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Vitamin D Status in Moroccan Patients with Pemphigus

M. Bouaddi, I. Bouaddi, K. Jouid, H. Benzzi, R. Abouqal, F. Allali, N. Hajjaj-Hassouni & B. Hassam · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2014

Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the vitamin D status and the factors that may influence this vitamin in Moroccan patients with pemphigus. Study Design: case-control study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Dermatology at the University Hospital of Rabat-Sa...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2015/5596

Evaluation of the Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of the Use of Insecticide- Treated Nets (ITNs) in Aba, Nigeria

O. R. Ezeigbo, M. C. Osuagwu, Z. O. Ibegbulem & N. G. Agomoh · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2014

Background: Over the past decade, significant gains have been made in the implementation of malaria preventive measures in sub-Saharan Africa, including the distribution of insecticide treated nets (ITNs). These have been shown to cause a reduction in the incidence of malaria and...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2015/11510

Low Concentration DMSO Stimulates Cell Growth and In vitro Transformation of Human Multiple Myeloma Cells

Jianguo Wen, Yijiu Tong & Youli Zu · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2014

Aims: To evaluate the effect of Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) on multiple myeloma (MM) cells. Study Design: Experimental study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Pathology and Genomic Medicine, the Methodist Hospital, Cancer Pathology Lab, the Methodist Hospital Research Ins...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2015/5276

Mechanical Ventilation in Neonates: Experience at a Tertiary Care Center in Eastern Nepal

Basant K. Shah, Gauri Shankar Shah & Om Prakash Mishra · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2014

Aims: To study the diagnoses and survival of neonates receiving mechanical ventilation. Study Design: Prospective observational study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine; B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal, from Fe...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2015/8207

Simultaneous Bilateral Anterior Inguinal Herniorrhaphy with Polypropylene Mesh Application and Open Prostatectomy

Nourizadeh Davoud, Amjadi Mohsen, Joodi Javad & Jabbari Abbas · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2014

Aims: Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) are common in aging men. Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) develops with advancing age. The incidence of inguinal hernia also increases with age. A significant number of elderly men with symptoms of BPH have inguinal hernia at the same t...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2015/11930

Risk Factors of Coronary Artery Disease in Palestinian Patients Undergoing Coronary Angiography: A Case–Control Study

Ashraf Eljedi & Mohammed Mushtaha · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2014

Aims: To identify the most significant risk factors of coronary artery disease (CAD) in Palestinian patients undergoing coronary angiography. Study Design: A retrospective case control design. Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted in the only two cardiac catheteriz...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2015/12348

Self Esteem among Adolescents in Nigerian Secondary Schools: A Neglected Issue

Josephat M. Chinawa, Herbert A. Obu, Pius C. Manyike, Ikechukwu E. Obi, Odetunde O. Isreal & Awoere T. Chinawa · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2014

Background: Self esteem among adolescents is a neglected issue in pediatrics, especially in this part of the world. Females ages fourteen to seventeen seemed to have positive self-esteem and so do the males but self esteem is low at middle ages. Females tend to have a low self es...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2015/12492

Effect of Aerobic Exercises on Insulin Resistance in Obese Pregnant Women

Ghada E. El-Refaye, Heba M. Ali & Adel F. Elbegawy · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2014

Aims: This study was conducted to determine the effect of aerobic exercises on insulin resistance in obese pregnant women. Methodology: 60 primigravidas women between 20-24 weeks gestation diagnosed as having insulin resistance participated in this study. They were selected from...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2015/12537

A Note on Quasicontinuous Domains

Qingyu He & Luoshan Xu · Journal of Advances in Mathematics and Computer Science · 2014

In this note, the quasicontinuity of a dcpo and its principal ideals/filters are considered. It is shown that every principal ideal, as a subposet, in a quasicontinuous domain is also a quasicontinuous domain. A dcpo is quasicontinuous if every principal ideal is quasicontinuous...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMCS/2014/12840

Application of the Exp (-Φ(ξ))-Expansion Method for Finding Exact Solutions of the (1+1)-Dimensional Dispersive Long Wave Equations

M. Golam Hafez, M. Y. Ali, M. Tahmina Akter & M. A. Kauser · Journal of Advances in Mathematics and Computer Science · 2014

The dispersive long wave (DLW) equations are very important coupled nonlinear partial differential equations that appear for describing nonlinear water wave model in harbor and coastal design. In this paper, the exp(-Φ(ξ))-expansion method has been implemented to find the explici...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMCS/2014/13129

Evaluation of Antioxidant, Cytotoxic, Antimicrobial, Membrane Stabilizing and Thrombolytic Activities of Polianthes tuberose Linn

Farhana Rumi, Md. Ruhul Kuddus & Sujan Chandra Das · Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International · 2014

Aims: In the present study, the crude methanol extract of tuber of Polianthes tuberosa Linn along with its all Kupchan fractions were investigated for antioxidant, cytotoxic, antimicrobial, membrane stabilizing and thrombolytic activities. Place and Duration of Study: The study w...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJPR/2014/12414

Identification, Characterization and Plasmid Profiling of Multi Drug Resistant Nocomial Pathogens Isolated from Selected Hospitals in Ilorin Metropolis

A. T. Ajao & S. E. Yakubu · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2014

The study was carried out to investigate the distribution and prevalence of some multidrug resistant nosocomial pathogens in various selected hospitals in Ilorin. Various hospitals sections were assessed. This finding revealed that Klebsiella pneumoniae was predominant with 14.9%...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BMRJ/2015/10554

Ethnobotanical Survey of some Plants Used for the Management of Hypertension in the Igala Speaking Area of Kogi State, Nigeria

Sunday Ene-Ojo Atawodi, Olufunsho Dayo Olowoniyi & Moses Alilu Daikwo · Annual Research & Review in Biology · 2014

The ethno medicinal applications of plant species used primarily to manage hypertension among the Igala people of Kogi State, Nigeria were surveyed. A total of ten plant species belonging to nine families were found to have varying applications against the disease. The plants inc...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ARRB/2014/8633