Background: Mental health (MH) is an extremely integral component of health and accordingly there is “no health without mental health’’. Objective: Based on the concept of World Health Organization (WHO) Mental Health Division Model, this paper updates to the previous published M...
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Research Article10.9734/INDJ/2016/23002
Ismene Dontas, Anna-Aikaterini Neri, Christos Zafeiris, Nikitas Schizas, Cleopatra Nacopoulos, Anna-Maria Vesalas, Triantaphyllos Papadopoulos, Dionysios Mouzakis & Nikolaos Papaioannou·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2016
Aims: To identify the potential pitfalls and indicate procedures to prevent them, during the evaluation of biomaterials for orthopaedic and craniofacial research in the New Zealand White (NZW) rabbit animal model of femoral bone defects. Place and Duration of Study: Laboratory fo...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/22857
Fire-burnt clay molded brick remains the chief building material in Bangladesh although it is considered as a massive source of Greenhouse Gas (GHG). In this study compressed earth blocks stabilized with various additives were examined as an alternative to the fire burnt clay mol...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/23071
Aims: To express environment friendly method for the green synthesis of silver nanoparticles from Mimusops elengi flower extract and incorporation of AgNPs with selected antibiotics at distinct dose. Study Design: Samples of Mimusops elengi flowers were collected in NMSSVN Colleg...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/23161
Abatyough Terungwa Michael, Ibraheem Aderemi, Onoyima Christian, Adebiyi Adedayo, Yusuf James & Ahmed Salamatu·Chemical Science International Journal·2016
Multivariate data analysis is used to analyse underground water samples from ten (10) different water sources in Agbabu bituminous belt of Nigeria. Principal component analysis (PCA) showed Component one (PC1) to be the most significant Component accounting for 54.09% of the poll...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/21991
The synthesis of zeolite in forms suitable for industrial applications is of great importance, mainly as ion exchange material, molecular sieves, adsorbents and catalyst. This paper deals with synthesizing zeolite P using waste kaolinite as starting material (from Brazilian indus...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/22771
Introduction: Onchocerciasis is a communicable parasitic disease caused by a nematode; Onchocerca volvulus and vectored by female Simulium blackfly. The disease is common among poor rural dwellers where it causes various degrees of skin and eye infections. Objectives: To evaluate...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/23566
Background: Osteoporosis is a disease characterized by low bone mass and micro- architectural deterioration of bone tissue. The prevalence of osteoporosis among Saudi population was estimated at 34% in a review of the published articles up to 2011. The etiology for this high prev...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/23131
Aim: Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology is the cost effective, quick and minimally invasive method for the initial evaluation of thyroid nodule. But it poses a diagnostic challenge in differentiating benign follicular adenoma from follicular carcinoma and follicular variant of papi...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/23061
Background: This study aimed to do a review on the applications of porous titanium granules (PTG) in periodontal and non-periodontal treatments. Methods: An electronic search was carried out in Google Scholar and PubMed databases using the key words “guided tissue regeneration”,...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/22482
Objective: The study was undertaken to evaluate the biochemical changes and fatigability in albino rats after oral administration of adenosine triphosphate (ATP). Study Design: Animal experimental study. Place of Study: Department of Biochemistry and Pharmacology, S. Nijalingapp...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2016/23194
Williams Walana, Samuel Ekuban Kwabena Acquah, Samuel Makinin, Mavis Sarfo, Abdul Bassit Muktar, Ezekiel Kofi Vicar, Ernestina Yirkyio, Mohammed Shaibu Osman, Alhasan Abdul-Mumin, Sylvanus Kampo, Iddrisu Baba Yabasin & Juventus Benogle Ziem·Journal of Scientific Research and Reports·2016
Introduction: Malnutrition is an essential global public health challenge affecting millions of people. The burden of malnutrition is huge especially among children in developing countries and poverty stricken regions. Aims: This study investigated the distributions, co-morbiditi...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2016/23095
This study discusses the viabilities and performances of a variety of cutting tool mechanism under various conditions. It highlights the basic issues relating to tool life, tool wear and cutting forces and emphasizes the importance of proper selection of cutting tools in manufact...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/22211
Retinal biometric is one of the newest biometric technologies that increasingly being used, especially in critical areas that require tight security measures, in order that retinal is one of the most robust and most accurate biometrics methods to recognize a person, the retinal r...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/23442
Aims: To investigate the prevalence of acquired multidrug resistance of P. aeruginosa among clinical samples obtained from patients attending Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria. Place and Duration of Study: Ekiti State Teaching Hospital from...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/22515