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Multi-Detection by Target Mixed Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification

Kentaro Nagamine, Yoko Kuzuhara, Tsugunori Notomi, Junichi Takino, Takamitsu Hori & Hidetoshi Kanda · International Journal of Biochemistry Research & Review · 2014

Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP), a nucleic acid amplification technology, has been characterized as having a short reaction time while generating a large amount of DNA product under isothermal conditions. Here, we found that LAMP is able to amplify more than one tar...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IJBCRR/2014/7747

Survey of Gram Negative and Gram Positive Bacteria in Drinking Water Supplies in Karachi, Pakistan

Farzana Abubakar Yousuf, Ruqaiyyah Siddiqui & Naveed Ahmed Khan · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2014

More than 20,000 children die annually in the city of Karachi alone, majority of whose death are thought to be associated with waterborne pathogens. Drinking water and recreational exposure to polluted water pose a significant public health threat including gastroenteritis, paral...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BMRJ/2014/4887

Sensory Integration Capacity is Diminished in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Patients with Poor Insight But Not in Patients with Intact Insight

Stephanie Mueller, Katarina Stengler, Ina Jahn & Martin Grunwald · International Neuropsychiatric Disease Journal · 2014

Aims: The aim of the present study was to assess sensory integration ability of OCD patients with poor and good insight using a Haptic Test for adults. Study Design: Experimental design. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Psychiatry, University of Leipzig, between October...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/INDJ/2014/8102

Striatal Synaptosomal Dopamine and Serotonin Cross-talk Synthesis in Aging Rat

Azadeh Mesripour & Manoochehr Messripour · International Neuropsychiatric Disease Journal · 2014

Aims: The existence of a dopamine (DA)-serotonin (5-HT) interaction in the brain has been validated by numerous studies. Nevertheless, interaction between DA- 5-HT synthesis in aging brain has not been highly considered. The central aim of this study was to investigate the intera...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/INDJ/2014/5681

Mild-Tourniquet Induced Ischaemia-reperfusion Injury Results in Changes to Haematological, Haemostatic and Inflammatory Parameters

Rebecca J. Edge, Peter Ella-Tongwiis, Robert C. Coleman & Stephen F. Hughes · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2014

Background: Ischaemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) is an underlying condition in cardiovascular disease such as arthrosclerosis and stroke, and occurs during surgery that involves the application of a tourniquet. These clinical conditions are extremely prominent in the United Kingdom...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2014/8387

Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome among 16-21 Years Urban Cameroonian Using NCEP ATPIII and IDF Criteria

M. C. Ngo-Song, B. G. AzantsaKingue, P. C. Fouejeu-Wamba, P. J. Abega-Ebene, J. L. Ngondi & J. E. Oben · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2014

Background: The metabolic syndrome is a common metabolic disorder associated to the increasing prevalence of overweight and obesity. Aims: To assess the prevalence of metabolic abnormalities and metabolic syndrome (MetS) among 16-21 years Cameroonian adolescents and analyzed the...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2014/5747

Association of MMP 9-1562 C/T Single Nucleotide Polymorphism with the Susceptibility to Lung Cancer Disease in South Iranian Population

Mohammad Jafari, Aliyar Pirouzi, Mehdi Mohsenzadeh, Ali Asghar Kusari & Samaneh Hajihosseini · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2014

Aims: The aim of this study was to investigate the association of MMP9 -1562 C /T single nucleotide polymorphism with lung cancer in south Iranian population. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are a family of highly conserved metal-dependent proteolytic enzymes that are able to de...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2014/6795

Intensification of the Solvent Extraction of Rhus tripartitum Bioactive Molecules Using Instant Controlled Pressure Drop (DIC)

Khaoula Elaydi, Ibtisam Kamal, Ahmed Bedoui, Elaloui Elimam & Karim Allaf · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2014

This article discusses the use of Instant Controlled Pressure Drop (DIC) as a pre-treatment stage to intensify the solvent extraction of total phenols and more especially tannins from the bark of African sumac (Tunisian Rhus tripartitum). Total phenol land tannin contents were de...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJAST/2014/7620

Dualisms and Symmetries in Physical Exergy Property and Generalized Formulation Related to the Carnot and Joule Cycles

Pierfrancesco Palazzo · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2014

The aim of the present study is to propose a generalized formulation of physical exergy property for a system interacting with a generalized reservoir consisting of independent reservoirs at constant temperature and constant pressure respectively. Physical exergy components are t...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJAST/2014/7727

Physicochemical, Functional and Pasting Characteristics of Three Varieties of Cassava in Wheat Composite Flours

E. Eriksson, K. Koch, C. Tortoe, P. T. Akonor & E. Baidoo · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2014

Aims: The aim of this study was to examine the physicochemical and functional properties of cassava flour and in composite with wheat flour for bakery products. Study Design: A 3 x 3 factorial design of High Quality Cassava Flour and levels of inclusion in wheat flour were design...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJAST/2014/7987

Anti-Money Laundering in Italian Banks

Giuliana Birindelli, Paola Ferretti & Maura La Torre · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2014

Aims: This paper focuses on some relevant aspects of a banking anti-money laundering (AML) system (training, information and regulatory development) in order to understand their impact on the enhancement of the customer risk assessment process. Study Design: Research based on que...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJEMT/2014/7266

Constrained Stochastic Space Search Method for Parameter Estimation in Biological Networks

Jimmy Omony · Journal of Advances in Mathematics and Computer Science · 2014

Parameter estimation is an important part of computational systems biology – especially in studies on biological networks. Numerous stochastic search methods have been applied in parameter estimation in biological networks. In this paper, a constrained stochastic space search (CS...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMCS/2014/7800

Modelling Hepatitis B in A High Prevalence District in Ghana

I. K. Dontwi, W. Obeng-Denteh, L. Obiri-Apraku & E. A. Andam · Journal of Advances in Mathematics and Computer Science · 2014

We use the SIR model Kermack and Mckendrickand for hepatitis B with vaccination. The main goal is to use existing clinical hepatitis B data from the biostatistics Department of the Tano North District Health Directorate to formulate a mathematical model to understand the dynamics...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMCS/2014/4682

An ASIC Analog Neuromorphic Computer for Evolvable Hardware Applications

Sanjay K. Boddhu & John C. Gallagher · Journal of Advances in Mathematics and Computer Science · 2014

Aims: This paper presents a design for a custom Application-Specific-Integrated-Circuit (ASIC) VLSI continuous time recurrent neural network computer suitable for use in Evolvable Hardware (EH) applications. Study Design: Extensive testing of a fabricated device will be used to d...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMCS/2014/7691