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Background: The Boditech iCHROMA™ point of care immunoassay analyser has a Covid-19 antibody assay for the qualitative determination of IgG/IgM antibodies in human whole blood/ser…

In last few years, 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) has gained attention as a potential chemical to produce biofuels and biochemicals. With ongoing researches in the field of food-te…

This study was conducted to highlight the negative impact of association of radioactive iodine-131 ablation therapy in patients with differentiated thyroid cancer with the pre-tre…

After the seismic event of Irpinia (Southern Apennines), occurred on November 23rd 1980, the Pavoncelli tunnel, that used to supply with water the Puglia Region, was seriously dama…

Cervical artery dissections (CAD) are the leading cause (20-25%) of ischemic stroke in young and middle age adults. One particular population that is at increased risk is the peri…

Summary: OCT allow early detection of lesions related to primitive open angle glaucoma (POAG) particularly at the macular ganglion cell complex. This is the notion of glaucomatous …

Tuberculosis (TB) is a chronic disease caused by M. tuberculosis. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that Mycobacterium tuberculosis infects a one third of the worlds h…

Background: Milk production is considered one of the main pillars in building the livestock sector. When faced with one of the challenges, such as summer heat stress, which may ch…

Nowadays, streams from the secondary cracking processes present a gradual increment in the nitrogen content. They are used more frequently due to the increase of motor fuels consum…

Work related stress experienced by health workers is not a novel phenomenon and has been shown to negatively affect their wellbeing while compromising the quality of patient car…

Elizabethkingia meningoseptica is a non-motile, catalase positive, oxidase positive, non-glucose fermenting, gram negative bacilli which is resistant to common drugs active against…

Accreditation has become a significant feature in health care systems worldwide and a quality improvement tool that enhanced its standing in the health sector. It played a role in…

Objective: Evaluation of the subjective and objective cure rates as well as adverse events of 3 major procedures used for treatment of SUI. We also compared them in attempt to exp…

The objective of this research was to determine the relationship between Positive Mental Health and Depression in a sample of 252 university students from the National University …

The aim of the article is to highlight the consequences that the presence of the smartphone has induced in people’s lives in daily activities such as driving, sleeping and study…

This study to determine the knowledge, attitude and practice of malaria control among students of Federal University of Technology of Owerri living in and outside the campus, was …

Novel benzothiazole Schiff bases namely N-(4-chlorobenzylidene)-4,6-difluorobenzothiazole-2-amine; 4,6-difluoro-N-(4- nitrobenzylidene)benzothiazol-2-amine and N-((1H-indol-3-yl)me…

Background: Dual rapid point of care test kits for multiple infections such as HIV and syphilis can greatly improve the screening and detection of such infections in vulnerable gr…

A net is visible depending on the net colour and the tone variation with its background; it can also be affected by the time of day, and the seasonal changes in water clarity or c…

Globally, small scale mining has been recognized as a major contributor to mineral production, employment, poverty alleviation, public revenue and rural development. However, the …

The coronavirus outbreak and crisis has a wide range and multiplicity of repercussions, not just medical, but also social (loss of loved ones, mourning, bereavement, isolation), …

Circadian rhythms refer to the oscillations of biological systems in synchrony with the 24-hour light/dark (LD) cycles of the earth. Mammalian circadian rhythms are coordinated by …

Ziguinchor, like the rest of African cities, has experienced rapid urbanization in this last years, determined by a strong demographic increase which is out of step with the urban…

While the novel coronavirus disease outbreak, also called COVID-19 heads the news, the current Ebola outbreak in DRC; Polio and other vaccine preventable disease outbreaks are s…

Albacore and mackerel tuna were used to produce local canned tuna. After canning process, total volatile nitrogen basis, trimethyl amine, free fatty acid, peroxide value and thioba…

A cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the prevalence of bovine mastitis, associated potential risk factors and major etiological agents of clinical and sub clinical m…

Breast cancer is the commonest female cancer in developed and developing country with 55% occurring in developing country. The estimated number of new cases each year is expected t…

Nanotechnology has attained a great deal of attention in the scientific circle. MO-NPs like copper oxide and zinc oxide, and ironoxide had been used in industry for different purpo…

Background: Red cell alloimmunization results genetic disparity of Red Blood Cell (RBC) antigen between the fetus and mother in pregnancy. The development in red cell alloimmuniza…

In this study, the prevalence rate of falciparum malaria, the risk factors associated with HIV and CD4 count level in association with malaria parasite were determined while the Pf…