Developing countries are currently facing a double burden of communicable diseases, like HIV/AIDS, and chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs). As HIV/AIDS has already turned out to be a chronic disease, the approaches of responses to HIV/AIDS and NCDs have several essential sim...
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Research Article10.9734/ISRR/2014/10141
Argyrophilic proteins associated with nucleolar organizer regions (AgNOR) and Ki-67 were studied at non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Tumors with low and high area index (AI) of AgNOR and label index (LI) Ki-67 were defined. AI AgNOR was related to the key clinical and morpholo...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/10319
Ryan L. Prentice, Megan L. Barnwell, Dustin M. Thomas, Homayoun R. Ahmadian, Ronald L. Jones, Charles K. Lin, Ryan J. McDonough, Bernard J. Rubal & Ahmad M. Slim·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2014
Background: Atherosclerotic vascular disease remains a significant etiology of morbidity and mortality in the United States. Coronary artery calcium (CAC) is associated with increased stroke incidence and coronary atherosclerotic burden. Uncertainty remains regarding how best to...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/10207
Aim: Cholera is endemic in many parts of India and a major public health problem. The present study was carried out with the aims to understand biotype, serotype, phage type and drug resistance of Vibrio cholerae isolates obtained at a rural tertiary care hospital in Loni. Study...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2014/5159
Background: Acute Lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) is a malignant disorder which originates in a single B–or T-lymphocytes progenitor as a result of somatic mutation. ALL represents about 15% of all malignancies in 1-15 year olds, 5% in 15-19 year olds, and <10% of malignancy in...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/9531
Introduction: The excess accumulation of free fluid in the peritoneal cavity is due to its multitude causes. Certain cytological and biochemical markers are reported for the differential diagnosis of ascites. In the present study, ascitic patients with liver cirrhosis and ovarian...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/6774
Aims: To compare the prevalence of HIV infection amongst transfused and non-transfused children with sickle cell anaemia (SCA) in Jos, Nigeria and explore the factors affecting it. Study Design: This was a prospective case control study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/9575
B. Alspach, C.C. Chen and Kevin Mc Avaney [1] have discussed the Hamiltonian laceability of the Brick product C(2n, m, r) for even cycles. In [2], the authors have shown that the (m, r)-Brick Product C(2n + 1, 1, 2) is Hamiltonian-t-laceable for 1 ≤ t ≤ diamn. In [3] the authors...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2014/5861
Aims: This study examined the different types of humorous advertising on attitude toward advertising and brand in order to analyze the effect on brand recognition and brand recall. Study Design: This study focused on three types of humorous advertisings: cognitive, affective, and...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2014/9947
Fanuel Kawaka, Benson Obwanga, Daniel Miyawa & Humphrey Gaya·Advances in Research·2014
Aim: The study assessed the distribution of epiphytic orchids in selected trails of Kericho forest Kenya Study Design: Belt transects and timed random walks. Place and Duration of Study: Field survey was conducted in September, 2013 in Kericho forest, located in Rift Valley next...
Reverse phase high-performance liquid chromatographic method that allows the determination of the preservative benzoic acid is described. Separations were affected by using an initial mobile phase of methanol–acetate buffer (pH 4.4), (35:65). Separation of benzoic acid is achieve...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2014/8720
Mosaad A. Abdel-Wahhab, Ahmed A. El-Kady, Olivier Joubert, Aziza A. El-Nekeety, Yong T. Kim, Won J. Yoon, Myung H. Park & Bertrand H. Rihn·Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International·2014
Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of Panax ginseng extract standardized with ginsenoside Rg3 (PGRg3) on the mating behavior of sexually active or inactive male rats treated with dopamine antagonists. Methodology: Animals were treated with PGRg3 (50,150 and 45...
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Research Article10.9734/BJPR/2014/9673
Marcel Muengula-Manyi, Claude Bragard, Stephan Winter, Adrien Kalonji-Mbuyi, Kabwe K. C. Nkongolo & Djim Tshilenge-Kanana·Biotechnology Journal International·2014
Molecular analysis of cassava leaf samples from different regions of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR-Congo) was conducted to identify cassava mosaic begomoviruses (CMBs) associated with cassava infections in farmers' fields in Gandajika (Eastern Kasai), Bas-Congo and Kinsha...
Aim: To study the effect of plant growth regulators on direct and indirect somatic embryogenesis on Gentiana kurroo Royle – an endangered medicinal plant. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Biotechnology, Dr Y. S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Sol...
Aims: This study assessed the larval mosquito diversity and distribution in rice field agro-ecosystems in Quezon Province, Philippines. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Sariaya, Quezon Province, Philippines between November 2011 and January 2012....
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/10128