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Introduction: Cigarettes are the only legal consumer products in the world that cause one-half of their long-term users to die prematurely. As this epidemic continues to take its t…

Thyroid benign nodules (TBN) are the most common lesions of this endocrine gland. The etiology of TBN is not clear. The aim of this exploratory study was to examine differences in …

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive neurological disorder that results from the loss of dopamine-producing neurons in the brain. While the exact cause of PD is not fully und…

Background: Surgical treatment of pelvic floor dysfunctions carries frequent recurrences. The aim of the study was to evaluate the role dynamic MRI defecography in demonstrating th…

Meditation is generally described as being in the present moment or being alert in the present moment, instead of constantly struggling to change or to become. Meditation is an es…

Carbohydrates (saccharides) are the building units for the synthesis of polymers or complex carbohydrates. Nutrition polysaccharides are sources of energy and they also provide di…

Deaths in custody or during contact with law enforcement attract considerable public concern. A retrospective study was undertaken involving 115 autopsied cases of people who died…

In this study the patella bones from both right and left sides were taken out of 60 individuals (30 males and 30 females). Bones were kept in 5% sodium hypochlorite solution for a…

This paper addresses several issues concerning the ethical governance of forensic investigative genetic genealogy (FIGG) in humanitarian investigations that seek to identify deced…

Zenker diverticulum (ZD) is attributed to a poorly compliant cricopharyngeus muscle, and the mainstay of treatment is a cricopharyngeal myotomy. We report the case of a patient of …

Cultural beliefs and educational factors strongly influence intravaginal practices of women in Sub Saharan Africa. These behaviors appear common in different population across Afr…

Custard powder is a relatively shelf-stable, fine textured, dry-formulated, carbohydrate-rich breakfast food product primarily made from corn starch with the addition of salt, fla…

Objectives: To determine which is the best arm position for Therapeutic Ultrasound (TUS) application in Lateral Elbow Tendinopathy (LET) patients. Patients and Methods: A randomi…

Upon confronting the intellectual crisis spanning the decades of the interwar years, several German philosophers proposed a “new method” to point out the limitation of knowledge de…

Both philosophy and linguistics have emphasized the importance of language as a means of dialogue. Despite the fact that Wittgenstein added a new layer of complication to this poin…

At the start of Early Modernity, the notion of raison d’état (reason of state) became a central issue in European politics. By means of that notion politicians and intellectuals re…

One theme in Continental Philosophy is to militate against structures, of language and institutions, as Nietzsche and Foucault did, and Habermas to some extent. That is called ‘pos…

Big animals, including non-human primates, livestock, and dogs, play crucial roles in biomedical research and are crucial suppliers of meat and milk. Tropical regions' livestock p…

The world's population demand and animal output are significantly out of balance. Although traditional breeding techniques have been successful in selecting animal populations for…

Quantitative approach was used with pre-experimental one group pre-test post-test design. The structured teaching program regarding substance abuse and its prevention among late a…

Introduction: Fetal head deflexion plays an important role during the labour process and predicts the outcome of labour. Though traditionally it was assessed via digital examinati…

Nanotechnology is globally in food, clothing, aviation, transport, housing construction, weaponry, medical devices, new medicines and outer space exploration. Since risks associat…

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a multifactorial disease characterized by a variety of pathogenic mechanisms and pathways. Successful treatment of multiple sclerosis requires a fundame…

When a person is diagnosed with cancer, doctors suggest that the tumor be operated on or undergo chemotherapy, radiotherapy, or hyperthermia [1]. All these interventions are pai…

The Kola nuclear power plant, which discharges warm water into subarctic Lake Imandra, significantly changes fish habitat and forms a temperature gradient of 8°C compared to the r…

Aims: this study aims at range mapping of brown bears using sighting information in the province of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer Ahmed(K&B) in southern Zagros region, western Iran…

The paper gives an overall descriptive summary of the properties of nanostructured objects. We dwell in detail on dispersion of polariton excitations in a one-dimensional array of…

The objective of this work is to study the ethno botanical importance of Anogeissus leiocarpa and the potential impacts of climate and global changes on the spatial distribution o…

Mammals that live in inland wetlands are globally threatened. Tragelaphus spekii is a species belonging to this category of mammals and is on the IUCN red list. It is therefore ne…

Some of you have seen my prior publications in these pages. I’ve discussed the need to refocus on prevention to mitigate the burden of chronic diseases, the severe dangers posed…