Introduction: Ultrasonography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) serves as the most prominent adjunct imaging modality to mammography. Ultrasound (US) is cheap, non-invasive and widely available in healthcare centres in Ghana but often used for obstetrics and gynaecological inv...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/19056
Introduction/Aim: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) in children is now a global health problem, and obstructive uropathy plays a major causative role. Reports however indicate limited CKD knowledge and awareness among caregivers which may be a draw-back in ‘preventive nephrology’. Th...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/19165
Aim: Literature data on the anxiety levels and pain perception during punch biopsy are lacking. Thus, the aim of the present study is to evalute the anxiety levels and pain perception during punch biopsy. Study Design: This is a prospective, single-center pilot study conducted wi...
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Research Article10.9734/INDJ/2015/19500
Effects of salic conditions on soil properties under a given land use type and the methods for reclamation has not received the desired research attention in Nigeria. Understanding of how soil properties and crop yield respond to the influence of salic conditions is needed for em...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/17187
Background: It has been established that diabetes mellitus occurs frequently among psychiatric patients; however, little is known about diabetes mellitus among psychotropic drug naive patients with psychiatric disorders in Nigeria. Objectives: This is to determine the prevalence...
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Research Article10.9734/INDJ/2015/16918
Aim: There is a huge treatment gap for schizophrenia in low and middle income countries. Mental health literacy is a pre-requisite for prompt and appropriate help-seeking for schizophrenia. The current study assessed mental health literacy about schizophrenia in a sample of secon...
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Research Article10.9734/INDJ/2015/19296
The recent widespread concern in human health due to the consumption of food product of animal origin has necessitated the need to monitor the level of heavy metal in animal tissues. This study was undertaken to evaluate the concentrations of heavy metals (Cu, Zn, Co, Cd, and Pb)...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/17012
Aims: Considering that diet is a potential factor contributing to the development of Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) and it is increasingly prevalent among population worldwide, the aim of the present study was to correlate dietary patterns with MetS and its main risk factors in adults...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/14973
An operator A is called n-normal operator if AnA* =A*An and n-quasi-normal operator if AnA*A =A*AAn . In this paper we characterize the essential isometry, essential co-isometry n-normal and n-quasi-normal composite multiplication operator on L2 -Spaces under certain conditions.
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/18661
Integrins are mechanoreceptors and mediate mechanotransduction by transferring forces into focal adhesions. Osteoclastogenesis starts with adhesion to the bone matrix, leading to cytoskeleton reorganization that is important for osteoclast polarization and migration. However, the...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/19544
Aims: Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is one of the evidence-based treatments for depression. However, some patients high in self-criticism do not respond to CBT. Compassion-focused therapy (CFT) is featured in treating self-criticism and shame, and some trials have reported...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/19206
Objective: We aimed to determine whether the variability in surveillance strategies after curative-intent primary treatment of ovarian cancer is related to practitioner age. Materials and Methods: The 943 members of The Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO) were surveyed by conve...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/16127
Aim: To investigate relationship between serum TSH and lipid parameters in subjects with different levels of TSH. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Clinical Biochemistry Department of Kasturba Medical College, Hospital Mangalore, between January 20...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/18858
Background: Natriuretic peptides have a vast array of different actions at numerous sites throughout the human body. There have been rapid advances in understanding their mechanism of action in recent years and this review aimed to collate all available information on this field...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/19325
Loan portfolio is the largest asset and the biggest source of income for banks; consequently, most banks advance huge portions of financial resources as loans to clients. Despite the stringent evaluation and monitoring strategies put in place by banks to ensure repayment of loans...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2015/19268