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Nov 2021 DOI 10.14302/issn.3070-3360.ijco-21-3995
Polycarp U. NwohaCorresponding author
Proceeding to hospital immediately stroke occurs is important for early intervention that would minimize the consequences of stroke. But most stroke patients in developing countries prefer herbal centers than hospital. Reasons for this attitude have not been established. Two well-trained assistants…
Feb 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2639-3166.jar-18-2576
Abubaker Haroun Mohamed AdamCorresponding author
Cotton mealybug (Phenacoccussolenopsis) is a serious devastating pest which goes on a wide array of plant families. The pest spread all over the world from cool to dry hot regions. The main objective of this study was to investigate the food preference and behavior of P. solenopsis Tinseley (Hemipte…
Aug 2025 DOI 10.14302/issn.3066-8042.jac-25-5652
Davoud AmiriCorresponding author
Background Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adulthood is increasingly recognized not only as a psychiatric condition but also as a trait with behavioral and occupational implications—particularly in high-stakes, fast-paced financial environments. Traits such as impulsivity, sensati…
Apr 2023 DOI 10.14302/issn.2641-4538.jphi-23-4412
Amrit BistCorresponding author
Background People may have both negative and positive attitudes about other people, their way of living and those attitudes can be influenced by various factors. LGBTIQ individuals are facing various difficulties and barriers to run their daily life due to different attitudes of people. Attitudes ma…
Jul 2020 DOI 10.14302/issn.2379-7835.ijn-20-3488
Abdelkader BoukerroucheCorresponding author
Esophagectony remains a high-risk surgical procedure. Esophageal cancer is often associated with a weight loss. The best nutritional condition is crucial for successful oesophageal surgery. The increased septic complications and costs have limited the wide use of total parenteral nutrition. Currentl…
Mar 2020 DOI 10.14302/issn.2766-869X.jfd-20-3193
Prittesh PatelCorresponding author
Fusarium solani NVS671 identified from infected sugarcane stem of Co 671 as a new pathogen was subjected to various cultural conditions to understand its physiological profile. In continuation with our previous work, cultural analysis was carried out under in vitro condition by supplementing various…
Nov 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2379-7835.ijn-19-3083
Mija VerversCorresponding author
Background In November 2014, the World health Organization (WHO), in collaboration with United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), and the World Food Programme, produced interim guidelines (iGL) on providing nutritional support to patients in Ebola treatment units (ETUs). They have been translated int…
Sep 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2641-4538.jphi-19-2995
Nitasha Chaudhary NagarajCorresponding author
Despite the gains India has made in recent decades, it remains a country with vast gender inequities. Gender sensitization and empowerment programs aimed at young people, precisely at the time when they are forming their gender attitudes, has the potential to diminish gender inequity in the long-ter…
Feb 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2641-4538.jphi-19-2589
Alpha Ahmadou DialloCorresponding author
Several studies show that policies to improve maternal and infant health must be contextualised within broader questions and commitments concerning women’s empowerment. There are, however, two-way linkages between women’s empowerment and reproductive services. Certain institutional approaches that s…
Dec 2018 DOI 10.14302/issn.2578-8590.ipj-18-2524
Francesco CrespiCorresponding author
The pineal gland constitutes a major neuroendocrine organ in the brain. By mean of its neurohormone melatonin it transduces exogenous signals such as circadian and seasonal variations of light and temperature into proper hormonal changes which adjust and adapt internal endocrine functions. Alteratio…
Dec 2018 DOI 10.14302/issn.2576-9359.jot-18-2388
Stuart M. FlechnerCorresponding author
This review article provides ethical guidance for determining which kinds of financial benefits provided to living organ donors are ethically appropriate. It does so by way of ethical analysis of a policy case study: the National Kidney Registry (NKR) has implemented a donor insurance program to all…
Feb 2018 DOI 10.14302/issn.2379-7835.ijn-17-1872
Edgar AgabaCorresponding author
Objective: To elaborate on the procedures undertaken to establish blood draws and cold chain for nutrition assessments. Setting: A total of 5,044 birth cohort households were enrolled and assessed using household questionnaires, anthropometry, and blood sampling to assess nutritional issues and expo…
Jul 2016 DOI 10.14302/issn.2474-7785.jarh-16-1123
Elizabeth P. HowardCorresponding author
Health care leaders and providers have introduced the assumption the typical elder, even in the presence of complex, chronic disease and prevailing illness, is capable of assuming greater personal responsibility for their health care, with a shift from provider-centered to a person-centered model of…
Jun 2015 DOI 10.14302/issn.2379-7835.ijn-14-479
Johannes ErdmannCorresponding author
Objective: Detailed reports in changes of eating habits especially in elderly subjects with successful weight loss and maintenance are virtually unknown. In this paper we have analyzed the eating habits of 104 obese patients (BMI 37.8±0.3 kg/m2, age range 65 and 84 years) who lost 11.5±0.3kg over an…