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Epidemiology of Coccidian Parasites in HIV Patients of Northern Uganda

Isaac Echoru, Lule Herman, Lisa Micheni, Mulkah O. Ajagun-Ogunleye, Muhamudu Kalange & Keneth Iceland Kasozi · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2015

Aim: The epidemiology of coccidian parasites in HIV patients of sub-sahara Africa is poorly understood. This study aimed at determining the epidemiology of coccidian parasites and their associated risk factors. This was a cross sectional study carried out in Arua district in West...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2015/15959

Chronic Low-dose Step-up Protocol in Treating Women with Unexplained Infertility: (37.5 Units Versus 75 Units of Follitropin Alpha as the Initial Dose)

Ibrahim Polat, Gonca Yetkin Yildirim, Eser S. Ozyurek, Vuslat Lale Bakir, Ali Ekiz, Deniz Acar & Merve Aldıkactioglu Talmac · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2015

Aims: To compare the treatment outcome of the 37.5 Units/day follitropin-alpha (Study Group) with 75 Units/day (Control Group) as the initial dose for chronic low-dose step-up ovulation induction for unexplained infertile, non-PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome) women. Methodology...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2015/17266

Clinico-Demographic Indicators of Depression among Infertile Women in a Tertiary Health Institution in Awka, South East Nigeria

L. C. Ikeako, O. Iteke, H. U. Ezegwui & T. C. Okeke · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2015

Background: Infertility is a phenomenon which influences all lifestyle aspects of a couple and has cultural, social, legal and especially psychological consequences. Depression is a common consequence of infertility and its impact can be devastating to the infertile persons and t...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2015/16302

Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting by Different Categories of Healthcare Workers in Nnewi, Nigeria: Awareness, Knowledge and Attitudes

Amaka Y. Ezeuko, Uzo E. Ebenebe, Chinomnso C. Nnebue & Okechukwu O. Ndu · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2015

Aim: To determine the level of awareness, knowledge and attitudes among health workers in different settings of health care in Nnewi, Nigeria towards the reporting of adverse drug reactions (ADRs). Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study of 372 health workers in different he...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2015/17183

Access Control Model for an Electronic Master Plan Maintenance Web-based GIS

O. I. Zhukovsky, Yu. B. Gritsenko, P. V. Senchenko & M. M. Milikhin · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2015

Aims: The article is dedicated to give an assessment of the applicability of the popular access control models for designing the information security subsystem of an electronic master plan (EMP) web-based geographic information system. An overview of access control models used fo...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJAST/2015/16844

Study on Synthesis of Star Poly(ε-caprolactone)-b-polylysine Copolymer, Characterization and Its Micelles’ Properties

Shao He-Wei, Xue Rong, Zeng Yong-Jun, Zhao Qian, Zhang Shi-Yu, Han Xiao-Yan & Zhang Yi · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2015

Four-armed star poly (ε-caprolactone) (PCL) terminated with carboxy group was prepared by two-step reaction. The carboxy group of star PCL was activated and chemically conjugated to the amine group of PLL (polylysine) to produce sPCL-b-PLL copolymer. The structure of final produc...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJAST/2015/17180

An Effective Tool: Numerical Solutions by Legendre Polynomials for High-order Linear Complex Differential Equations

Faruk Düşünceli & Ercan Çelik · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2015

In this paper, Legendre polynomials was used to get numerical solution of high-order linear complex differential equations in a circular domain. The solutions in the form of power series were obtained. The method was applied on three test problems. Obtained results demonstrated i...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJAST/2015/16690

Retracted: Bioenergetics of Human Cancer Cells and Normal Cells during Proliferation and Differentiation

Nina A. Mikirova · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2015

Cancer cells are known to have different metabolic properties than normal cells, particularly their tendency to undergo glycolysis even under aerobic favoring conditions. This has created interest in how mitochondrial function in tumor cells may differ from that in normal cells....

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2015/17113

Determination of the Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) of Hydrothermal Pretreated Hay Samples

K. Dölle & F. Wagmüller · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2015

Energy production is one of the significant challenges our world will face in the future. The utilization of fuels originating from plants as an alternative energy source will impact fossil fuel utilization and energy production. This research focuses on the hydrothermal treatmen...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJAST/2015/16536

Growth and Phytohormones Production by Thermophilic Aspergillus fumigatus 2 and Thermotolerant Aspergillus terreus 8 Strains in Salt Stress

Mokhichekhra A. Pattaeva & Bakhtiyor A. Rasulov · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2015

Few investigations have been made the biodiversity and biological properties of fungi in natural high salt and thermal environments. Halophilic and thermophilic fungi belong to extremophiles, which can survive in salt-affected habitats. Thermophilic and thermotolerant fungi are l...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJAST/2015/12292

Correlation Effect of the Van-der-Waals and Intramolecular Forces for the Nucleotide Chain - Metallic Nanoparticles Binding in a Carbon Nanotube Matrix of Periodic Boundaries

M. A. Khusenov, E. B. Dushanov & Kh. T. Kholmurodov · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2015

Using molecular dynamics simulation method we investigated the correlation effects between the weak Van der Waals forces and intramolecular vibrations for the molecular system consisting of a small nucleotide chain, gold nanoparticles and carbon nanotube with periodic boundaries....

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJAST/2015/16619

A Combined Genetic Algorithms-local Search Engine (GAs–LCE) in Constrained Nonlinear Programming

Faiz A. El-Qorashy, Hossam A. Nabwey & A. A. Mousa · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2015

Evolutionary optimization provides robust and efficient techniques for solving complex real-world problems. The aim of this paper is to present an enhanced evolutionary algorithm for solving constraint nonlinear programming problems NLPPs, which based on concept of co-evolution a...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJAST/2015/17059

Analysis of Xenopus laevis RECK and Its Relationship to Other Vertebrate RECK Sequences

Jessica A. Willson, Michelle A. Nieuwesteeg, Mario Cepeda & Sashko Damjanovski · Journal of Scientific Research and Reports · 2015

Aims: Reversion-inducing cysteine-rich protein with Kazal motifs (RECK) is a membrane-anchored protein that regulates cell migration by both inhibiting matrix metalloproteinases and modulating cellular pathways. Our study is the first to clone and examine the expression pattern o...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JSRR/2015/17044

The Effect of Gongronema latifolium Leaf Extract on Blood Biochemical Assay in Diabetic Rats

Effiong Grace Sylvester, Eshiet Unyime Israel & Ajibola Dorcas Olajumoke · Journal of Scientific Research and Reports · 2015

Gongronema latifolium (GL) is used extensively in the indigenous system of medicine as an anti-diabetic agent. Hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic activities of Gongronema latifolium extract in Type 2 diabetic rat models were evaluated using standard analytical methods while Blood was...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JSRR/2015/15891