Hypercalcemia in malignancy can present with metabolic derangement, generalized weakness, altered mental status, renal compromise, cardiac dysrhythmias including atrial fibrillation and bradycardia, abdominal pain and/or shortness of breath amongst many other clinical manifestati...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2014/11240
This paper deals with the direction in which the management education moves in future. With this aim the problem statement, purpose of the study and structure of the study are presented. The purpose of the study is to determine the skills which are more critical for business lea...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2014/9519
We report a case of a 74-year-old female patient who presented with symptoms of burning mouth. The patient suffered from hypertension and had been using the following antihypertensive drugs: Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor (ACE)-ramipril with felodipine (calcium channel b...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/10308
Aims: The aim of this study was to evaluate the possible effects of estradiol valerate and a specific estrogen receptor modulator, raloxifene on passive avoidance learning in male mice and to determine whether there is an interaction between estrogen receptor binding drugs and mo...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/11609
Phalaenopsis amabilis (L.) Blume is economically ornamental species of epiphytic orchids, considered for its evergreen and clustered foliage and pendulous racemes containing several yellow-green flowers. Conventional propagation of Phalaenopsis amabilis (L.) Blume restricted by u...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/11093
Calderón Guzmán David, Juárez Olguín Hugo, Hernández García Ernestina, Osnaya Brizuela Norma & Saldivar González J. Alfredo·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2014
In clinic practice the reduction of cerebral blood flow in particular zones of the brain as brainstem can cause early cerebral damage then, ischemia and posterior reperfusion induce an inflammatory response leading to further cellular death. Indeed, inflammatory cells may release...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/11696
Context: Extracellular glutamate level in reward centre of brain increases during ethanol drinking sessions. Hence, it can be hypothesized that drugs which decrease extracellular glutamate might have deaddictive properties. It has been shown that β-lactam antibiotics are potent s...
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Research Article10.9734/BJPR/2014/9473
Aims: Vitamin D is known for its primary role in calcium and bone homeostasis and regulation of parathyroid hormone (PTH) secretion. There is increasing evidence for health benefits accomplished by activated vitamin D, that go beyond these classical functions. Previous studies ha...
One of the greatest hurdles in protein microarray technology has been the limited sensitivity. However, the strategy of amplifying the SPR signal with fluorescence improves sensitivity. Herein, we report a simple and efficient method, Grating Coupled Surface Plasmon Coupled Fluor...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2014/11452
Aim: This study investigated the analgesic property of ethanol leaf extract of Moringa oleifera (ELMO) in rats. Study Design: Different rat models (acetic acid, tail flick and tail immersion) were employed. The study was carried out in the Physiology Laboratory of the Department...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2014/11679
Laboratory synthesized 1-phenyl naphthoic acid systems (substituted naphthalenes or lignans) were evaluated for their antioxidant and antimicrobial potential. All the phenyl naphthoic acids showed significant to moderate antioxidant activity in DPPH (2, 2-diphenyl- 1-picrylhydra...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2014/7460
Orbital subcutaneous emphysema is defined as the abnormal presence of air within the periorbital soft tissue. It occurs generally as a result of blunt or penetrating facial trauma. Spontaneous barotraumatic emphysema is a very rare entity that generally results due to a sudden in...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/11832
Technological Properties of Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis I23 Isolated from Nigerian Beef and Characterization of Bacteriocin Produced by It Aim: The present study reports the phenotypic and molecular characterization of Lactococcus strains isolated from Nigerian beef. The tec...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2014/11719
Background: Bacterial Conjunctivitis is a common eye condition that causes discomfort and is very irritating. It is a common condition in children and adults and can be caused by various bacterial agents. Objective: To determine the prevalence, the common bacterial causes of conj...
The research work is focused on thermal engine structures undergoing isobaric expansion-compression based thermal engines powered by ocean thermal energy. The isobaric expansion-compression based thermal cycles referred to in this paper, differs from the conventional quadrilatera...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/11152