Adeeba Al-Herz, Adel Al-Awadhi, Khulood Saleh, Waleed Al-Kandari, Eman Hasan, Aqeel Ghanem, Fatemah Abutiban, Ahmad Alenizi, Mohammed Hussain, Yaser Ali, Ahmad Khadrawy, Ammad Fazal, Khaled Mokaddem, Beena Aftab, Najaf Haider, Ajaz Zaman, Ghada Mazloum, Youssef Bartella, Sally Hamed & Ahmed Al-Saber·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2016
Objective: Data on rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in Kuwait and The Middle East is scarce. Available data from Western countries may not be representative of the region. We describe RA patients in Kuwait and compare them with other RA populations and with Kuwaiti general population. M...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/24673
According to mathematical constructivism, a mathematical object can exist only if there is a way to compute (or "construct") it; so, what is non-computable is non-constructive. In the example of the quantum model, whose Fock states are associated with Fibonacci numbers, this pape...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2016/24993
Objective: This study aims to determine the relationship of parental knowledge and attitude towards their child’s oral habits and health status, and evaluate whether educational status of parents plays a significant role and the level of motivation of parents for child’s regular...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/24767
Aims: The aim of this paper is optimal active-reactive power flow between main grid and micro-grid consists of two parallel Distributed Generation (DG) units. Study Design: Design of the study is applied with optimization algorithm for proposed controller power control policy. Po...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2016/24426
Aims: To assess the occupational risk factors that contribute to the occurrence of work- related musculoskeletal disorders among Operation Room (OR) nurses and MSDs relation to biomarker c-telopeptide of type II collagen (CTX-II). Study Design: A cross sectional study. Place and...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/24634
Aims: Verify a derived kinetic parameter dependent model for the determination of Gibbs free energy of activation and consequently rate constant and to show that despite criticism against the process, Lineweaver Burk plot and the rate constant, both process and term remain indisp...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2016/24857
Aim: To evaluate the long-term results of symmetrical (i.e., bilateral lateral rectus recession) (BLR rec) and asymmetrical (i.e., unilateral medial rectus resection and lateral rectus recession) (R-R) surgical treatment of patients with a diagnosis of basic-type intermittent exo...
Aim: To investigate the antihyperglycemic effect of phloretin on streptozotocin induced diabetic rats. Materials and Methods: Diabetes mellitus was induced in adult male albino rats of Wistar strain weight ranges between 180-200 g by intraperitoneal administration of streptozotoc...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2016/24114
Background: Several studies have proven that despite the availability of quite a number of novel pain management techniques and medications, optimal perioperative pain control still remains a great challenge. Therefore, this suggests that no effort should be spared towards findin...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2016/25018
Dawn A. Seefeldt, Daniel Houlihan & Jeffrey A. Buchanan·Advances in Research·2016
The objective of this study was to demonstrate the effectiveness of implementing two types of high-probability of naming/low-probability of naming procedures to improve object recall memory in elderly individuals with cognitive impairment. The procedures involved the use of direc...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2016/24580
A rapid, efficient and environment-friendly protocol for the synthesis of naphthopyranes has been developed by one-pot condensation of 2-naphthol, various aromatic aldehydes and benzoylacetone or 1,3-diphenyl-1,3-propandione in the presence of Cu(OTf)2 as catalyst under ultrasoni...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/24655
Aim: To evaluate the effect of methanol extract of Solanum melongena on carbon tetrachloride- induced liver damage in albino rats. Methodology: The qualitative and quantitative phytochemicals screening of the plant extract were done using standard method. Liver function test such...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/23473
Considering most of our Universities that have a stationary campus map at their main entrance which in most cases is outdated; with a campus that is expanding in size and in its number of buildings, locating those buildings can be very tedious especially for someone new to the ca...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2016/24640
Aims: To assess the validity and reliability of a measurement model in structural equation modeling (SEM). Study Design: Short research article. Place and Duration of Study: UiTM Kota Bharu Campus and International Islamic University Malaysia Kuantan Campus, between September and...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2016/25183