Aims: Dynamic joint stiffness (DJS) is used as a joint stability indicator. The objective of the present study is to verify the influence of footedness in ankle joint stability during the gait stance phase. Study Design: Comparative study. Place and Duration of Study: MovLab/ CIC...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/14745
Alphonsine Bilonda Mpiana, Emmanuel Kabengele Mpinga, Jean Christophe Bukasa Tshilonda, Philippe Chastonay, Médard Ilunga wa Kyhi, Ngoyi K. Zacharie Bukonda & Tshimungu Kandolo·International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health·2014
Aims: Our study is aimed at determining the risk factors of Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT) in Mbuji Mayi, Eastern Kasai Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Study Design: We used a case-control design with a ratio of 2 controls for every HAT case. Place and Duration o...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2015/14182
Technology has the potential to extend the boundaries of collective intelligence. However, there are also some negatives associated with technology. This research explored the extent and forms of cyber-bullying in Zimbabwean schools. It was a mixed method survey of a purposive sa...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/12508
Background: In the absence of an effective vaccine and cure for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), testing and counseling for HIV remains an important intervention in the control of the infection. However, utilization of this service in Ghana is very low especially among men. Th...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2015/14198
This paper investigated the effect of moisture management treatment on the UV protection effect of cotton knitted fabric with different structures. UV measurement was carried out using a spectrophotometer in accordance with standard testing method and the results revealed that mo...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/13947
Background: Infectious diseases are the worst problem in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. The Nupe ethnic group from Nigeria has been using the leaves of Abrus precatorius for treatment of malaria and various forms of cancers. However studies have shown that the pla...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2015/13683
Improvement of biogas production from Pumpkin (Telfairia occidentalis) stalk waste through its blending with cow dung and alkaline sodium hydroxide pretreatment was investigated. Untreated pumpkin stalk waste (Un-PST) acted as the control. Initial verification carried out using t...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/10838
Background: Diagnosis of pyoderma is clinical and antibiotic therapy in low resource setting is largely empirical. At MRRH Skin clinic repetitive visits by some patients with pyoderma led to speculation of antibiotic resistance. This indicated a need to survey the bacterial aetio...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2015/12294
In this paper, we consider an almost periodic discrete multispecies Lotka-Volterra competition predator-prey system. By the almost periodicity, sufficient conditions which guarantee the existence of a unique globally attractive almost periodic solution are obtained. An suitable e...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/14332
Aim: We investigated all malaria symptomatic patients with microscopy-negative results during a peak malaria transmission season to ascertain the need for presumptive treatment of malaria among these patients. Justification: Due to improved malaria control measures, the administr...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2015/14415
Aim: The levels of some anti-nutritional factors of some common indigenous wild fruits were assessed in order to determine their safety, since these fruits are widely eaten by the indigenes. Study Design: Five samples each of Chrysophyllum albidum (White Star Apple or Local Cherr...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/13899
Background: Helminth infections are widely spread around the world and constitute a major public health problem. They present one of the most common parasitic infections worldwide with a greater proportion occurring in the less developed areas of the world like Sub-Saharan Africa...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2015/14579
Aims: To determine the distribution of battery life for batteries that often are used to power smoke alarms. Place and Duration of Study: Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, Calverton Maryland, USA, between June 2007 and September 2009. Methodology: We recorded the lif...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/13776
Introduction: Male live births occur slightly in excess of female live births at a ratio of approximately 0.515 (male/total births). Stress has been shown to reduce M/F, including stress engendered by contracting economies. This study was carried out in order to ascertain whether...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2015/13450
Aim: The study explored the community stakeholders’ perceptions in teenage pregnancy prevention and also identified current teenage pregnancy intervention programmes in a typical South African township. Methods: The study was contextual with an exploratory strategy. The research...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/13727