Talita Lemos Paulino, Marina Neto Rafael, Rosangela da Silva, Elisangela Calheiro dos Santos-Valente, Fabíola Isabel Suano de Souza, Roseli Oselka Saccardo Sarni & Beatriz Tavares Costa-Carvalho·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2015
Some of the recognized actions of vitamin D include immunological effects such as keeping tolerance and to promote protective immunity. These functions are related to the blocking of B cell differentiation and immunoglobulin secretion as well as decreased production of inflammato...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/17469
Exposure to high altitude imposes significant strain on cardiopulmonary system and the brain. As a consequence, sojourners to high altitude frequently experience sleep disturbances, often reporting restless and sleepless nights. At altitudes above 3,000 meters (9,800 ft) almost a...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/17501
Cleopatra C. Nacopoulos, Ismene Dontas, Efstathios Chronopoulos, Lubna Khaldi, Anna Maria Vesala, Ioannis K. Triantafyllopoulos & Nikolaos Papaioannou·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2015
Objective: Growth factors have been applied in maxillary sinus augmentation with clinically successful results. The purpose of this article is to evaluate the effectiveness of growth factors in combination with various synthetic scaffolds. Methods and Materials: A systematic revi...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/15613
Said Zantar, Driss El Garrouj, Rafael Pagán, Mohammed Chabi, Amin Laglaoui, Mohammed Bakkali & Mounir Hassani Zerrouk·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2015
Aims: This work aims to study the effect of the harvest time (pre-flowering and full-flowering) on the yield, chemical composition, antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of Thymus vulgaris and Mentha pulegium essential oils (EOs). Study Design: Leaves and flowers from each per...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2015/17513
Objective: Investigations were carried out to evaluate the therapeutic potentials of extract of Vernonia calvoana as herbal medicines. Methods: In this study, the hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic potentials of extract of Vernonia calvoana was evaluated by using normal and alloxan-i...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2015/16058
The understanding of the educational environment is vital for the success of the learners and the course—especially in an online setting. Numerous interconnected elements exist which influence the experience of a learner. By analyzing and deconstructing seven specific terms (comm...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/16876
Aims: To test cognitive sex differences in a visual tracking task. We hypothesize that males show a bias for bottom-up strategy during the tracking task, while females use more of a top down strategy during tracking. Study Design: Cognitive sex differences typically favor males i...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/16900
Aim: NSAIDs is among the commonly used drug in the management of disease conditions. The study carried out comparative assessment of gastric tolerability, antipyrectic and anti inflammatory effect of diclofenac, ibuprofen and nimesulide in rats. Methods: The rats were randomly di...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2015/17037
Feryal Karaca, Cigdem Usul Afsar, Fatma Sert, SebnemIzmir Guner, Vehbi Ercolak, Erkut Erkurt & Candas Tunali·International Blood Research & Reviews·2015
Introduction: Non-hepatosplenic Extramedullary Hematopoiesis (NHEMH) is seen as a compensation mechanism in the patients with hematologic dysfunction. Thalassemia is an autosomal recessive hematologic disorder. The tissue involvement is seen very rarely in thalasemia major. Case:...
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Research Article10.9734/IBRR/2015/17235
Background: Incorrect blood sample volume-anticoagulant ratio has been the cause of both haematological and immunological errors especially when K3 EDTA-containing blood collection tubes were used. Lower whole blood sample volumes collected into 4.0 millilitres spray-dried K2 EDT...
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Research Article10.9734/IBRR/2015/16338
We previously discussed as the warming of Australia evidenced by the Australian Climate Observations Reference Network (ACORN) data set is artificially created by the arbitrary correction of the truly measured temperatures making cooler the temperatures of the past [1-4]. Gillham...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2015/17270
In this study long range interaction coupling Ising spin-glass systems with () are considered. Monte Carlo approach of the critical behavior is presented and also in presence of diverging thermodynamical fluctuations at the critical point the behavior of the model is shown to be...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2015/16087
This research was to determine geotechnical and geochemical characteristics of soil around Oke diya dumpsite in Sagamu Southwestern Nigeria. Five soil samples were collected within dumpsite at depth of 0-20 cm to determine their engineering properties in accordance with the Briti...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2015/14261
Aims/ Objectives: We have studied the nonlinear wave propagation in an unmagnetized plasma system containing initialy cold viscous ion fluids and nonextensive electron fluids with nonplanar geometry. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Electronics and Communications Engine...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2015/13086
Introduction: The clinical picture of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis is characterized not only by a variety of neurological signs, but also by disorders of higher cortical functions. Disorders of higher cognitive functions often remain undetected during routine examination...
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Research Article10.9734/INDJ/2015/15286