Aim: To determine the effect of tea polyphenols and methotrexate on viability and reactive oxygen species (ROS) in a naturally resistant breast cancer cell line MDA-MB-231. Methodology: MDA-MB-231 cells were selected as a model for methotrexate resistant breast cancer. Drug tests...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2015/14142
Aims: The study assessed the effects of different levels of cow manure application on above ground growth characteristics and herbage production of Brachiaria ruziziensis (Congo signal grass) in tropical sub-humid environment on arable land. The rationale behind being contribute...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/14709
Aim: To compare the effects of Botulnium Toxin A injection of hip adductor muscles (adductor longus and brevis) and gracilis muscle on motor function, balance and gait parameters of the children with diplegic cerebral palsy. Study Design: Prospective, randomized controlled study....
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/16313
The use of dumpsite soils as organic manure is wide spread in developing countries like Nigeria. This study investigates the concentration of some heavy metals in vegetables grown in a farm treated with dumpsite soils in Kuru Jantar, Nigeria. Soil samples and vegetables from the...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/14779
This paper recognises the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) reference to Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) as “Banks” and notes that this appellation connotes a meaning, which is liable to misinterpretation; hence, microfinance practice has been misconstrued and extended by some Nig...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2015/15107
Aims: Expanding mandibular arch for correcting transverse deficiency is a challenging problem in orthodontics. It is believed that mandibular symphyseal distraction osteogenesis (MSDO) is an attractive solution for this problem. The aim of the present study is to review available...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/16444
Aim: Zucker diabetic fatty (ZDF) rat is a type 2 diabetic model with hyperphagia, obesity, and the overt fat storage. The present study investigated effects of food restriction for 15 weeks on the fat distribution in ZDF rats. Methods: ZDF rats were pair-fed with Zucker Lean (ZL)...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/17016
Aims: A wide variety of lung pathologies are associated with pulmonary neuroendocrine cell hyperplasia (PNECH). Presentation of Case: We report two patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD), severe persistent bronchospasm not responding to conventional therapy, and raised chr...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/15655
Aims: To describe a rare case of malignant fibrous histiocytoma at an unusual age of sixteen (16) years. Also to sensitize the medical community to the need for thorough evaluation of an opaque hemithorax and to describe the imaging features of this rare neoplastic disease. Prese...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/16463
Aim: To investigate the role of iron status in cervical carcinogenesis through its involvement in the Haber-Weis and Fenton reactions serving as a pathway to carcinogenesis and using 8-oxo-7, 8-dihydro-2’-deoxyguanosine (8-oxodG) as a marker of DNA oxidation in a population where...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/16403
Atrial fibrillation is considered the most common sustained arrhythmia worldwide, especially in geriatric population and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Arterial embolization is the most serious complication of atrial fibrillation. Vitamin K antagonists we...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/16462
Background: The prevalence of Early Childhood Caries (ECC) in Peruvian children is very high especially in sub-urban areas. The dental profession is unable to solve this problem alone. Nurses have close contact with mothers and young children through the mother-and-child health c...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/16346
Objective: Patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) associated with neuropsychological deficits and altered quality of life. This study aimed to assess cognitive functions, quality of life (QOL), and mood changes in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Methods: This st...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/9867
Aims: The precise changes in postures of each part of the spine of primigravid women are still ambiguous. This study aimed to find out the spinal curvature and pelvic tilt changes during the first pregnancy. Study Design: Observational longitudinal study (Cohort study). Place and...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/16730
Aim: The present investigation was aimed at assessing the antiproliferative and apoptotic potential of the hydroalcoholic extract of X. strumarium on HeLa cell line. Study Design: Antitumour activity of Xanthium strumarium was checked by testing against cultured HeLa cells. Place...
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Research Article10.9734/JCTI/2015/15519