Symptoms without obvious physical cause are commonly reported in medical practice; when chronic, they can have a significant influence on patients' well-being. When traditional medicine is unable to provide relief, sufferers of such conditions often turn to alternative therapies....
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/9506
Endometriosis is the presence of functioning endometrium outside the uterus. Endometriosis rarely occurs in the surgical scar of abdominal wall and is difficult to diagnose without pathological assessment. The symptoms are non-specific, typically involving cyclic abdominal wall p...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/8202
Aims: We describe a new, entirely endoscopic surgical technique for treatment of middle ear myoclonus. Case Presentation: In our patient, the stapedius and tensor tympani tendons were sectioned to control chronic middle ear myoclonus. The procedure was performed using endoscopic...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/9181
Aims: Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL) is a heterogeneous group of hematological malignancies. Several angiogenic factors are important in NHL. The objective of this study was to determine plasma levels of various proangiogenic [vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), platelet der...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/8582
Ronald L. Jones, Richard A. Clark, Bernard J. Rubal, Ryan J. McDonough, Kenneth Stone, Edward A. Hulten, Todd C. Villines, Ahmad M. Slim & Kevin E. Steel·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2014
Background: The use of noninvasive medical imaging has increased over the past decade at a cost of significant lifetime radiation exposure to study subjects. We report the implementation of radiation dose reduction methods and associated reduction in ionizing radiation exposure w...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/9394
Ghana is the first country within Sub-Saharan Africa to become independent from British colonial rule and one of Africa’s most promising democracies. Ghana’s adoption of the 1992 Constitution and its return to democratic rule in 1993 created viable political environment for civic...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2014/5856
The study assessed the impact of modern farming technologies on the productivity and food security in the rice terraces. The study covered four rice terraces clusters located in four provinces in the Cordillera region in the northern central part of the Philippines. The sites cov...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/9202
Aims: To examine major aspects and driving forces to performance based funding as it changes the paradigm of how colleges and universities receive public funding. Study Design: The manuscript is a position, review paper, therefore it selects a controversial topic and builds a cas...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2014/9236
Background: Weight loss can improve breast cancer related lymphoedema [BCRL] (Shaw et al. [1]), but is not routinely advised in clinical practice which just involves standard arm mobility exercises. We are determining whether supervised or home based diet and exercise weight loss...
The nutritive potentials of Parinari curatellifolia seeds have been analyzed with respect to its proximate, mineral, fatty acid and sensory quality. The results showed that the sample contains ash (2.68%), moisture (4.40%), crude protein (12.7%), crude fibre (5.45%), crude fat (1...
Hernández Castillo Francisco Daniel, Flores Flores Wilfredo, Castillo Reyes Francisco, Gallegos Morales Gabriel & Castro Del Ángel Epifanio·Biotechnology Journal International·2014
Aims: To inhibit the mycelia growth inhibition and reproductive capacity of important phyto-pathogen fungus: Fusarium oxysporum by cell-extracts from submerged cultures of Trichoderma. Study Design: A complete randomized experimental design with factorial fix was used. Place and...
Background: Accurate diagnosis of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is essential for the clinician. In Bangladesh MRSA creates a great problem for the treatment of infection. Objective: The purpose of the present study was to observe the clinical and diagnostic s...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2014/8071
Magnetohydrodynamic mixed convection boundary layer flow of a nanofluid near the stagnation-point on a vertical plate with heat generation is investigated for both assisting and opposing flows are well thought-out. Different types of nanoparticles as copper (Cu), alumina (Al2O3)...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2014/9074
Objectives: To evaluate the role of placental leucine aminopeptidase (P-LAP) in miscarriage and searching to select the gene of this enzyme in miscarriage to exclude direct or indirect effects of abortion. Methods: Total RNA is purified from the fresh placental tissue sample acco...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/6185
Tan Luor Shyuan Maudrene, Bautista Dianne Carrol Tan, Khoo Eric Yin Hao, Griva Konstadina, New Michelle, Amir Mohammad, Lee Yung Seng, Lee Jeannette, Tai E Shyong & Wee Hwee Lin·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2014
Aims: Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a growing concern globally given the increase in T2DM prevalence. Generic HRQoL instruments are important to allow cross-cultural, cross-population and cross-study comparisons. The short version of...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/9054