Background: Due to increased out-of-pocket spending on health care by Nigerians, National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) was created to protect families from the financial hardship of huge health care bills among other objectives. Aim: The objectives of the study were to investig...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2017/30593
Background: Lean Six Sigma [LSS] and Root Cause Analysis [RCA] are powerful quality business tools that cost-effectively improve efficiency and effectiveness of and client satisfaction in healthcare, academia and other industries. RCA, an iterative process helps in the identifica...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2017/31541
Objective: The present study aimed to determine the content of the ethanolic extract from leaves and stems of fresh Lebanese Anacyclus nigellifolius Boiss in primary and secondary metabolites and to evaluate its antioxidant and anti-tumor activities on Human lung A549 adenocarcin...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2016/31197
Aim: In the current scenario, the understanding of reproductive health, Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and other sexually transmitted diseases among the young adolescent girls are very poor. A large number of girls at the end of their schoolings and early collegiate environme...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2016/30929
Aims: Study on the evaluation of phytochemical and antimicrobial effects of tomato Solanum lycopersicum (L.) on oral thrush and human cariogenic pathogens was designed to determine the antimicrobial effect of tomato extracts, and to identify the common phytochemical constituents...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2016/31456
Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Lannea welwitschii (Hiern) Engl. (Synonyms: Calesiam welwitschii, Lannea acidissima, Lannea amaniensis), of the family Anacardiaceae is a woody plant that is employed in African traditional medicine to treat various diseases. The study aimed to hig...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2016/30431
Aims: To determine the occurrence and prevalence of asymptomatic bacteriuria, influence of gender and duration of illness on the prevalence of this infection among inmates of Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Calabar. Study Design: This was a cross sectional study. Ethical appro...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2016/30491
Quail egg is a rich source of vitamins, mineral salts, enzymes and amino acids. In addition to these nutritional values, quail egg has been reported to have medicinal properties such as hypotensive property. This study investigated the effect of fresh raw quail egg on intraocular...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2016/29537
Aim: The effect of both HIF-1 and HIF-2 drastically affect hypoxia responses. Because the relative contributions to hypoxic gene induction and transcriptions are unknown; we aim to evaluate HIF2 target genes, and discuss the secondary gene activations and RNA expression transcrip...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2016/29407
Asymptomatic bacteriuria among healthy female students is a common occurrence that is frequently ignored and this is attributed to the fact that Pre-menopausal, non-pregnant women with asymptomatic bacteriuria experience no adverse effects and usually will clear their bacteriuria...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2016/27929
Chronic Respiratory Diseases (CRDs) are a group of long-lasting malfunctions of respiratory system. Almost all of them, are not curable and pharmacological interventions are life-time. Because of the chronic use of therapies, safety of the interventions are as important as effica...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2016/30622
Aims: To offer a summarized and systemized understanding of the incorporation of plant oils in pruritus alleviation. Methodology: Literature was searched using online databases such as MEDLINE/PubMed, Google Scholar and Science Direct with the following inclusion criteria: 1) con...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2016/30703
Aims: To examine the properties of hydrazide compounds shown to inhibit Mycobacterium tuberculosis. To identify properties that affect efficiency of bacterial inhibition. Study Design: Utilizing data from previous studies of compounds that inhibit Mycobacterium tuberculosis, then...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2016/30855
Aims: To evaluate the phytochemical content, antimicrobial and antioxidant activity of the leaf extract of Alternanthera dentata. Study Design: Ethanol was used to extract the plant material for GC-MS analysis and antimicrobial studies while methanol extract was used for the anti...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2016/29855
Morinda lucida is a tropical West African evergreen shrub or small to medium sized rainforest tree, having brown colored bark, white flowers and yellowish ellipsoid seeds. It is widely used in traditional medicine systems of different countries. This study was designed to carry o...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2016/29997