Aims: This article attempts to date the conditions, terms and places of the first emergence of the main human viral epidemics (HIV, influenza, measles, smallpox). Place and Duration of Study: Department of Evolutionary Immunology Andent, Inc., between May 2002 and July 2012. Meth...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2012/1692
Aims: To perform a) a topographical analysis of the bracket slot of 12 as-received stainless steel brackets and of in vivo used stainless steel brackets from 7 patients and b) a compositional characterization of the constituting materials of two types of brackets. Study Design: I...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2012/1874
Aims: Due to limited resources, to provide a simple and transparent tool for physicians to facilitate budget-related, medical decisions in any patient. Study Design: Comparative study. Methodology: Several articles with topics referring to the 2008 ”Surviving Sepsis Campaign” gui...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2012/1379
Aim: To examine the effect of Raphia hookeri (RH) seed extract on blood glucose, glycosylated haemoglobin and lipid profile of alloxan induced diabetic rats. Materials and Methods: In the oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT), the animals received the extract (1 g/kg) or glibenclami...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2012/1468
Aims: The aims of this study were to investigate batch-to-batch differences in mechanical and thermal properties of 22 commercial nickel-titanium wires and evaluate the surface quality. Secondly the percentages of superelasticity at mouth temperature were measured. Study Design:...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2012/1597
The breast is a sign of female sexual identity. However, there are some anomalies that affect normal breast development. These abnormalities could have physiological, psychological and psychosocial effects on an individual and could result in the person developing a negative self...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2012/1630
Laura Stefani, Gianni Pedrizzetti, Alessio De Luca, Loira Toncelli, Maria Concetta Robertina Vono, Roberto Mercuri, Gabriele Innocenti, Stefano Pedri, N. Maffulli & Giorgio Galanti·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2012
Aim: In athletes with Bicuspid Aortic Valve (BAV) a slight but progressive left ventricle (LV) enlargement with a reduction of longitudinal strain values at basal segments of the same chamber, have been previously demonstrated. The aim of the study is to verify by deformation par...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2012/1286
Aim: To estimate sex using demarking points and index of sexual dimorphism of horizontal and vertical diameters of lumbar pedicles in male and female Nigerians. Study Design: Retrospective study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Human Anatomy and Department of Radiology...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2012/1324
Pregnant women infected with Trichomonas vaginalis are often untreated and evidence from the biology and epidemiology of the organism suggests that it may play an important role in causing adverse pregnancy outcomes. Using high vaginal swab from consenting pregnant women, a follo...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2012/1345
Aims: In epidemiological studies exposure assessment based on questionnaires is the most cost-effective method. A question about lifetime exposure to occupational physical activity (OPA) was used in a population-based survey (part of the Copenhagen Aging and Midlife Biobank, CAMB...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2012/1607