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Membrane Interactivity of Anesthetic Adjuvant Dexmedetomidine Discriminable from Clonidine and Enantiomeric Levomedetomidine

Maki Mizogami & Hironori Tsuchiya · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2019

Aims: Dexmedetomidine, which has been increasingly used as an anesthetic adjuvant, is more lipophilic and more active than another α2-adrenergic agonist clonidine and enantiomeric levomedetomidine. Lipophilicity and stereostructure affect the clinical effects of α2-adrenergic ago...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jammr/2019/v29i1130142

Petroleum Pollution and Decrease Neuroplasticity in Brain Development of the Ogoni Children in Rivers State, Nigeria

Lekpa Kingdom David, Tombari Bodo & Batombari Gbidum Gimah · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2019

Background: Health and mental related illnesses has emerged as a new challenge in the rural and undeveloped areas in Ogoniland where petroleum exploration activities have devastated the entire ecosystem. Many of the school children are no longer zealous about their academic activ...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jammr/2019/v29i1130141

Socio Demographic Factors Associated with Knowledge of Occupational Hazard and Safety Measures among Workers in Selected Downstream Petroleum Companies in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria

Idungafa, Emem Dickson & Charles, Tobin-West · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2019

Background: Safety and health management are some of the vital constituents of oil and gas industry activities, because most of the operational conditions, chemicals and end products associated with oil and gas production are well-known to pose serious safety and health threats t...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jammr/2019/v29i1130140

Waist Circumference, Blood Pressure and Lifestyle of Sudanese Population, Khartoum Locality, Sudan 2016

Asma Abdelaal Abdalla, Siham Ahmed Balla, Amna Abdalla Babiker, Safaa Abdelhameed Medani, Rania Abdalla Osman Khalfa & Ibtisam Ahmed Ali · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2019

Aims: To measure the waist circumference of Sudanese adults in Khartoum Locality and its relationship to blood pressure and lifestyle  during celebration of international day of hypertension in May 2016 . Study Design: It was a descriptive cross-sectional study. Place of the Cele...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jammr/2019/v29i1130139

Abnormal Changes in Some Haemostatic Parameters in First-ever Stroke Patients in Port Harcourt, Nigeria: A Preliminary Findings

Fiekumo Igbida Buseri, Serekara Gideon Christian & Evelyn Mgbeoma Eze · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2019

Background and Purpose: Cellular component and clotting factors are involved in thrombotic events such as stroke, but the type and nature of alteration of those haemostatic parameters remain unclear. Our objective was to identify possible abnormal changes in some haemostatic para...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jammr/2019/v29i1130138

Assessment of Blood Donation Safety by People Diagnosed with Diabetes, Hypertension, Malaria and Cancer

Demeke Ashencho Debecho & Alemayehu Hailu · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2019

The present review aims to assess the blood donation safety by people suffered from diabetes, hypertension, malaria and cancer. Diabetes, hypertension, malaria and cancer have become common health problems in human society. Cases of blood transfusion-transmitted malaria, hyperten...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jammr/2019/v29i1030136

Opinions of Pregnant Womens Intended to Male Midwives

Nursen Bolsoy, Selma Sen, Seval Cambaz Ulas & Secil Köken Durgun · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2019

Aim: The study was conducted to determine opinion of pregnant women about their gender preferences related with midwife profession. Methods: The study was conducted in cross-sectional and descriptive type. Whereas the research universe was consisted of 2954 pregnant women,the sam...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jammr/2019/v29i1030137

Comparative Evaluation of Golden Proportion, Recurring Esthetic Dental Proportion and Golden Percentage in Himachal Demographic

Vishwas Mahajan, Archana Nagpal, Rajeev Gupta, Sharad Vaidya, Farhat Jabeen & Kusha Thakur · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2019

Aim: The purpose of this study was to comparatively evaluate the validity of Golden Proportion, Recurring Esthetic Dental (RED) proportion and Golden Percentage in maxillary anterior teeth in population of Himachal Pradesh. Methods and Materials: Dentulous stone casts of maxillar...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jammr/2019/v29i1030133

Susceptibility Weighted Imaging in Acute Stroke with Co-morbids: Magnetic Resonance Imaging Protocol Revisited

Fatima Mubarak & Muhammad Danish Barakzai · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2019

Introduction: We aim to investigate ischemic penumbra using Diffusion weighted imaging- Susceptibility weighted imaging mismatch using DWI Alberta Stroke Program Early Computed tomography Stroke Score scoring in patients with multiple co morbid. Methods: From January 2011 to Dece...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jammr/2019/v29i1030134

Group B Streptococcus Colonization in Pregnancy: Prevalence, Determinants and Antibacterial Susceptibility Pattern in Sagamu, Nigeria

Adebayo A. Akadri, Bamidele D. Osuolale, Tessie O. Shorunmu & Oluwaseyi I. Odelola · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2019

Aims: To establish the prevalence, determinants and the antibiotic susceptibility pattern of Group B streptococcus in pregnant women in Sagamu, Ogun State, Nigeria. Study Design: Prospective cross-sectional study Place and Duration of Study: The study was carried out at the anten...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jammr/2019/v29i1030131

Assessment of Knowledge and Practice about Self Expressed Breast Milk among Saudi Mothers in Jazan Region, KSA, 2016

Karimah Mohammad Qutah, Safar A. Alsaleem, Abdullah Ahmed Najmi & Muteb Bawwah Zabbani · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2019

Aim: To assess mother's knowledge and attitude regarding self-expressed milk in Jazan, Saudi Arabia. Methodology: Study Area: An observational and cross sectional study done in Obstetric Department (Well Baby and immunization Clinics) in King Fahd Central Hospital (KFCH), Jazan,...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jammr/2019/v29i1030132

Asymptomatic Bacteriuria and Candida Colonization among Pregnant Women in a District Hospital in Eastern Uganda

Bakandonda Fredrick, Muwanguzi Shadrack, Nakate Prossy, Opolot Ismail, Imongit Sam, Nnakanwagi Mariam Mirembe, Nteziyaremye Julius, Rebecca Nekaka & Iramiot Jacob Stanley · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2019

Background: Urinary tract infection (UTI) is the most common reason for which antimicrobials are prescribed in pregnancy Worldwide. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of asymptomatic bacteriuria, Candida colonization and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns among pregn...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jammr/2019/v29i1030130

Incidence and Outcomes of Community Acquired Pneumonia in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease at King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh

Sreekanth Mohan, Maryam Almutairi, Roaa Alnaimi, Taif Alshehri, Winnie Philip, Yassin Ismaiel & Taha Ismaeil · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2019

Aims: The aim of the study was to estimate the incidence of Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Study Design:  A retrospective cohort study. Place and Duration of Study: King Abdulaziz Medical City in Riyadh between...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jammr/2019/v29i1030128

E-Cadherin as a Marker for Nodal Metastasis in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Saima Akram Butt, Anwar Ali, Lubna Avesi, Shoaib Khan, Tazeen Mustansir & Talat Mirza · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2019

Aim: Head and neck cancers, all over the world, contribute greatly to the number of deaths, despite the advancements in the therapeutic strategies. It is characterized by locoregional disease with a tendency for metastasis to the cervical lymph nodes. The pre-operative detection...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jammr/2019/v29i930127

Screening for Oral High-risk Human Papillomavirus (HPV) among a Pediatric Patient Population

Douglas Bowen & Karl Kingsley · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2019

Introduction: Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a known cancer-causing virus that has been primarily linked to cervical cancers. Recent studies have shown that HPV may also induce cancer in other tissues, including oral epithelia and mucosa. To determine the presence of oral HPV infe...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jammr/2019/v29i930124