Biomonitoring for traditional herbal medicinal products using DNA metabarcoding and single molecule, real-time sequencing

Global concerns have been paid to the potential hazard of traditional herbal medicinal products (THMPs).Substandard and copyright THMPs, including traditional Chinese patent medicine, health foods, dietary supplements, etc.are potential threats to public health.Recent marketplace studies using DNA barcoding have determined that the current quality

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Preserflo MicroShunt Implantation: A Narrative Review of Its Standalone Benefits vs. Combined Use with Phacoemulsification in Managing Open-Angle Glaucoma

Abstract Glaucoma and cataract often coexist.Patients with both conditions who qualify for surgical treatment may undergo either a combined surgical procedure or sequential treatments such as cataract surgery followed by an antiglaucoma procedure.A combined procedure with phacoemulsification is related to an increased risk of fibrosis of the filter

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DE FACTO STATES IN THE EUROPEAN NEIGHBOURHOOD: BETWEEN RUSSIAN DOMINATION AND EUROPEAN (DIS)ENGAGEMENT. THE CASE OF ABKHAZIA

With the ratification of the Association Agreements with Georgia and Moldova in 2014, the European Union (EU) has been confronted in its integration policies with several post-Soviet de facto states (Abkhazia, South Ossetia and Transnistria).The paper clarifies the concept of the de facto state and discusses how non-recognition affects the sustaina

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