Introduction: Hippocampal neurogenesis is essential for cognitive functions like memory and learning. However, other functions of hippocampus are not well understood. We aimed to study the role of hippocampus in regulation of feeding behavior during withdrawal period. Materials a...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/27641
Background: Malaria, typhoid, and dengue have become significant diseases worldwide, especially in Africa due to their increasing endemicity. Similarities in signs and symptoms in infected individuals make it difficult for healthcare providers to clinically diagnose these disease...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/27668
Purpose: Health care research increasingly concentrates on the putative dependence of health care access of socioeconomic determinants. For the particular aspect of ophthalmic health care the intention of this cross sectional study was to assess a possible association between soc...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/27096
O. S. Bassey, T. O. Soyemi, A. T. Adeniji-Sofoluwe, A. O. Adeoye, O. A. Mosuro, T. S. Akingbola, O. O. Osofundiya, G. O. Obajimi, A. O. Oluwasola, M. O. Obajimi & O. I. Olopade·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2016
Introduction: Mammographic density is a strong predictor of breast cancer. Menopause has a significant effect on breast pattern and has been documented to have more important influence on the decline in mammographic densities than age. The aim of this study was to describe the br...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/26928
Aims: (i) To determine the dietary pattern of the elderly in Ondo State, Nigeria; (ii) To determine the biochemical status of the respondents; and (iii) To determine the correlation between dietary pattern and blood levels of Vitamins A, C, D, E, calcium, phosphorus and selenium....
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/27353
Introduction: Giving presentation is an essential part in the medical practice. Physicians, in general are not expert in giving presentations, as it is not their daily practice. The weakness in conducting presentations comes from lack of the guidelines of making presentations and...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/27129
Aim: To determine the influence of socio-economic characteristics of the nursing-mother on the adoption of exclusive breastfeeding practice, among rural nursing-mothers in Imo State, Nigeria. Study Design: This study employed descriptive survey design. Place and Duration of Study...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/26299
Currently, almost all sternum defects, with or without tissue loss, can be repaired through various kinds of surgical procedures and grafts. A patient diagnosed with multiple myeloma one and a half years earlier experienced during therapy a pathological fracture of the sternum th...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/27458
Objective: To evaluate the role of TXA in minimizing the incidence of postpartum hemorrhage after cesarean delivery. Methodology: This is a randomized placebo controlled study conducted on 169 patients who subjected to elective CS. Study group include 84 patients who received 2 g...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/26288
Aim: To examine whether socioeconomic status as determined by the number of siblings, educational level, and monthly household income is associated with childhood eye injuries. Materials and Methods: Eighty six patients with ocular trauma and 86 subjects without trauma (control g...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/27808
Aims: Liver cirrhosis is the irreversible end result of fibrous scarring and associated with prominent morbidity and mortality. We aimed to investigate the involvement of nitrergic and opioidergic systems in the oxidative stress induced by bile duct ligation (BDL) rats by evalu...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/27568
Introduction: The vegetative state (VS) is a condition which can occurs after a severe brain injury. After hospital discharging Responsibility of caring of patients in vs is transferred to their families, which cause high burden for them. Religion and spirituality help people to...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/26300
Aim: Nurses face plenty of challenges as a result of their workplace interactions pertaining in part to morality and in part to their individual rights. Nevertheless, having effective professional ethics, even when the nurse has faced a challenge, is part of their competency as a...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/27417
Objective: The present article aims to review all the in vitro experimental setups available in literature used to evaluate the resistance to sliding (RS) in orthodontics in correlation with other related parameters. Methods: An electronic search was performed in three different...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/27208
Background: Blood supply to the brain is very vital for its functions. Most of the pathologic processes that affect the acutely injured brain eventually results in impairment of cerebral blood flow (CBF). Early identification of the ischaemic or hyperemic conditions is critical t...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/25801