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Prevalence and Determinants of Common Fears in Children and Their Socio-Demographic Characteristic

Abdulbari Bener, Elnour E. Dafeeah & Suhaila Ghuloum · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2015

Objective: Most children experience some degree of fear during their development. Excessive fears can create serious obstacles to children. The aim of this study was to identify the most common fears in a sample of children and adolescents and examine the socio-demographic correl...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2016/22552

Phytochemical Screening, Total Phenolic and Antioxidant Activity of Crude and Fractionated Extracts of Cynomorium coccineum Growing in Saudi Arabia

Jehan Al-humaidi · European Journal of Medicinal Plants · 2015

Aim: This study was carried out to determine the Total phenolic and antioxidant activity of crude and fractionated extracts of Cynomorium coccineum growing wild in Saudi Arabia. Methodology: Phytochemical analysis of the different extracts obtained from C. coccineum was carried o...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJMP/2016/18820

Phytochemical Composition and Larvicidal Activity of Ocimum canum (L.) Essential Oil against Anopheles gambiae (Diptera: Culicidae)

Shola K. Babatunde, Racheal M. Adedayo, Elizabeth A. Ajiboye, Sunday Ojo & Israel B. Ajuwon · European Journal of Medicinal Plants · 2015

Background: Malaria is a serious health problem in many countries of the world especially sub-Saharan African. Anopheles mosquito which is the vector of this disease has developed resistance against synthetic pyrethroids which are the main stay of insecticide treated bed nets. Th...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJMP/2016/21673

The Effect of Manna on Blood Bilirubin Level in Neonates with Hyperbilirubinemia and Identification of Its Constitutes

Mohammad Rahimi-Madiseh, Majid Hamidi, Soleiman Kheiry, Abdolreza Rezaeian-Ramesheh & Mahmoud Rafieian-kopaei · European Journal of Medicinal Plants · 2015

Background: Hyperbilirubinemia is the most common problems in 60% of term infants and 80% of preterm infants. In the case of severe indirect hyperbilirubinemia, it can cause neurotoxic disorders, however, the direct hyperbilirubinemia is considered as severe or systemic problems...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJMP/2016/21909

Analysis of Namibian Fishing Product Export Prospects and Diversification: Gravity Model Approach

M. Y. Teweldemedhin & B. Chiripanhura · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2015

This study endeavoured to analyse Namibian fish export prospects and level of diversification through using a Gravity Model Approach on cross-sectional data, specifically testing whether a Random Effect or a Fixed Effect Model better suits the model. The B1 dummy variable for loc...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJEMT/2016/20305

A Study on the Phytochemical Analysis, Silver Nanoparticle Synthesis and Antibacterial Activity from Seed Extract of Areca catechu L.

P. Rama Bhat, V. H. Savitri, P. G. Laxmi & E. P. Jenitta · International Journal of Biochemistry Research & Review · 2015

The present study was carried out to screen phytochemicals like carbohydrates, terpenoids, resins, saponins, tannins and alkaloids in the seed extract of Areca catechu by standard protocols and antibacterial activities of seed extract as well as silver nanoparticles prepared from...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IJBCRR/2016/21864

System Model of a Technical Level of Rolling Bearings

Sergiy Gutyrya, Victor Yaglinskiy & Anatoly Gaydamaka · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2015

Purpose: To develop system hierarchical model of a technical level of rolling bearings, to prove efficiency of the modernization of standard designs providing increase of operational characteristics of axle boxes of railway transport. Methodology: The hierarchy of structure and f...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJAST/2016/20747

Prevalence of HIV Infection among Blood Donors at a Tertiary Care Centre in Gwalior, India

Dharmesh Chandra Sharma, Arun Jain, Poonam Woike, Sunita Rai, Lokesh Tripathi, Savita Bharat & Rajesh Gaur · International Blood Research & Reviews · 2015

Background: Transfusion Transmitted Infections (TTIs) threaten safety of the recipients and the community as a whole and are the subject of real concern worldwide. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) causes Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) which can affect people of any a...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IBRR/2015/21631

Comparative Profit Analysis of Rice Production Enterprise among Farmers in Anambra and Ebonyi States, Nigeria

H. U. Nwalieji · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2015

The study compared profitability of rice production enterprise among farmers in Anambra and Ebonyi States, Nigeria. The population of the study included all rice farmers in the two states. A multistage sampling technique in combination of purposive and simple random sampling tech...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAEES/2016/22251

Evaluation of Zeolite Based Nitrogen Nano-fertilizers on Maize Growth, Yield and Quality on Inceptisols and Alfisols

A. Manikandan & K. S. Subramanian · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2015

Nano-fertilizer technology is designed to deliver nutrients in a regulated pattern in correspondence with the crop demand thereby nutrient use efficiency can be improved without associated ill-effects. This present study hypothesize that nano-zeolite possesses extensive surface a...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IJPSS/2016/22103

MicroRNA Memory II: A Novel Scoring Integration Model for Prediction of Human Disease by MicroRNA/MicroRNA Quantum Multi-Interaction

Tatsunori Osone, Masaru Yoshikawa & Yoichi R. Fujii · Journal of Advances in Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences · 2015

Aims: To further investigate quantum characters of the microRNA (miRNA) gene as the disease memory device, we calculated neo-score tool for miRNA/miRNA multi-interaction. Since the potential miRNA/target interaction is not one-to-one correspondence; therefore, the network of miRN...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JAMPS/2016/22095

An Evaluation of Meningitis Surveillance in Northern Ghana

Paschal Awingura Apanga & John Koku Awoonor-Williams · International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health · 2015

Introduction: Public health surveillance is a key strategy in controlling and preventing meningitis outbreaks especially in northern Ghana which continues to suffer yearly focal outbreaks. The aim of this study was to evaluate the performance of the meningitis surveillance system...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IJTDH/2016/22489

A Survey on Medicinal Plant Usage by Folk Medicinal Practitioners in Different Villages at Nalitabari Upazilla, Sherpur District, Bangladesh

Aysha Ferdoushi, Shahin Mahmud, Md. Masud Rana, Md. Shariful Islam, Abu Saim Al Salauddin & Mohammed Farhad Hossain · European Journal of Medicinal Plants · 2015

Medicinal plants are an important and often the only component in the formulations used by the folk medicinal practitioners of Bangladesh for treatment of various ailments. Folk medicinal practitioners, well known as Kavirajes, form the primary line of health-care among a substan...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJMP/2016/19012

The Patients Infected with Helicobacter pylori are Susceptible to Idiopathic Chronic Uritcaria

Sami F. Abdalla, Zienab Fageery & Bakri Alagraa · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2015

Chronic Idiopathic Urticaria (CIU) manifested by weal eruptions of unknown cause lasting for more than six  weeks induced by histamine hyper-secretion  due to immunological and non-immunological factors. Hernando-Harder et al. [1] as many other studies supported the possibility o...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BMRJ/2016/17664