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Grain Protectant Potential of Annona muricata and A. senegalensis against Cowpea Seed Bruchid Callosobruchus maculatus Fab. (Coleoptera: Bruchidae)

M. N. Ishuwa, O. S. Elkanah & J. A. Wahedi · Asian Research Journal of Agriculture · 2016

Annona muricata and Annona senegalensis powders were evaluated for their insecticidal potency against adult Callosobruchus maculatus. Toxicity test was conducted by contact bioassay at different concentrations of the treatment plants viz: 0.0 g, 0.5 g, 1.0 g, 2.0 g and 3.0 g was...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ARJA/2016/26505

A Retrospective Study of Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamases (ESBL) Urinary Tract Infections Treated with Fosfomycin and in vitro Susceptibility of 102 Isolates to Fosfomycin

Suresh J. Antony & Nishaal Antony · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2016

The treatment of urinary tract infections (UTI) caused by extended-spectrum beta-lactamases [ESBL] pathogens has become an increasingly difficult problem due to the limited antibiotics available for therapy. Although fosfomycin has been available for over 40 years, it has not bee...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2016/26139

Disseminated Histoplasmosis in an Immunocompetent Patient from a Non Endemic Region, North India: Pointers to Potential Endemicity

Aarti Kotwal, Debasis Biswas, Shailendra Raghuvanshi, Nadia Shirazi & Barnali Kakati · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2016

Progressive Disseminated Histoplasmosis (PDH) reported worldwide is yet a rare entity in India. Although, usually associated with an underlying immunocompromised state but few reports of this disease in non- immunocompetent individuals have been surfacing in last decade. We repor...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2016/25291

Chuckling Smile: Ceramic Veneer

Jyoti Jain, Ramesh Chandra, Tarun Kumar Gaur, Shailja Singh, Manjusha Mohan, Supratim Tripathi, Hena Rahman & Sanjay Jaiswal · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2016

Smiling is not a simple option in those patients who have a severe aesthetic deformity. Many definitions of aesthetics were introduced in dentistry but according to Young, beauty, harmony, naturalness and individuality are the major qualities of aesthetics. The dentist must visua...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2016/20486

Association between Clinical Malaria and Blood Lipids in North Eastern India

Synrang Batngen Warjri, Tony Ete, Animesh Mishra, Bhupen Barman, Jaya Mishra, Star Pala, Taso Beyong & Neel Kanth Issar · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2016

Background: Changes in lipid profile are seen in many patients infected with malaria parasite. The malaria parasite causes hepatocellular damage and disturbs lipid handling by the liver. Inside hepatocytes and erythrocytes the parasite replicates rapidly scavenging cholesterol an...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2016/23751

Knowledge Level of Pharmacy Workers about Chronic Airway Diseases and Inhaler Devices

Serap Argun Baris, Fusun Yildiz, Selim Yuksel, Ozge Tosun, Tugba Onyilmaz, Ilknur Basyigit, Hasim Boyaci & Melih Kasti · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2016

Aim: Pharmacy workers have an important role on ‘patient self-management’ and ‘medication use’. The aim of this study was to evaluate the awareness of chronic airway diseases and knowledge level of inhaler devices usage in pharmacy workers. Study Design: A questionnaire for asses...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2016/25708

Expression of Eotaxin and RANTES in Nasal Polyps versus Healthy Nasal Mucosa, a Case Control Study

Yasmin Nabiel, Ghada Barakat, Omima Ali & Asser El-Sharkawy · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2016

Aims: To investigate the levels of the chemokines; eotaxin and RANTES in chronic rhinosinusitsis with nasal polyposis in comparison to their levels in control healthy nasal mucosa to evaluate if they might play a role in pathogenesis. Study Design: We performed a prospective case...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2016/26409

Assessment of Hospital Physicians' Knowledge, Awareness, Attitude and Practice of Reporting Adverse Drug Reactions in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Tahani Mohammed Ali Bakhsh, Mohammed Saeed Al-Ghamdi, Saleh A. Bawazir, Taqwa Y. Omer & Naseem Akhtar Qureshi · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2016

Background: Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) are an important cause of morbidity and mortality around the world. Spontaneous reporting of ADRs is considered an essential component of successful pharmacovigilance (PV). Physicians’ unfamiliarity with ADRs and reporting procedures are...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2016/26812

The Link between Energy Consumption and Economic Growth: Empirical Evidence for Black Sea Countries

Iuliana Matei · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2016

The aim of this paper is to investigate the energy consumption-economic growth nexus for 7 Black Sea countries for the period 1990-2012. By using panel data techniques, findings show that increases in real per capita GDP have a positive and statistically significant effect on per...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJEMT/2016/26184

The Relationship between Human Capital and the Competitiveness of SMEs in Mexico City, Mexico

Maria Elena Camarena Adame & Maria Luisa Garcia Saavedra · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2016

The main purpose of this paper was to determine if a relationship between human capital and competitiveness in the SMES in Mexico City exists. To be able to determine the above the data collected in the first phase of this research and the correlation statistics tests were conduc...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJEMT/2016/26460

Bilateral Combined Retinal Vascular Occlusion: An Ocular Presentation in Central Nervous System Re-relapse of Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma

Amrita Chakrabarti, Priyanka Samal & Joydeep Chakrabartty · Ophthalmology Research: An International Journal · 2016

Aim: We describe an atypical case of central nervous system (CNS) involvement in non-Hodgkins lymphoma (NHL), presenting with ocular manifestations. Presentation: Here we present an extremely rare case of a 63 year old male with past history of relapsed NHL in remission with R-CH...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/OR/2016/26848

Sectoral Contribution to Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Growth Rate: A Study of Multicollinearity in Aggregated Time Series Data

Ikenna V. Ejiba & Olugbenga K. Omolade · Journal of Scientific Research and Reports · 2016

The study examined aggregated GDP time series data for the period 1991 – 2010 to analyze the contributions of each sector to Nigeria’s GDP growth; and observe deficiencies inherent in the use of Ordinary Least Square (OLS) technique in GDP studies. Secondary data was used for the...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JSRR/2016/26364

Kinematics Rods of Simulator-Hexapod

Victor Yaglinsky, Aimen Al-Obaydi, Genadi Kozeratsky & Nikolay Moskvichev · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2016

Purpose: To develop mathematical model of the kinematic parameters of motion rods of hexapod at the maneuver of type “pitch”. Methodology: The motion of hexapod platform was generated based on the pole translational equation of motion and rotational motion via angles of Euler-Kry...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJAST/2016/26274