USING CARBOXYMETHYL GUM FROM TAMARINDUS INDICA AND CASSIA FISTULA SEEDS WITH CHROMOLAENA ODORATA LEAF EXTRACT TO DEVELOP ANTIBACTERIAL GAUZE DRESSING WITH HEMOSTATIC ACTIVITY

Using carboxymethyl gum from Tamarindus indica and Cassia fistula seeds with Chromolaena odorata leaf extract to develop antibacterial gauze dressing with hemostatic activity

Background and purpose: Gauze dressing is a barrier against microbial infection in wounds.The seed gums of Tamarindus indica and Cassia fistula are abundant in tropical countries; we used them as a coating material of cotton gauzes to improve the liquid absorption ability.Moreover, Chromolaena odorata leaf extract was loaded on the gums for antibac

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SsNEP2 Contributes to the Virulence of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum

Sclerotinia sclerotiorum is a notorious soilborne fungal pathogen that causes serious economic losses globally.The necrosis and ethylene-inducible peptide 1 (NEP1)-like proteins (NLPs) were previously shown to play an important role in pathogenicity in fungal and oomycete pathogens.Here, we generated S.sclerotiorum necrosis and ethylene-inducible p

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Thoughts about Higher Education Evaluation: An experience analysis

The present article aims to contribute 09gi shades eq to the discussion of institutional evaluation processes.Through a brief rescue about recent experiences of Brazilian Higher education evaluation, we seek to analyze the evaluation and its underlying conceptions and, from a specific experience, we endeavor to ponder about the impact of a 15-1 sha

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