Browse All Articles


Search & Filters

Published: 2019-02-06

Exposure to Suicide at Work: How to Manage Incidents and Support Staff and Consumers

Practitioners are commonly aware of the benefits for suicide prevention and some countries have implemented suicide postvention support services. However there ...

Keywords: <p>Exposure; Grief; Suicide; Support; Work</p>

Published: 2019-02-05

Socio-Cultural Factors and Utilization of Healthcare Facilities: Implications for Maternal Mortality in Urban Areas of Ekiti State, Nigeria

In Nigeria, maternal mortality remains a social health problem as more than 140 women die daily from pregnancy - related complications. Studies have adduced a n...

Keywords: Implication; Socio-cultural; Utilization; Healthcare; Mortality; Nigeria

Published: 2019-02-01

Social Media and the New Generation of “Computerated” Criminals

It is nothing new to point to the rapid societal changes brought about with the advent of social media and smartphone technology since 2007. Governments now hav...

Keywords: <p>Cybercrime; Criminal investigation; Internet; Sex offenders; Justice; Victim; Social media</p>

Published: 2019-02-01

Anti-Diabetic Effect of Leucaena Leucocephala Linn (Ipil-Ipil) Seed Extract on Albino Mice

An experiment utilizing the Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) was done to prove the anti-diabetic effect of Leucaena leucocephala Linn. (Ipil-ipil) seed e...

Keywords: Hyperglycemia; Anti-diabetic, BGL; Leucaena Leucocephala; Phytochemicals

Published: 2019-01-31

Physical Stabilization Method of Membranes Molecular Structure of the Preserved Erythrocytes by Means of Nanotechnology

This study was devoted to the learning changes in the structure of erythrocyte membranes at the level of molecular bonds during their storage at a positive tem...

Keywords: Nanotechnology; Preserved red blood cells (RBCs); Magnetite nanoparticles (ICNB); Method of infrared spectroscopy (IR); Molecular structure; Storage time of RBCs

Published: 2019-01-29

Competency Based Medical Education

The aim of medical training is to train graduates to efficiently take care of the health and medical needs of the community. The present system is a subject-ce...

Keywords: Competency; Medical Education

Grahani-Sprue Syndrome, Crohn’s Disease

Optimum digestion and metabolism in a healthy individual is attributed to Agni. The hypoactivity of Agni produces majority of disorders like Agnimandya, Jvara, ...

Keywords: <p>Grahani; Agnimandya; Vata; Small intestine; Panchkarma; Yoga;, Buttermilk</p>

Published: 2019-01-25

Efficacy of 2% Chlorhexidine Gluconate in Water versus Povidone Iodine in Urological Surgery

Objective: This study aimed to determine whether 2% chlorhexidine gluconate in water is equivalent to povidone iodine in eradicating skin flora before urologica...

Keywords: <p>Povidone iodine solution; Urological surgery; 2% chlorhexidine gluconate in water</p>

Published: 2019-01-25

Panchakarma - A Scientific and Evidence Based Specialty Therapy of Ayurveda

Panchakarma a specialty of Kayachikitsa (Internal Medicine) presents a unique approach of Ayurveda with specially designed five procedures of internal purificat...

Keywords: Ayurveda; Panchakarma; Alternative medicine; Bio-purification therapy

Published: 2019-01-21

Unilateral Rhinolith with Fractured Nasal Bone-A Case Report

Large nasal stones are now a very rare occurrence, since improved diagnostic techniques, such as endoscopic/microscopic rhinoscopy, now make it possible to iden...

Keywords: <p>Middle aged male; Large unilateral rhinolith; Fractured nasal bone; DNS</p>

The Prevalence of Bicycle Injuries in a Large Urban Hospital

Background: Popularization of bicycle use in American cities has led to an increased number of related injuries. The purpose of this study was to determine the...

Keywords: <p>Bicycle; Helmet; Trauma; Injury; Accident</p>

Published: 2019-01-19

Drugs To Treat Type 2 Diabetes: Where Are We Going? And How To Face Their Risks

Glucagon like peptide 1 receptor (GLP1RA) agonists and Dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP4i) inhibitors are drugs commonly used to treat type 2 diabetes. In some situa...

Keywords: <p>Type 2 diabetes; Cholangiocarcinoma; GLP1 agonist receptor; DPP4 inhibitor</p>

Published: 2019-01-18

Microkinesiotheraphy Applied in Veterinary Medicine: Benefits of Microkinesiotherapy Veterinary in the Treatment of Different Pathologies

Microkinesiotherapy is a technique of manual therapy developed in France in the 80's, based on embryology, phylogenesis and ontogenesis. It assumes that all the...

Testimony for Veterinary Apitherapy

Nowadays by the indiscriminate use of antibiotics, multi-drug resistant pathogens (MDR) developed and spread, so searching for effective natural antimicrobials ...

Keywords: Apitherapy; Fennel; Antimicrobial; Antioxidant; Immune boosting; Wound healing; Methoxychlor toxicity

Maternal Factors Associated with Female Genital Cutting of Daughters in Nigeria: A National Population Based Study

Background: The practice of female genital cutting has negative impacts on reproductive health and this has long term implications on the life of the girl child...

Keywords: Prevalence; Maternal factors; Girl child; Female genital cutting; Nigeria

Published: 2019-01-17

Salt Consumption and Its Impact on Health

A small amount of salt is important for good health; it helps to maintain the correct fluid and electrolyte balance in the body. However, most people consume mu...

Keywords: <p>Salt; High blood pressure; Highly salted processed foods</p>

Published: 2019-01-12

Awareness of Nursing Students at AAUP towards Using Infection Control Strategies in Hospitals

Risk factors for infection include improper care for patients, and incorrect use of infection control strategies, for that there is a need to increase the level...

Keywords: <p>Knowledge; Attitude; Practice; Nurses&rsquo; students.</p>

Published: 2019-01-12

Exact Field Status, Habitat and Local Distribution of Orchid Species of Darjeeling Himalaya of West Bengal, India

Darjeeling Himalaya is the northernmost part of West Bengal occupies a distinctive position in the floristic map of India since the region is estimated to contr...

Keywords: <p>Orchid species; Exact field status; Habitat; Local distribution; Darjeeling Himalaya; India</p>

Published: 2019-01-12

Erosion-Ecological Dangers of Land in Azerbaijan and Their Solutions (in the Example of the North-Eastern Part of the Territory of the Republic)

Annotation: The article discusses natural-economic climate and agro-climatic conditions, geological structure, soil and vegetation cover Guba-Khachmazzones of A...

Keywords: <p>Erosion; Degradation; Ravine; Beams; Soil fertility; Topography; Soil moisture</p>

Published: 2019-01-11

Bibliometric Analysis of the International Head and Neck Scientific Group Production

Objective: Multidisciplinary groups with a focus on analyzing medical literature are scarce in the head and neck oncology. We summarize the International Head a...

Keywords: <p>Head and neck; Review; Bibliometrics; Publications; Interdisciplinary communication</p>

Published: 2019-01-11

Emerging Concepts in Medicinal Chemistry for Development of High Potency Drugs and Diagnostics

This article explains dire need of highly effective drugs as most of the antibiotics are either failed to do action as microbes have developed multiple resistan...

Keywords: Broad spectrum antibiotics; Drug catabolizing genes; Biological scissor; Biological interactions; Microbial diseases.

Published: 2019-01-11

A Rare Case of Delayed Presentation of Sternal Wound Infection 5 Years Post Midline Sternotomy for Aortic Valve Replacement

Delayed sternal wound infection is the most feared complication of a midline sternotomy. The incidence of sternal wound infection reported to be 1.5% and the lo...

Keywords: Delayed sternal infection; Biofilm; Staphylococcus; Smoking

Prevalence of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in a Moroccan Sample

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a heterogeneous multifactorial endocrine metabolic disorder and reproductive endocrine problem in women of childbearing age....

Keywords: Polycystic ovary syndrome; Androgenic

Published: 2019-01-09

A Retrospective Study on Determinants of Successful Electrical Cardioversion in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Single Center Study

Aim: To investigate the determinants of successful cardioversion in selective group of patients admitted electively for electrical cardioversion (DCCV) in our c...

Keywords: Electrical cardioversion; Chronic kidney disease; Patients

Published: 2019-01-08

Competitive Topological Models of Emulsion Polymerization

The main components of the emulsion polymerization (EP) are the monomer, water, emulsifier and initiator. Usually molecules of the emulsifier do not participat...

Keywords: <p>Polymerization; Emulsion; Micelles; Latex</p>

Published: 2019-01-08

Medicinal synthetic Aluminum-magnesium silicate {Al 4 (SiO 4 ) 3 + 3Mg 2 SiO 4 → 2Al 2 Mg3 (SiO4)3} normalizes immunity and Terminates HIV-Infections

After three months` trial of Medicinal synthetic Aluminum-magnesium silicate (MSAMS, Nanoparticles) for antiretroviral efficacy, CD4 counts of treated patients ...

Keywords: Nanoparticles; Opposite electrical charges; Normalizing immunity; Unmasking “HIV infections”; Infectionstermination

A Case of Arteriovenous Haemangioma in the Neck Masquerading as a Brachial Cleft Cyst in a Young Adult

Arteriovenous haemangiomas are a rare entity and it constitutes 7-10 % of all soft tissue lesions. They usually present as swellings with skin discoloration and...

Keywords: <p>Arteriovenous haemangioma; Acral haemangioma; Branchial cyst</p>

Diabetes Glaucoma Cure & Type2 Cure (Obesity and Stress Related Diabetes)

Statement of the Problem: Diabetes Type 2 & Glaucoma Healing. As most of us are aware Type 2 diabetes can be controlled and cured completely with the diet, work...