Mobile learning is no longer a new concept and has been fully embraced by a number of educational systems throughout the world. The aim of this study was to assess the learners’ acceptance for mobile learning, focusing on post school education and training institutions in South A...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/29192
Background: Chikungunya virus caused incapacitating infection during 2006 epidemics spanning 28 countries. The expansion of the disease and increased virulence resulted in neurological and ocular complications in the affected patients implicating changes in the structural and fun...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/27880
Marwa M. E. Abd-Elmonsef, Haidy S. Khalil, Amal Selim, Sherief Abd-Elsalam, Walaa Elkhalawany, Sameh Samir, Mohamed S. Abd-Elghafar & Mohamed M. E. Abd-Elmonsef·Microbiology Research Journal International·2016
Aims: This study aimed to investigate the frequency of hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (K. pneumoniae) isolated from various hospital-acquired infection cases admitted to Tanta University Hospital, Egypt and to determine the antibiotic resistance profile of these isolates. St...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/29240
Auscultation of the chest is a very old diagnostic method. Originally, it was performed by the examiner directly hearing into the patient's chest, and this practice dates back to the time of Hippocrates. The original description of lung sounds was based on comparing acoustic phen...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/28642
Miriam Givisay Domínguez-Cruz, María de Lourdes Muñoz, Armando Totomoch-Serra, María Guadalupe García-Escalante, Nina Valadez-González, Doris Pinto-Escalante & Álvaro Díaz-Badillo·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2016
Aims: Maya ancestry populations from Yucatan have exhibited a high prevalence of diabetes and obesity; consequently, the aim of this study was to determine the allelic and genotype frequencies of six polymorphisms associated with diabetes and obesity in two Maya populations. Plac...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/28660
Background: Asthma is a common chronic inflammatory disease of the airways characterized by variable and recurring symptoms due to triggers to which the patients are sensitive. Due to the hormonal variations in monthly cycles, women are at risk of increased asthma exacerbations w...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/27400
Aims: To assess the level of maternal cell contamination (MCC) that can be detected in the molecular determination of triplet repeat expansions in the FMR1 gene. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Diagnostic Genetics, LabPLUS, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/28769
Aims: To determine the prevalence of Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) among clinically suspected patients in Taiz city, Taiz governorate, Yemen and its correlation with age, sex, site and lesions sites and number. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: This...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/28536
Introduction: Extracorporeal Shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL) may be associated with both anatomic and functional injuries to the kidney when used in the management of uncomplicated kidney stones. Assessment of the resistive index (RI) is a non invasive diagnostic modality for studyi...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/27882
Background and Purpose: Adhesive capsulitis is a common condition, but outcomes have been mixed. It is possible that Physical Therapy can be an effective intervention. Case Description: This case study details a demographically typical patient with adhesive capsulitis who experie...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/29123
The aim of this work is to investigate synthesis conditions of water insoluble β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) nanospheres that could be useful as an adsorbent to remove very low concentration of p-nitrophenol (p-NP) from water. The effect of several parameters on β-CD polymer synthesis su...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/29198
Tight hamstring syndrome (THS) is a symptom complex which has a varied pathogenesis. The syndrome usually occurs in childhood and adolescent period. It is characterized by tightness of lumbar, ischial and crural muscles. Case Report 1: 17 year old male was complaining of low back...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/28749
Aim: This study was designed and implemented to produce instant breakfast cereals from the blends of sorghum and Bambara groundnut flour through extrusion cooking as a strategy to reduce phytic acid and polyphenol and improve the protein digestibility and solubility. Methodology:...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/28565
Aims: To estimate the skin to lumbar epidural space distance (SLESD) in Nigerian adults and determine the influence of age, height, weight and body mass index on it. Study Design: It was a cross sectional descriptive study carried out on consenting patients enlisted for surgery w...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/28520
It is evident that high heavy metal concentrations in sediments are eventually magnified along the aquatic lives like fish hence affecting human health. The present study therefore sought to determine the concentration of some heavy metals in sediments and liver of Wild African C...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2016/28471