Volume 16, Issue 4

Pitchai Balakumar, Hema Subramonian, Murugan Thangiah, Saravanan Pandiaraj, Shubhada Nagarkar, P.K. Srividhya, Arasu Chellaiah, Gowraganahalli Jagadeesh

pp. 353–361 · DOI: 10.1177/0976500X251363677 · 2025

The increasing pressure on academic faculty to balance teaching, research productivity, publication impact, and ethical integrity amidst stringent institutional and global academic expectations poses significant challeng…

Mohammed Ali Bakkari, Gassem Ghoal, Fahad Y. Sabei, Awaji Y. Safhi, Sivakumar S. Moni

pp. 362–374 · DOI: 10.1177/0976500X251316939 · 2025

The aim of this study is to investigate the efficacy of interleukin-6 (IL-6) inhibitor antibodies as a therapeutic agent to combat severe COVID-19. Given the constant evolution of severe acute respiratory syndrome corona…

Shaik Pashmina, Nitya Krishnasamy, Suganya Panneer Selvam, Ramya Ramadoss, Sandhya Sundar

pp. 375–385 · DOI: 10.1177/0976500X241305443 · 2025

Background: Lung squamous cell carcinoma (LUSC), a subtype of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), frequently harbors mutations in the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), which regulates cell proliferation and surviv…

Mounika Yeladandi, T. N. Uma Maheswari, Swetha Bindu Padala, Mekala Mary Sujatha, Harika Vemula, Tejaswi Kala, Mohammed Abidullah

pp. 386–394 · DOI: 10.1177/0976500X241300758 · 2025

Background: Oral cancer is a significant global burden in the present scenario, and early detection has critical importance in improving the survival rate. Devices which aid in the early diagnosis of dysplastic lesions n…

Nitu Sahoo, Dillip Kumar Bishi, Vartika Srivastava, Chaitali Pattanayak, Sougata Sarkar

pp. 395–401 · DOI: 10.1177/0976500X241303668 · 2025

Background: Diabetes mellitus is a chronic metabolic disorder and a fast-growing global problem. Studies have shown that Linum usitatissimum has anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties that decrease blood sugar and …

Noor R. Al-Hasani, Fadya Y. Al-Hamadani, Dhulfiqar N. Alhilali, Ali Azeez Al-Jumaili, Faaiz Y. Alhamdani

pp. 402–411 · DOI: 10.1177/0976500X251356772 · 2025

Background: Community pharmacists faced more complex challenges in meeting patients’ medication needs during the pandemic than previously reported in the literature. Objectives: To explore the perception and abilities of…

Vikrant Arya, Ranjeet Kaur Parmar, Amandeep Kaur Gill, Ashutosh Acharya, Yatendra Singh, Anupam Jamwal

pp. 412–421 · DOI: 10.1177/0976500X241303567 · 2025

Objectives: The current study aims to establish the pharmacognostic profile and evaluate the cytotoxic potential of Parmelia sulcata Talyor in the glioblastoma cell line. Materials and Methods: In this experimental inves…

Konganam Veedu Faseela, Pathrose Berin, Appukuttan Jayadeep, Sidharthan Biju, Joseph Jiji, P. S. Abida, Mathew Deepu

pp. 422–432 · DOI: 10.1177/0976500X241309437 · 2025

Background: Rice varieties enriched with potential bioactive compounds are poised to make a significant contribution to global health. It is anticipated that edible medications made from rice seeds will lead to novel the…

Bhashanjali Singh, Mamata Nakade, Sidhi Sharma

pp. 433–438 · DOI: 10.1177/0976500X251313603 · 2025

Background: Low back pain is a pervasive and often debilitating musculoskeletal condition that affects millions of people worldwide. Low back pain affects 619 million globally (10%) and may rise to 843 million by 2050. I…

Parinitha MS, Akshay G, Vidya G. Doddawad, Ashwini Tumkur Shivakumar, Sowmya Halasabalu Kalgeri

pp. 439–445 · DOI: 10.1177/0976500X241304562 · 2025

Background: Bleaching can enhance the appearance of stained teeth while maintaining their structural integrity. The antioxidant properties of green tea and pine bark extracts related to the effect on dental hard tissues …

pp. 446–447 · DOI: 10.1177/0976500X251363676 · 2025