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Seroprevalence and Factors Associated with Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 and Chlamydia trachomatis among Women Attending AIDS Care Unit at the Bonassama District Hospital

Koanga Mogtomo Martin Luther, Dongang Nana Roman Rodrigue, Ngono Ngane Rosalie Annie, Assam Asam Jean, Wankam Michel, Embolo Elisée & Amwam Zollo Paul Henri · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2015

Background: Infections with Herpes Simplex Virus Type-2 (HSV-2) and Chlamydia trachomatis is the most common cause of genital ulcer disease and cervicitis worldwide. There is little information on the prevalence of these sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in Cameroon. The aim...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2015/14829

Triple and Quadruple Eradication Therapy for H. pylori in Iraqi Patients with Peptic Ulcer Disease a Comparative Study

Zahraa A. G. Mohammed Ali, Yassir M. Kamal Al-Mulla Hummadi & Akram A. Najeeb · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2015

The eradication of H. pylori has become an important issue; since Helicobacter pylori infection can cause chronic gastritis, peptic ulcer, gastric cancer and (MALT) lymphoma. Standard triple therapy efficacy has decreased gradually worldwide during the last decade and quadruple t...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2015/15598

Henoch Schonlein Purpura with Facial Palsy

Nashaat El Sayed Farara, lubka Radulova, Sadika Hassan Ali & Muna Al Mutairi · International Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Case Reports · 2015

Henoch–Schönlein purpura is an acute vasculitis syndrome. It is a self limited condition with characteristic skin, joint, gastrointestinal, renal, and neurological manifestations. It is more common in children and can be associated with fatal complications such as gastrointestina...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IJMPCR/2015/15335

Assessing the Effects of Water Management Regimes and Rice Residue on Growth and Yield of Rice in Uganda

T. Awio, B. Bua & J. Karungi · Journal of Experimental Agriculture International · 2015

Aim: This study was conducted to assess the influence of different water and rice straw management practices and rice genotypes on growth and yield of rice in Uganda. Study Design: Field experimental design was a Randomized Complete Block Design while the screen house study desig...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJEA/2015/15631

Community Digital Story Project: George Community Needs

Juliet Stoltenkamp, André Siebrits, Carolynne Kies & Norina Braaf · Journal of Education, Society and Behavioural Science · 2015

This study details a Digital Story Community Project undertaken by the Centre for Innovative Education and Communication Technologies of the University of the Western Cape, which took place in George (South Africa) in November 2014. The aim was to explore, via digital stories, th...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJESBS/2015/15817

LQ Optimal Control-Based Variable Gain Controllers for Linear Systems with Structured Uncertainties and Its Performance Analysis

Hidetoshi Oya & Yuhei Uehara · Journal of Advances in Mathematics and Computer Science · 2015

This paper proposes a variable gain controller for a linear system with structured uncertainties. The proposed variable gain controller is based on LQ optimal control for the nominal system and consists of the optimal feedback gain and a time-varying adjustable parameter which is...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMCS/2015/14446

Optimal Homotopy Analysis Methods for Solving the Linear and Nonlinear Fokker-Planck Equationsa

Shreekant P. Pathak & Twinkle Singh · Journal of Advances in Mathematics and Computer Science · 2015

In this paper, linear and nonlinear Fokker-Planck equations are solved by approximate method, namely Optimal homotopy analysis method (OHAM). The Optimal homotopy analysis method is a combination of the homotopy analysis method and optimizing the convergence control parameter by...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMCS/2015/15230

Development of Okike’s Merged Irregular Transposition Cipher and Its Level Error

Okike Benjamin & E. J. D Garba · Journal of Advances in Mathematics and Computer Science · 2015

Okike’s Merged Irregular Transposition Cipher is a new technique for enciphering information along the superhighway. In this method, a message to be transmitted along the superhighway is first split into parts and each part is encrypted separately before transmission occurs. The...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMCS/2015/14869

Magnetic Field Can Improve Germination Potential and Early Seedling Vigor of Cabbage Seeds

Khurram Ziaf, Muhammad Amjad, Asmat Batool, Zia-Ul-Haq . & Sobia Saleem · Annual Research & Review in Biology · 2015

The effect of magnetic field strengths (5, 10 and 15 mT) for 15, 25 and 35 min, on seed germination, vigor and seedling growth of two cabbage cultivars (Golden Acre and Green Ball) was evaluated through germination test. Higher germination percentage and vigor index was recorded...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ARRB/2015/15654

Chemical Composition and Antioxidant Property of Two Species of Monkey Kola (Cola rostrata and Cola lepidota K. Schum) Extracts

Emmanuel E. Essien, Nimmong- uwem S. Peter & Stella M. Akpan · European Journal of Medicinal Plants · 2015

Aims: To determine the total phenols content and antioxidant activity of Cola rostrata and C. lepidota seeds and fruit pulp methanol extracts. Study Design: In vitro evaluation of antioxidant assays; phytochemical screening, quantitative determination of total phenolics and flavo...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJMP/2015/15976