Various malignancies have been associated with ectopic adrenocorticotropin hormone production causing paraneoplastic Cushing’s syndrome. The most common culprits are small cell lung carcinoma, carcinoid tumors and medullary cancer of the thyroid. Early suspicion and appropriate w...
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Research Article10.9734/JCTI/2015/16817
Aim: To evaluate biodegradable collagen implant as a patch for scleral defect. Case Presentation: A 3 years old girl was subjected to scleral rupture during lateral rectus (LR) advancement for correction of consecutive esotropia. A scleral defect accidentally occurred with uve...
A 24 days old male neonate presented to the University of Gondar Hospital with deformity at the right wrist joint since birth. Physical findings were deformity of the wrist joint with lateral deviation of fingers and absent thumb. Plain radiographs of the wrist joint showed absen...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2015/15916
We report the case of a neonate who likely developed symptoms of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome after in-utero exposure to gabapentin for treatment of maternal chronic pain. The neonate developed symptoms of hypertonicity, tremor, and poor feeding twelve hours after delivery. Altho...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2015/17253
Aim: To report the case of a prolapsed third eyelid gland in a bull mastiff in which surgical treatment using modified pocket technique was performed. Presentation: A two month old, male, bull mastiff weighing 30 kg was presented with a pinkish fleshy mass of tissue protruding fr...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2015/15931
Aims: To evaluate the aetiology and medical treatment of haemorrhagic cystitis in a nine-month-old Caucasian dog. Place and Duration of Study: The study was carried out in the Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike for a period of 3 weeks....
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2015/17004
Hypoplasia of the internal carotid artery (ICA) is a rare congenital anomaly. Most of the patients are asymptomatic. When clinically symptomatic it presents as cerebral ischemia or hemorrhage. Carotid artery hypoplasia should not be confused with other conditions which may have a...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2015/16686
The paper presents the results of field studies on methods of increasing the fertility of soils in permafrost conditions of Cryolithozone. It was established the effectiveness of the use of gypsum, green manure, as well as resource-saving tillage technology in the conditions of t...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/15630
For increasing nutrient use efficiency and cane yield on application of ammonium sulfate (AS) fertilizer substitution was performed through addition of soil amendment. A pot experiment was conducted for seven month of sugarcane growth. The experiment used factorial randomized com...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/17074
Crop evapotranspiration (ET) is an important parameter for agricultural water management. This parameter can be estimated by multiplying of reference crop evapotranspiration (ETO) and crop coefficient. Usually ETO is calculated based on (daily) weather data at the weather station...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/15711
Forest mortality has an upward trend worldwide but has regional aspects as well. Preventive and suppressive measures are based on regional approaches, which address areas of high, medium and low risk mortality. As far as the existence of montane forest ecosystem is concerned, it...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/13255
Tillage, choice of crops in a rotation, and fertilizer management affect crop yields. Limited information exist on long-term interaction effects of tillage and nitrogen (N) fertilizer management on grain yield and precipitation use efficiency (PUE) in intensified cereal-based cro...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/17295
The aim of the study was to evaluate the morphology and physicochemical properties of soils and their suitability to potatoes, maize and beans, in order to contribute to stop rural migration, prevent conflicts between farmers and breeders and contribute to the increase of agricul...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/17147
The study evaluated the food security and coping strategies of selected villages along River Rima affected by flood in Sokoto State, Nigeria. Eighty respondents were randomly selected across three out of nine local governments affected. Data were collected by the use of interview...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2015/4398
The study assessed the impact of nomadic education extension programme co-ordinated by the National Commission For Nomadic Education on income of nomads in Adamawa state, Nigeria. Data for the study were obtained from 360 respondents using multi-stage sampling procedures. Descrip...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2015/15684