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Early ultrastructural changes in biopsies from patients with symptomatic CKDu (Sym-CKDu)

Leave a Comment / Abstracts, All, Articles, English Articles, Research Publications / Nishantha Nanayakkara

Christoph Daniel, Prof.1 ; Philipp Enghard, PD2 ; Neelakanthi Ratnatunga, Prof.3 ; Sulochana Wijetunge, Prof. 3 ; Wazil AWM, MD7 ; Christian Zwiener, Prof. 4 ; Johannes A.C. Barth, Prof.5 ; Rohana Chandrajith, Prof.6 ; Monika Klewer1 ; Kai-Uwe Eckhardt, Prof.2 , Kerstin Amann, Prof.1 ; Paul Freund, MD2 , Shakila Premarathne8 , W.D.R.N. Pushpakumara, […]

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Origin of Groundwater

Leave a Comment / Articles, Geology, Hydrology / Navodya Mahalekam

Origin of Groundwater Groundwater is the water which established in the geological formations (Fractures, Fissures, Pore Spaces) in the underground. Those groundwater bearing formations are called as Aquifers in Geology. However, groundwater copies the surface topography; Mostly groundwater flows from high pressure to low pressure (pressure gradients) fracture paths. Generally, groundwater of the world is

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Balance your work life: be Happy be Healthy

Leave a Comment / Articles, English Articles / Dulanjali Herath

A healthy work environment includes a good work-life balance. Keeping a healthy work-life balance lowers stress and prevents burnout at work. One of the most prevalent health problems at work is chronic stress. Physical side effects include hypertension, intestinal issues, persistent aches and pains, and cardiac issues might result from it. Because chronic stress is

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Robotics in healthcare

Leave a Comment / English Articles, Robotics / Naduni Erandika

Robotics in the medical area is a cutting-edge technology that is still developing rapidly. The major objective of medical robots’ integration in healthcare is to establish a higher degree of precision in surgical procedures, which has not yet been accomplished by human capabilities alone. This level of precision has increased what classifies medical robots as

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Assessment of dietary macronutrient and micronutrient intake among haemodialysis patients in Sri Lanka

Leave a Comment / Abstracts, Nutrition / Naduni Erandika

NADUNI ERANDIKA1, NISHANTHA NANAYAKKARA1, LALANI YATAWARA2 1National Hospital-Kandy, Sri Lanka 2Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, University of Peradeniya, Kandy, Sri Lanka Background: Malnutrition is very common among haemodialysis (HD) patients. Aim: We aimed to assess the macronutrient and micronutrient intake and determined the association between nutritional intake and socio-economic status among HD patients. Methods: This

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How does the keto diet function?

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A highly rigorous low-carb diet is used in ketogenic diets to force the body into a condition of “ketosis.” Although the proportions of fat, protein, and carbohydrates in each diet, as well as other unique aspects of each diet (such as “phases”), can vary, this general term can cover diets like the Atkins diet, Dukan

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Predictive Modeling

Leave a Comment / Articles, English Articles, Logic, Mathematics, Medical and Health Sciences, News, Physics, Research Publications, Scientific Reports / Isuru Hasantha

Utilizing predetermined outcomes to develop, process, and validate models is known as predictive modelling. To develop, process, and evaluate a model that can be used to predict future outcomes, predictive modelling is the process of employing known findings. It is an instrument used in predictive analytics, a data mining technique that seeks to provide an

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Magic Mushrooms

Leave a Comment / Biology, Botany, Chemistry, Medicine, Natural Science, Psychology / Nilantha Pushpakumara

Magic mushrooms are fungi containing psilocybin, a psychedelic compound. After ingestion, the body converts psilocybin to psilocin, which acts on serotonin receptors and can alter perception, mood, thinking and the sense of time. Effects are unpredictable, and “natural” does not mean safe.[1,2] A major danger is misidentification. Psilocybin-containing mushrooms can be confused with poisonous

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Evaluating Serum RBP4 as an Auxiliary Biomarker for CKDu Diagnosis

Leave a Comment / Abstracts, All, Articles, English Articles, Research Publications / Nishantha Nanayakkara

Hannah L. F. Swa 1,†,‡,Buddhi N. T. Fernando 2,†,Shakila Premarathna 3,Asfa Alli-Shaik 1,Zeid Badurdeen 3,Jayantha Gunarathna 1,4 and Nishantha Nanayakkara 3,* 1 Translational Biomedical Proteomics Group, Institute of Molecular & Cell Biology, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore 138632, Singapore 2 Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, University of

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The origins, development and behavior of our best friends

Leave a Comment / All, Articles, English Articles / Nilantha Pushpakumara

Dogs have been the humans best companion for more than 14000 years. Dogs are still the best friend of human being and the love towards dogs seem to get more and more arising. It is believed that having a dog can relive stress of the human owner. There is a huge diversity among domestic dogs

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