Aim: To assess the perception of refractive errors and impact of corrective treatments on adults with refractive errors (RE) attending the Eye Clinic of University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), Calabar. Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional, descriptive study o...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2018/45194
Aim: The study aims to Compare 3 Dimentional Conformal Radiotherapy (3DCRT), sequential Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (sIMRT), Simultaneous Integrated Boost-Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (SIB-IMRT) for positive pelvic lymph nodes for patients with cancer cervix treated with...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2018/44404
Background: The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between the desire to change eating habits and the risk of eating disorders and extreme weight-control behaviours among university students aged 15 to 24 years. Methods: A cross-sectional study of 1470 randomly s...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2018/44834
In vitro interactions between dihydroartemisinin (DHA) or piperaquine (PQ) components of antimalarial dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DP) with lamivudine/metronidazole were studied using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). One milligram of either of lamivudine or metr...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2018/28517
Introduction: Fetal cell-free nucleic acids within the blood stream of a pregnant woman come from fetal genetic material which can be acquired by simple venipuncture that reduces any risk to a minimum. Fetal cell-free DNA can be detected in the mother's blood stream in the 5th ge...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2018/43917
Background: Rh blood group antigens are hereditary characters inherited by Mendelian principle, and are useful in the population genetics study, in resolving medico-legal issues, in disease aetiology and more importantly in compatibility issues in transfusion medicine. This study...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2018/40078
Waako Christopher Knox, Kateregga Elvis, Lulenzi Jalia, Nakhokho Ephraim, Oloka Emmanuel, Tebagerwa Annet, Ibilat Gorett, Rebecca Nekaka & Iramiot Jacob Stanley·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2018
Background: Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are the "most frequent adverse events" in the delivery of healthcare worldwide. Most of these infections are linked to resistant pathogens harboured by hospital fomites and could persist for a long period of time thereby predis...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2018/44101
Aim: Some studies suggested Platelet Lymphocyte Ratio (PLR) is associated with perforated or gangrenous appendicitis. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the platelet-lymphocyte ratio in distinguishing simple acute appendicitis from perforated or gangrenous appendic...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2018/44906
Aim: We aim to understand the role of Candida ciferrii (C. ciferrii) as a pathogen for invasive mycosis. Presentation of Cases: We report six cases of patients with invasive disease due to C. ciferrii from a tertiary care centre of North India in one year. Among the six cases, tw...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2018/43742
Regular and excessive ingestion of substances that contain or produce acid can increase blood acidity either by building up acid load or loss of bicarbonate; either way can result in mild metabolic acidosis. Excessive and regular intake of carbonated beverages leads to weight ga...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2018/43839