It is retrospective and hospital based case control study which was conducted in the federal city of Islamabad in Pakistan in order to assess the risk factors of the urinary bladder cancer. This study was based on the 100 controls and 50 cases comprising 150 subjects which were s...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2011/186
Between 1906 and 2005, records show that global average air temperature near the earth’s surface increased by 0.74 ± 0.18°C. If emissions of greenhouse gases, and in particular CO2, continue unabated the enhanced greenhouse effect may alter the world’s climate system irreversibly...
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Research Article10.9734/BJECC/2011/118
Potato soft rot, caused by Bacillus pumilus Od23, greatly affect potato tuber quality in storage and cultivars of Mali and indicated that it can affect all potato cultivars. Bacteria isolated from soil rhizosphere samples of healthy Malian indigenous trees were screened for their...
Objective: Urinary tract infection (UTI) remains a worldwide therapeutic problem, not only as a nosocomial disease but also as a community-acquired infection. Antibiotic resistance of urinary tract pathogens has increased worldwide. Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) r...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2011/207
Vladimir P. Baklaushev, Nadezhda Ph. Grinenko, Eugene B. Tsitrin, Michael S. Belyaev, Vladimir E. Mukhin, Gaukhar M. Yusubalieva, Olga I. Gurina, Svetlana N. Bykovskaya & Vladimir P. Cheknonin·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2011
Downregulation of gap junctions by monoclonal antibodies against the second extracellular loop of connexin-43 (E2Cx43) was studied in a passaged culture of astrocytes. The results of confocal laser scanning microscopy demonstrated that, after two hours of coincubation of cells lo...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2011/290
Pearl millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.] downy mildew (DM) is caused by the fungus Sclerospora graminicola (SACC.) SCHRÅT. is the most widespread and destructive disease of pearl millet affecting yield and quality in all the millet cultivating tracts of India. Since pearl m...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2011/231
Anti typhoid properties of aqueous methanol leaves extract of Albizia ferruginea (musase) was investigated in the present study. The phytochemical screening of the aqueous methanol leave extract of Albizia ferruginea revealed the presence of alkaloid, anthraquinines, carbohydrate...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2011/167
Metformin hydrochloride is recommended globally as first line therapy due to its favorable profile on morbidity and mortality associated with type-2 diabetes mellitus. However, limitations of multiple dosing and risk of triggering gastrointestinal symptoms make its dose optimizat...
Humberto Miranda, Jefferson da Silva Novaes, Renato Aparecido de Souza, Diego Pereira Jerônimo, Wellington Ribeiro, Maira Gaspar Tosato, Roberto Simão, Airton Abrahão Martin & Leonardo Marmo Moreira·Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International·2011
Creatine is a nitrogenous organic acid that naturally occurs in vertebrates. This compound is associated to energy supply to muscles, being that its biological synthesis occurs mainly in liver and is related to the aminoacids glycine, arginine and ornitine. Several studies have s...
Studies on the effectiveness of some indigenous plant extracts as inhibitors of egg-hatch in root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne incognita race 2) were carried out in the Plant Protection Laboratory of Institute of Agricultural Research & Training, Obafemi Awolowo University, Moo...
Background: Developmental dysplasia of hip (DDH) represents a spectrum of anatomic abnormalities that can result in permanent disability. The goals of treatment are to create normal anatomy of the proximal femur and acetabulum and then to maintain that anatomy to allow normal dev...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2011/212
In recent years attention was focused on the relationship between, increased human consumption of Omega 3 fatty acids such as, C20:5 (EPA), C22:6 (DHA) & C22:5 (DPA) and lowered incidence of human coronary heart disease. These fatty acids are mainly present in fish products w...
Pham Van Phuc, Chi Jee Hou, Nguyen Thi Minh Nguyet, Duong Thanh Thuy, Le Van Dong, Truong Dinh Kiet & Phan Kim Ngoc·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2011
Cancer stem cells are considered as an origin of cancer. Cancer stem cells can cause tumors in mice models. Recent studies proved the efficacy of some promising therapies to treat cancers. Dendritic cell (DC) therapy is one of the best promising therapies to treat cancer. In rece...
The heat transfer coefficient between the absorber plate and air can be considerably increased by using artificial roughness on the underside of the absorber plate of the solar air heater. An experimental study has been carried out for enhancement of heat transfer coefficient of...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2011/265
This study evaluates the effect of grain size on levels of metal in roadside surface soils collected along high traffic roads in Kano Metropolis as a consequence of increase in automobile over the years. Composite surface soil samples were collected along ten different roads. Sam...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2011/184