Smoking and alcoholism are risk factors for head and neck malignancies. Other possible risk factors for squamous cell carcinomas (SCC) are gastroesophageal (GER) and pharyngolaryngeal (PLR) refluxes. Objectives: Demonstrate the carcinogenic action of hydrochloric acid on the lary...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/3293
Aim: The role of Kinases in cancer onset and progression has made kinases a target for the control of some cancers. Recent discoveries that kinases are most effectively inhibited by small molecules have also resulted in an increased search for small molecule kinase inhibitors. Cy...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/6877
Aims: The aim of this paper is to present techniques indicators of artificial neural networks (ANNs) model using for predicting the exact movements of stock price in the daily Libyan Stock Market (LSM) index forecasting. Study Design: Research paper. Place and Duration of Study:...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2014/5519
Aims: The aims of this study were to examine the frequency of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use among dermatology outpatients, and compare the socio demographic factors and dermatology life quality index (DLQI) values between CAM users and non-users. The CAM approa...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/6924
The paper is a perception survey of employees’ participation in decision making and organizational productivity in Julius Berger Nigeria Plc. Bonny Island. It defines employees’ participation in decision making as a process of sharing influence in decision making among individual...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2014/5938
Aims: Several chelating agents are presently used among environmental physicians to diagnose and treat a chronic metal overexposure. We evaluated and compared the binding capacity of the most common chelating agents DMPS (2, 3-dimercapto-1-propanesulfonic acid), DMSA (dimercaptos...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/6875
Background: PBL is an innovative teaching learning method that enhances intrinsic motivation, promotes self learning, encourages clinical reasoning, and develops long-lasting memory. It is an established leading educational innovative method in medical sciences throughout the wor...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/4659
Background: Overiectomized rats suffer from osteoporosis that mainly results from oxidative stress (OS). Studies revealed that the levels of antioxidant enzymes, such as superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GPx), glutathione-S-transferase, catalase (CAT), and gluta...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/7949
Edwin Andrew Ofudje, Ayodeji Olushola Awotula, Oluwagbemiga Alayande, Kanayo Kenneth Asogwa & Olumide David Olukanni·Advances in Research·2014
Lead and its various compounds have the potency of causing several health problems such as blood disorder, hypertension, renal impairment, neurological damage among others. The removal of Pb (II) ions by Tricholoma terreum was performed in a batch biosorption experiments to evalu...
Background: Helicobacter pylori prevalence rate varies widely from one geographical area to another and marked differences have been noted among different ethnic groups. While several studies have been carried out to review the prevalence of H. pylori among the major races in Mal...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/7204
Zaheer Ahmad, Muhammad Siddiq, Asad Muhammad Khan & Afzal Shah·Advances in Research·2014
The interactions of triblock copolymers (TBP), E30B10E30 and E48B10E48 with ionic surfactants, sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS) and cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB) were investigated employing steady-state fluorescence spectroscopy (SSF). In this study pyrene was used as prob...
Objective: Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are common in children and may signal vesicoureteral reflux (VUR). This study aimed to identify the risk factors associated with VUR and to emphasize value of diagnostic imaging studies in children. Methods: This study was assessed 173 m...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/7628
This study became imperative given the importance of water to our lives and particularly those in the rural areas, vis-à-vis the exploitation for coal. Dry season surface water samples were analyzed for heavy metals and major ions. Correlation, factor and cluster analyses, anthro...
Aim: Most of the studies were on adult ossicles. In this present work, the aim is to study the morphometry of the ear ossicles in the human fetuses and use of the study in medical applications. Materials and Methods: This study is performed on 100 sets of middle ear ossicles, eac...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/6097
Aims: The current study aimed to evaluate the protective role of ginseng extract (GE) against the oxidative damage of erythrocytes resulted from the synergistic effects of subchronic (84 days) treatment with aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) and fumonisin B (FB) in male and female rats. Study...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/7550