08/30/2018 Research Article Three year outcomes following positive cross match renal transplantation despite failure to convert to Negative Flow Cross Match after DesensitizationShree Patel*, Jamie Benken, Patricia West Thielke, Sanjeev Akkina, Enrico Benedetti and James Thielke AbstractDesensitization allows successful transplantation of patients with a positive crossmatch (PXM) against their live donor. We evaluated outcomes following PXM renal transplant despite failure to convert to negative flow cytometric crossmatch (FCXM) after desensitization. Patien… |
08/30/2018 Case Report Congenital poisoning after maternal parenteral mercury administrationBenjamin Courchia*, Leventer Roberts Maya, Meyer John, Galvez Maida, Herrera Jaime and Rauch Daniel This is the case of a full-term baby girl, born to a mother with a history of parenteral inorganic mercury administration. Thirteen years prior, this mother injected 1mL of inorganic mercury in her right forearm, was subsequently hospitalized, but never received chelation treatment. Her first tri… |
08/28/2018 Research Article Histological clonal change – A feature for dysplasia diagnosisLewei Zhang*, Tarinee Lubpairee, Denise M Laronde, Martial Guillaud, Calum E MacAulay and Miriam P Rosin AbstractAims: Histological diagnostic criteria are used for the assessment of the degree of dysplasia and hence the risk of cancer progression for premalignant lesions. Clonal changes in the form of hyperorthokeratosis and hyperchromasia that are sharply demarcated f… |
08/29/2018 Research Article Life history strategies of the armored scale, Aulacaspis alisiana (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Diaspididae) on the Japanese silver tree Neolitsea sericea (Bl.) Koidz. (Lauraceae) in Fukuoka, JapanCharles AO Midega* and Keiji Takasu AbstractThe armored scale Aulacaspis alisiana, is a serious invasive pest of the Japanese silver tree, Neolitsea sericea, causing serious damage to the tree in Japan. However there are currently no control approaches available for it, complicated by shortage of information on the pes… |
08/29/2018 Research Article Effect of diabetes mellitus on the Pulmonary Function Tests in Sudanese Diabetic PatientsElmutaz H Taha, Ibrahim A Ali* and Omer A Musa AbstractBackground: Diabetes mellitus is a leading cause of illness and death. Pulmonary function test PFT has assumed a key role in epidemiological studies investigating the incidence, natural history and causality of lung disease. Methods… |
08/28/2018 Research Article Preliminary Report on the Effect of Mesenchymal Stem Cell Therapy in Patients with Chronic Lung Allograft DysfunctionCesar A Keller*, Thomas A Gonwa, Athena L Russell, David O Hodge, David B Erasmus and Abba C Zubair AbstractBackground: Mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) effects can shift immune responses toward anti-inflammatory and tolerogenic phenotypes, potentially helping patients with bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS). Methods: We evaluated the eff… |
08/22/2018 Research Article Expression of C-type Natriuretic Peptide and its Specific Guanylyl Cyclase-Coupled Receptor in Pig Ovarian Granulosa CellsSoo Mi Kim, Suhn Hee Kim, Kyung Woo Cho, Sun Young Kim and Sung Zoo Kim* AbstractBackground: C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP) was isolated from porcine brain and is a 22-amino acid peptide which belongs to the natriuretic peptide (NP) family. Even though this peptide shares structural similarity to other endogenous NPs including atrial na… |
08/21/2018 Review Article Cyberbullying: A narrative reviewTiffany Field* AbstractA literature search was conducted using PubMed and PsycINFO to locate cyberbullying research that was published during the last 4 years. In this narrative review, cyberbullying research is briefly summarized and critiqued. The review is focused on the varying definitions and … |
08/17/2018 Case Report A Case-Study of the Anatomy of a Miscommunication: Why colleagues as patients develop complications?Colin Pritchard* and Jeremy Latham AbstractThis is an anatomy of a miscommunication, written by the patient, a medical school professor and his orthopaedic consultant, who was also a colleague leading to a series of misunderstandings. This raises the practical question of who is responsible for effective communication… |
08/17/2018 Research Article The influence of physical activities on biological age parameters of females from 17 to 18 years oldDao Chanh Thuc* AbstractThe effect of weekly physical activity on biological age (BA) parameters, we have conducted a study 215 females from 17 to 18 years old who were divided into the experimental (EG, n=105) and control (CG, n=110) groups. It was established that if at the end of the experim… |
08/17/2018 Research Article Successful treatment of late-onset pulmonary hypertension after atrial septal defect operation with macitentan: Our center experienceTarik Kivrak*, Zeynep Ulutas, Sena Sert and Bulent Mutlu AbstractBackground: Macitentan signifi cantly improves pulmonary hemodynamics and survival in patients with primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH). Its beneficial effect, however, may be blunted due to the adverse impacts such as anemia and peripheral edema.Pulmonary a… |
08/14/2018 Review Article Neurobiology of Common Sleep DisordersZhao Liu*, Abdullah Tolaymat and Sreenivas K Avula AbstractSleep disorders in human are common and detrimental to general health of all age groups. While the neurobiological mechanisms of sleep disorders are not yet fully understood, recent advances in research on the sleep-wake regulation mechanism, genetic and epigenetic factors, c… |
08/14/2018 Case Report A Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor with an Unusual FlushNathania Sutandi* and Steven White SummaryA 60-year-old man presented with an unusual history of lower limb flushing. A CT scan suggested a pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor. After a robotic distal pancreatectomy, his symptoms completely resolved. The tumor was positive for synaptophysin and chromogranin. This case emph… |
08/13/2018 Review Article Effect of cement solidification on strength and leaching properties of Heavy Metals Contaminated SoilSyed Taseer Abbas Jaffar*, Sajjad Yousefi Oderji, Si-an Zhang and Long-zhu Chen AbstractThis study investigated the effect of Portland cement on stabilization of heavy metal contaminated clayey soils that may give range of geo environemntal benefits. The absolute concentration of heavy metals: Lead (Pb), Zinc (Zn), Chromium (Cr), Cadmium (Cd) and Copper (Cu) wer… |
08/14/2018 Research Article Evaluation of novel culture media prepared from plant substrates for isolation and identification of Cryptococcus Neoformans Species ComplexKrema ZA, Mokthar ES, El Magrahi HS, Eshwika A, Ellabib M* and Cogliati M AbstractBackground: Melanin production due to phenoloxidase activity is a distinctive property of Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii species complex yeasts. Therefore, an agar medium containing a precursor of melanin pigment is potentially useful to iden… |
08/03/2018 Research Article Oral Candida colonization in HIV infected patients: Species and antifungal susceptibility in Tripoli/LibyaMohamed H, Krema Z, Mokthar E, Ellabib M*, El Magrahi H and Eshwika A AbstractIntroduction: Candidiasis is more frequent in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients and knowledge about the distribution and antifungal susceptibility of oral Candida species is important for effective management of candidiasis. |
08/04/2018 Review Article Investigation of radiation attenuation parameters of some drugs used in Chemotherapy in Wide Energy RegionFerdi Akman* and Mustafa Recep Kacal AbstractObjectives: The aim of this study is to compute the radiation attenuation parameters such as mass attenuation coeffi cient, linear attenuation coefficient, half value layer, mean free path, and effective atomic number for some selected chemotherapy drugs such… |
08/05/2018 Review Article Microdialysis technique for in-vivo monitoring of •OH generation on myocardial injury in the ratToshio Obata* AbstractThe micro dialysis procedure is a technique that has been established for some years. Although free radical reaction is a part of normal metabolism, sustained elevation of noradrenaline (NA) in the extracellular fluid can be autoxidized, which in turn leads (possibly by an in… |
08/23/2018 Research Article Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: Challenges faced by beginners our perspectiveKunal Chowdhary, Gurinder Kaur, Kapil Sindhu, Muzzafar Zaman*, Aliya Shah, Rohit Dang, Ashish Kumar, Jose John Maiakal and Ashutosh Bawa AbstractBackground: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is gold standard and most widely performed surgery for gallstone disease all over the world. Surgeons entering into the field of laparoscopic surgery for the first time faces challenges that are different from those wi… |
08/14/2018 Case Report Gossypiboma due to a retained surgical sponge following abdominal hysterectomy, complicated by intestinal migration and small bowel obstruction- A Case ReportVivek Agrawal and Praroop Gupta* A gossypiboma is a mass of cotton material from any source, left in a body cavity after a surgical procedure. This enhances the morbidity, cost of treatment and potential mortality to the patient with the addition of medicolegal issues. We report a case of a 32 year old lady who presented with… |
08/17/2018 Review Article Magnetohydrodynamic CNTs Casson Nanofluid and Radiative heat transfer in a Rotating ChannelsAbdullah Dawar, Zahir Shah*, Saeed Islam, Muhammad Idress and Waris Khan AbstractThe main purpose of this investigation is to inspect the innovative conception of the magneto hydrodynamic (MHD) nanoparticles of single wall carbon nanotubes base on the fluids (water, engine oil, and ethylene, glycol and kerosene oil) between two rotating parallel plates. C… |
08/17/2018 Review Article High energy HF (DF) lasersVictor V Apollonov* IntroductionNon-chain HF (DF) lasers are the most suitable and ecologically safe source of powerful and energetic coherent radiation in the 2.6-3.1 cm (HF laser) and 3.5-4.1 cm (DF laser) spectral regions. Among the different methods of HF (DF) pulse and pulseperiodic laser creation … |
08/02/2018 Review Article Parental Role in Adolescent Substance Abuse PreventionShelby Miller* AbstractBackground: There is a huge gap in the U.S. health care system when it comes to the prevention of substance abuse and addiction, specifically involving adolescents. It has been determined through literature review that parents in Utah are not informed about/k… |