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Evaluation the Effects of VitB6 on the Treatment of Premenstrual Syndrome: A Clinical Randomized Trial

Zafari Mandana & Aghamohammady Azar · Advances in Research · 2014

Introduction: Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is a regularly appearance number of symptoms during luteal phase of menstruation. The purpose of this study was, determination the effect of Vit B6 on treatment this syndrome. Method: Two hundred girls who had moderate and severe form of...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AIR/2014/10181

Birth Outcomes of Cases with Single Ventricle Complex – A Population-Based Case-Control Study

Attila Vereczkey, Melinda Csáky-Szunyogh, Balázs Gerencsér & Andrew E. Czeizel · Advances in Research · 2014

Aims: The aim of this paper was to study the birth outcomes of cases with single ventricle complex (SVC), a rare congenital heart defect, as homogeneously as possible. Study Design: For the analysis of cases, the large dataset of the population-based Hungarian Case-Control Survei...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AIR/2014/10578

Validation of Decision Cut off Values of Serum Albumin and Prothrombin Time for Differentiating between Compensated and Decompensated Liver Cirrhosis

Kaushik Kar, Anindya Dasgupta, Suparna Roy, Satwika Sinha & Ushasi Banerjee · Advances in Research · 2014

Aims: Serum bilirubin, albumin and prothrombin time are the most commonly measured parameters to assess the progress of hepatic cirrhosis. No widely accepted cut off values for these parameters are available for an early diagnosis of the decompensation process of hepatic cirrhosi...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AIR/2014/10443

Anti-Obesity Potential of Gallic Acid from Labisia pumila, through Augmentation of Adipokines in High Fat Diet Induced Obesity in C57BL/6 Mice

Anjali Pandey, Sarang Bani & Payare Lal Sangwan · Advances in Research · 2014

Aims: The incidence of obesity has increased at an alarming rate in recent years, becoming a worldwide health problem. Anti-obesity drugs available have hazardous side-effects, thus, a wide variety of natural materials are being explored for their anti-obesity potential. This stu...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AIR/2014/10182

Delirium Due to Datura stramoniun Ingestion: A Case Report

Muhittin Serkan Yilmaz, Bahattin Işık, Murat Ongar, Cemil kavalci, Alper Gorkem Solakoglu, Miray Baba, Gulsum Kavalci & Omer Salt · Advances in Research · 2014

Introduction: Datura stramonium, known as devils apple or tatula by Turkish people. It is a plant known as a member of belladonna alkaloid family contains atropine, hyoscyamine and scopolamine that are having hallucinogenic and anticholinergic effects. In our study we described a...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AIR/2014/10167

Deterministic Mathematical Model for Dynamics of Water Borne Diseases

Nita H. Shah & Jyoti Gupta · Advances in Research · 2014

In this study a mathematical model is formulated using ordinary differential equations in order to understand the population dynamics of water borne diseases. The entire population is divided into five compartments depending upon their status. These compartments are – susceptible...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AIR/2014/10935

Osteoarticular Tuberculosis in Iran, 2002 to 2011

Mohammad Javad Nasiri, Mohammad Varahram, Mahdi Shams, Kimia Taghavi, Parissa Farnia & Ali Akbar Velayati · Advances in Research · 2014

Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) still causes serious illnesses in millions of people throughout the world. Although pulmonary TB accounts for the majority of the cases, extrapulmonary TB (EPTB) also contributes to the burden of disease and frequently neglected in the national TB...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AIR/2014/8766

Organizational Learning Culture in Esfahan Islamic Azad Universities

Shadi Ebrahimi Mehrabani & Maziar Shajari · Advances in Research · 2014

Aims: The main purpose of the study was to find the rate of developing the organizational learning culture and propose the possible ways to develop the organizational learning culture in Esfahan Islamic Azad Universities. Study Design: Using a quantitative method, this study meas...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AIR/2014/10341

In vitro Effects of Low Intensity 1.8 Ghz Electromagnetic Radiation on Peripheral Blood Leukocytes from Healthy Donors: A Morphometric and Morphological Study

E. Jirillo, S. Boffola, R. Stefanelli, T. Magrone, E. Vitale, M. T. Pappagallo, M. Lasalvia, G. Perna, V. Capozzi, A. Ermini, T. Ligonzo, L. Schiavulli & P. F. Biagi · Advances in Research · 2014

Aims: Until now, studies related to the morphometric and morphological variations produced on peripheral blood leukocytes from healthy donors by exposure to 1.8 GHz electromagnetic radiation (EMR) yielded controversial results. The aim of this research work is to increase the sta...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AIR/2014/10168

A Note on “Soft Set Theory and Uni-int Decision Making”

Zhiming Zhang · Advances in Research · 2014

Aims: The aim of this paper is to propose a note on “Soft set theory and uni-int decision making”. Study Design: In this note, we point out by an example that Çagman and Enginoglu’s method is very likely to get an empty decision set. Place and Duration of Study: In a recent paper...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AIR/2014/10508

Epiphytic Orchids of Kericho Forest, Kenya

Fanuel Kawaka, Benson Obwanga, Daniel Miyawa & Humphrey Gaya · Advances in Research · 2014

Aim: The study assessed the distribution of epiphytic orchids in selected trails of Kericho forest Kenya Study Design: Belt transects and timed random walks. Place and Duration of Study: Field survey was conducted in September, 2013 in Kericho forest, located in Rift Valley next...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AIR/2014/9665

Multiple Antibacterial Activities of Proteinaceous Compounds in Crude Extract from the Eastern Subterranean Termite, Reticulitermes flavipes Kollar (Blattodea: Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)

Yuan Zeng, Xing Ping Hu, Xiao- Qiang Yu & Sang- Jin Suh · Advances in Research · 2014

Aims: To assess the presence of antibacterial activities in Reticulitermes flavipes against a common Gram-positive soil bacterium Bacillus subtilis; to determine the nature of antibacterial compounds of crude extracts; and to analyze the size profile of active compounds. Place an...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AIR/2014/10407

A Phytotherapic Formulation for Allergic Rhinitis in Autistic Children

Lydia Ferrara, Arturo Armone Caruso, Daniele Naviglio & Monica Gallo · Advances in Research · 2014

Aim: In this study, the efficacy of a nasal spray based on lemon pulp extract for the treatment of allergic rhinitis in autistic subjects was evaluated by nasal cytology. The lemon pulp extract was obtained using an innovative solid-liquid extraction technology using a Naviglio E...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AIR/2014/9580

High Risk Periods in Tornado Outbreaks in Central USA

Igor G. Zurbenko & Mingzeng Sun · Advances in Research · 2014

This study provides numerical comparisons of tornado outbreak risks in developed synoptic system along the season and along the time of a day. Time of day yields sharply changing risk along the geographic time (solar time) adjusted to the longitude of location, which makes it equ...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AIR/2014/10247