Lack of advance planning for use of skilled attendants at birth contributes significantly to delays in receiving obstetric care. This study assessed attitude and level of birth preparedness and complication readiness (BPACR) plan among pregnant women in Benin City, with a view to...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/25127
SO Iris and eyeball inflammatory condition affecting both eyes that occurs after a penetrating injury as a delayed autoimmune reaction to eye injury. Patients present with pain, photophobia, paresis of accommodation, metamorphopsia and mild to significant visual loss. The granulo...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/26226
The reconstruction of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) has become the standard of care for a torn ACL in active, young athletes. Various technical complications during the surgery are documented. Of the complications pertaining to the bony tunnel preparation, the posterior femora...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/26135
Salivary gland neoplasms are rare in childhood. Only 1 to5.5% of minor salivary gland tumours occur in children and adolescents. The most common malignant minor salivary gland tumours are mucoepidermoid carcinomas (MECs). Herein, we present a rare case of mucoepidermoid carcinoma...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/25755
Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection is very common worldwide. The infection causes chronic gastritis which significantly increases the risk of developing gastric or duodenal ulcer, gastric adenocarcinoma, and mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma. This study was...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/25631
Objective: To analyze potential factors affecting the outcomes of docetaxel and prednisone (DP) combination therapy in patients with castration resistant prostate cancer (CRPC). Methods: A total of 272 patients were treated with DP chemotherapy for CRPC between April 2006 and Jan...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/25855
Although primary human immune deficiency virus (HIV) infection is a well described entity, it is frequently misdiagnosed or underdiagnosed. This has been attributed to the non-specific clinical features at presentation, inadequate history taking and a low index of suspicion by pr...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/26166
Introduction: Humans have consumed flaxseed (Linum usitatissimum) since the earliest times. It has been used as ready-to-eat breakfast cereals, breakfast drinks, salad dressings, porridge, and as beverages. To date, flaxseed is recognized as a functional food in the world’s food...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2016/16318
The quality of the growing medium stands out as one of the most important factors affecting the success of annual plants, especially when grown in potted culture. Recently, we have suggested that growing medium gives not only a matrix for water and nutrient absorption but also a...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/26144
Aims: Phragmanthera incana, an African mistletoe hemi-parasitic plant growing on cocoa (Theobroma cacao) and kolanut (Cola nitida) trees was screened for antimicrobial and phytochemical activities due to their ethno medicinal claims as remedies for gastro intestinal tract infecti...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/18324
Aims: There is an escalating requirement for the development of novel drugs for the treatment of zoonotic diseases. Herbal plants have always been the best source of therapeutic agents. Study Design: Biological activities of medicinal plants. Place and Duration of Study: Microbia...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/24654
Silver nanoparticles are widely studied and the antibacterial activity is well-known. Although several methods of synthesis have been described, this article reports the simplest procedure using low cost reagents and a low consumption of energy, where silver nitrate is reduced by...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/25686
This study employed excels graphic tools to model and evaluate the reliability of production system using Eleme Petrochemical in Nigeria as a case study. The mean time between failures (MTBF) is the reliability parameter used. The exponential distribution function model was used...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/20813
Antimony pollution has attracted increasing attention for its toxicity. In this study, iron oxide, copper oxide and Fe-Cu binary oxide were synthesized by chemical precipitation/co-precipitation method and investigated using XRD, SEM and FTIR characterizations. Then Sb(V) removal...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/25366
This research was basically on assessing the focus levels of images from tin ball samples as an ideal test. The results and method used for the ideal test sample was then applied to real datasets of samples like the canine kidney cells that have been infected with influenza virus...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2016/24645