Wilson Leonidas, Judith Kagondi Shipili, Josephat A. Saria, Yohana Lawi, Eliningaya J. Kweka, Frank Magogo, William N. Kisinza & Hamisi M. Malebo·International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health·2015
Essential oil was extracted from Ocimum suave Willd leaves by water distillation and tested for repellency effectiveness against Anopheles gambiae adult mosquitoes. The percentage yield of the essential oil was 0.2%. Six concentrations of O. suave essential oil were applied on hu...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2015/14710
Aim: Based on traditional claims and practice, the antiplasmodial activity of bee stings and its effect on haematological indices was investigated in P. berghei infected mice. Methodology: Sixteen albino mice were intraperitoneally infected with chloroquine sensitive P. berghei s...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2015/14660
Background: There is currently an increased demand and consumption of bottled water in Tanzania especially among the middle and high income earners as it is generally perceived to be pure, clean and of good quality. This has led to the sale of different brands of bottled water on...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2015/14277
Aims: To determine the presence of rabies virus neutralizing antibodies (rVNA) as well the potency of the rVNA in rabies occupational risk humans in Niger State of Nigeria. Study Design: Cross sectional study. Place and Duration: Research was conducted at the Department of Veteri...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2015/14461
Ratna Megawati Widharna, Ferawati ., Wahyu Dewi Tamayanti, Lucia Hendriati, Iwan Sahrial Hamid & Elisabeth Catherina Widjajakusuma·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2015
Aims: To study the oral glucose tolerance effects on normal rats and the antidiabetic activity of extract mixture of Andrographis paniculata and Syzygium polyanthum on alloxan-induced diabetic rats. Study Design: Seventy-two normal male rats were randomly distributed into six gro...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2015/15601
Rael Musili, Francis Muregi, Joseph Mwatha, David Muriu, Linus M’ Rewa, Timothy Kamau, Antony Menaine, Simon Chege, Joseph Thiong’o, Zipporrah Ng’ang’a & Gachuhi Kimani·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2015
Aims: Schistosomiasis is a parasitic disease of great socio-economic and public health importance in tropical and sub-tropical countries. Praziquantel (PZQ) is the drug of choice for treatment of schistosomiasis since it is effective against all species of schistosomes. However,...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2015/15196
Aim: To screen for the anti-mycobacterial activity of Canthium crassum and Sterculia quinqueloba using two mycobacteria species the Mycobacteria madagascariense and Mycobacteria indicuspranii. Study Design: In vitro assay of anti-mycobacterial assay was done using 96-well micro-d...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2015/14950
Aims: Research for sourcing laxative crude drugs among Nigerian Cassia/Senna species has continued. The roots of Cassia sieberiana and Senna obtusifolia, reported as mild laxatives, were subjected to pharmacognostic and toxicity investigations to form part of their monographs. St...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2015/14470
Presentation of the Case: Criptogenetic strokes represent a challenge, particularly in geriatrics as the patient’s clinical complexity, the polipharmacotherapy, the epigenetic modifications of a life course may complicate the case clinical presentation and the prognosis. We repor...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2015/14411
Aims: This paper aims to investigate the influence of cage location on the biomechanical behavior of lumbar spine with Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (TLIF). Methodology: Firstly, a three-dimensional finite element (FE) model for L4-L5 low lumbar spine segment is establis...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/15576
Aims: The aim of this paper was to determine the thermal conductivity and the thermal effusivity of the compressed soil building blocks as a function of their water content. Study Design: Samples with dimensions 53x40x20 mm3 were produced for experiment. Eight containers and an o...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/15243
Background: The National Health Service (NHS) in the UK has been beset by unprecedented growth in emergency admissions to hospital which are specifically medical in nature, while surgical and trauma admissions are only showing the level of low growth expected from demographic cha...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/14845
Aim: To determine the presentation and outcome of microbial keratitis among patients at University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) in Ilorin, Nigeria. Methods: A 12-month, prospective, hospital-based longitudinal study was conducted by examining all patients with clinical feat...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/9889
Aims: This study was carried out to determine the fish fauna in the Gediz River and by comparing the fish fauna with that of neighboring basins from a zoogeographical point of view. Place and Duration of Study: In order to establish the taxonomic and zoogeographic features of the...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2015/14889
Small cell lung carcinoma is a rapidly progressive neuroendocrine tumor having a poor prognosis. It is considered as a systemic disease, because it has diffuse involvement, distant organ metastasis, and regional lymphatic involvement at the time of initial diagnosis. While small...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/13754