Sandra Alves Peixoto Pellegrini, Maria Cecilia Menks Ribeiro, Evelyn Kahn, Gabriela Leal de Barros, Mauricio Assis Rodrigues, Marcelo de Paula Coutinho & Márcia Goncalves Ribeiro·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2013
Aims: To describe the familial occurrence of paracentric inversion of chromosome 3. Presentation of Cases: Patient 1: Female, Caucasian, born in Southeast of Brazil, 7 years old. Born at term and asphyxia. Developmental delay; aggressive behavior and tendency toward isolation. Pr...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/2170
Aims: to evaluate the potential apoptosis inducing effect of Ducrosia flabellifolia extracts against different cancer cell lines. Methodology: The antiproliferative activity of Ducrosia flabellifolia extracts was tested against three cell lines using MTT assay. The apoptosis indu...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/3077
Aims: The objective of this study was to evaluate the protective effect of polar extract of Clerodendrum viscosum vent. against in vitro hemolysis of human erythrocytes and its association with the antioxidant activity of C. viscosum. Study Design: Extraction of C. viscosum dried...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2013/2403
Aims: This paper is a review of the applications, production and uses of Roselle plants, and points out that Roselle is a promising crop for medicinal uses, which is an aspect that has not been widely studied to date. Study Design and Methodology: A review of the literature from...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2013/1889
Aims: Punarnavasava (PNR) is an Ayurvedic formulation approved by the “National formulary of Ayurvedic Medicine 2011”, of Bangladesh. It is traditionally used in arthritic pain, lumbago and sciatia. Sparse scientific evidence is available to support the efficacy of this preparati...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2013/2322
Aims: Precision farming becomes more and more an accepted way of crop production and helps to achieve a sustainable environmental friendly agriculture. Furthermore, growing interest in automated data acquisition and information processing is going to form another milestone toward...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2013/2326
Optimum and qualitative production of vegetables in the depleted soils during the dry season are best achieved through irrigation. Two experiments were concurrently conducted in 2010 to determine the effect of irrigated poultry manure on the vegetative growth and nutritional qual...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2013/2513
In Ethiopia, food insecurity has always been a burning problem. The gap between demand for and supply of food can be minimized through protecting and managing soil fertility and thereby increasing productivity of crops. This study was conducted in major maize growing areas of sou...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2013/2299
The effects of the fluorescent pseudomonad isolate CW2 on hyphae of Pythium ultimum (Trow) and Rhizoctonia solani (Kühn) and root colonization were studied in gnotobiotic systems under scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Results of SEM revealed that the frequency of bacterial col...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2013/2811
Mara Cristina Lofrano-Prado, James O. Hill, Humberto José Gomes Silva, Camila Rodrigues Menezes de Freitas, Clara Maria Silvestre Monteiro de Freitas, Moacir de Novaes de Lima Ferreira & Wagner Luiz do Prado·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2013
Aims: To identify the reasons why obese adolescents seek weight loss therapy and what barriers they face in losing weight. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Physical Education and School Medical Science, University of Pernambuco 2009-...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/2313
Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) dislocation is defined as excessive forward movement of the mandibular condyle beyond the articular eminence with complete separation of the articular surfaces and fixation in that position. A 54 years old man attended our Emergency Department (ED) w...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/2589
Aims: A substantial part of the genome is transcribed in non-coding RNAs. We review our finding of a long non-coding RNA (designated Heg) in mononuclear cells (MNC) and regulation of TSH receptor autoantibodies (TRAb). Results: The Heg RNA transcript in MNC is negatively correlat...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/2616
Aims: To describe the clinicopathologic features of children with Duodenal eosinophilic infiltrates (DEI). Study Design: Retrospective. Place and Duration of Study: Pediatric Gastroenterology Division, Texas Children’s Hospital over 24 months (Jan 1, 1998 –Dec 31, 1999). Methodol...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/2697
Aims: We estimated the number of users of tobacco, particularly narghile (water pipe) among a sample of women working at a higher education institute in Jordan. We also investigated the attitudes of narghile smokers to their habit, together with their willingness to stop NS; and...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/2516
Hearing loss and visual impairment are not common presentations of Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML). We report such a case who presented in the chronic phase with profound hearing loss, visual impairment, progressively enlarging spleen, anaemia, and weight loss. Laboratory evaluati...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/2259