Background: Clinical evidences suggest antimicrobial activities of a new oil extract mixture of Hypericum perforatum and Azadirachta indica, included in a polymeric scaffold (or Hyperoil™ Polimeric Substrate - HPS). Methods: Bacteriostatic activity was investigated on selected st...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/14258
In this report we present a 45 year old man with horizontal diplopia following minor head trauma. Neurological examination was normal except for unilateral adduction paresis of the right eye. Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed a contusion area 7 mm in diameter at the...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/14536
Background: Although lack of Vitamin D is widespread in chronic kidney disease, data is scarce in the role Vitamin D may play in fractures in such cases. Methods: Retrospective analysis of all patients visiting Nephrology outpatients department in 1 UK District General Hospital o...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/14532
Introduction: The lecture method is used by most teachers in educational institutions such as the Nurse Training Schools in Bamenda. The lecture method of teaching remains the most common or dominating teaching method in adult education all over the world. There is heavy reliance...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/13223
Background: Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is one of the fastest growing public health problems worldwide. Evidence linking vitamin D (VTD) status and T2D was reported. However, its role, and whether it acts directly or through stimulating synthesis of osteocalcin is still unclear. Vitami...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/14374
Aims: This study was carried out to investigate the effect of Aspilia africana on the reproductive activity of male Wistar rats. Place and Duration of Study: The research was carried out in the Department of Human Anatomy, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Calabar,...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/12144
Mohamed Salah Eldin Abdel Hamid, Ahmed Mohmed Sadat, Tamer Mohmed Nabil, Mohmed Salah Abdelbasat, Amr Mohmmed Aly, Hesham Ahmed Abdel Wahab Nafady, Mohmed Hassan Abdelmoal, Ahmed Zaki Gharib, Adel Morad Abdellah, Assad Fauroz Salama & Mahmoud Ahmed Nigada·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2014
Aims: To locate the plane of mesh insertion whether it is onlay, inlay, sublay, or underlay. Design: Prospective study Place and Duration: Done at Bani suef hospital between May 2011 till May 2012 with follow till May 2014. Methodology: Twenty two patients, six were males sixteen...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/14911
Aims: Evaluate the consumption of δ-tocotrienol (free from tocopherols) on serum lipid parameters, and several cytokines (TNF-α, IL-4, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10), including gene expression and circulating microRNAs (miRNAs) in hypercholesterolemic subjects. Study Design: The present prel...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/13820
Introduction: Functional assessment in painful musculoskeletal disorders such as tension-type headache requires valid, reliable and sensitive instruments. MIDAS (Migraine Disability Assessment questionnaire) is an internationally well-known functional index which has not been val...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/14537
Aim of the work: Animal urine, including that of camels, has long been used for the therapeutic management of human ailments. In this study, we sought to characterize the cytotoxic properties of newly derived purified fractions from previously described camel urine extract (PMF)...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/12271
Aim: Methadone is commonly used to treat pregnant heroin users and presumed to be safe for developing offspring. An avian model, free of confounding maternal variables, was used to investigate sex differences from methadone exposure during development. Place and Duration of Study...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/13746
Over the past three decades, TGM2, a stress-responsive gene encoding transglutaminase 2 (TG2) has been identified as one of the several genes that may be involved in carcinogenesis and cancer physiology. TG2 is a pleiotropic calcium-dependent enzyme belonging to the transglutamin...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/13919
It is known that the virulence of Ebola and other RNA enveloped viruses involves in the first step their attachment to host cell membranes. Following this initial step the virus enters the target cell cytoplasm by forming hydrophobic spikes that make holes in the membrane lipid b...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/14858
Aims: To evaluate the effect of an organotherapic drug, produced from the pancreas of a young pig, on glycemic alterations in AIDS patients. Methodology: Current study was carried out in a double-blind, placebo controlled and randomized design. AIDS patients who had high fasting...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/14036
Aims: The sample retention policy for Clinical Chemistry analytes in accredited medical laboratories as per ISO 15189:2012 is 24 hrs. Serum/ plasma to be separated in aliquot within 20 minutes of collection unless the primary containers are gel vacutainers. Rigorous maintenance o...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/13629