Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a significant health problem around the world and may cause serious morbidity and mortality. The most common transmission routes are parenteral, sexual, perinatal and horizontal way. Identification of the risk factors for viral hepatitis trans...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/20195
Aims: Doppler echocardiography is the gold standard for the diagnosis of intrapulmonary shunt (IPS) and screening for portopulmonary hypertension in chronic liver disease (CLD). Echocardiography has become fundamental to the diagnosis of cirrhotic cardiomyopathy in the last decad...
Aim: This study was conceived for the purpose of evaluating dermal toxicity potentials of extracts from S. glaucescens which is known for many traditional application in human and animals including healing wounds, boils, HIV, worms and application on the swollen lymph nodes of ca...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2015/20763
Ryan da Silva Ramos, Alex Bruno Lobato Rodrigues, Raimundo Nonato Picanço Souto & Sheylla Susan Moreira da Silva de Almeida·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2015
Aims: The purpose of this research was to accomplish chemical study, antioxidant analysis and evaluation of the larvicidal potential against Aedes aegypti larvae of essential oil from the leaves of O. basilicum Linn. Location of the Study: Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry Laborat...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/18230
The ultimate goal of the treatment of wounds is to restore the damaged skin both structurally and functionally to its original state. Conventional treatment of chronic wounds does not seem to work in several cases, so it is necessary to develop different strategies. Recent resear...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/21382
Aims: In this study, the probable relationships between the types and factors of the Five Factor Model of Personality (FFM), which is a contemporary personality model, and the Nine Types Temperament Model (NTTM), which is a new temperament model, were investigated. Separately, th...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/20303
Aim: To evaluate the Opportunistic Infection/Anti-Retro-Viral Therapy program at a Referral health facility in Zimbabwe. Methods: This was a descriptive cross sectional study using the logic framework evaluation method from August 2012 to July 2013. Key informant interviews, pati...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/19767
Aims: Sustaining a family farm business for multiple generations is a great concern for many farm families. The transfer of managerial control in family farm businesses often takes place separately from the transfer of farm ownership. This article identifies variables affecting t...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/20808
Aims: To study the phenotypic diversity of 25 forage and 45 grain sorghum genotypes for dual purpose as food and feed and to identify traits that might contribute to genetic improvement. Study Design: A 7 × 10 alpha lattice design was used with two replications at two sites. Plac...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/20577
Aim: To investigate cost efficiency and its determinants on New Rice for Africa (NERICA) farms in Ghana whilst accounting for the non-usage of fertilizer and herbicides by some farmers. Study Design: Cross sectional. Place and Duration of Study: Kpando, Hohoe and Kadjebi District...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/19866
S. aureus and S. epidermidis are common pathogens in biofilm related infections of indwelling medical devices. Aim: The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy of vancomycin and clindamycin alone and in-combination with hamamelitannin as a quorum sensing inhibitor in preven...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/15477
Kouakou Tanoh Hilaire, Bolou-Bi Bolou Antoine, Soko Dago Faustin, Coulibaly Souleymane, Kouakou Kouakou Laurent, Koné Tchoa & Kone Daouda·Microbiology Research Journal International·2015
Evaluation of the antagonistic activity of some Trichoderma species by direct confrontation method was used in this study. The mycoparasitism inhibitory effects of Trichoderma species on the growth of the causal agent of cotton Fusarium wilt (Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/20518
Aim: This study was aimed to figure out the prevalence of HBV genotypes among population in Pakistan. The areas which were not explored previously were studied in this research with special emphasis on finding out the new strains and sub genotypes of HBV. The genotypes were furth...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/19015
Asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) is a common finding, but there is a considerable controversy about the appropriate management of bacteriuria. ASB was found to be three times higher in patients with diabetes, especially in women when compared to non-diabetic counterpart. Asymptomat...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/20800
Background: Superficial fungal infections are among the most common skin diseases, affecting millions of people throughout the world. These infections, which occur in both healthy and immunocompromised persons, are caused by dermatophytes, yeasts ...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/21634