Introduction: Delayed union with its subsequent morbidity remains a major problem in fracture healing. Angiogenesis plays an important role in fracture healing. Sildenafil has been shown to be a potent stimulator of angiogenesis through upregulation of pro-angiogenic factors know...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/15427
Background: Medication safety unit [MSU] streamlines the safe management and use of prescribed medications and reduction in all types of medication errors [MEs], and associated morbidity and mortality resulting in enhanced patient safety, better quality of healthcare services and...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/17221
Aims: Even though glutamate is one of the primary endogenous amino acids of the Central Nervous System (CNS) its subunit receptors exist also in non-neuronal tissues outside CNS such as the hematopoietic system. The purpose of this paper is to define the possible in vivo effect o...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/17683
Background: Amniotic fluid embolism (AFE) is a rare obstetric emergency with unclear aetiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis and management. The true incidence is unclear and diagnosed largely by exclusion. It can neither be predicted nor prevented and its management is fraught wit...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/17340
Aims: Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) can differentiate into multiple cell types including insulin-producing cells. However, these cells usually cannot be directed to efficiently differentiate into β cells in vitro. The present study aimed to explore whether the pancreatic microenv...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/16600
Aim: This study evaluated radiographic variations and measured dimensions of the non-pathologic frontal sinuses. Study Design: Retrospective. Place and Duration of Study: Orthodontics Department, Dental School, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, 2003 to 2012. Methodo...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/17153
Background and Aims: Microwave ablation (MWA) under different imaging guidance is a new technique for treating liver malignancies. The ablation creates a transitional zone at the periphery of the ablated region. In this zone, few cancer cells might escape heat causing local recur...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/17155
Hydroxycarbamide (HC) is a ribonucleotide reductase inhibitor which promotes fetal hemoglobin (HbF) induction and has proven efficacy in sickle cell disease (SCD) patients. Given its mechanism of action and prior reports of genotoxicity in animal models, concern exists regarding...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/17515
Aim: Accurate estimation of the prosthetic valve size pre-operatively can aid to the efficiency and effectiveness to mitral valve surgery. Traditionally Two dimensional Echocardiography is being used for this purpose but cannot be claimed as optimum tool. This study computes and...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/16835
Background: Vertical transmission of hepatitis B virus infection during pregnancy and delivery remains the major route of transmission in low resource areas. The objectives of this study were to determine the sero-prevalence of hepatitis B infection (HBsAg) and the potential risk...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/16397
Aim: To describe a pediatric patient with an uncommon parotid region mass that was felt on ultrasound and clinical examination to be intraparotid. Case Presentation: A16-year-old female presented with a viral illness and tender left infra-auricular mass, thought to be a reactive...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/17539
Aim: The study aimed to determine the diagnostic values for lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and serum ascites albumin gradient (SAAG) with maximum sensitivity and minimum false positivity so as to differentiate malignancy-related ascites from non-malignant ascites in South West regio...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/12554
Aims: The beneficial effect of physical activity on reducing hip fracture risk has been supported in many previous studies. The present cohort study explores the relationship between total daily physical activity expressed as MET-hour/day and hip fracture risk among men over 50 y...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/17685
Summary: The investigation had the aim to evaluate the effect of professional sports on the functional condition of the skin in order to develop a diagnostic algorithm for the risk of skin diseases occurrence in athletes. We examined 182 people: 126 athletes and 56 non athletes w...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/16636
Aims: For the orthodontic treatment of the complex cases, the interdisciplinary team work is of utmost importance, which leads to the predictable outcome with excellent treatment. The prime aim of this rare case report is to demonstrate the combined orthodontic-surgical-endodonti...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/16639