P=0.041]. OBI incidence in infants with anti-HBs levels less then 100mIU/mL was higher than that of those with anti-HBs ≥100mIU/mL [35.71% (5/14) vs. 13.12% (29/221), P=0.036]. This study showed that increasing the immunisation dose from 10μg to 20μg significantly improved anti-HBs levels and decreased OBI incidence in infants with a high maternal viral load. We recommend 20μg HepB to treat this high-risk population.Lactoferrin, an iron storage protein, is known for its microbicidal activity and its ability to modulate the immune system, mediated through specific interactions with receptors on cell surfaces for internalization. These activities confer a significant versatility to lactoferrin, presenting it as a targeting ligand to disease-bearing cells. Early efforts in developing targeted delivery systems have focused on nano- and microcomposites comprised of metal and polymeric materials. These can be targeted through conjugation or adsorption of lactoferrin to achieve recognition to receptor-expressing cells. More recently, efforts are underway to utilize lactoferrin itself as a medium in loading the therapeutic agent. Phenylbutyrate The functional efficiency of drug-loaded lactoferrin nanoparticles has been evaluated in different disease conditions such as cancer, HIV, Parkinson's disease, etc. This review will present the details of composition and performance of various delivery systems designed and developed using lactoferrin as targeting agent for the treatment of cancer.