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Nov 2020 DOI 10.14302/issn.2766-8630.jrnm-20-3594
Pitchaya SakyanunCorresponding author
Purpose The purpose of this study was to assess the efficacy (overall survival, local control, progression free survival (PFS) and toxicities between two dimension (2D) and three dimension (3D) CT guided brachytherapy without using interstitial needles in cervical cancer patients. Material and Metho…
Nov 2020 DOI 10.14302/issn.2641-4538.jphi-20-3621
Manfred StapffCorresponding author
Context In the face of further waves of the COVID-19 pandemic it becomes essential to find a balance between protective actions to guard public health and restrictive measures which can collapse our economy. Background As a basis for public health decisions, officials still rely on metrics which wer…
Apr 2020 DOI 10.14302/issn.2639-3166.jar-20-3283
Jaime Cuauhtémoc NegreteCorresponding author
In the country, food production is more compromised every day, despite zero efforts and government, agricultural and livestock sector, causing poverty, migration, marginalization among other social disorders in addition to food insecurity. In Mexico 34% of the population is engaged in agricultural t…
Mar 2020 DOI 10.14302/issn.2766-8681.jcsr-21-3719
Bin ZhaoCorresponding author
Background Since receiving unexplained pneumonia patients at the Jinyintan Hospital in Wuhan, China in December 2019, the new coronavirus (COVID-19) has rapidly spread in Wuhan, China and spread to the entire China and some neighboring countries. We establish the dynamics model of infectious disease…
Mar 2020 DOI 10.14302/issn.2575-1212.jvhc-20-3225
Fabrizio di VirgilioCorresponding author
Objective To evaluate/ determine the risk factors for dogs presented with Gastric Dilation- Volvulus (GDV) to a referral veterinary centre and to compare the results with those currently reported in veterinary literature. Materials and Methods The observational case-control study comprised a populat…
Oct 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2638-4469.japb-19-3051
Hebatollah Ahmed IsmailCorresponding author
Triacontanol (TRIA) role in improving growth, physiological activities and tolerance against abiotic stresses has been reported. Yet, the mechanism by which TRIA executes its effects remains elusive. This work therefore studied the possible role of TRIA exogenous application in counteracting the adv…
Oct 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2574-612X.ijpr-19-3045
Wei XuCorresponding author
Emotional conflict control refers to the ability to select task-relevant emotional information and ignore task-irrelevant emotional distractors. Previous fMRI studies provide some evidence about brain structure and function related to emotional conflict control. Yet, the underlying resting-state fun…
Jun 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2576-6694.jbbs-19-2784
Ernesto Cesar Pinto Leal-JuniorCorresponding author
The aim of this clinical study was to determine the efficacy of bilateral alternating somatosensory stimulation for the management of stress and anxiety during and after the Trier Social Stress Test (TSST), a laboratory procedure for reliably inducing stress in human subjects. For this, a randomized…
Jun 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2639-3166.jar-19-2858
Abubaker Haroun Mohamed AdamCorresponding author
The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of endophagous Encyrtid parasitic wasp Aenasiusarizonensis (Girault) (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea), as a natural enemy for controlling the Mealybug, Phenacoccussolenopsis Tinsley (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae). Where a Randomized Complete Bloc…
Apr 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2688-5328.ijp-19-2717
David IpCorresponding author
Objective The current clinical case series assess the clinical outcome of the use of low-level laser in the treatment of painful pediatric fractures not solidly consolidated and re-modelled after casting for a standard of 4-6 weeks Materials and Methods The patient cohort consisted of 17 consecutive…
Mar 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2574-612X.ijpr-18-2460
Song XueCorresponding author
Conflict control is the ability to choose relevant information and ignore disturbing information in task processing. Previous studies have found that emotions have a certain influence on conflict control, and the research results of positive emotions and negative emotions affect conflict control are…
Nov 2018 DOI 10.14302/issn.2474-3585.jpmc-18-2345
Habibeh AhmadipourCorresponding author
Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
Background: lifestyle modification is known as the cornerstone for prevention and treatment of chronic diseases. To promote individual’s lifestyle, the first step is to measure their lifestyle by a valid and reliable tool. The aim of present study was to evaluate psychometric properties of the Persi…
Jun 2018
J MwaiCorresponding author
Background: Tungiasis is a parasitic tropical disease caused by female Tungapenetranswhich has remained an important public health problem and it affects resource-poor communities causing different health disabilities hence the need for behavior change. Main objective of the study was to determine f…
Jun 2018
Kevin KendallCorresponding author
Graphene-Ceramic Composites (GCCs) have been little studied compared to graphene-polymer composites 1. Recent reviews 23 indicate that both mechanical and electrical property ceramic improvements can be obtained by mixing small quantities, typically 1 to 15% of graphene material with a ceramic precu…
Jun 2017 DOI 10.14302/issn.2471-2175.jdrt-17-1481
Ravi Prakash Sasankoti MohanCorresponding author
Background: Studies have unveiled lower levels of serum vitamin D in autoimmune diseases and the role of vitamin D in inhibition of helper T cells proliferation, stimulation of regulatory T cells, diminishing of B-lymphocyte differentiation and inhibition of immunoglobulin secretion has been discuss…
Mar 2017 DOI 10.14302/issn.2476-1710.jdt-16-1332
Katja PetrowskiCorresponding author
Background: Unemployment is a chronic stressor which is associated with higher levels of impaired physical and mental wellbeing, e.g. reduced heart rate variability (HRV) and decline in self-esteem and self-efficacy. The present study investigated the effectivity of a HRV-biofeedback-training in inc…
Feb 2017 DOI 10.14302/issn.2474-3585.jpmc-16-1103
Sanjeev M. ChaudharyCorresponding author
Background : DOTS is the current international strategy for tuberculosis control endorsed by the World Health Organization and the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases. Maharashtra achieved full coverage under RNTCP in October 2003. The programme was launched in Nagpur in the l…
Oct 2016 DOI 10.14302/issn.2470-5020.jnrt-16-1240
Jan Kristoper P. de GuzmanCorresponding author
Background: Impulse Control Disorders (ICDs) are characterized as pathologicalbehavioral patterns of excess impulsivity which may result as part of the non-motor complications of Parkinson’s disease (PD). These significantly affect the patient’s overall quality of life and have impact on their care…
Aug 2016 DOI 10.14302/issn.2470-5020.jnrt-15-750
Timothy Adam ThrasherCorresponding author
Background To quantify the underlying rhythmic patterns observed in surface electromyography (SEMG) in patients with Parkinson’s Disease (PD), to compare rhythmicity of PD gait with normal gait, and to compare overground walking to treadmill gait. Methods Eight individuals with idiopathic PD, and te…
Jul 2016 DOI 10.14302/issn.2379-7835.ijn-16-986
S YarakCorresponding author
Abstract: Several researchers have suggested that a targeted diet for reducing theadipose tissue may interfere with the severity of cellulite. Others emphasize that the diet composition seems to play a more relevant role than the calorie profile for weight loss and cellulite control. Objective: The…