This project outlined use of the diffusion of innovations model to disseminate bone marrow transplantation technology for the cure of sickle cell anemia and other hemoglobinopathies. Besides, we Identified technologically developed nations that have the relevant medical workforce...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2012/1793
Aims: Malaria infection leads to the formation of circulating immune complexes (CICs) which have been implicated in the pathogenesis of complicated malaria which includes severe malarial anemia. Children with sickle cell trait (HbAS) are less predisposed to getting severe manifes...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2012/1761
Aims: In Ethiopia, AIDS has become the leading cause of mortality in the 15-49 years age group, accounting for an estimated 43% of all young adult deaths. Though the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), improved survival and quality of life, early data fr...
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Research Article10.9734/ISRR/2013/1897
The aim of this paper is to analyze the effect of magnetic field on a boundary layer flow and heat transfer of a dusty fluid over an exponentially stretching surface with an exponential temperature distribution. The governing boundary layer equations are reduced into system of co...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2012/1250
The aim of this paper is to evaluate and study the Kullback–Leibler divergence of the γ–ordered Normal distribution, a generalization of Normal distribution emerged from the generalized Fisher’s information measure, over the scaled t–distribution. We investigate this evaluation t...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2012/1358
The correspondence between dierent versions of the Gauss-Weingarten equation is investigated. The compatibility condition for one version of the Gauss-Weingarten equation gives the Gauss-Mainardi-Codazzi system. A deformation of the surface is postulated which takes the same form...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2012/1998
Coupling heterogeneous mathematical models is today commonly used, and effective solution methods for the resulting hybrid problem have recently become available for several systems. Even if in certain circumstances, asymptotic evaluations of the location of the interfaces are av...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2012/1632
In this paper, we introduce a new subclass of k-uniformly p-valent starlike and convex functions in the open unit disk using a fractional differential operator. We obtain coefï¬cient estimates, distortion theorems, extermal properties, closure theorems, and inclusion properties....
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2012/1352
A mathematical model for coral growth in a well stirred tank is proposed based on nutrient availability. The proposed model is a system of ODEs. Stability analysis of the solutions of the system of ODEs is done for various acceptable parameter regions. Growth forms of corals in d...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2012/1387
Massimo De Paschale, Maria Teresa Manco, Luisa Belvisi, Carlo Magnani, Tiziana Re, Paolo Viganò, Sara Biagiotti, Francesca Capelli, Antonino Mazzone, Maria Pia Baldacci, Aldo Ferrara, Anna Lisa Neri, Carlo Maria Guastoni, Riccardo Armando Bonazzina, Bruno Brando & Pierangelo Clerici·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2012
Aims: The introduction of HBV vaccination in Italy has reduced the incidence and prevalence of HBV infection. However, increasing immigration from countries in which HBV is endemic has led to a wave of new HBsAg-positive subjects and their clinical impact needs evaluation. We com...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/1981
Endothelial cells of different vascular beds display diverse functional and morphological characteristics. Specifically, brain-derived endothelial cells exhibit specialized properties that form the blood-brain barrier, an important structure that ensures homeostasis within the ne...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/2056
Patients with chronic kidney disease may have neurological complications including uremic encephalopathy, stroke, neuropathy and myopathy. Rarely, acute movement disorder associated with bilateral basal ganglia lesion is seen in patients with end stage kidney disease. The hallmar...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/2067
Jeroen Ludikhuize, Marcel G. W. Dijkgraaf, Susanne M. Smorenburg, Sophia E. J. A. de Rooij, Anja H. Brunsveld-Reinders, Peter Tangkau, Bernard G. Fikkers & Evert de Jonge·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2012
Aims: Description of a study protocol to analyze the effectiveness of the sequential implementation of a Rapid Response System (RRS) on the incidence of the composite endpoint of cardiac arrest, unplanned ICU admission, and mortality rates. Study Design: The COMET trial is a befo...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/1898
Objectives: To investigate the association between A260G (Thr12Ala) and A386G (Thr54Ala) single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in deleted in azoospermia-like gene (DAZL) and infertility in Jordanian males. Methods: Infertile 170 patients with azoospermia or oligozoospermia and...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/2009
Hiccups are a spasmodic contraction of the diaphragm and usually transient phenomenon that affects nearly everyone. When hiccups develop, the patients are administrated antispastic agent, such as balcofen. Baclofen is widely used for the treatment of this spastic movement disorde...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/2066