We present a case of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia Grade II having many areas full of signet ring squamous (SRS) cells in 6-7 parabasal layers, covered by the layers of koilocytotic changes in outermost layers, with a brief review of the literature. Such presentation is extr...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/29591
Background: We recently documented better efficacy of glimepiride in non obese subjects for delaying progression from Pre diabetes to type 2 diabetes as compared to metformin in obese subjects over duration of 5-9 years (mean, 7.2±0.2). Moreover, no deaths or adverse cardiovascul...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/29466
José Fernando Vila Nova de Moraes, Orlando Laitano, Marcelo Magalhães Sales, Sérgio Rodrigues Moreira, Ferdinando Oliveira Carvalho, Vinicius Carolino de Souza, Otávio de Toledo Nóbrega & Carmen Silvia Grubert Campbell·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2016
Background: The Angiotensin Converting Enzyme (ACE) is responsible for converting Angiotensin I into Angiotensin II, which has vasoconstrictive properties. Polymorphisms in the ACE gene have been associated to higher levels of Angiotensin II and, therefore, higher blood pressure...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/29554
Aims: To evaluate serum FGF-21 concentrations in coronary heart disease patients (CHD) whether or not associated with diabetes and/or hypertension. It also investigated the possible association between serum FGF21 and the coronary angiographic findings in terms of number of coron...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/29581
Background: Loupes represent a type of magnification and their use can promote higher quality on dental treatment. Besides those advantages magnification can be beneficial for musculoskeletal health maintenance on dental professionals. Aim: This study intends to review the litera...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/29885
Purpose: Effortful control is the ability to inhibit a dominant response to perform instead a subdominant response. The Big Five personality traits have been widely used to describe personality in terms of five independent factors. In this study, we investigated the relationships...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/29729
Background: Hypertension is a major risk factor for cardiovascular events. Serum uric acid has been implicated as a risk factor for development of cardiovascular diseases including hypertension. Previous studies have found association between raised serum uric acid levels and pri...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/25087
Background and Aim: Vertebroplasty (VP) and balloon kyphoplsty (BKP) are widely used to treat patients in whom the pain, arising from vertebral body fracture(s), is refractory to conservative treatment(s). Currently, poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) bone cement is the cement of c...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/30112
Aims: To determine the psychological profile of archers among undergraduate students from public universities. Study Design: Descriptive, cross-sectional multi-centre study. Setting: Archers in four Malaysian public Universities. Participants: A total of 150 archers active in thi...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/28956
In modern era, dental implant supported prosthesis is first choice of the many patients and clinicians. Before going to opt the dental implant for patient, assessment of bone is prime requisite of clinician. It requires extensive radiographic examinations. In these days, many ima...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/28115
Background: Some studies have noted an association between family history of diabetes and the Metabolic Syndrome (MS) in childhood. Aim: To determine the prevalence rate of the metabolic syndrome in adolescents with familial history of early onset (T2DM) and BMI < 95th percent...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/26276
A systematic harvesting of hematopoietic progenitor cells for transplant purpose in oncology begun in Friuli Venetia Giulia (FVG), a region of north east Italy, at the end of 2000. The actual economic crisis in Italy and in all Europe slows down number births and the cord blood r...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/29751
Lymphangiomas are rare benign congenital malformations of the lymphatics, most often encountered during childhood. Generally they are found in the head and neck region, isolated involvement of the nasopharynx is very rare. Our patient had a nasopharyngeal lymphangioma which aggra...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/29476
Aim: This study was carried out to investigate the effects of Monodora myristica on the physiological status of the liver using albino Wistar rats as a model. Study Design: This research was conducted at the Department of Human Physiology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Unive...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/27521
Background: Respiratory system impairment may be caused by an increase of the intra-abdominal pressure (IAP). Aim of Work: To assess the role of measuring intra-abdominal pressure in predicting successful weaning from mechanical ventilation. Methods: 124 patients with acute respi...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/28953