Background: Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome is a clinico-radiological entity that is characterized by variable associations of seizure activity, consciousness impairment, headaches, visual abnormalities, nausea, vomiting and focal neurological signs. No large data ex...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/15501
Aims: The association between intraoperative respiratory events (IRE) and post-anesthetic care unit respiratory events (PARE) in children as well as the risk factors for PARE have not been described. The objectives of this study were to describe the association between IRE and PA...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/15789
Aim: To describe hearing loss in patients with spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita and tarda. Methodology: A literature review of the National Library of Medicine's online database on hearing loss in patients with spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita and tarda was performed....
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/15496
Background: The ability to determine accurately, the blood loss during childbirth is of extreme importance in the diagnosis and management of primary postpartum haemorrhage (PPH). Aims: In this study, we evaluate the effectiveness of visual estimation of blood loss, as a method o...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/15114
Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a very common infection among women of all ages. However, the incidence increases with older age and account for the substantial raise in morbidity, mortality and health economic costs in elderly people. Almost half of all women have suffered from...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/15316
Aims: The aim of this study was to comparatively investigate the expression of c-Myc oncoprotein in benign and malignant odontogenic tumors and also to assess its potential prognostic role in these conditions. Study Design: The c-Myc protein is a nuclear transcription factor whic...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/15701
This article reviews the current state of scientific information on the relationship between the deterioration of spatial memory and the role of the masticatory function, both of which are primarily examined during the aging process. The article broadly examines the current notio...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/15779
Pulmonary sequestration is a rare congenital malformation of the pulmonary system. This non-functioning cystic or solid mass is asymptomatic unless infected. Patients primarily present with pulmonary symptoms such as cough, hemoptysis, dyspnea, chest pain, and fever due to recurr...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/15308
Background: The quest for ideal treatment and understanding of fibroid biology has resulted in further studies in pharmacological, radiological and surgical options with the goals of being safe, less invasive, cost-effective and enhancing reproductive potentials. However, surgery...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/15880
Background: Obesity, an emerging public health concern in maternity care with increasing prevalence even in developing countries is associated with maternal and perinatal complications. This study sought to evaluate the impact of maternal obesity on pregnancy outcomes in a cohort...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/15618
Doxorubicin (DOX) has been used in variety of human malignancies for decades. Despite its efficacy in cancer, clinical usage is limited because of its cardiotoxicity, which has been associated with oxidative stress. The possible protective mechanisms of ivabradine, a selective in...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/10764
To evaluate the effects of phosphorus and organic matter on quantitative and qualitative characteristics of tuberose cv. Double (Polianthes tuberosa L.) an the experiment was conducted at the Agricultural Research Center in Safiabad, in year 2011 and 2012 cropping seasons. It was...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2015/14705
Corrigendum for International Research Journal of Pure and Applied Chemistry, 4(3), 352-361, 2014 It has been drawn to the journal's attention that there is an corrigendum for published paper entitled "Improved Procedure for the Synthesis of Calix[4]arenes with Four Amino Groups...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2014/8669
The concentrations of Zn, Pb, Cu, Cd and Hg were spectrophotometrically determined in local chickens that were fed with the solid wastes for three months and dumpsite-soils in both dry and wet seasons. Dumpsite-leachates were analysed in wet season only across the sites. A total...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/11651
This work evaluates the external and internal structures of erosion sites in parts of Abia state, Nigeria and determines the gully erosion sensitivity of the sediments. Attributes such as lithology, land use, geomorphology, and climate were factored-in as gully erosion predisposi...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2015/13821