09/20/2017 Research Article Rehabilitation of proximal humerus fractures: An environmental scan of Canadian physiotherapy practice patternsLowell L Kwan and Norma J MacIntyre* AbstractBackground: Proximal humerus fractures (PHFs) are common injuries particularly in older adults. Evidencebased protocols for PHF rehabilitation are lacking and physiotherapists use a variety of interventions. Purpose: To determine pr... |
09/25/2017 Short Communication Kummoona Chondro-Ossous Graft for Reconstruction of the Temporomandibular Joint in ChildrenRaja Kummoona* Short CommunicationThere are a lot of controversy about the usage of graft for reconstruction of the TMJ, many researchers tried in the past different technique to be applied in the TMJ [1], for restoration of growth and all failed and some of these techniques may be used for one tri... |
09/27/2017 Case Report Gastric Mucosal CalcinosisVedat Goral*, Irem Ozover and Ilknur Turkmen AbstractGastric mucosal calcinosis is a very rare pathology of the gastric mucosa. It may develop secondary to several diseases but may also be idiopathic in some cases. In this case, gastric mucosal calcinosis was diagnosed with endoscopic biopsy performed for a patient who presente... |
09/27/2017 Review Article Ra-223 dichloride management in a Nuclear Medicine Unit: experience of a referral institutionGiulia Anna Follacchio*, Viviana Frantellizzi, Francesco Monteleone, Giuseppe De Vincentis and Mauro Liberatore AbstractRa-223 dichloride is a first-in-class alpha-emitting radiopharmaceutical recently introduced into clinical practice for treatment of men with Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer (CRPC) and symptomatic bone metastases.Due to the proven benefit on Overall Survival and the favo... |
09/28/2017 Mini Review A decade of targeted therapy for non-small cell lung cancerKhalid Abu Ajaj* AbstractChemotherapy is one of the main treatment options for cancer. However, chemotherapeutic agents usually suffer from poor pharmaceutical properties that restrict their use. Targeted therapy drugs have been developed to specifically target changes in cancer cells that help ... |
09/27/2017 Research Article Fluticasone furoate/Vilanterol 92/22 μg once-a-day vs Beclomethasone dipropionate/Formoterol 100/6 μg b.i.d. in asthma patients: a 12-week pilot studyClaudio Terzano* and Francesca Oriolo AbstractTwo of the most recent LABA/ICS combinations for treatment of persistent asthma are Fluticasone furoate/Vilanterol 92/22 μg (Ellipta) and Beclomethasone dipropionate/Formoterol 100/6 μg (Nexthaler). Objective: To compare once-daily Fluticasone... |
09/27/2017 Mini Review Joint Functional Screening for Older Adults: Clinical Prevention of Accidental FallBalwant S Bains* AbstractAs people get older, chronic diseases become an important reason of disability while a decline in physical functions is related to aging among the elders, which may lead to dependency and isolation of the older adults. Body asymmetry and imbalance body alignment can bring add... |
09/27/2017 Research Article Evaluation of genetic diversity in germplasm of paprika (Capsicum spp.) using random amplifi ed polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markersRenganathan P, Ruiz-Alvarado C, Hernandez-Montiel LG, Prasath Duraisamy and Rueda-Puente EO* AbstractCapsicum spp. is one of the most important economical horticulture crops due to its high consumption either by fresh vegetable or dried spice. Molecular genetic markers offer a number of applications in the genetic improvement of crop plants, which plays an important... |
09/26/2017 Case Report CT signs of pressure induced expansion of paranasal sinus structuresPeter AR Clement* and Stijn Halewyck SummarySeveral articles have been written about hyper inflated sinus structures. Never before, however, a complete overview of all possible pressure induced variations of sinus anatomy have been published. The aim of this study was to make an inventory of the most common CT signs of ... |
09/22/2017 Research Article Unrecognized myocardial infarction in the elderlyHaakon H Eilertsen, Peer K Lilleng, Bjorn Maehle and Inge Morild* AbstractThis study presents the frequency of old myocardial infarctions (OMI), and the frequency of unrecognized myocardial infarction (UMI) in elderly people in a forensic material. It was also examined if predisposing factors of UMI could be identified. Of special interest was also... |
09/26/2017 Thesis Retrosynthesis analysis; a way to design a retrosynthesis map for Pyridine and pyrimidine ringSamar S Fatahala* AbstractPyridine and pyrimidines are amongst the most important, well known heteroaromatic rings, owning to their bioactive importance. Herein, an idea about how to design the synthetic pathway for these rings using retrosynthesis analysis techniques. |
09/26/2017 Research Article Synthesis of some new Schiff bases of Pharmaceutical InterestAjay Kumar, Shweta Verma, Arun K Mishra and Sushil Kumar* AbstractA series of Schiff bases of diphenylamine derivatives have been synthesized and evaluated in vitro for their antibacterial activity against pathogenic both Gram-positive bacteria B. subtilis and Gram-negative bacteria E. coli using ciprofloxacin as standard drug at conc. of 5... |
09/25/2017 Research Article The master regulator gene PRDM2 controls C2C12 myoblasts proliferation and Differentiation switch and PRDM4 and PRDM10 expressionDi Zazzo Erika, Bartollino Silvia* and Moncharmont Bruno AbstractThe Positive Regulatory Domain (PRDM) protein family gene is involved in a spectrum variety of biological processes, including proliferation, differentiation and apoptosis: its member seem to be transcriptional regulators highly cell type and tissue peculiar, towards histones... |
09/20/2017 Case Report Evolution of anaesthesia in transapical aortic valve implantation Running head: Anaesthesia and transcatheter valveMarzia Cottini*, Lappa A, Donfrancesco S and Francesco Musumeci AbstractThe Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) had emerged more and more in the last twenty years. According to the scientific literature, this is an approved, suitable and alternative therapeutic choice to conventional surgery for aortic valve disease in high risk patien... |
09/25/2017 Research Article Effects of Site Factors on the Clonal Growth of Phyllostachys bambusoides f. shouzhu YiLijuan Chen, Xia Zhang, Cuibin Tang and Xiaohong Gan* AbstractIn order to provide theoretical foundation for forestation of Phyllostachys bambusoides f. shouzhu Yi, the site factors, and the morphological character and biomass of standard bamboo were investigated in 16 sample spots of bamboo forest in Liangping county,... |
09/25/2017 Review Article Spiritual and religious Islamic perspectives of healing of posttraumatic stress disorderMevludin Hasanovic*, Izet Pajevic and Osman Sinanovic AbstractIt is known today that psycho-trauma and PTSD cause different levels of mental and social dysfunction. Human spirituality and capacity to meet further life difficulties become severely damaged. There is wide accepted attitude today that in holistic approach in process of heal... |
09/20/2017 Research Article Intravitreal Ranibizumab/ Lucentis (IVTL) injections in Glaucoma patients-Intraocular Pressure (IOP) elevation and the use of Anterior Chamber Paracentesis (ACP)EA Ansari* and H Huraira AbstractPurpose • To assess the short term effects of intravitreal Lucentis (IVTL) on intraocular pressure in patients with ocular hypertension and glaucoma. • To determine rate of anterior chamber paracentesis (ACP) requi... |
09/20/2017 Research Article Non-hemodynamic factors associated to the risk of developing hypertensive cardiopathyAlexis Alvarez-Aliaga*, Julio Cesar Gonzalez-Aguilera, Liliana del Rosario Maceo-Gomez, Lic David del Llano Sosa, Raul Leyva-Castro and Rosa Ojeda-Vazquez AbstractIntroduction: Hypertensive cardiopathy is the target organ lesion caused by arterial hypertension (HTN) that exhibits the highest morbidity and mortality rates. Although the importance of hemodynamic overload exerted by HTN on the onset of cardiopathy is well... |
09/20/2017 Case Report Kikuchi’s disease in a young Scandinavian womanSannia Mia Sveningsen Sjostedt*, Eva Hebbelstrup Rye Rasmussen, Anette Bygum and Line Kanstrup Springborg AbstractA 21 year-old woman presented with cervical lymphadenopathy and night sweats. Initially, lymphoma was suspected and one of the enlarged lymph nodes was excised in order to make a diagnosis. Histopathological examination revealed Kikuchi’s disease, which is usually a ben... |
09/20/2017 Thesis Impedance audiometry: Stapedial reflex eliciting conditionsMojmir Lejska* SummaryThe work is an attempt to create a complete system of conditions which influence genesis, existence, and response characteristics of stapedial reflex in impedance audiometry. The author divides the conditions into the internal-reflex arc integrity, temporal acoustic summation,... |
09/20/2017 Mini Review The use of Allergoids and Adjuvants in Allergen ImmunotherapyCelso Eduardo Olivier* AbstractAllergen immunotherapy (AIT) is the unique curative treatment to help allergic patients to get over their allergies. With a personalized approach, AIT is the best example of precision medicine. After a century of intensive studies and innovative discoveries, allergists... |
09/22/2017 Clinical Image Andy Gump deformityPirabu Sakthivel*, Chirom Amit Singh, and Suresh Chandra Sharma Clinical ImageA 63 year old gentleman presented with ulcer over the lower alveolus for the past 4 months duration. The patient also had pain, loose lower central incisors and occasional bleeding from the ulcer while brushing. On examination an ulceroproliferative growth was seen invo... |
09/22/2017 Research Article How Bruguiera gymnorhizza seedlings respond to climate change induced salinity rise?Prosenjit Pramanick, Subrata Trivedi, Sufia Zaman and Abhijit Mitra* AbstractA study was undertaken during August 2017 to evaluate the effect of salinity on chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b, total chlorophyll, and carotenoid and proline contents of hydroponically grown seedlings of Bruguiera gymnorhizza. The primary aim was to observe its tolerance to cha... |
09/15/2017 Case Report A new heart: portraying the physiologic anatomo-functional reconstruction in ischemic cardiomyopathyMarco Cirillo*, Marco Campana, Anna Bressanelli and Giovanni Troise SummaryFiber-based model of the left ventricle is known since 1628 but the complex 3D structure of myocardial fibers has not taken into account in normalcy or in disease until the last decade. We here present the case of a 60-year-old female patient affected by ischemic cardiomyopath... |
09/21/2017 Case Report Nicotinamide as a treatment option of Age-Related Macular DegenerationYuchen Lin, Peter F. Zipfel and Christine Skerka* Case ReportAge related macular degeneration is a severe disease of mainly elderly people and leads to central vision loss because of the degeneration of the retinal pigment epithelium [1]. Genetic and environmental factors are responsible for the accumulation of extracellular materia... |
09/07/2017 Research Article Arid3a regulates mesoderm differentiation in mouse embryonic stem cellsMelissa Popowski, Bum-kyu Lee, Cathy Rhee, Vishwanath R Iyer and Haley O Tucker* AbstractResearch into regulation of the differentiation of stem cells is critical to understanding early developmental decisions and later development growth. The transcription factor ARID3A previously was shown to be critical for trophectoderm and hematopoetic development.Expression... |
09/18/2017 Case Report Preservation of Haemostasis with Anti-thrombotic Serotonin AntagonismMark IM Noble* and Angela J Drake-Holland AbstractAn enquiry into the lack of attention awarded to serotonin antagonism in the treatment of arterial thrombosis revealed that the mode of action of serotonin and its platelet receptor antagonists was an action upon thrombus growth, and not, as with other anti-platelet drugs upo... |
09/12/2017 Case Report Cytomegalovirus pneumonia and Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia following pediatric stem cell transplantation for leukemiaZuhre Kaya*, Tuba Sismanlar, Ayse Tana Aslan, Oznur Konus Boyunaga, Isıl Fidan Balcı, İdil Yenicesu and Ulker Kocak AbstractBackground: Knowledge of pulmonary complications (PCs) in children after hematopoetic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) is limited; most data are from adult studies. Case: We describe a 8 year old girl with high risk acute myelo... |
09/08/2017 Case Report Sinking Skin Flap SyndromeLiew BS*, Rosman AK and Adnan JS Case SummaryA previously healthy 26-year-old gentleman, referred from a state hospital with history of alleged fall from 10 feet height at a construction site on the same day. Glasgow coma scale (GCS) at that hospital was E2 V2 M5. He was brought in to our Emergency Unit, Hospital Ku... |
09/07/2017 Case Report Unusual presentation of a bilateral basilar stroke: BradycardiaZidouh S*, Jidane S, Nabhani T, Chouaib N, Sirbou R, Belkouch A and Belyamani L AbstractWe report a case of 79-year-old man who presented to our emergency department (ED) for lipothymia. The patient developed significant bradycardia with hypotension. His EKG objectified a slow atrial fibrillation .the patient rapidly installed a coma. A non-contrast CT brain sca... |
09/15/2017 Case Report Dieulafoy’s Lesion related massive Intraoperative Gastrointestinal Bleeding during single Anastomosis Gastric Bypass necessitating total Gastrectomy: A Case ReportAshraf Imam, Khalayleh Harbi*, Miller Rafael, Khoury Deeb, Buyeviz Victor, Guy Pines and Sapojnikov Shimon AbstractIntroduction: Immediate postoperative gastrointestinal bleeding following bariatric bypass surgery is a major complication, and usually results from staple line hemorrhage or conventional gastro-esophageal causes. Dieulafoy`s lesion is a rare cause of gastroi... |
09/11/2017 Letter to the Editor Exploring the Debate on VaccinesD. John Doyle* Letter to EditorA thought-provoking debate in the popular literature concerning vaccination has blossomed in recent years [1-6]. While “traditionalists” support universal immunization against a variety of infectious diseases, many influential individuals hold that vaccina... |
09/14/2017 Review Article Anxiety and depression as an effect of birth order or being an only child: Results of an internet survey in Poland and GermanyJochen Hardt*, Lisa Weyer, Malgorzata Dragan and Wilfried Laubach AbstractBackground: Various studies examined the effect of birth order. First born children show usually better cognitive performance than their later born siblings. Studies on emotional aspects yield heterogeneous results, sometimes in favour of first born, sometime... |
09/19/2017 Case Report Frequency specific microcurrent resolves chronic pain and adhesions after ulnar transposition surgeryJodie Adams* and Carolyn McMakin SummaryFrequency specific microcurrent (FSM) has been used to treat myofascial pain syndrome [1,2] fibromyalgia associated with spine trauma [3], delayed onset muscle soreness [4], acute and chronic neuropathic pain [5] and chronic scarring in burn patients [6].In this case, its use ... |
09/08/2017 Case Report The efficacy of complex Decongestive Physiotherapy in patients with Bilateral Primary Lower Extremity Lymphedema and Untreatable multiple health conditions: A Case ReportHumeyra Kiloatar PT* AbstractBackground: Primary lymphedema occurs as a result of genetic abnormalities of the lymph system. Currently, complex decongestive therapy is accepted as the standard treatment of the lymphedema. In this case presentation, we described the management of bilatera... |
09/18/2017 Mini Review Mechanism-related Teratogenic, Hormone Modulant and other Toxicological effects of Veterinary and agricultural surfactantsAndras Szekacs* SummaryVeterinary and agricultural surfactants are supposed to be inert additives, yet these substances commonly exert biological side-effects, in given cases synergistic with those of the active ingredients of these preparations. This is explicitly seen in altered toxicity of veteri... |
09/06/2017 Research Article Investigation on Theileria lestoquardi infection among sheep and goats in Nyala, South Darfur State, SudanOsman TM, Ali AM*, Hussein MO, El Ghali A and Salih DA AbstractThis study was conducted in Nyala, South Darfur State, Sudan during August-September 2015 to study the seroprevalence of ovine and caprine theileriosis and to identify the tick infesting sheep and goats. For this purpose, total of 150 samples (ticks, blood smear and sera) wer... |
09/18/2017 Case Report Osteogenic Accelerated OrthodonticsTM for treatment of a Skeletal Class II patient with moderate crowdingArmando Montesinos F and Marisol Perez Gasque B AbstractIntroduction: A 17 years old male patient was treated at the University orthodontic department. He had the chief complaint of unaesthetic appearance of his teeth, mostly for anterior crowding. The pretreatment records showed a Class II skeletal relation... |
09/05/2017 Research Article Anemia response to Methoxy Polyethylene Glycol-Epoetin Beta (Mircera) versus Epoetin Alfa (Eprex) in patients with chronic Kidney disease on HemodialysisAlaa K Dhayef*, Jawad K Manuti and Abdulwahab S Abutabiekh AbstractObjective: Anemia, a common complication of chronic kidney disease, usually develops because of erythropoietin deficiency. Maintaining target hemoglobin (Hb) with minimal variability is a challenge in hemodialysis (HD) patients. The aim of this study is to co... |
09/05/2017 Research Article Organic compositional analysis of propellant powders using monolithic material sorption extraction (MSSE)-a feasibility studyEllen Goudsmits, George P Sharples and Jason W Birkett* AbstractThe application of monolithic material sorption extraction, specifically MonoTrapTM, to the extraction of organic gunshot residue (OGSR) compounds from unburnt propellant powders is described. Four different MonoTraps were assessed for their capability to extract OGSR compoun... |