Introduction: It has long been known that ionizing radiation induced damage of the immune system. However, substantial evidence suggests more varied effects of radiation on the immune system, prompting the re-characterization of radiation as ‘immune-modulatory’ rather than immune...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/29663
Karine Figueredo da Costa, Maria Lúcia Bonfleur, Viviane Pontillo, Stefany Pedrotti, Paula Bernardon, Rose Meire Costa Brancalão, Celia Cristina Leme Beu, Patricia Oehlmeyer Nassar & Carlos Augusto Nassar·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2016
Introduction and Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the behavior of experimentally-provoked-periodontitis tissues and the abdominal aorta in rats with acquired induced hypothalamic obesity. Methods: Initially in the first 5 days of life, a cohort of twenty-eight male Wist...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/30165
Background: In chronic hepatitis B (HBV) Egyptian patients; international guidelines showed a wide discrepancy in validity of liver biopsy as a prerequisite to solve the dilemma of whether to start treatment or not. Aim: Evaluating role of liver biopsy in deciding to treat or not...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/29830
Aims: To analyze the ultrastructure of cones, rods, horizontal, bipolar and amacrines cells from Mugil brasiliensis teleost retina as well as all the connections found between the cells. Methodology: The retina was fixed with glutaraldehyde and osmium tetroxide and radial and tan...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/30371
The association of aplastic anemia (AA) and pregnancy is exceptional and there are no clear guidelines for its management, It could be life threatening for both mother and child and a challenge to the hematologist as well as the obstetrician. Sometimes it improves spontaneously a...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/29613
Introduction: Health workers have an important role to play in preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV. This study assessed health workers’ practice of preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria in conformity with the national guidelin...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/29257
Aim of the Work: To study the role of procalcitonin as a predictor for severity and etiology of community acquired pneumonia (CAP). Subjects and Methods: This study was carried out on 60 hospitalized adult patients with CAP classified into; group I included 30 mild and moderate...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/29686
Global oral health surveys reveal that periodontal disease and dental caries affect human populations throughout the world. Denitrification plays both positive and negative roles in these disease processes by producing by-products that alter the oral environment, change the oral...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/29816
This article describes the making of a functional primary impression for severely resorbed mandibular ridge type IV. In this technique metal wire of 1.5 mm diameter was adapted on the ridge of a mandibular arch from one retromolar pad to another retromolar pad. On the metal wire...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/28923
This single centre descriptive observational design study was undertaken in a tertiary referral centre of South Bengal, India in an attempt to assess the outcome of stroke according to various risk factors and Glasgow coma scale at the time of admission. A better outcome was cons...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/30300
Aims: To evaluate the use, acceptability, effectiveness and side effects of combination injectable contraceptive (CIC) in Port Harcourt, Niger Delta Region of Nigeria. Study Design: Descriptive retrospective analysis. Place and Duration of Study: Family planning clinic, Universit...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/29727
Background: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and Hepatitis C virus (HCV) are major causes of liver disease worldwide and can cause acute and chronic hepatitis which may lead to hepatic cirrhosis or even cancer, thus creating a significant burden to healthcare systems due to the high morbi...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/27623
Aims: Home telemonitoring represents a promising approach to reduce heart failure (HF) patients’ hospital readmissions. The aim of the study was, in a first step, to identify the monitored parameters’ characteristics that are predictive of HF events. In a second step, it was to b...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/29098
Aim: The purpose of this study was to analyze female sexual dysfunction and potential risk factors influencing the sexual life in Kosovo’s women population. Study Design: Cross-sectional analysis Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted through an online survey in K...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/29615
David J. Libon, Joel Eppig, Deborah A. G. Drabick, Kirsten Erwin, Christine Annibali, Lynn Durmala, Aaron Bloch, Jacqueline Donohue, Rodney Swenson, Guillermo M. Alexander, Enrique Aradillas, B. Lee Peterlin & Robert J. Schwartzman·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2016
Aim: The current research examined neuropsychological and key features related to Geschwind-Behan-Galaburda (GBG) model (i.e., non-right handedness, learning problems, autoimmune disease) in patients with Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS). Methods: A large sample of patients...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/29713