Haemostatic parameters constitute measurable indices in the haemostatic system used to assess the functionality of the coagulation system of an individual to establish a state of health or disorder. This study evaluated haemostatic parameter such as platelets count, mean platelet...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2020/v32i530424
Introduction: Detection of activity of ulcerative colitis (UC) is vital for predicting treatment outcome. The assessment depends on clinical, serologic, and endoscopic findings. One of the noninvasive biomarkers for disease activity detection is serum Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associ...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2020/v32i530422
Aim: External Quality Assurance (EQA) is basic requirement of a medical laboratory to assess the quality assurance and achieve the accreditation. The available EQA schemes evaluate the analytical performances of the laboratory but neither evaluate pre analytical factors nor mimic...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2020/v32i530423
Dyslipidemia is an important risk for the promotion of atherosclerosis and the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Currently available drugs can effectively lower the increased levels of blood cholesterol in most patients and prevent the development and progression of CV...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2020/v32i530421
Aim: We attempted to determine the frequency and percentage distribution of Lewis blood group antigens among indigenes of Ogoni ethnicity in Rivers State, Nigeria. Study Design: The study consisted of 101 Ogoni people, who were apparently healthy and free from transfusion transmi...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2020/v32i530420
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a major public health problem in sub-Saharan Africa with high morbidity and mortality. Vertical transmission is a significant contributor of new cases. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of HBV infection, to assess the immune competen...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2020/v32i530419
Soil transmitted helminths (STH) known as worm infections are more than a technical or biomedical problem. They can be linked directly to specific human behaviour in relation to sanitation and hygiene practices. Although these infections are prevalent in Zambia, There is paucity...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2020/v32i530418
Aims: Fever of unknown origin (FUO) remains a diagnostic challenge for clinicians. The current diagnostic approach includes a detailed medical history, physical examination, laboratory tests and imaging techniques (chest X-ray, ultrasound, CT, MRI). 18F-FDG PET/CT (18fluoro-deoxy...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2020/v32i530417
The presented article is devoted to the stages of development of speech audiometry in the Uzbek language. The capabilities of Praat computer technology made it possible to conduct a frequency-spectral analysis of Uzbek speech, which formed the basis of speech tables and used in a...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2020/v32i530416
Aims: This study was done to clarify the effects of hyperbaric oxygen therapy on the harmful changes of liver and pancreas of adult male albino rats after dexamethasone induced diabetes. Place of Study: Faculty of medicine, Tanta University, Egypt. Methodology: Thirty two adult m...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2020/v32i530415
Introduction: Cerebral palsy (CP)is due to damage occurring to the developing brain. This damage can occur during pregnancy, delivery, the first month of life, or less commonly in early childhood. Cerebral palsy is one of the most common causes of physical disability in childhood...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2020/v32i530414
Introduction: Renal oncocytomas are benign tumours arising from the intercalated cells of the collecting ducts and account for 3% to 7% of primary renal tumours. It was first described by Zippel in 1942. Oncocytomas are mostly asymptomatic and often discovered incidentally. They...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2020/v32i530412
Studies have reported deleterious effect of landfill leachate and their surrounding water sources around the world. None has been reported on the Port Harcourt (Eliozu) landfill. This therefore necessitates this study that evaluated the hepatotoxic effects of Port Harcourt (Elioz...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2020/v32i530410
Background: As the frontier of knowledge expands, surgical skills improve; and with the advent of increasingly potent antibiotics, it is expected that puerperal sepsis and its complications as captured in the literature of studies will be on the down turn. With this in mind, we d...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2020/v32i530411
Background: Diabetes population in Sudan is around one million 90% have type 2 diabetes. In Sudan diabetes is as increasing problem, being responsible for 10% of hospital admission and mortality. Measurement of zinc and copper is an important in decrease development of complicati...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2020/v32i430408