Aims: To evaluate the physicochemical profile of commercial batches of eCG, in order to find if differences can be related to their biological activity. Study Design: Commercial eCG was analyzed by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) and in vivo bioass...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2017/31956
Background: Several studies have examined various factors that affect block design test performance, yet none has examined the effect of hand dominance. Block design performance is used as a measure of visuospatial functioning. It is important, therefore, to assess whether handed...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2017/31420
Renal disease constitute an enormous health burden globally and is associated with high morbidity and mortality. This study aims to determine the spectrum of renal diseases admitted into the medical wards of a new teaching hospital – Benue State University Teaching Hospital Makur...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2017/31742
Background: Indiscriminate and increasing consumption of herbal medicinal products by pregnant women presents major concern due to paucity information on safety. Annona muricata also known as soursop is commonly consumed in Nigeria including by pregnant women, but information rem...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2017/31444
Aims: To evaluate the prevalence and pattern of malnutrition among adolescents in public secondary schools in a rural community. Study Design: A school based cross-sectional descriptive study. Place and Duration of Study: Public secondary schools in Gokana Local Government Area,...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2017/31805
Aim: This research was conducted to study the effectiveness of reality therapy concepts on self-esteem of the elderly. Materials and Methods: The present study was semi-experimental and its design was pretest-posttest with a control group. The statistical population consisted of...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2017/28297
Background: Due to increased out-of-pocket spending on health care by Nigerians, National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) was created to protect families from the financial hardship of huge health care bills among other objectives. Aim: The objectives of the study were to investig...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2017/30593
Background: Lean Six Sigma [LSS] and Root Cause Analysis [RCA] are powerful quality business tools that cost-effectively improve efficiency and effectiveness of and client satisfaction in healthcare, academia and other industries. RCA, an iterative process helps in the identifica...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2017/31541
Objective: The present study aimed to determine the content of the ethanolic extract from leaves and stems of fresh Lebanese Anacyclus nigellifolius Boiss in primary and secondary metabolites and to evaluate its antioxidant and anti-tumor activities on Human lung A549 adenocarcin...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2016/31197
Aim: In the current scenario, the understanding of reproductive health, Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and other sexually transmitted diseases among the young adolescent girls are very poor. A large number of girls at the end of their schoolings and early collegiate environme...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2016/30929
Aims: Study on the evaluation of phytochemical and antimicrobial effects of tomato Solanum lycopersicum (L.) on oral thrush and human cariogenic pathogens was designed to determine the antimicrobial effect of tomato extracts, and to identify the common phytochemical constituents...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2016/31456
Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Lannea welwitschii (Hiern) Engl. (Synonyms: Calesiam welwitschii, Lannea acidissima, Lannea amaniensis), of the family Anacardiaceae is a woody plant that is employed in African traditional medicine to treat various diseases. The study aimed to hig...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2016/30431
Aims: To determine the occurrence and prevalence of asymptomatic bacteriuria, influence of gender and duration of illness on the prevalence of this infection among inmates of Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Calabar. Study Design: This was a cross sectional study. Ethical appro...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2016/30491
Quail egg is a rich source of vitamins, mineral salts, enzymes and amino acids. In addition to these nutritional values, quail egg has been reported to have medicinal properties such as hypotensive property. This study investigated the effect of fresh raw quail egg on intraocular...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2016/29537
Aim: The effect of both HIF-1 and HIF-2 drastically affect hypoxia responses. Because the relative contributions to hypoxic gene induction and transcriptions are unknown; we aim to evaluate HIF2 target genes, and discuss the secondary gene activations and RNA expression transcrip...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2016/29407