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Sep 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2572-5424.jgm-19-3024
Sikandar Hayat KhanCorresponding author
Background The objective of this review is to unify the various genetic defects along with elaborating metabolic pathways in Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia(FCHL) and also to differentiate the phenotype of FCHL from metabolic syndrome. Methods PubMed and Cochrane’s library was searched for keyword…
Sep 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2474-3585.jpmc-19-3018
Dominic Konadu-YeboahCorresponding author
Radial Club Hand (RCH) is a rare and complex congenital disorder of the pre-axial border of the upper extremity. It is a congenital longitudinal radial ray deficiency which presents as radial deviation of the hand and distal forearm in the shape of a golf club 12. Radial ray deficiency (the most com…
Sep 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2574-450X.jom-19-3001
Sikandar Hayat KhanCorresponding author
Gene therapy has entered a new era with the dawn of CRISPR/Cas9 technology which though were always available in nature but rediscovered to tame into a real-tlife genome editing tool. With the modernization upsurge and changes in ways the “homo sapiens” survived on this planet from hunger to current…
Aug 2019
Irma KhachidzeCorresponding author
Objective Antisocial behavior (ASB) in children and youth is public health problem in Georgia. Nevertheless, there has been no systematic study the risk factors for ASB that could counteract on ASB development. To prevent ASB development and acceleration the understanding of biological (assessment o…
Mar 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2640-690X.jfm-19-2726
Lucy Spencer-HarperCorresponding author
Background Research has demonstrated that partners living alongside veterans with mental health difficulties are at high risk of developing mental health difficulties themselves and secondary trauma. A variety of interventions have been developed to support partners. Research to date has relied on q…
Mar 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2379-7835.ijn-19-2639
Olivia McCarthyCorresponding author
Nine healthy individuals with a mean ± SD BMI of 22.0 ± 0.7 kg/m² and age of 20 ± 0.2 years, participated in this single-blind randomised, crossover trial investigating the impact of ingesting two different honeys (1) Tropical Forest Honey (TFH) and (2) Manuka Honey; strength 12+ (MAN) on circulatin…
Mar 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2474-3585.jpmc-19-2633
ErickTandi TinyamiCorresponding author
Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Graduate School of Public Health Korea University, Seoul South Korea.
Motorcycles have been increasing used widely in various urban, suburban and villages in Cameroon with an increased in accidents resulting to injuries among the population. Head and limbs injuries are responsible for most of the cases encountered from related crashes. A prospective study on head and…
Jan 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2379-7835.ijn-18-2272
López M.T IglesiasCorresponding author
Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, Faculty of Health Sciences, Spain
We discuss different aspects of the Mediterranean diet, including the historical, anthropological and cultural. The different foods that are characteristic of the Mediterranean diet are used to create all kinds of recipes, which are valued in gastronomic terms and are also highly nutritional. Bread,…
Jan 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2574-612X.ijpr-18-2503
Jan M Keppel HesselinkCorresponding author
Since the 2nd part of last century neo-shamanic rituals using mind-altering extracts from plants or animals have become increasingly popular in Europe and the USA. The first rituals coming to the west were based on drinking a special Amazonian tea, Ayahuasca, based on 2 different plants, with active…
Dec 2018 DOI 10.14302/issn.2324-7339.jcrhap-18-2333
Abayomi Joseph AfeCorresponding author
Introduction: The introduction of preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) against incident HIV infection has changed the epidemiology of disease as continuous treatment with tenofovir and emtricitabine among high risk groups can reduce the relative risk for incident HIV infection by over 90%.However,despite…
Nov 2018 DOI 10.14302/issn.2642-3146.jec-18-2416
William K.G. PalmerCorresponding author
Wind turbines are often perceived as benign. This can be attributed to the population majority dwelling in urban locations distant from most wind turbines. Society may understate the risk to individuals living near turbines due to an overstatement of the perceived benefits of turbines, and an unders…
Oct 2018 DOI 10.14302/issn.2639-3166.jar-18-2331
Abubaker Haroun Mohamed AdamCorresponding author
This study reviews the agricultural development perspective in the light of a rapid space technology development. In other words, precision agriculture as part of geoinformatics. The aim is to quantify whether the adopted technology can improve the efficiency of agricultural fields management and pr…
Oct 2018 DOI 10.14302/issn.2766-6204.jmpt-18-2332
Nayereh shahmohammadiCorresponding author
Introduction: In an educational organization, because of its important function in human resources development and training in the community, respecting the values, spirituality, leadership, and management strengthening, based on spirituality and good citizenship behavior and commitment have greater…
Aug 2018 DOI 10.14302/issn.2574-612X.ijpr-18-2246
Angelica StaniloiuCorresponding author
The psychiatric disease of dissociative amnesia is described and illustrated with case reports. It is emphasized that dissociative amnesia has a stress or trauma-related etiology and that affected individuals, contrary to the still dominant clinical belief, are frequently more severely and enduringl…
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…
Feb 2018
Roberto PaganelliCorresponding author
The possibility of tailoring treatment on specific characteristics of patients – i.e. personalized medicine – has received attention in the field of rheumatic diseases since biological DMARDs targeting a unique pathway have become available. However the idea of personalized rheumatology has advanced…
Nov 2017 DOI 10.14302/issn.2372-6601.jhor-17-1761
Gitte Lee MortensenCorresponding author
With the introduction of tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI), patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) have obtained survival rates close to normal. It may appear paradoxical, then, that medication adherence is suboptimal in some health care settings. As the first of its kind, this study aimed to e…
Jul 2017 DOI 10.14302/issn.2474-7785.jarh-16-1067
Nikhil NanavatiCorresponding author
Aim Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in hospital with orthopaedic surgery already an established risk factor. This study aims to establish the length of time that a patient is at risk of sustaining a VTE post orthopaedic surgery. Method A retrospective case…
Jun 2017 DOI 10.14302/issn.2577-2279.ijha-17-1539
LH AdamuCorresponding author
Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria
Fingerprint is an impression made by the friction ridges that are almost parallel at constant crest to crest wavelength. The pattern is dominated by central features, such as whorls, loops, arches and triradii. Fingerprints have been used for several decades in forensic and medical sciences. The fin…
May 2017 DOI 10.14302/issn.2474-9273.jbtm-16-1180
Jessica A. ChenCorresponding author
Current psychological treatment approaches that rely on time-intensive, face-to-face psychotherapy are not capable of meeting the demand for mental health services. Mental health interventions that promote self-regulation and self-management of symptoms will play an increasingly important role in th…