Aims: This paper is an elaborate and quantitative attempt to construct medically applicable mathematical models and derive criteria for efficacious Highly Active Anti-Retroviral Therapy (HAART) protocol for an AIDS patient. The patho-physiological dynamics of Human Immuno-deficie...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2015/11394
Irina I. Rudneva, Dmitri A. Boldyrev, Ekaterina N. Skuratovskaya & Andrei V. Zav’yalov·Advances in Research·2014
Aims: The aim of the present study was to detect the level of three heavy metals cooper, zinc and lead in tissues of commercial fish species anchovy Engraulis encrasicolus in six regions of Crimean coastal waters (Black Sea and Azov Sea), and to compare them with the...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/10756
Ali Fattahi, Heydar Sadeghi, Mahdi Rezaei & Mohsen Einanloo·Advances in Research·2014
Warm-up exercises are necessary before performing of explosive movement in any sporting event especially to improve performance as well as injury prevention in forceful jumping. The aim of this study was to compare effects of routine static stretch and newly dynamic movement as w...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/13895
Cesar P. Canales, Paola Krall, Pamela Kairath, Irene C. Perez, Miryam A. Fragoso, Paulina Carmona-Mora, Phillip Ruiz, Jochen Reiser, Juan I. Young & Katherina Walz·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2014
Rationale: Mutations in Transient Receptor Potential Channel 6 (TRPC6) gene are associated with autosomal dominant focal and segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS). The majority of the identified mutations affect the ion channel function. Since calcium channels are promising candida...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/12493
Background: Understanding prescribing pattern of antimicrobials in postoperative period will provide data pertaining to efficacy of prophylaxis during post surgical period and economic burden faced by patients. This data will help local authorities formulate practical guidelines...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/11259
Aims: Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is a chronic infectious and contagious zoonotic disease of domestic, wild animals and humans. The disease occurs in a wide range of mammalian species and therefore, poses a public health threat. It also results in considerable economic losses in li...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/11650
Aims: Inheritance of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is still a controversy. Our study aims to analyze the family history of PCOS features and related metabolic disturbances including the male members to determine the mode of their inheritance. Study Design: A cross sectional st...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/13461
Aim: The study was conducted to assess the knowledge and perception of probiotics among medical science students and practitioners in Lagos state. Study Design: This is a questionnaire based survey. Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted in Lagos state which is loca...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/13676
In order to clarify contribution of the mugineic acid family of phytosiderophores (MAs) to the iron (Fe) nutrient utilization for the survival of grasses grown in sodic soils, the secretion of MAs from the roots of Puccinellia chinampoensis Ohwi (P. chinampoensis), one of the sod...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/13640
This study used the soil management assessment framework (SMAF) to evaluate the quality of wastewater irrigated soils in urban Kano, Nigeria in the dry season of 2012. Three sites each on Challawa and Jakara rivers receiving industrial and domestic wastewaters respectively were s...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/13472
In this paper we have obtained vacuum solutions of the plane symmetric space-time in ƒ(R) gravity. The general solutions of the field equations of plane symmetric space-time have been obtained under the assumption of special form of deceleration parameter. The physical and geomet...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2015/13999
Aim: In the present work, we have studied the effect of L ascorbic acid (LAA) on the regeneration of plants from different families cultured in vitro. Study Design: Plants belonging to three different families are cultured in Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium with and without 1µg/m...
Jurandy Mauro Penitente-Filho, Erly Carrascal, Fabrício Albani Oliveira, Adriana Moreira Zolini, Carlos Tiago Oliveira, Ítalo Augusto Costa Soares & Ciro Alexandre Alves Torres·Biotechnology Journal International·2014
Influence of Dominant Follicle and Corpus luteum on Recovery of Good Quality Oocytes for In vitro Embryo Production in Cattle The quality of oocytes is more critical for the success of bovine in vitro embryo production (IVP) than the conditions of in vitro culture of these struct...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2014/13829
Effects of Methanolic Extract of Dioclea reflexa Hook F Seed on some Haematological and Kidney Function Parameters in Rats following Single or Repeated Carbon Tetrachloride Intoxication Objective: To investigate the effect of methanolic extract of Dioclea reflexa Hook F seed on m...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2014/13836
Low frequency electromagnetic fields (LF-EMFs) which can be generated from homes and workplaces appliances can lead to alteration in oncogenes causing cancer diseases such as leukemia, nervous system tumors, lymphoma and breast cancer. To investigate the effect of LF-EMFs on c-my...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2014/14106