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  • Retrospective evaluation of notched and fragmented QRS complex in dogs with naturally occurring myxomatous mitral valve disease 
    Baisan, Radu-Andrei; Turcu, Cătălina-Andreea; Condurachi, Eusebiu-Ionuț; Vulpe, Vasile (Taylor & Francis Group, 2021-10-25)
    Myxomatous mitral valve disease (MMVD) is the most common cardiac disease in dogs. The association of QRS notching (nQRS) or fragmentation (fQRS) with disease severity is currently unknown. The study objective was to ...
  • Short-term heart rate variability in healthy dogs and dogs in various stages of degenerative mitral valve disease evaluated before pharmacotherapy 
    Baisan, Radu-Andrei; Vulpe, Vasile; Ohad, D.G. (Elsevier Ltd, 2021-06-05)
    Mitral valve disease (MVD) progression is associated with autonomic nervous system (ANS) imbalance. This study hypothesized that sympathetic and parasympathetic tones would be altered with MVD progression. ANS activity ...
  • The impact of COVID-19 pandemic during lockdown on the veterinary profession in Romania: a questionnaire-based survey 
    Mureșan, Alexandra-Nicoleta; Morariu, Sorin; Baisan, Radu-Andrei; Costea, Ruxandra; Mureșan, Cosmin (University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Austria, 2021-10-10)
    The lockdown period in Romania lasted for 60 days and had the purpose of limiting the spread of SARS-CoV-2 virus outbreak and manage its consequences through emergency measures on many important areas of activity. This ...
  • Optimized synthesis of new N-mustards based on 2-mercaptobenzoxazole derivatives with antitumor activity 
    Cheptea, Corina; Sunel, Valeriu; Moroșanu, Ana-Cezarina; Dimitriu, Dan-Gheorghe; Dulcescu Oprea, Mihaela-Maria; Angheluță, Mihai-Daniel; Miron, Mihaela; Nechifor, Cristina-Delia; Dorohoi, Dana-Ortansa; Mălăncuș, Răzvan-Nicolae (MDPI, 2021-04-26)
    New di-( -chloroethyl)-amides of some acids derived from 2-mercaptobenzoxazole were prepared by reaction of the corresponding pivalic mixed anhydrides with di-( -chloroethyl)-amine. A study regarding the optimization of ...
  • Toxicity assessment of long-term exposure to non-thermal plasma activated water in mice 
    Năstasă, Valentin; Pașca, Aurelian-Sorin; Mălăncuș, Răzvan-Nicolae; Bostănaru, Andra-Cristina; Ailincăi, Luminița-Iuliana; Ursu, Elena-Laura; Vasiliu, Ana-Lavinia; Minea, Bogdan; Hnatiuc, Eugen; Mareș, Mihai (MDPI, 2021-09-26)
    Non-thermal plasma activated water (PAW) has recently emerged as a powerful antimicrobial agent. Despite numerous potential bio-medical applications, studies concerning toxicity in live animals, especially after long-term ...
  • Mycosands: Fungal diversity and abundance in beach sand and recreational waters - Relevance to human health 
    Brandão, J.; Gangneux, Jean-Pierre; Arikan Akdagli, S.; Barac, A.; Bostănaru, Andra-Cristina; Brito, S.; Bull, M.; Çerikçioğlu, N.; Chapman, B.; Efstratiou, M.A.; Ergin, Ç.; Frenkel, M.; Gitto, A.; Gonçalves, C.I.; Guégan, H.; Gunde Cimerman, N.; Güran, M.; Irinyi, L.; Jonikaitė, E.; Kataržytė, M.; Klingspor, L.; Mareș, Mihai; Meijer, W.G.; Melchers, W.J.G.; Meletiadis, J.; Meyer, W.; Năstasă, Valentin; Novak Babič, M.; Ogunc, D.; Ozhak, B.; Prigitano, A.; Ranque, S.; Rusu, Oana-Raluca; Sabino, R.; Sampaio, A.; Silva, S.; Stephens, J.H.; Tehupeiory Kooreman, M.T.; Tortorano, A.M.; Velegraki, A.; Veríssimo, C.; Wunderlich, G.C.; Segal, E. (Elsevier B.V., 2021-03-26)
    The goal ofmost studies published on sand contaminants is to gather and discuss knowledge to avoid faecal contamination of water by run-offs and tide-retractions. Other life forms in the sand, however, are seldom studied but ...
  • Development and characterisation of microporous biomimetic scaffolds loaded with magnetic nanoparticles as bone repairing material 
    Cojocaru, Florina-Daniela; Balan, Vera; Tanase, Constantin-Edi; Popa, Ionel-Marcel; Butnaru, Maria; Bredețean, Ovidiu; Mareș, Mihai; Năstasă, Valentin; Pașca, Aurelian-Sorin; Vereștiuc, Liliana (Elsevier Ltd and Techna Group S.r.l., 2020-11-30)
    Fine-tuning of the scaffolds structural features for bone tissue engineering can be an efficient approach to regulate the specific response of the osteoblasts. Here, we loaded magnetic nanoparticles aka superparamagnetic iron ...
  • Pegylation of phenothiazine - A synthetic route towards potent anticancer drugs 
    Cibotaru, Sandu; Năstasă, Valentin; Sandu, Andreea-Isabela; Bostănaru, Andra-Cristina; Mareș, Mihai; Marin, Luminița (Elsevier B.V. on behalf of Cairo University, 2021-07-09)
    Introduction: Cancer is a big challenge of the 21 century, whose defeat requires efficient antitumor drugs. Objectives: The paper aims to investigate the synergistic effect of two structural building blocks, phenothiazine and ...
  • Nanomaterials and essential oils as candidates for developing novel treatment options for bovine mastitis 
    Neculai Văleanu, Andra-Sabina; Ariton, Adina-Mirela; Mădescu, Bianca-Maria; Rîmbu, Cristina-Mihaela; Creangă, Șteofil (MDPI, 2021-05-31)
    Nanomaterials have been used for diagnosis and therapy in the human medical field, while their application in veterinary medicine and animal production is still relatively new. Nanotechnology, however, is a rapidly growing ...
  • Electrospun polyvinyl alcohol loaded with phytotherapeutic agents for wound healing applications 
    Serbezeanu, Diana; Bargan, Alexandra; Homocianu, Mihaela; Aflori, Magdalena; Rîmbu, Cristina-Mihaela; Enache, Alexandru-Alin; Vlad Bubulac, Tăchiță (MDPI, 2021-12-08)
    In this paper, hydroalcoholic solutions of Thymus vulgaris, Salvia officinalis folium, and Hyperici herba were used in combination with poly (vinyl alcohol) with the aim of developing novel poly (vinyl alcohol)-based ...
  • Design, synthesis, and preliminary evaluation for Ti-Mo-Zr-Ta-Si alloys for potential implant applications 
    Bălțatu, Mădălina-Simona; Spătaru, Mihaela-Claudia; Vereștiuc, Liliana; Balan, Vera; Solcan, Carmen; Sandu, Andrei-Victor; Geantă, Victor; Voiculescu, Ionelia; Vizureanu, Petrică (MDPI, 2021-11-11)
    Considering the future trends of biomaterials, current studies are focused on the corrosion resistance and the mechanical properties of new materials that need to be considered in the process of strengthening alloys with ...
  • Topical formulations containing aptamer-functionalized nanocapsules loaded with 5-fluorouracil - An innovative concept for the skin cancer therapy 
    Rață, Delia-Mihaela; Cadinoiu, Anca-Niculina; Atanase, Leonard-Ionuț; Popa, Ionel-Marcel; Mihai, Cosmin-Teodor; Solcan, Carmen; Ochiuz, Lăcrămioara; Vochița, Gabriela (Elsevier B.V., 2020-10-08)
    New topical gel formulations based on sodium alginate and hyaluronic acid containing AS1411 aptamer-functionalized polymeric nanocapsules loaded with an antitumoral drug (5-Fluorouracil) were designed as an innovative approach ...
  • The virome of Rhipicephalus, Dermacentor and Haemaphysalis ticks from Eastern Romania includes novel viruses with potential relevance for public health 
    Brătuleanu Baisan, Bianca-Elena; Temmam, Sarah; Chrétien, Delphine; Regnault, Béatrice; Pérot, Philippe; Bouchier, Christiane; Bigot, Thomas; Savuța, Gheorghe; Eloit, Marc (John Wiley & Sons, 2021-04-11)
    Ticks are involved in the transmission of various pathogens and several tick-borne diseases cause significant problems for the health of humans and livestock. The composition of viral communities in ticks and their ...
  • Evaluation of diet supplementation with wheat grass juice on growth performance, body composition and blood biochemical profile of carp (Cyprinus carpio L.) 
    Barbacariu, Cristian-Alin; Burducea, Marian; Dîrvariu, Lenuța; Oprea, Eugen; Lupu, Andrei-Cristian; Teliban, Gabriel-Ciprian; Agapie, Alina-Laura; Stoleru, Vasile; Lobiuc, Andrei (MDPI, 2021-09-03)
    Wheat grass juice (WGJ) is an extract of young wheat plantlets (Triticum aetivum L.) used worldwide for its health related properties. In this study, the following feeds containing WGJ were tested on common carp (Cyprinus ...
  • Apiaceae essential oils: boosters of terbinafine activity against dermatophytes and potent anti-inflammatory effectors 
    Trifan, Adriana; Luca, Simon-Vlad; Bostănaru, Andra-Cristina; Brebu, Mihai; Jităreanu, Alexandra; Cristina, Romeo-Teodor; Skalicka Woźniak, Krystyna; Granica, Sebastian; Czerwińska, Monika; Kruk, Aleksandra; Greige Gerges, Hélène; Sieniawska, Elwira; Mareș, Mihai (MDPI, 2021-11-04)
    Dermatophyte infections represent an important public health concern, affecting up to 25% of the world’s population. Trichophyton rubrum and T. mentagrophytes are the predominant dermatophytes in cutaneous infections, ...
  • Honokiol and magnolol: insights into their antidermatophytic effects 
    Trifan, Adriana; Bostănaru, Andra-Cristina; Luca, Simon-Vlad; Temml, Veronika; Akram, Muhammad; Herdlinger, Sonja; Kulinowski, Łukasz; Skalicka Woźniak, Krystyna; Granica, Sebastian; Czerwińska, Monika; Kruk, Aleksandra; Greige Gerges, Hélène; Mareș, Mihai; Schuster, Daniela (MDPI, 2021-11-19)
    Dermatophyte infections represent a significant public health concern, with an alarming negative impact caused by unsuccessful therapeutic regimens. Natural products have been highlighted as a promising alternative, due ...
  • Predictive value of comorbid conditions for COVID-19 mortality 
    Marincu, Iosif; Bratosin, Felix; Vidican, Iulia; Bostănaru, Andra-Cristina; Frent, Ștefan; Cerbu, Bianca; Turaiche, Mirela; Tîrnea, Livius; Timircan, Mădălina (MDPI, 2021-06-16)
    In this paper, we aim at understanding the broad spectrum of factors influencing the survival of infected patients and the correlations between these factors to create a predictive probabilistic score for surviving the ...
  • In vitro antifungal activity of silver nanoparticles biosynthesized with beech bark extract 
    Mare, Anca-Delia; Ciurea, Cristina-Nicoleta; Man, Adrian; Mareș, Mihai; Toma, Felicia; Berța, Lavinia; Tanase, Corneliu (MDPI, 2021-10-11)
    Biosynthesis is a green method for the synthesis of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs). This study aimed to assess the antifungal activity of two silver nanoparticle solutions, synthesized using beech bark extract (BBE) and ...
  • Novel Mg-0.5Ca-xMn biodegradable alloys intended for orthopedic application: an in vitro and in vivo study 
    Munteanu, Corneliu; Vlad, Maria-Daniela; Șindilar, Eusebiu-Viorel; Istrate, Bogdan; Butnaru, Maria; Pașca, Aurelian-Sorin; Nastasă, Roxana-Oana; Mihai, Iuliana; Burlea, Ștefan-Lucian (MDPI, 2021-11-27)
    Mg-based biodegradable materials, used for medical applications, have been extensively studied in the past decades. The in vitro cytocompatibility study showed that the proliferation and viability (as assessed by quantitative ...
  • Assessment of the effects of Si addition to a new TiMoZrTa system 
    Spătaru, Mihaela-Claudia; Cojocaru, Florina-Daniela; Sandu, Andrei-Victor; Solcan, Carmen; Duceac, Ioana-Alexandra; Bălțatu, Mădălina-Simona; Voiculescu, Ionelia; Geantă, Victor; Vizureanu, Petrică (MDPI, 2021-12-10)
    Ti-based alloys are widely used in medical applications. When implant devices are used to reconstruct disordered bone, prevent bone resorption and enhance good bone remodeling, the Young’s modulus of implants should be ...