05/31/2017 Case Report Avoiding confusion in high flow oxygen therapy conceptsGarcía G, Agosta M, Valencia P, Mercedes E, Sarhane Y and Díaz-Lobato S* Case ReportOxygen therapy is the main supportive treatment in hypoxemic respiratory failure and has traditionally been delivered using low and high flow devices. However, the maximal flow rates that these devices can deliver are limited because of the insufficient heat and humidity p... |
05/31/2017 Research Article Use of Hand Rehabilitation Board (Dominic’s Board) in Post Traumatic/Stroke Rehabilitation of the Upper LimbsDominic Essien and Christopher Ekpenyong* AbstractIn recent years, the increasing number of patients with upper limb musculoskeletal disorders seeking timely, intensive, prolonged and task oriented hospital- and home- based physical rehabilitation, and the decreasing numbers of trained therapist to provide the needed care, h... |
05/29/2017 Research Article Features of Interferon and Cytokine Status in Atopic DermatitisOspelnikova TP*, Gevorkyan OV, Mironova TV, Andreeva SA, Kolodyazhnaya LV and Ershov FI ABSTRACTThe insufficiency of interferon production and the cytokine imbalance in patients with atopic dermatitis, especially in combination with persistent herpes virus infection, has been identified. The expediency of the use of interferon inducer Cycloferon in the treatment of chro... |
05/05/2017 Mini Review Multi-factorial Depressive Disorders Need Multi-dimensional InterventionsMustafa Melih Bilgi* Mini ReviewDepressive disorders are so frequent and disabling health conditions which have been inarguably accepted to be a public health concern [1]. Many drugs have been developed to treat depression, however the efficacy of the antidepressants are inadequate particularly for mild ... |
05/23/2017 Short Communication Cardiac Autonomic Modulation in children and Preadolescents obeseMario Augusto Paschoal* ABSTRACTAlterations in cardiac autonomic modulation of children and obese preadolescents have attracted the attention of researchers around the world. These alterations cause disorders in the cardiac autonomic control and can interfere in cardiac output and in the homeostatic actions... |
05/24/2017 Research Article Photocatalytic Degradation of Microcystins-LR over Mesoporous graphitic Carbon Nitride (mpg-CN)Laiyan Wu, Jirong Lan, Anping Yang, Yanxi Zhao, Songbo Wang and Junjiang Zhu* AbstractMesoporous graphitic carbon nitrides (mpg-CN) were synthesized by a templating method using Ludox (SiO2) as hard template and guanidine hydrochloride (GndCl) as precursor, and were used as metal-free photocatalysts for microcystin-LR (MC-LR) degradation in aqueous solution. B... |
05/23/2017 Research Article Phytochemical content of leaf and stem of Marsilea quadrifolia (L.)Karikalan Gopalakrishnan and Rajangam Udayakumar* ABSTRACTThe present study was aimed to screen and quantify the phytochemicals by qualitative and quantitative analysis in methanol and aqueous leaf and stem extracts of Marsilea quadrifolia (L.). In qualitative analysis, the phytochemical compounds such as tannins, saponins, fla... |
05/16/2017 Review Article Caring Difficulties of Parents’ Towards Children with Cerebral PalsyMelike Ertem* SUMMARYChildren with cerebral palsy may have one or more of mental, psychomotor, visual, audio or speech problems. Not being a well-defined disease with clear boundaries, it is regarded as a set of conditions caused by various reasons. In this regard, children with CP have to depend ... |
05/12/2017 Research Article The lifestyle modification effectiveness in reducing Hypertension in a Brazilian Community: From the epigenetic basis of Ancestral Survival to the Contemporary Lifestyle and Public Health InitiativesRoberto Carlos Burini*, Hugo Tadashi Kano, Mariana Santoro Nakagaki, Caroline das Neves Mendes Nunes and Franz Homero Paganini Burini AbstractHigh blood pressure (HBP) is a strong, independent and etiologically relevant risk factor for cardiovascular and therefore, the leading cause of preventable deaths worldwide. Hypertension has high medical and social costs. Due to its many associated complications, the use of ... |
05/19/2017 Research Article Procedure utilization, latency and mortality: Weekend versus Weekday admission for Myocardial InfarctionNader Makki, David M Kline, Arun Kanmanthareddy, Hansie Mathelier, Satya Shreenivas and Scott M Lilly* ABSTRACTBackground: Due to variations in hospital protocols and personnel availability, individuals with myocardial infarction admitted on the weekend may be less likely to receive invasive procedures, or may receive them with a greater latency than those admitted du... |
05/18/2017 Review Article Heat transfer investigation of Non- Newtonian Fluid between two vertically infinite fl at plates by numerical and analytical solutionsPourmehran O*, Rahimi-Gorji M, Tavana M, Gorji-Bandpy M and Ganji DD AbstractIn natural convection, the fluid motion occurs by natural means such as buoyancy. Heat transfer by natural convection happens in many physical problems and engineering applications such as geothermal systems, heat exchangers, petroleum reservoirs and nuclear waste repositorie... |
05/17/2017 Research Article A Preliminary Laboratory Investigation of Methane Generation Potential from Brewery Wastewater using UASB ReactorMA Karim* and Benjamin L Moss AbstractA preliminary laboratory study was conducted using upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor to investigate the potential of methane generation from brewery wastewater. Brewery wastewater from a local brewery company was collected and used in the experiments. The experim... |
05/12/2017 Review Article Bruxism: Its multiple causes and its effects on Dental Implants: A ReviewSameera Singh Deo, Devinder Preet Singh* and Nitya Dogra ABSTRACTThe rehabilitation of partially or completely edentulous patients with implant supported prostheses has been widely used, achieving high success rates. However, many studies consider the presence of bruxism as a contraindication for this treatment modality. The purpose of thi... |
05/02/2017 Research Article Effects of a short Cardiovascular Rehabilitation program in Hypertensive subjects: A Pilot StudyJuliana Bassalobre Carvalho Borges, Debora Tazinaffo Bueno, Monique Fernandes Peres, Ana Paula Aparecida Mantuani, Andreia Maria Silva and Giovane Galdino* AbstractSystemic arterial hypertension (SAH) is considered an important risk factor for the development of cardiovascular diseases. The aim of the present study was to verify the effects of a short cardiovascular rehabilitation program (CR) in hypertensive subjects. The clinical pilo... |
05/10/2017 Research Article Changes in Serum Markers of Atherogenesis and Hematological Profile after the consumption of Quail eggsEkpenyong CE*, Patrick ES and Akpan KS AbstractPrevious studies suggest that diets with more eggs than is recommended may be used as part of a healthy diet in some countries. However, whether quail egg diets could form part of such diet has not been explored. The aim of the present study is to evaluate the effect o... |
05/09/2017 Review Article Clown language training in Dental education: Dental Student’s PerspectiveSiddharth Tevatia*, Richa Dua, Vinita Dahiya, Nikhil Sharma, Rahul Chopra and Vidya Dodwad ABSTRACTClowning is a form of humour. It is an art form that invites play, interaction, and laughter. Clown Care is a programme in hospitals and medical centres involving visits from specially trained hospital clowns. Clowning helps patients to focus on something other than their ill... |
05/04/2017 Editorial Metallic Ureteric Stents a cost-effective alternative in the management of Obstructed Distal UretersErich K Lang* INTRODUCTIONManagement of obstruction of the distal-pelvic ureters by minimally invasive procedures such as antigrade or retrograde double “J” stents has generally been unsatisfactory. Corrective surgical procedures mandate long hospitalization, hence high cost, and have ... |
05/01/2017 Short Communication The effects of EMF (ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS) on the Bone and Cartilage TissueCemil Sert* ABSTRACTEnvironmental electromagnetic fields are nowadays available in all environments today. These areas affect the biological system. Controlled interactions with elecrtomagnetic fields can have positive effects when unrestricted interactions have negative effects.Uncontrolled exp... |
05/01/2017 Review Article The Bacterial Heterotrimeric Amidotransferase GatCAB: functions, structures and mechanism-based inhibitorsVan Hau Pham* and Jacques Lapointe AbstracttRNA-dependent amidotransferases (AdT) are essential enzymes for protein biosynthesis in many bacteria and in all archaea. As AdT is essential for a number of pathogenic bacteria, and it is absent from mammalian cytoplasm, it is considered as a putative target for novel inhib... |
05/01/2017 Letter to the Editor The Daring of BiosimilarsNuris Ledon* and Agustin Lage Letter to EditorThe so-called “biotechnological revolution” is changing the structure of the Pharmacopoeia [1]. The space of biological products, previously limited to blood products and vaccines, grew from the introduction of first recombinant therapeutics in the 1980s u... |