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- Joint Acquisition Of Language And Cognition
Abstract: What is the role of language and cognition in thinking? Is language just a communication device, or is it fundamental in developing thoughts? Chomsky suggested that language is separate from cognition..
- A Link Between Stress And Diabetes
Abstract : Evidence suggests that stressful experiences might affect diabetes, in terms of both its onset and its exacerbation. In this article, the authors review some of this evidence and consider ways in which stress might affect diabetes, both through physiological mechanisms and via behavior. They also discuss the implicatio..
- Amplification, Cloning And Characterization Of Rna Helicase Gene From Aedes Aegypti
Abstract: The genomic study of hazardous human parasites for instant, Aedes aegypti can improve our understanding of the disease vectors and help us to control the lethal diseases such as dengue fever and other transmitted diseases. The present study reported the amplification, cloning and determination of nucleotide sequences o..
- Evaluation Of Chronic Pelvic Pain In Women
Abstract : Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) in women is one of the most common problems encountered by health care provider. It is the single most common indication for referral to gynecology clinics accounting for 20% of all outpatient appointments in secondary care. Thorough history taking and physical examination followed by specific..
- Carious Dentin Treatment For Glass Ionomer Cement Adhesion: A Comparative Study
Abstract: Carisolv method is a minimally invasive treatment of carious lesions which may improve patient collaboration and allow care of minimal dental cavities, especially in young people. The aim of this stud..
- Parturition In Domestic Animals: A Review
Abstract : Parturition is the process of delivery of the fully grown fetus on the completion of the normal pregnancy period. Parturition is an interesting biological process in the sense that the uterus that was quiescent during the entire pregnancy starts contracting and the cervix that was tightly contracted relax sufficiently ..
- Type2 Segmental Manifestation Of Disseminated Superficial Actinic Porokeratosis In An 8 Year Old Girl
Abstract: Porokeratosis is a form of genodermatosis of different clinical types. The combination of different types of porokeratosis in one individual is rare. Here we report a rare case in which two different ..
- Cancer Mortality Rates And North-to-south County Position Along The Mississippi River: An Ecological Study
Abstract: Introduction:This study explores the relationship between north-to-south (N-S)geographic positions of counties along the Mississippi River and their cancer mortality rates for a single race.The research hypothesis is that cancer rates increase from N-S. Methods: In this ecological study, archived age-adjusted cancer m..
- Hepatic Cytochrome P450 4a Expression Level In A Rat Model Of Microvesicular Steatosis
Abstract: Microvesicular steatosis in general plays an important role in the pathogenesis of drug, disease and alcohol induced liver damage. Such an event is manifested by the accumulation of lipid within the h..
- Dumbbell Ganglion Of The Foot: Case Report
Abstract : Ganglions are common tumors of the dorsum of the foot. The authors report a case of dumbbell ganglion of the foot in a 32-year-old lady, whose main concern was the cosmetic disfigurement due to the di..
- Diaminobenzene Schiff Base Induces Caspase 9-dependent Apoptosis In U937 Leukemia Cells
Abstract: Metal complex Schiff base compounds have been shown to be cytotoxic in vitro. However little is known concerning anticancer activity of Schiff bases that lack metal cations. The antineoplastic propert..
- Development And Validation Of A Hplc Method For The Determination Of Metformin Hydrochloride, Gliclazide And Piogliglitazone Hydrochloride In Multicomponent Formulation
Abstract : A simple, rapid, and precise reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatographic method for simultaneous analysis of metformin hydrochloride, gliclazide, and pioglitazone hydrochloride in a tablet ..
- Psychoneuro Immunology (p.n.i) Of Stress
Abstract: Considerable evidence demonstrating a relationship between stress and immune function is accumulating and a complex chain of biologic and psychologic processes are involved. An extensive network of central nervous system and endocrine system processes may be involved in the modulation of the immune system in response t..
- Efficacy Of Three Thixotropic Nasal Spray Preparations On Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis Assessed By Allergen Challenge In An Environmental Exposure Unit
Abstract : Two studies were undertaken to assess the efficacy and safety of three thixotropic nasal sprays (IQM11, IQM12, IQM13) on seasonal allergic rhinitis (SAR). The three nasal sprays differ only with respe..
- Evolution Of The Paced And Non-paced Qrs Duration With Chronic Right Ventricular Pacing In Pediatric Patients With And Without Structural Heart Disease
Abstract : Background: Right ventricular (RV) pacing creates artificial left ventricular (LV) dyssynchrony and thus can be used as a surrogate for left bundle branch block (LBBB). Assuming this, our aim was to assess the evolution of the QRS width in chronically paced pediatric patients with and without structural heart disease (..
- First Quadruped Man Was Found In Turkey A Hundred Years Ago
Abstract : It was believed that human quadrupedalism with the related novel syndrome (Uner Tan syndrome, UTS) first described in 2005 was the first to be discovered in the world. However, it was later revealed a..
- Liver Injury By Experimental Portal Bacteremia: Histogenetic Recovery Study In The Rat
Abstract: To study the histogenetic recovery of hepatic lesions due to portal bacteremia, a complication of some clinical conditions, an experimental animal model had developed. Portal bacteremia was performed ..
- Analysis Of Common Volatile Constituents Between Herbal Pair Ephedra Sinica Stapf-zingiber Officinale Rosc And Its Single Herb By Gc-ms Combined With Amwfa Method
Abstract : Analysis of common volatile constituents between herbal pair (HP) Ephedra sinica Stapf (ESS)-Zingiber officinal Rosc (ZOR)and its single herb was performed by the method of GC-MS and alternative moving window factor analysis (AMWFA). Identification of the compounds was also assisted by comparison of temperature-progra..
- Doppler Ultrasound In The Assessment Of Suspected Intra-uterine Growth Restriction
Introduction: SGA fetuses are a heterogeneous group comprising fetuses that have failed to achieve their growth potential (intra-uterine growth restriction, IUGR) and fetuses that are constitutionally small. Approximately 50–70% of fetuses with a birth-weight below tenth centile for gestational age are constitutionally small (1), ..
- Nitrates And Associated Health Hazards
Abstract : Disease burden, in relation to environmental risk factors is generally determined by establishing the number of people affected with each outcome. This can be then converted into disability-adjusted life years, accounting for the severity and duration of each health outcome. In relation to various risk factors; the dis..
- Selection For Hereditary Immunity To Infections During The Evolution Of Humankind
Abstract : This article is devoted to the discovery of the evolution of hereditary immunity exhibited by the majority of modern humans in relation to most known infections. The research methods were based on a c..
- Ocimum Sanctum (tulsi): Bio-pharmacological Activities
Abstract : AbstractMedicinal plants are used by the practitioners and pharmacologists to prevent and cure many diseases for the last several thousand years. Tulsi is known as “Queen of plants” “The mother medicine of nature”. Tulsi i.e. Ocimum sanctum is a plant with enormous properties for curing and preventing diseases...
- Impacted Teeth In The Same Location Of Monozygotic Twins: A Report Of Two Cases
Abstract : We have presented here the cases of a pair of monozygotic twin sisters with impaction of the lower second premolars. Tooth extraction was necessary because of the orthodontic reasons, and the teeth we..
- Fibromyalgia And Vehicular Trauma: A Case Report
Introduction: Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition characterized by widespread pain in muscles, tendons and ligaments of susceptible individuals. The patient may also experience a litany of other associated health conditions, such as, chronic fatigue and/or migraine headaches, to name a few.Fibromyalgia occurs in about 1 to 2 % of th..
- Bacteriological Quality And Safety Of Raw Cow Milk In Madurai, South India
Abstract: The microbiological quality and safety of raw milk from 60 dairy farms in Madurai were determined. Milk samples were collected at 60 centers from four regions, namely northern, eastern, western and southern (NEWS) according to stratified random sampling design. Samples were analyzed for Total plate count (TPC), psychro..
- Patterns Of Speech Articulation In Subjects With Neurogenic Dysphagia And Dysarthria
Abstract: The purpose of this descriptive study was to examine place-manner-voicing features and neuromuscular substrates of articulation and swallowing in a group of nursing home residents having concurrent dysarthria and dysphagia. Similar muscle groups function in speech articulation and swallowing, accounting for the high co..
- Caecal Bascule- A Case Report And Review Of Literature
Abstract : Caecal volvulus is a malrotational abnormality of the intestine that causes obstruction. Diagnosis is difficult and, if delayed, the results may be intestinal ischemia, perforation, sepsis, and even death.In the absence of ischemia, decompressive tube cecostomy, simple detorsion, and cecopexy have all been recommended,..
- Management Of Periodontitis In Patients With Down Syndrome Using Low Energy Diode Laser
Abstract : Background: Patients with Down syndrome develop extensive gingivitis at an earlier stage and exhibit rapid and generalized periodontal breakdown in early adulthood. This study aims at finding out the ..
- Antioxidant Therapy- A Relevant Therapeutic Adjunct For Antiretroviral Therapy In Plwhas In Ghana
Abstract: Background: Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) has been implicated in the stimulation of replication and progression of HIV infection. This study was aimed at investigating the levels of oxidative stress a..
- Identification Of Attainment Of Meditation-state: A Challenge To Be Solved
Abstract: Meditation has been known and practiced for a long period of time. Presently, its practice is being advocated and promoted mainly as an effective remedial measure against the deleterious effects of challenges and stress of modern life. However, the unambiguous identification of attainment of meditation-state has yet to..
- A Floristic Study In A Perennial Lake Of Thiruvallur District, South India
Abstract: Aim of the study was to document the aquatic macrophyte wealth of a perennial fresh water wetland ecosystem called Ambattur lake (ARL) through qualitative survey. ARL is situated in Thiruvallur district of south India. This is the very first of its kind on ARL, exhibited the wealth of macrophytes. A total of 56 plant s..
- The Acute Abdomen - Commonly Missed And Mis-diagnosed Conditions: Review
Abstract : The varying presentations of acute surgical conditions make diagnoses often challenging. The commonly missed or misdiagnosed surgical conditions include acute appendicitis, testicular torsion, mid-cyc..
- Why The Atkinson-shiffrin Model Was Wrong From The Beginning
Abstract: The Atkinson-Shiffrin (1968) model, a standard model of short term memory cited over three thousand times, mimics the characteristic shape of the free recall curves from Murdock (1962). However, I not..
- Spontaneous Uterine Rupture
Abstract : Spontaneous uterine rupture is a very uncommon condition. Once ruptured, findings of generalized peritonitis becomes prominent, which may lead to septic shock unless it is treated on time. In our case, we present a 66-year-old woman who was referred to the emergency department in state of septic shock. During laparotom..
- Bladder-only Repair Of Vesicovaginal Fistula: Twelve Years Experience In South-eastern Nigeria
Abstract : OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to review the outcome of repair of vesicovaginal fistula in which only the bladder wall defects were repaired leaving the vaginal wall defects unrepaired. METHOD: A review of the outcome of 87 bladder-only repair of vesicovaginal fistulas done at the University of Nigeria Teaching H..
- Obstetrics In Renal Transplantation: A Series Of Cases Of Pregnancy Post Transplant Observed Over 24 Years
Abstract : Objective: To study the course of pregnancy and its outcome in renal allograft recipients.Patients and Methods: From November 1985 – December 2009, 2792 renal transplants were carried out; among them 631 were females, the potential females for pregnancies were 169. Incidence of hypertension, diabetes, pre-eclampsia, ..
- Foot Drop Following Smith Peterson Approach For Greater Trochanter Osteochondroma Excision:a Case Report
Abstract : Hereditary osteochondromatosis is an autosomal dominant disorder with incomplete penetrance.We did not find a single case of sciatic nerve palsy resulting in foot drop following Smith Peterson approach to hip for osteochondroma excision at extensive internet search.The cause still remains to be determined...
- Standardized Digital Mapping Of The Central Nervous System Connections In Humans
Abstract : This paper attempts to unite different aspects of knowledge of both, human neuroanatomists and neuroinformatics engineers, related to the same problem of presentation of human brain connections. Durin..
- Cross Platform In Silico Design And Evaluation Of Small Interfering Rnas That Target The Expression Of Plasmodium Falciparum Heat Shock Protein 90 (pfhsp90) Gene
Abstract : It has been shown that it is both efficient and cost effective to run experiments in silico before actual laboratory work in real time. Plasmodium falciparum heat shock protein 90(pfHsp90) appears suf..
- Serum Lipid Profiling In Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy-naive HIV Positive Patients In Ghana; Any Potential Risk?
Abstract: Background In recent years serum lipid profile alterations have been described from an early stage of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and more importantly in the progression of the diseas..
- New Daily Persistent Headache As A Presenting Symptom Of Hashimoto's Encephalopathy
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Hashimoto’s encephalopathy (HE) is a rare autoimmune neurological disorder often unrecognized. Although headache is experienced by a significant number of patients with this condition, it is overshadowed by more striking neuropsychiatric symptoms and normally is not a presenting complaint. A patient with ..
- A Medical And Scientific Analysis Of Murder By Hydrogen Cyanide (prussic Acid)- Lizzie Borden's Preferred Method
Introduction: The 1892 murder of Andrew and Abby Borden has been immortalized through the generation in rhyme and verse. The savage murders have become part of the fabric of American folklore. Would-be mystery sleuths have expounded numerous theories as to who actually carried out the murders. Most theories have pointed To Andrew’..
- Cost-effectiveness Evaluation Of Therapy With Naratriptan And Rizatriptan For Migraine In Spain
Abstract : The purpose of this study is to investigate the cost-effectiveness of naratriptan and rizatriptan therapy for migraine attacks. Methods: cost-effectiveness analysis from the healthcare financer perspective in Spain, using a model based on a decision tree, which incorporates the direct healthcare costs and the probabili..
- Baby K. A Landmark Case In Futile Medical Care
Abstract : Baby K., an anencephalic child born without a cerebral cortex in 1992, is a landmark clinical and legal case of special importance to medical ethics because of the complex issues it raises with respect to the notions of dignity and personhood, the concept of brain death, and the question of medical futility. At issue w..
- Ipod Touch A Useful Tool For Practicing Minimally Invasive Anesthesia
My opinion: Music therapy in the operating room has its proponents and opponents (1-6). We report a case that was being performed under axillary block and the anesthesia team’s personal iPod touch® was put to good use for keeping the anesthesia minimally invasive. A 30-year-old female was scheduled to have right thumb’s tendo..
- Combined Talar Body And Medial Malleolus Fracture: A Case Report
Abstract : The combination of ipsilateral talar body and medial malleolus fracture is rare to occur.Radiographs and Computed tomograms are main diagnostic aids.With initial conservative management till swelling subsides,open reduction and adequate internal fixation followed by supervised aggressive physiotherapy gives good functi..
- Intraosseous Vascular Access In Adult Anesthesia: A Vastly Underutilized Procedure
My opinion: As anesthesiologists we are trained extensively to deal with what is for many of us a once-in-a-career event, the need for a surgical airway. But those of us who treat only adults are likely unfamiliar with a procedure to help skirt a much more common, but equally life-threatening problem: difficult vascular acces..
- Improving The Cost Efficiency In Pharmaceutical Outsourcing
My opinion: There is a growing demand to contain the sky-rocketing drug costs. The driving forces for such demand come from public awareness of high drug price, rising R & D expenses, tighter FDA regulations, higher NDA/BLA requirements, and competition of generic drugs [1]. Drug companies are looking into ways to cut costs in ord..
- Subacute Epidural Hematoma Caused By Contrecoup Injury: A Case Report
Abstract : A 32-year-old woman presented with a rare case of contrecoup epidural hematoma (EDH) associated with coup EDH. On the 5th day of postpartum, she felled on the floor for a sudden dizziness while making a phone call with the stand posture, and struck the left parietal region of her head on the ground. She was dazed for a..
- Evidence-based Approach To Perioperative Normothermia: Brief Review For Anesthesia Residents
Review: The purpose of this brief review is twofold: to provide a concise and practical resident-level guide to the evidence underlying this aspect of anesthetic care, and to identify key publications in the field (offset and cited in bold). More expansive reviews are readily available.1I. Perioperative Temperature Monitoringa..
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