Introduction: Implant-supported extra-oral prostheses often require a retentive matrix to hold gold alloy clips and magnets, which act as retentive means. Silicone elastomers have a different structure to acrylic resins. Hence, primers are used to increase the bonding between sil...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/17897
Aims: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) due to mechanical ventilation is an important issue that increases mortality and cost of treatment. In this study, we aimed to compare the effectiveness of three scoring models for estimation of mortality and morbidity in patients with...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/18180
Aim: Mosquito borne diseases especially malaria is a serious public health problem in the tropical and sub-tropical regions of the world especially the developing countries including India. Besides available key interventions to control the spread of vectors and vector borne dise...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/17311
Background/Aim: Gastric cancer causes the second highest number of cancer related deaths. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the survival of patients who are T3, T4, lymph node positive postoperatively and have undergone adjuvant chemoradiotherapy (CRT). We also examined th...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/17466
Background: The high cost of intensive care unit (ICU) services and limitations in health resources can prompt managers to use predictive scoring systems. Objective: To evaluate the role of APACHE II as a scoring system to predict outcomes and to compare actual and expected morta...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/15604
José A. Villarruel-Sahagún, Genaro G. Ortiz, Fermín P. Pacheco-Moises, Evelia Martínez-Cano, Salvador G. Gómez, Efraín Gaxiola-López, Gustavo Marín-Pineda, Pedro G. Fajardo, Erika D. González-Renovato, Sergio A. Sánchez-Luna, Moisés A. Alatorre-Jiménez, Fernando Cortés-Enríquez & Juan P. Sánchez-Luna·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2015
Background: The overall aim of this work was to study the impact of combined aerobic and anaerobic training in relation to hemodynamic response (heart rate, systolic blood pressure, and double product), serum oxidative stress markers (lipoperoxides, nitrites-nitrates) and platele...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/15421
Objective: Metabolic syndrome is a widespread disease associated with cardiovascular pathologies and diabetes mellitus. The underlying mechanisms for development of the metabolic syndrome are currently being intensively discussed. Contradictory data regarding the role of lipid me...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/18536
Introduction: The study aimed to assess the relationship between early pregnancy Hemoglobin (Hb) concentration and weight gain status in pregnant women and birth weight. Material and Methods: This is a retrospective study that was carried out on the 1994 under-five-year children....
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/16613
Background: Evaluation of jaundice patients should include proper history and examination, laboratory investigation and imaging investigations (non invasive like Ultrasound (U\S), CT and MRI or invasive like ERCP and PTC). Aim of Study: The aim of this prospective study is to eva...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/16708
Background: Pelvimetry is a poor predictor of obstetric outcome. The predictive value of clinical pelvimetry remains limited except in extreme pelvic contracture or an excessively large fetus. Objective: To determine the attitudes of primigravidae to routine clinical pelvimetry....
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/18430
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) (ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease) is a chronic intestinal inflammatory disease characterized by tissue edema, increased gut epithelial permeability, and extensive infiltration of the gut by leukocytes. Statins, in addition to their choleste...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/18314
Aims: To investigate urinary cytological abnormalities among adult residents of a urinary schistosomiasis endemic community. Study Design: Ethical approval, consent from the village Head/villagers, parasitological survey and cytological analysis of urine. Place and Duration of St...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/18398
Introduction: Limb injuries by sharp objects commonly result in tendon or neurovascular damage. The aim of this study is (1) to determine the incidence of significant neurological, musculotendinous or vascular injury; (2) to explore the cause of such wounds; (3) to determine the...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/17475
Aims: To evaluate the protective effects of the aqueous extract of the fruit pulp of Adansonia digitata (AEFAD) in sodium arsenite (SA) and cyclophosphamide (CP) induced hepatotoxicity and clastogenicity in rats. Study Design/Methodology: Fifty four male Wistar rats were distribu...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/16224
Background: National cancer registration reports provide huge potential for identifying patterns and trends of policy, research, prevention and treatment significance. Yet given the range of factors involved in cancer onset, case identification, progression and reporting, pin-poi...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/17163