Aims: The methods of renal replacement therapy influence highly the quality of life (QOL) of patients with chronic kidney disease. The present study aimed to evaluate and compare the QOL in patients undergoing hemodialysis (HD), peritoneal dialysis (PD) and kidney transplantation...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/17304
Aims: To determine normal peak bone mineral density (PBMD) values in a cohort of healthy Omanis. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of the study: in the Departments of Nuclear Medicine and Medicine at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital in Oman between 2012 and...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/17321
Background: The female condom remains the only female-initiated means of preventing both pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections, including HIV. Unfortunately uptake in the West and in some developing countries has been low thus precluding the realization of the dual benefi...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/17869
Defoliation severity and nitrogen fertilization trigger physiological and morphological responses in individual plants. The objective of this study was to evaluate the capacity of Aruana guinea grass to respond to severe defoliation and to determine whether nitrogen fertilization...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/17386
Aims: To assess the incidence and severity of viral and fungal diseases infecting pepper in some major producing areas in Ghana and to identify farmers’ agronomic practices that influence disease incidence and severity. Study Design: Descriptive survey involving household and fie...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/16830
The present study aimed to determine the effects of nitrogen fertilization on the chemical properties of Oxissol (Red Latosol), in an area cultivated with Brachiaria ruziziensis cv. Common where crop succession system was used (“safrinha” corn (second growing season) planted in s...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/17601
Aim: This study investigated the influence of applied zinc on the richness and distribution of Zn in the leaves and grain of Zn dense bean genotypes. Study Design: Treatments of this study were laid out in a completely randomised design (CRD), three replications, repeated three t...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/17144
In this work we are interested in evaluating the impact of nitrogen fertilizer urea on the roots of wheat Triticum durum. We followed the percentage of germination. Also biochemical parameters such as average water content, soluble sugar and average of chlorophyll content. The ma...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/16331
Aims: In silico analysis of publicly available set of expressed sequence tagged sites of Brassica oleracea (B. oleracea var. botrytis, B. oleracea var. capitata, B. oleracea var. italica and B. oleracea var. gemmifera) was carried out so as to remove redundancy. The assembled seq...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2015/11873
Aims: The aim of the study was to present the Arabian Gulf University (AGU) medical students physical activity and body mass index; and to provide recommendations for promoting physically active lifestyle among the students. Study Design and Place of Study: A cross sectional stud...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2015/17255
Aim: The objective of this study was to evaluate the growth and chemical analysis of two of Moringa oleifera and Moringa peregerina under three watering intervals. Place and Duration of Study: Field experiments were conducted for two consecutive seasons (2011\2012- 2012\2013) in...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2015/15954
B cells have an important role in immune system due to their role in positive and negative regulation of immune response. As positive regulators, B cells can give rise to antibody-producing plasma cells, are critical cellular adjuvants that facilitate optimal CD4+ T-cell activati...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2015/17458
Pietro Scicchitano, Michele Gesualdo, Santa Carbonara, Pasquale Palmiero, Pietro Nazzaro, Annapaola Zito, Gabriella Ricci, Luisa de Gennaro, Pasquale Caldarola, Francesca Cortese & Marco Matteo Ciccone·Cardiology and Angiology: An International Journal·2015
Arterial hypertension is the most common cardiovascular risk factor causing over 9 million deaths worldwide. Its treatment is crucial in preventing adverse outcomes, in reducing morbidity and mortality and related socio-economic impact of cardiovascular diseases. The European Soc...
Sorption Kinetics of monocrotophos in sandy soil was studied with the aim to establish its fate in the soil. The soil used was characterized with respect to soil pH, organic carbon, moisture, silt, clay and sand content. The sorption kinetic studies were carried out by observing...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/17495
Background: Thromboembolism can complicate Fontan surgery. There are few well designed studies in the literature to determine the epidemiology of thrombosis after Fontan. Methods: We report the experience of King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center- Jeddah, Kingdom o...