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Jun 2020 DOI 10.14302/issn.2577-2279.ijha-20-3403
V. K AbodunrinCorresponding author
Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU)
This study evaluated the effects of aluminum sulphate exposure on the histology of adrenal gland of Wistar rats. Thirty adult Wistar rats were used for this study. The Wister rats were divided into three groups; group A was the control animals and tagged C, group B animals received 10g of alum disso…
Apr 2020 DOI 10.14302/issn.2379-7835.ijn-20-3279
Mahbuba KawserCorresponding author
Aim This cross-sectional study assessed the nutritional status of ethnic reproductive women aged between 15-40 years, comprising 85 lactating women (LW) and 86 non-pregnant-non-lactating women (NPNLW) who lived in various parts of three hilly districts (Bandarban, Khagrachari and Rangamati) of the C…
Feb 2020 DOI 10.14302/issn.2642-3146.jec-20-3179
A. A Berezin.Corresponding author
Independent researcher, Moscow, Russia
A model of a Quantum recurrence in the dynamics of an elementary physical vacuum cell within the framework of four coupled Shrodinger equations has been suggested. The model of an elementary vacuum cell shows that a Quantum recurrence which represents the dynamics of virtual transformations in the c…
Sep 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2577-2279.ijha-19-3013
Khalid Musa Fadlelmula AwadelseidCorresponding author
The medial calcaneal nerve (MCN) is the first branch of the posterior tibial nerve (PTN) in the porta pedis, enervates the skin of the heel and medial side of the foot. Heel pain is a common condition encountered by physicians, and this may have a significant clinical association with the MCN’s bran…
May 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2644-1101.jhp-19-2766
Francesco CrespiCorresponding author
Cholecystokinin (CCK) is found in high concentrations in cortical and limbic structures including the amygdala of rodents, and evidence has been gathered supporting a role for CCK in the neurobiology of anxiety. A variety of animal models have been used to study a central state of fear or anxiety, s…
May 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2639-3166.jar-19-2780
Giorgio MasoeroCorresponding author
The inoculation of soil with a bio-fertilizer (BF), with arbuscular mycorrhiza fungi, characterizes a Symbiotic (S) agriculture mode, aimed at promoting the yield and health of crops through modifications in the rhizosphere as well as in the plant phenotype. The main objective of this study was to r…
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…
Feb 2019
Rashad Mohamed AlsanosyCorresponding author
Objectives This study was designed to assess the demographic characteristics, prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetSy) among patients with schizophrenia in Saudi Arabia. Methods This is a disease-oriented and observational study. Schizophrenia was defined by DSM-IV criteria. MetSy were assessed base…
Feb 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2574-4496.jtc-19-2657
Luca NicosiaCorresponding author
Image guided ablations might be regarded as a promising effective and safe alternative for treatment of recurrent thyroid cancer in particular in patients with high surgical risk or refusing surgery. Furthermore, image guided ablations seems to represent a promising alternative to surgery or observa…
Jan 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2693-1176.ijgh-18-2523
Kareen NourCorresponding author
This study explores the effects of the collaborative model of health impact assessment (HIA), as deployed in Monteregie (Quebec), on the development, adoption and implementation of municipal projects that include health considerations. Nine HIA processes were studied in nine territories and 35 indiv…
Dec 2018 DOI 10.14302/issn.2379-7835.ijn-18-2491
Stefano IacobelliCorresponding author
Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of a novel tomato-based food supplement on the lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) of patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Methods: Twenty patients with BPH were enrolled in this observational study. They were assigned to consume daily a sa…
Nov 2018
Ming-Yuh ShiauCorresponding author
Pre-adipocytes are the precursors with the potential to make new fat cells during adipose tissue expansion. Nevertheless, the pre-adipocytes behaviors, and their possible roles in energy homeostasis have long been overlooked. Our previous study implicates that interleukin-4 (IL-4) plays a positive m…
Sep 2018 DOI 10.14302/issn.2470-5020.jnrt-18-2032
KE BonyCorresponding author
Department of Neurology, University Teaching Hospital, Alassane Ouattara University, Bouake Ivory Coast.
We report the results of a two-month descriptive observational survey to assess the knowledge about epilepsy among primary school teachers in Bouake in Ivory Coast. This study included 310 teachers who were randomly chosen from three Primary School Inspections (PSI). Almost all the teachers who were…
Sep 2018 DOI 10.14302/issn.2578-2371.jslr-18-2174
Meriam SabbahCorresponding author
Department of gastroenterology, Habib Thameur Hospital, Tunis, Tunisia.
A rare case of association between primary sclerosing cholangitis and Paget's disease emphasizing the diagnostic difficulties in front of increased alkaline phosphatase is reported. The association between sclerosing cholangitis and Paget's disease wasn’t yet described and could thus be coincidental…
Sep 2018 DOI 10.14302/issn.2328-0182.japst-18-2281
Ashique Ali ArainCorresponding author
The role that Vitamin D plays in human health is no more hidden in this modern age where every individual carries the knowledge treasure in the pocket (The internet) but the unjustified deficiency or insufficiency is still a research question waiting for the answer from research community all over t…
Dec 2017 DOI 10.14302/issn.2470-5020.jnrt-17-1803
Mariam DOUMBIA-OUATTARACorresponding author
Introduction: Non epileptic seizures (NES) are little reported in our country. Case report: We report 2 observations of 4 years old girls, with normal psychomotor development, and frequent paroxystic seizures, characterized by stereotyped movements of the members, occurring during sleep onset or dee…
Nov 2017 DOI 10.14302/issn.2576-6694.jbbs-17-1748
Ajay NairCorresponding author
Neo-Darwinian natural selection theory indicates that sudden, drastic changes in the environment place selective pressure on genetic variants in a population. As time progresses, this pressure sculpts individuals to better fit this new environment. Waddington’s classic experiment was repeated using…
Feb 2017 DOI 10.14302/issn.2476-1710.jdt-16-1317
Francine C. JellesmaCorresponding author
Within the field of school psychology there is a gap between research and practice, caused by difficulties in translating the programs from research to the realities of the school setting. Illustrations of real-life cases may help school psychologists gain insight into the application of interventio…
Feb 2017 DOI 10.14302/issn.2474-3585.jpmc-16-1103
Sanjeev M. ChaudharyCorresponding author
Background : DOTS is the current international strategy for tuberculosis control endorsed by the World Health Organization and the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases. Maharashtra achieved full coverage under RNTCP in October 2003. The programme was launched in Nagpur in the l…
May 2016 DOI 10.14302/issn.2574-4488.jna-15-720
Ghita El BardaiCorresponding author
Introduction: Sonographic B-lines, also known as lung comets, have been shown to correlate with the presence of extravascular lung water. The aim of this study is to assess if chest ultrasound could detect lung water imbibition and its variations induced by dialysis, an experimental model of control…