Aims: To find out whether ongoing missense mutations in the exon 2 of DRB1*01:01 affect the operation of this protective allele in HIV patients. Place and Duration of Study: the Clinical Immunology and Immunogenetics Laboratory of Riga Stradiņš University, Riga Eastern Clinical...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/5660
George Andreadis, Triantafyllos Albanis, Eleni Andreadou, Styliani Mitka, Faedra Eleftheriou, Dimitra Lampropoulou, Nikolaos Avramidis & Dimitrios Patoucheas·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2013
Aims: There is little evidence concerning the effects of organophosphates in the liver of healthy individuals, and the existing researches come to contradictive results. In this study, we evaluated the influence of organophosphates (Dimethoate, Chlorpyrifos) in liver and renal fu...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/5828
Ghulam Akbar, Ronald Pachon, Hasan Al Azzawi, Naureen Jessani, Kebir Bedran, Naeem Abbas, Katherine Abella, Mohammed A. Islam, Ravindra Patel & Mark Niemiera·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2013
Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) due to spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is rare. Further, concurrent ACS with a cerebrovascular accident is improbable, but possible. We report a case of a young man, with a history of Hodgkin’s lymphoma treated with a combination of che...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/6516
Aim: the aim of this study was to induce obesity in rats using the neonatal overfeeding protocol and evaluate in adult male animals standard chow intake, sweet food intake, the preference between sweet food and standard chow, locomotor activity and anxiety-like behavior. Methodol...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/5161
Aims: Decitabine is a drug for the treatment of myelodysplastic syndromes and acute myeloid leukemia. It has a side-effect profile affecting many systems, including dermatologic side effects. Herein, we report a case with a maculopapular-type drug eruption due to decitabine. Pres...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/6347
Aims: To clarify the relation of metabolic syndrome (MS) with or without late-onset hypogonadism (LOH) and vitamin D deficiency in men. Study Design: Consecutive male patients with MS were additionally evaluated for LOH and vitamin D status. Place and Duration of Study: Departmen...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/5843
Introduction: Selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT) (Lumenis, Santa Clara, CA) was developed in 1999 as a means to lower IOP in patients with glaucoma. It is a relatively safe procedure. We report a rare side effect of anterior chamber shallowing with myopic following SLT. Case P...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/6391
Background of the Study: Ability to cope with pressure and anxiety to increase performance is an integral part of sports. There is considerable evidence in support of the relationship between anxiety and coping strategies and performance of athletes. Coping strategies can be divi...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2014/5659
The aim of the present study is to document cytoarchitectural details of Medial Geniculate Body (MGB) of the brain in three species of echolocating bats with different forage behavior. The brains were collected from six male adult bats of each species: Noctilio leporinus (fish-ea...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/4961
Intentional replantation can be an alternative choice and to restore an original tooth to function in the mouth instead of replacing it with prosthesis. This case report describes intentional replantation of a maxillary first premolar and its 5 year follow up. A 42-year old woman...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/5419
Gholamhosein Hasanshahi, Habib Abbasipour, Alireza Askarianzadeh, Jaber Karimi, Fatemeh Jahan & Ali Hossein Rahimi·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2013
Aims: The diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (L.) (Lep.: Plutellidae) is one of the most important pests of cruciferous plants. Amongst the most important factors to reduce this pest population are parasitoids. The aim of present study was to Identify the parasitoids of the di...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/5466
The present study deals with the characterization and evaluation of the morphological and biochemical quality of 54 date palm cultivars grown in Algeria. This work was done at Station of Algerian National Institute of Agricultural Research Touggourt Ouargla Algeria, between Octob...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/5009
A. Faramarzi-Garmroodi, M. Danesh Mesgaran, A. R. Vakili, A. Hodjatpanah-montazeri & M. M. Manshadi·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2013
Aims: An in vitro gas production technique was conducted to investigate the effect of oil content of nine ruminant protein feedstuffs including whole soybean, soybean meal, flaked soybean, linseed, fish meal, canola meal, cottonseed meal, sunflower meal and corn gluten, on protei...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/6073
Background: Enterococcus faecalis has intrinsic resistance which aids its spread in the hospital environment. As a nosocomial pathogen with increasing resistance breaking its route of transmission and spread is therefore imperative. Aims: In this study, six brands of disinfectant...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/5025
In essence, the power of compounding, together with the effect of discounting, has resulted in calculations of sinking funds and amortization possible. A greater aspect of this concept has allowed the business world to flourish and, at the same time, borrowing, financing, and mor...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2014/5619