Objective: This study aimed to determine the reliability of neck circumference in comparison to BMI for a measure of Obstructive Sleep Apnea and determine the interaction between neck circumference and the severity of apnea in the Pakistani adult population. Materials and Methods...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2022/v34i44A36333
This study was designed to determine the effect of chronic oral exposure of overdose of cough syrups containing codeine (CSC) and dextromethorphan (DXM) on the rate of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) fragmentation in the liver and brain of Wistar rats. Forty-five rats divided into 9...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2022/v34i44A36332
Aim: To compare outcomes from ivermectin (IVM) - and non-ivermectin (NIVM)-based treatments for COVID-19 in Abuja, Nigeria. Methods: Sixty-one consecutive virology-proven cases were recruited and managed with IVM-based regimes. A subsequent cohort of 26 patients was treated with...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2022/v34i44A36328
The Insulinotropic hormone glucagon-like peptide-1, which has been proposed as a modern treatment for management of diabetes, is metabolized extremely with the aid of dipeptidyl peptidase-IV. Inhibitors on dipeptidyl peptidase-IV enhance the level of glucagon-like peptide-1, as h...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2022/v34i44A36329
Aim: To evaluate Knowledge and Awareness of Digital Dentistry among the Dental Students of Karachi, Pakistan. Study Design: Descriptive Cross-Sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Different dental colleges in Karachi from 15-06-2021 to 1-07-2021. Methodology: This cross-s...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2022/v34i44A36330
Aims: Inflammatory cytokines as well as exogenously invading antigens among others are keenly involved in the generation of oxidative stress such as reactive oxygen species, reactive nitrogen species capable of causing related diseases. hence this study aimed at evaluating the In...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2022/v34i43B36327
Objective: To systematically evaluate the effectiveness and safety of propolis preparation in the treatment of aphthous ulcers in order to provide evidence-based references for its clinical treatment. Methods: Databases, such as CNKI, VIP, Wanfang, CBM, PubMed, EMbase, Cochrane L...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2022/v34i43B36326
Objectives: We determined the prevalence of coronavirus (COVID-19 virus) infection on the basis of age, sex, clinical presentation and risk of ABO Blood Groups antigens with COVID-19 virus. We also highlight the Hematological Parameters such as neutrophils to lymphocytes ratio an...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2022/v34i43B36323
Aim: The aim of the present study was to investigate the antioxidant effect of aqueous leaves extract of Anacardium occidentale (A.O) on lead-induced toxicity in the cerebellum of wistar rats. Methods: Thirty wistar rats were randomly divided into six groups of five rats each. Gr...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2022/v34i43B36324
The latest pandemic coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has been linked with mounting morbidity and mortality and this has shocked the existence of the world-wide population. Human activities and acquaintance of the biochemical parameters in medical students during the crisis is impor...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2022/v34i43B36320
Background: Apremilast is an oral, selective phosphodiesterase-4 (PDE-4) enzyme inhibitor, approved by the US-FDA for management of moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. Apremilast belongs to class of drug that function by modulating pro-inflammatory cytokines and have a low molec...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2022/v34i43B36316
Introduction: Numerous obesity indices have been developed that predict non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). We in our study aimed at evaluating a few of these tools including waist to height ratio (WHtR), waist circumferences (WC), body mass index (BMI) and fatty liver ind...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2022/v34i43B36318
Hanoof Alqhatani, Mohammed S. Aldalham Alqahtani, Faris A. Alasmre, Khaled Abdulwahab Amer, Abdulrahman Ali Aldosari, Basel Mohammed Saleh Althubait, Abdulrahman Abdullah Mofreh Al Mudawi & Mushary Saeed A. Alqahtani·Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International·2022
Background: By the end of 2019, a severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was diagnosed in Wuhan, Hubei province, China. In Saudi Arabia, the government applied prompt preventive measures against coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19). COVID-19 associated restrict...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2022/v34i43B36319
Aims: C. spinosa (Family Rubiaceae) is a valuable medicinal since years ago. A protocol was developed including best sterilization and best medium for callus induction of C. spinosa using leaf discs as explants. Methodology: Sterilization protocol optimized using different concen...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2022/v34i43A36313
Background: Benzimidazoles are aromatic, heterocyclic organic molecules which exhibit pharmacological potential as anti-inflammatory, antiulcer, anti-hypertensive, anticancer agent, and anthelmintic treatments. The benzimidazoles could inhibit human hexokinase II, which is a crit...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2022/v34i43A36311