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Aug 2018 DOI 10.14302/issn.2324-7339.jcrhap-18-2236
Magaji FACorresponding author
Nigeria is one of the high-burden countries in sub-Saharan Africa for HIV/AIDS and contributes to reproductive health morbidities and mortalities. This study was aimed at determining the prevalence of HIV-discordant rate among pregnant women in Plateau state Nigeria. The study sought to determine th…
Aug 2018 DOI 10.14302/issn.2575-1212.jvhc-18-2167
Petra BuckleyCorresponding author
A cohort of Pony Club horses was observed for 13 months with data collected from owner-kept diaries and monthly property visits. All horses studied had access to pasture for all or part of the day. Whilst paddock size was seldom limiting, pasture degradation was evident and observed pasture mass and…
Jun 2018 DOI 10.14302/issn.2641-9467.jgrc-18-2041
Marilys D. Milián JiménezCorresponding author
The present study aims at integrating the characterization studies conducted on the Cuban germplasm collection of Xanthosoma sagittifolium (Araceae) preserved in the Research Institute of Tropical Roots and Tubers Crops (INIVIT). Differentiation of accessions was done by combining qualitative and qu…
Apr 2018 DOI 10.14302/issn.2768-0207.jbr-17-1925
Qifeng BaiCorresponding author
Big data research has become popular and exciting studies in almost all scientific fields such as biology, chemistry, epidemiology, medicine and drug discovery. The various systems and platforms produce large amounts of data every day. It will be very helpful for the researchers and workers to deal…
Mar 2018 DOI 10.14302/issn.2997-1977.jd-18-2026
Sandra GrumelliCorresponding author
An editorial introduction to the Journal of Diseases outlines its scope across infectious, chronic, and emerging conditions. It emphasizes integrative research, methodological rigor, and open access to accelerate translation into public health and clinical practice.
Jan 2018 DOI 10.14302/issn.2641-5526.jmid-17-1891
Roberto AttanasioCorresponding author
Background Conventional tools for medical education are burdened by many drawbacks. Textbooks become rapidly outdated, meeting attendance is expensive, and results reported in journals are not easily suitable for clinical practice. Uptodate and Endotext are excellent online tools, but they have been…
Dec 2017 DOI 10.14302/issn.2381-862X.jwrh-17-1822
B BergerCorresponding author
Faculty of Health, Universität Witten-Herdecke, Herdecke, Germany.
Objective Because of the increased demand for the availability of independent information regarding the efficacy, the lack of efficacy and the possible harm of medical interventions, the study aims to evaluate the information package „Menopause", published by the German Institute for Quality in Heal…
Dec 2017
Siyan YiCorresponding author
This paper aims to examine the challenges and implications of the Village and Commune Safety Policy (VCSP) on harm-reduction programs and describe lessons learned from a harm-reduction program within the context of the VCSP in Cambodia. Data were collected from a monitoring and evaluation database a…
Nov 2017 DOI 10.14302/issn.2638-4469.japb-17-1838
Shridhar JambagiCorresponding author
Strawberry powdery mildew, caused by Podosphaeraaphanis is a major fungal disease that affects strawberry yield and quality. In the model plant species Arabidopsis and the crop plants barley, tomato and pea, the Mildew resistance locus O (MLO) proteins have been found to be required for powdery mild…
Aug 2017 DOI 10.14302/issn.2473-1005.jdoi-17-1486
Hatice Balci YüceCorresponding author
Background: Furcation involvement is characterized by periodontal disease invading furcation regions of multi-rooted teeth. Treatment modalities are scaling and root planning and surgical management such as osteoplasty or ostectomy, odontoplasty, bicuspidization, root resection and hemisection. Peri…
Jul 2017 DOI 10.14302/issn.2476-1710.jdt-17-1564
Anne Caroline KrefisCorresponding author
The objective of this first part of our study was to investigate associations of road traffic noise, socioeconomic and -demographic risk factors, and health access on depression on borough level. We investigated in a large metropolis associations between prevalence rates of depression per borough (n…
Jul 2017 DOI 10.14302/issn.2379-7835.ijn-17-1607
M PhadkeCorresponding author
Background Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is rampant in the children of hilly and inaccessible tribal region of Nandurbar, Maharashtra in India. It is estimated that nearly 5% of the children under five years have SAM. Objectives To assess the therapeutic efficacy of 3 types of nutrition protocols…
Feb 2017 DOI 10.14302/issn.2372-6601.jhor-17-1423
YA Dei-AdomakohCorresponding author
Departments of Haematology
Background: The diagnosis and treatment outcomes of Non- Hodgkin Lymphoma’s (NHL) in resource poor countries in the absence of routine molecular studies and immunohistochemistry is challenging. Methods: A retrospective review of case folders of NHL patients aged13 years and above. Information obtain…
Feb 2017 DOI 10.14302/issn.2474-3585.jpmc-16-1103
Sanjeev M. ChaudharyCorresponding author
Background : DOTS is the current international strategy for tuberculosis control endorsed by the World Health Organization and the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases. Maharashtra achieved full coverage under RNTCP in October 2003. The programme was launched in Nagpur in the l…
Jan 2017 DOI 10.14302/issn.2379-7835.ijn-16-1408
John BukusubaCorresponding author
Despite the agreed global and national stunting reduction targets, Uganda has made very little progress. Understanding context-specific risk factors for stunted growth is therefore pertinent to designing programs to address the problem. A cross-sectional study was conducted in 32 randomly selected v…
Dec 2016 DOI 10.14302/issn.2474-3585.jpmc-16-1281
Ahmed H. AlghamdiCorresponding author
Objectives This study describes and compares the epidemiological criteria of children with diabetes from 2007 to 2014. Methods A prospective study conducted with 372 children with diabetes mellitus. An access program was used for data collection, and SPSS 17 was used to analyses the results. Results…
Oct 2016 DOI 10.14302/issn.2574-4488.jna-16-1225
Sachin S. SoniCorresponding author
Arteriovenous fistula is the most commonly used vascular access in patients on maintenance hemodialysis. Operating surgeon has to be aware about the normal anatomy of vessels as well as variations in the course of the vessels. Here wereport a case of radiocephalic arteriovenous fistula constructed i…
Jul 2016 DOI 10.14302/issn.2381-862X.jwrh-16-1060
Nigatu RegassaCorresponding author
The low level of women autonomy and the key pre disposing factors affecting household decision makings among many population groups in Ethiopia is not well understood among scholars, and is less investigated. This study examined the status and the micro level factors associated with women autonomy i…
Apr 2016 DOI 10.14302/issn.2379-7835.ijn-16-943
KAL DéréCorresponding author
Laboratory of Medical Biochemistry; Unit training and research of Medical Sciences- Alassane OUATTARA University (Cote d’Ivoire).
Unlike developed countries, monitoring of the alimentation quality is important in developing countries. In recent years, several methods of assessing food consumption using simple tools the 24-hour diet recall have been proposed. This individual dietary diversity score (IDDS) is a simplified method…
Mar 2016 DOI 10.14302/issn.2329-9487.jhc-13-332
Arpan P. DesaiCorresponding author
Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of patent haemostasis in avoiding radial artery occlusion after transradial catheterization. Background: Radial artery occlusion is an infrequent but discouraging complication of transradial access. It is related to factors such as…