Aim: The aim was to evaluate self-assessed foot health status and working efficiency of healthcare workers when using composite insoles to treat foot problems. Introduction: Foot pain and fatigue are two of the most common problems facing healthcare workers owing to many hours of...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/5876
Purpose: The aim of the present study was to define the very first score enabling discrimination between benign and malignant solitary fibrous tumors of the pleura (SFTPs), on the basis of reliable preoperative CT features. Methods: Between December 2004 and November 2012, 56 pat...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/13958
Aim: This study was undertaken to determine the effect of HEV on liver function enzymes. HEV is endemic in most developing countries, where the prevalence of HEV IgG antibody can be as high as 50%. Acute HEV infection is known to be a cause of decompensated liver cirrhosis. Sever...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/12666
Gibson B. Kagaruki, Godfather D. Kimaro, Clement N. Mweya, Andrew M. Kilale, Ray M. Mrisho, Amani F. Shao, Akili K. Kalinga, Amos M. Kahwa, Esther S. Ngadaya, Godlisten S. Materu, Sayoki G. Mfinanga & Mary T. Mayige·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2014
Aim: To estimate the prevalence and risk factors for metabolic syndrome (MetS) among HIV positive patients on antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Tanzania. Study Design: A cross sectional study was conducted among adults aged ≥18years living with HIV-infection and receiving ART. Plac...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/14455
Aims: The aim of this review is to present the status of Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) in Bangladesh and various steps taken to achieve the Millennium Development Goal (MDG). Additionally, the review covers the related challenges and opportunities to achieve this goal. Main Body: C...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2015/11053
Background: The Indian house crow, Corvus splendens (Vieillot) was introduced in Zanzibar, Tanzania by the British and immigrants from India in 1897 to help clean the town. The crow is responsible for polluting the environment, water sources and human surroundings by their droppi...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2015/13049
Introduction: The burden of malaria in Nigeria and Africa is well documented. The current Nigeria anti-malaria drug policy has recommended artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) as the first-line drug treatment for uncomplicated malaria since 2005. It is now 8 years since th...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2015/11932
Aims: This study evaluated the impact of the Sustainable Action against HIV and AIDS in Communities (SAHACOM) project in improving education opportunity, health, and quality of life of orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) in Cambodia. Study Design: Operational intervention study...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2015/13535
Aims: This study was conducted to develop de-stigmatising interventions aiming to reduce stigma related to leprosy; to improve the quality of life of the people affected; and to draw out lessons on how to set up such interventions elsewhere. Study Design: Intervention study. Plac...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2015/13295
Aims: To investigate possible use of Glycosylphosphatidylinositol-specific phospholipase C (GPI-PLC) as a target protein for the development of vaccine against Trypanosoma brucei brucei infection was investigated. Study Design: GPI-PLC from T. brucei brucei was purified, characte...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2015/9954
Aims: High prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) in TB patients demands that TB health care providers are sensitized and updated on risk factors, screening, diagnosis and management of DM. This study was designed to assess the impact of one day training programme on screening, det...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2015/13722
Conservation Agriculture (CA) is an important technique for enhancing soil organic carbon (SOC) content in the surface layer and improving structural stability. CA is not widely practiced in dryland soils of developing countries where marginal farming practices are extensively us...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/14328
Lívia Santos Costa-Lopes, Robério Rodrigues Silva, Gleidson Giordano Pinto de Carvalho, Fabiano Ferreira da Silva, Julliana Izabelle Simionato, Milena Patrícia Viana Bastos, Ana Paula Gomes da Silva, Mateus de Melo Lisboa, Rodolpho Martim do Prado & George Abreu Filho·International Journal of Biochemistry Research & Review·2014
The present study aimed to evaluate the correlation between the composition of fatty acids in the diet and Longissimus dorsi muscle of lambs diets containing different levels of soybean. The experiment was conducted at the campus UESB, Itapetinga-Ba, Brazil. In a randomized desig...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2015/13845
Aims: The aim of this work was to evaluate ESR (Exchangeable Sodium Ratio), MCARex (Monovalent Cation Adsorption Ratio) and CROSSex (Cation Ratio of Soil Structural Stability) as indices, using exchangeable cations in calculations, to predict clay dispersion behavior in two soils...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/12026
Aim: This study evaluates the physicochemical properties and fatty acid composition of “Gbafilo” (Uapaca guineesis), “Omilo” (Parinari excelsa), “Country onion” (Afrostyax lepidphyllus), and “Taiko” (Zanthoxyllum zanthoxylloids). Methods: The oil was extracted using n-hexane in a...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2015/13305