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Feb 2023 DOI 10.14302/issn.2641-4538.jphi-23-4452
Lucio MangoCorresponding author
Interruptions during pharmacological therapy in a hospital ward can be a source of error. We therefore considered two Operating Units of a hospital by asking the following questions: are the nursing staff who administer drug therapy at the set times able to do so with maximum concentration and witho…
Nov 2022 DOI 10.14302/issn.2641-4538.jphi-22-4235
Kebe E. ObetenCorresponding author
This study investigates the effect of Aqueous extract of abelmoschus esculentus on the microanatomy of the small, large intestine and stomach and the body weight of Wister rats. Twenty-one adults male wistar rats weighing between 100-120 grams were assigned into three groups consisting of seven rats…
Oct 2022 DOI 10.14302/issn.2641-5518.jcci-22-4323
Gracieux Y. FernandoCorresponding author
Introduction Primary sarcomas of the breast are <0.1% of all malignant tumours of the breast. To date, there are 13 major breast sarcoma series in English literature. This study adds to these series characterizing primary breast sarcoma among Philippine patients. Methods All breast biopsies from the…
Jun 2022 DOI 10.14302/issn.2470-5020.jnrt-22-4217
Jeffrey O. HendersonCorresponding author
Tay-Sachs disease (TSD) is a rare neurodegenerative disorder caused by mutations in the HEXA gene, which encodes the ɑ subunit of the enzyme β-hexosaminidase A. Lacking this key enzyme in GM2 ganglioside catabolism, individuals who are homozygous for HEXA mutations suffer from abnormal accumulation…
Apr 2022 DOI 10.14302/issn.2689-5773.jcdp-22-4123
Vladimir ZaichickCorresponding author
Background Thyroid benign (TBN) and malignant (TMN) nodules are a common thyroid lesion. The differentiation of TMN often remains a clinical challenge and further improvements of TMN diagnostic accuracy are warranted. The aim of present study was to evaluate possibilities of using differences in tra…
Jan 2022 DOI 10.14302/issn.2379-8572.joa-21-3964
Khaled Mohamed BofaresCorresponding author
Back ground and Objectives The inferior conchae have important role in the maintenance of nasal airflow via providing the nasal valve mechanism but increase of inferior turbinate bulk may result in significant nasal obstruction. Therefore, this may need further surgical intervention to deal with the…
Dec 2021 DOI 10.14302/issn.2471-2140.jaa-21-4027
Sushila SinghCorresponding author
Medicinal plants have been used since the era of Vedic history for their health care system where herbal medicine has a long history of use. It is also a very popular medicinal plant belonging to the Leguminosae family and is commonly known as Mulhatti. It contains phytochemicals such as flavonoids,…
Nov 2021 DOI 10.14302/issn.2690-4837.ijip-21-4015
Caitlin A. Connor DAOM PGDip AMP EHP-CCorresponding author
Copper (Cu) has a strong impact on the function of the immune system through several different pathways. These impacts include helping the function of monocytes, neutrophils, and macrophages, and enhancing Natural Killer cells’ activities. Cu also has a role in antimicrobial properties and inflammat…
Oct 2021 DOI 10.14302/issn.2641-7669.ject-21-3970
Joao Dias Toledo Arruda-NetoCorresponding author
Microcystins (MCs) are toxins profusely synthesized by cyanobacteria, causing livestock poisonings and endangering human health. We design and execute an experiment to investigate the attenuation (degradation) of microcystins by exposing them to gamma radiation and electron beams at doses of 0 (cont…
Jun 2021 DOI 10.14302/issn.2639-3166.jar-21-3857
AbubakerHaroun Mohamed AdamCorresponding author
The Fall armyworm worm (FAW) (Spodopterafrugiperda) is one of the important economic pests which goes on several field crops and causes serious damage. The aim of this study was to look for efficient, less cost and environmentally friend plant extract for controlling Fall armyworm worm in cereal cro…
Jun 2021 DOI 10.14302/issn.2474-3585.jpmc-21-3851
Patrick A. NjukengCorresponding author
Background The rapid and ongoing spread of antimicrobial-resistant organisms threatens the ability to successfully prevent, control, or treat a growing number of infectious diseases in developed and developing countries. This study was designed to convey more insight on the profile of antimicrobial…
Jan 2021 DOI 10.14302/issn.2639-3166.jar-21-3703
Marco NutiCorresponding author
Since a decade in Apulia, south-east of Italy, an increasing number of olive trees developed the quick decline syndrome (OQDS) leading to partial or total dessication of the canopy and subsequent death. Currently six million of olive trees show the symptoms of the decline, despite the mitigation mea…
Nov 2020 DOI 10.14302/issn.2328-0182.japst-20-3618
Snehasis JanaCorresponding author
Metronidazole is an antibiotic and useful for the antibacterial and antiprotozoal medication. This study was performed to investigate the impact of the Trivedi Effect®-Biofield Energy Healing Treatment on the structural properties and the isotopic abundance ratio of metronidazole using LC-MS and GC-…
Oct 2020 DOI 10.14302/issn.2769-2264.jw-20-3530
Sheetal KambleCorresponding author
Industrial revolution brought diversified industries to produce goods to meet the demand of increasing population. Such a rapid growth of industrial sector caused water pollution to a great extent. Dairy industry is not an exception, causing significant water pollution. The dairy sector in India gre…
Sep 2020
Antigone LanitisCorresponding author
Orthorexia Nervosa (ON) describes a pathological, unhealthy fixation with eating healthy food. This study intends to further understand ON and its possible link to the use of social media, and specifically, to test the prevalence of ON in an opportunity sample with the use of two ON measures – the O…
Sep 2020 DOI 10.14302/issn.2471-2175.jdrt-20-3511
Anubha BajajCorresponding author
Intravascular papillary endothelial hyperplasia is an exceptional, benign, inflammatory, vascular neoplasm delineating papillary configuration engendered from reactive proliferation of damaged endothelial cells, while being confined to a thrombus. Initially scripted by Pierre Mason in 1923, the tume…
Sep 2020 DOI 10.14302/issn.2377-2549.jndc-20-3516
Akshey BhargavaCorresponding author
Municipal solid waste generation and disposal is a problem not only in India but all over the world. Presently majority of such waste is being dumped indiscriminately over vacant lands causing problems of odor, methane generation leading to air pollution, leaching effect polluting ground water and r…
Jul 2020 DOI 10.14302/issn.2690-4829.jen-20-3480
Phillip BrummCorresponding author
Conversion of biomass into fermentable sugars is a major requirement for successful and cost-effective biofuels production. The conversion of xylan to sugars requires multiple enzymes including α-glucuronidase. Here we report the cloning, expression, purification and characterization of the α-glucur…
Jul 2020 DOI 10.14302/issn.2576-6694.jbbs-20-3419
JosephThatheyus A.Corresponding author
PG & Research Department of Zoology, The American College, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Lead removal efficiency of the bacterial strain, Bacillus subtilis (MTCC 2423) was tested with 200, 400, 600, 800 and 1000 ppm of lead in minimal broth for a period of ten days. Samples were tested for the level of lead every two days in each concentration and maximum removal was observed after six…
Jul 2020 DOI 10.14302/issn.2575-1212.jvhc-20-3434
Pamela R.R. MoreiraCorresponding author
Background The mammary glands are the second most common tumor development site in female dogs. One of the ways of staging such tumors is to evaluate the presence or absence of distant metastasis, including in bone marrow. Such findings in human medicine are associated with poor survival of women wi…