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Radiographic Evaluation of Frontal Sinus Dimensions and Anatomic Variations

Azita Tehranchi, Sara Saedi, Saeed Reza Motamedian & Kimia Rohani · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2015

Aim: This study evaluated radiographic variations and measured dimensions of the non-pathologic frontal sinuses. Study Design: Retrospective. Place and Duration of Study: Orthodontics Department, Dental School, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, 2003 to 2012. Methodo...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2015/17153

Investigation of Melissa officinalis L. Essential Oil for Antifungal Activity against Cladosporium carrionii

Camilla Pinheiro de Menezes, Felipe Queiroga Sarmento Guerra, Lilian Sousa Pinheiro, Vinícius Nogueira Trajano, Fillipe de Oliveira Pereira, Valmir Gomes de Souza, Fábio Santos de Souza & Edeltrudes de Oliveira Lima · International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health · 2015

Cladosporium carrionii is considered the most important pathogenic species of genus because of the numerous cases of disease which causes in the world. Due to its antifungal resistance, these fungal infections are difficult to treat. Given the broad biological activity displayed...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IJTDH/2015/17841

Prevalence of Anti-HBc in HIV Patients on ART in Ekiti, Nigeria

Oluyinka Oladele Opaleye, Atiba Adetona, Oluremi Adeolu Sunday, Ojo Johnson & Odewale Gbolabo · International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health · 2015

Background: In HIV –infected individuals, anti-HBc which is an indicator of occult hepatitis B is a common phenomenon Aim: The aim of this study is to determine the sero-epidemiology and associated risk factors among HIV-infected individuals in Ikole Ekiti, Nigeria. Study Populat...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IJTDH/2015/17400

The Predictive Diagnostic and Prognostic Cut-off Values for Interleukin 8 in Patients with Meningitis in Egypt

M. Mosaad, M. Shedid, N. Soliman, M. Abdou, F. Amal & M. Gaber · International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health · 2015

Objectives: This work was done to detect the best cut-off values for IL-8 to diagnose CNS infections (meningitis and meningio-encephalitis), to differentiate septic from aseptic types, and to predict mortality. Methods: A case- control series design was chosen, where 42 patients...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IJTDH/2015/17884

Prevalence of Intestinal Parasitic Helminths from Fingernails of “Almajiris” in Birnin Kudu Local Government Area, Jigawa State, Nigeria

Abdullahi Yahaya, Yakubu B. Tyav & Aisha Idris · International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health · 2015

Aims: This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of intestinal parasitic helminth eggs in the fingernails of “Almajiris” in Birnin Kudu Local Government Area in Jigawa State, Nigeria and to determine the source of the infection as an indicator of the overall hygienic standard...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IJTDH/2015/14186

Analysis of the Scientific Productivity of Mexican Researchers on the Topic of Gifted Students

Maria de los Dolores Valadez Sierra, Angel Alberto Valdés Cuervo, Monica Galan Leyte, Gabriela López Aymes, Teodoro Rafael Wendlandt Amezaga & Ana Carolina Reyes Rodríguez · Journal of Education, Society and Behavioural Science · 2015

The purpose of the study was to conduct a critical analysis of the scientific literature by Mexican researchers about the topic of the gifted students for the period 2003-2013. Within the analysis were included research articles, book chapters and/or books in which a Mexican rese...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJESBS/2015/16947

Equality, Justice and Social Change: The Anger-Analysis-Action Praxis of Conscientization

Rachael Stephens & Barbara F. Hartigan · Journal of Education, Society and Behavioural Science · 2015

Freire delineated in Pedagogy of the Oppressed [1] that reality is continually socially constructed and that the ultimate aim of any social action, including education, is to contribute to individual humanization and collective liberation from systemic oppression. After observing...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJESBS/2015/16823

Towards Educational Planning for Social Reconstruction and National Development in Nigeria

Obunadike Joy, Uzoechina Gladys & U. Ughamadu · Journal of Education, Society and Behavioural Science · 2015

This paper is theoretical in nature. It examines how education in Nigeria could be used for social reconstruction and national development the concept of educational planning is examined. The essence of educational planning as noted in the paper is to connect education with natio...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJESBS/2015/16301

Analyzing Decision Making Styles and Self-esteem at Decision Making of University Students Regarding to Shyness and Self-esteem Level

Coskun Arslan & Ahmet Selcuk Yılmaz · Journal of Education, Society and Behavioural Science · 2015

This study examined decision making styles and self-esteem at decision making of university students regarding shyness, self-esteem. The working group of the study has been determined as Faculty of Education, Faculty of vocational Training, Technical Training Faculty and Faculty...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJESBS/2015/16123

Anxious Lives: Exploring Lived Experience of Nigerian Sickle Cell Patients

Alex E. Asakitikpi · Journal of Education, Society and Behavioural Science · 2015

This paper discusses the illness narratives of undergraduate students suffering from sickle cell anaemia. The study explores participants’ concept of the self in relation to the disease on the one hand, and on the other, the construction of their identity in relation to significa...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJESBS/2015/17489

Strangers, Powerless and Hopeless in their Own Town: Alienation among Adolescents in Times of Recession

Gina Tomé, Margarida Gaspar de Matos, Inês Camacho, Celeste Simões, Paulo Gomes & José Caldas de Almeida · Journal of Education, Society and Behavioural Science · 2015

The present work aims to make use of a national survey in order to propose an analysis of all the available indicators theoretically associated with the construct of alienation, and then validate a tool enabling not only to estimate alienation and its components in Portuguese ado...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJESBS/2015/17546

Is Midseason Coaching Change Effective on Professional Footballers in Turkey? A Qualitative Research

Pınar Guzel, Zeynep Onag & Fethiye Barutcu · Journal of Education, Society and Behavioural Science · 2015

The purpose of this study is to research the effects of midseason coaching changes on professional footballers’ psychology and performance. For this purpose case study method, which is one of the qualitative research techniques, was used to acquire data. And in sampling easily ac...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJESBS/2015/17764

The Role of Social Support, Subjective Well-Being, and Gender on Psychological Help-Seeking among Turkish Adolescents

Firdevs Savi Çakar · Journal of Education, Society and Behavioural Science · 2015

The purpose of this studyis to investigate whether adolescents' psychological help-seeking attitudes are predicted on a significant level by social support, subjective well-being and gender variables among Turkish adolescents. The participants of the study consisted of 433 high s...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJESBS/2015/17775

Assessment of Antioxidant and Cytotoxic Activities of Extracts of Some Ziziphus Species with Identification of Bioactive Components

Sameera N. Siddiqui & Mandakini B. Patil · European Journal of Medicinal Plants · 2015

Aims: To investigate antioxidant activity of crude extracts and cytotoxic activity of partially purified bioactive compounds of Ziziphus mauritiana and Ziziphus oenoplia extracts. Study Design: Experimental study. Background: Breast and lung cancers are known to cause high morbid...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJMP/2015/17351

D-Penicillamine in the Neonatal Period: Case Reports

Lajos Lakatos, György Balla, István Pataki, Zsuzsanna Vekerdy-Nagy & György Oroszlán · International Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Case Reports · 2015

D-Penicillamine (DPA) was first recognized as a potential benefit for neonatal hyperbilirubinemia (NHBI). During this time there was a remarkedly low incidence of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) in the infants treated with DPA. Later, our studies were replicated in other institu...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IJMPCR/2015/17239