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Apr 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2329-9487.jhc-19-2719
Salem BouomraniCorresponding author
Introduction The cardiac localization of hydatid cyst (HC) is rare and little known. It is exceptionally primary and isolated. Myocardial ischemia remains an exceptional and unusual manifestation of this localization. We report the original observation of cardiac HC revealed by acute myocardial isch…
Mar 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2379-7835.ijn-19-2677
Martin GrootveldCorresponding author
Objectives: Sunflower oil (SFO) is regularly employed for cosmetic, emollient and food frying purposes, the latter representing its foremost use globally. Therefore, full investigations of the molecular composition and quality of SFO products are a major requirement. In this study high-field 1H NMR…
Mar 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2998-4211.jalr-19-2636
Kiyoshi YasudaCorresponding author
Studies reported that a videophone conversation allows individuals with dementia to be psychologically stable even after a 3 h conversation session. The individuals who exhibited difficulty in watching TV programs could still enjoy a conversation. This follow-up study investigated the effectiveness…
Feb 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2641-9467.jgrc-19-2619
Marten SørensenCorresponding author
The Andean region is the centre of origin and domestication of at least 9 species of native root and tuber crops in addition to several species of native potatoes. Within this group, Mauka – also known as Miso or Taso ‒ (Mirabilis expansa Ruíz & Pav.) Standl. ‒ Nyctaginaceae) is one of the least wel…
Feb 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2577-2279.ijha-19-2609
HS KadlimattiCorresponding author
Professor of Anatomy, Department of Anatomy, ESIC Medical College Gulbarga, Karnataka, India
Background and Objective Identification of sex, age, race and stature is the most important aspect of any forensic investigation. There is a strong correlation of stature with hand dimensions and if either of the measurements is known, the other can be calculated. With this objective, the present st…
Feb 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2641-7669.ject-19-2595
Tariwari C.N AngayeCorresponding author
Over the decades there have been problems associated with Particulate Matter (PM) arising from anthropogenic activities. Evaluation and health risk assessment of PM associated with football field was carried out in 5 sampling locations, including the control station. Digital portable AEROCET 513 (Me…
Dec 2018 DOI 10.14302/issn.2377-2549.jndc-18-2479
Saeed BabaeeCorresponding author
In this work, Taguchi design (orthogonal array, OA9) was used for the adhesion investigation of an epoxy insulator to a double base (DB) propellant grain. In this manner three epoxy resins based on diglycidylether bisphenol A (DGEBA) and three polyamine curing agents with an active diluent based on…
Oct 2018 DOI 10.14302/issn.3070-1937.ijbt-18-2410
Krishna Prasanth BCorresponding author
Introduction: Blood is a valuable resource and blood transfusion is life saving in many situations. However blood transfusions carry the risk of transfusion transmitted infections, allergic reactions, hemolytic reactions and introduction of foreign antigens. So monitoring of blood transfusion practi…
Oct 2018 DOI 10.14302/issn.2328-0182.japst-18-2341
Nyemb NyunaїCorresponding author
The present investigation was carried out to evaluate the safety of a stem bark aqueous extract of Harunganamadagascariensis Lam. (Hypericaceae) by determining its potential toxicity after acute and subacute administration in rodents. Acute toxicity tests were carried out in mice and the behavior, d…
Aug 2018
M. Sh. BadawyCorresponding author
Background: Co-morbidities are associated with increasing risk of mortality, hospitalizations and costs of treatment in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease patients. Identification of Co- morbidities related to COPD phenotypes may guide individualized therapies and achieve better prognosis. Method…
Aug 2018 DOI 10.14302/issn.2690-4721.ijcm-18-2217
Shivanthi SamarasCorresponding author
Background Overuse of beta-lactam antibiotics has lead to selection for extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) producing Enterobacteriaceae, a major cause of antibiotic resistant urinary tract infections (UTIs). Standard detection methods are time-consuming, with disputed accuracy. This study describe…
Jun 2018 DOI 10.14302/issn.2372-6601.jhor-18-2139
Jane S. Afriyie-MensahCorresponding author
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) has become an increasingly recognized complication in sickle cell anaemia (SCA) and is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Though the burden of SCA in sub-Saharan Africa is high, there is paucity of data on SCA-associated PH with little or no attention given to it i…
May 2018 DOI 10.14302/issn.2474-3585.jpmc-18-2059
John Elvis Hagan Jnr.Corresponding author
Extant epidemiological and social diagnosis information shows an alarming upsurge in the prevalence of overweight and obesity over the last decade in developing countries including Ghana. Despite literature on the dangers and associated risk factors of these two health related constructs is well-wri…
Feb 2018 DOI 10.14302/issn.2832-5311.jpcd-18-1955
Qian-Hao ZhuCorresponding author
Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are covalently closed single-stranded loop RNA molecules with or without protein coding capability. CircRNAs were previously considered to be splicing intermediates or artifacts but are now found to be pervasively expressed in all eukaryotes studied with some demonstrated to…
Dec 2017 DOI 10.14302/issn.2641-7669.ject-17-1789
M.E.Abdel-Salam OmarCorresponding author
Departments of Toxicology and Narcotics
We aimed to study the effect of buspirone, an anxiolytic drug and 5-HT1A agonist on liver injury induced by carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) in rats. Rats were orally treated with CCl4 (2.8 mL/kg in olive oil) along with buspirone at 10, 20 or 30 mg/kg once daily starting with CCl4 and for one week there…
Sep 2017 DOI 10.14302/issn.2474-3585.jpmc-17-1739
Elvis TarkangCorresponding author
Background: The use of Long Lasting Insecticide Nets (LLINs) is seen as a major public health intervention and has shown to have both direct and indirect effects on the dynamics of malaria transmission. This report assessed the methods used by mothers to prevent malaria infection among their childre…
Sep 2017 DOI 10.14302/issn.2577-137X.ji-17-1736
Samia Ahmed KamalCorresponding author
Some strains of Foot and mouth disease virus (FMDV) are endemic in Egypt. The present study was performed on cattle and buffaloes (ages: 3 months up to 1.5 years old, of years 2015 and 2016), which were suffering foot and mouth disease (FMD). Sera and tissues samples were tested by different techniq…
Jul 2017 DOI 10.14302/issn.2326-0793.JPGR-17-1571
Henrique C. P. FigueiredoCorresponding author
Perkinsus marinus is an intracellular parasitic protozoan that is responsible for serious disease epizootics in marine bivalve mollusks worldwide. Despite all available information on P. marinus genomics, more baseline data is required at the proteomic level. Our aim was to study the proteome profil…
Mar 2017 DOI 10.14302/issn.2326-0793.jpgr-17-1447
Timothy D. HowardCorresponding author
Factors that contribute to the onset of atherosclerosis may be elucidated by bioinformatic techniques applied to multiple sources of genomic and proteomic data. The results of genome wide association studies, such as the CardioGramPlusC4D study, expression data, such as that available from expressio…
Mar 2017 DOI 10.14302/issn.2572-5424.jgm-16-1352
Syed Qaiser ShahCorresponding author
In this investigation, Rifabutin dithiocarbamate (RFND) was labeled with Technetium-99m (99mTc) using tricarbonyl technique. The labeled RFND was further characterized in terms of radiochemical purity, stability in saline & serum, in vitro bacterial binding, biodistribution in animal model rats and…