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The Nigerian costal environment has witnessed the continuous input of petroleum hydrocarbons and associated pollutants as a result of different phases of petroleum activities. The…

The clinical course of leprosy varies depending on the level of host cell-mediated immunity to the causative agent, Mycobacterium leprae. In this study, the diagnostic aspects of t…

Aquaculture in the form of fish farming was introduced in Cameroon in 1948. But, it still remains marginal. The population's demand is estimated at more than 400,000 tones, but pro…

Due to increasing antimicrobial resistance, functionally substituted cyclohexane derivatives are being explored as potential antimicrobial agents. Reaction of diethyl 4-hydroxy-6-…

Very little research exists on the process of aging among gay men. The number of men self-identifying as gay over the age of 65 will be close to a million and a half by 2030. Howev…

A placenta obtained of patient with co-infection HPV/HIV antiretroviral therapy and serology negative for another illness was analysed with the purpose of demonstrate the effect of…

Introduction: Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) can have varied manifestations, commonest presentation being as chronic liver disease. The data on the disease profile in India is scanty c…

Generalized pustular psoriasis is a dangerous medical problem with abrupt onset. Here, we describe a ten-month-old girl with GPP. The girl presented small sized erythema and pustu…

Two polymer blends were prepared. The first one was Poly methyl methacrylate (PMMA) and Poly vinyl acetate (PVAc), and the second was Poly vinyl chloride (PVC) and Polystyrene (PS)…

It is now twenty years since this test was first published in Nature and still women are suffering through mammograms. I ask why? In this time over four thousand tests have been ru…

The percentage of bran removed from the rice cultivars in the time interval of 0 to 30s showed sharp slope, but the slope was less after this time duration (30-60s). The rice culti…

The association of Thymoma with Myasthenia Gravis (MG) is well known. Thymoma without MG or any auto immune disease is however, very rare. Since these tumors arise from thymocytes…

Background: Internally displaced adolescents (IDAs) in Nigeria are a high risk group for mental health problems. More knowledge is needed about the associations between traumatic …

Background: The term ‘resilience’ is applied with reference to a range of biological, psychological and social factors that enable people to survive in a meaningful way in the fac…

Male genital tract infections are one of the most major causes of infertility worldwide. It is expected that about 15% of male infertility is due to genital tract infections. These…

The character of a present-day organism is determined by the set of genes. Thus, the origin of genes is one of the most important problems in the origin of life. From the aspect of…

Psychological studies on the spiritual experience of religiously committed individuals have typically focused on positive spiritual experiences and their impact on psychological fl…

Epilepsy is a common neurological disorder that occurs from ancient times and accompanying with convulsions or seizures. Epilepsy has revealed a genetic basis. Epilepsy which is c…

Petroleum industry which is well known for its growth facing a major issue in transporting crude oil in the pipeline. The major issue which disrupts the flow in the pipeline is du…

Aim: To observe, describe and determine the attitude and attractiveness/likeability as a romantic partner/friend of heterosexual men attending one U.S. institution towards transgen…

The implications of climatic changes have devastating effects on biodiversity condition particularly nature-based tourism. In this study, spatio-temporal and vegetation changes in…

Haematological components of blood are valuable in monitoring feed toxicity in cultured fish. The haematological and serum protein of the African Catfish (Clarias gariepinus) juve…

Background and Objectives: Currently, dental pulp stem cells have gained importance in stem cell research. Our aim was to isolate mesenchymal stem cells from the rabbit dental pul…

Introduction: Occult HBV infection (OBI) is the persistence of viral genome in the liver tissue in individuals negative for HBsAg. Hemodialysis patients are at risk of acquiring pa…

Background: Carissa carandas (Apocynaceae) also known as Karonda. The plant has been used in Ayurveda, Unani and Homoeopathic system medicine for over thousands of years. The leav…

Goods and Services Tax is one of the significant tax reforms which subsume 7-8 taxes that are applicable to the pharma sector. They include Value Added Tax, service tax, octoroi ta…

Aims: The aim of our study was to investigate the accuracy of 64-slice computed tomography (CT) for assessing hemodynamically significant stenosis of coronary arteries. Methods a…

The present study was carried out to evaluate the qualitative analysis of various phytochemicals and in-vitro evaluation of antibacterial and anthelmintic activities of Ethanolic l…

Background: Measurement of malocclusion as a public health problem is extremely difficult since individual perceptions of malocclusion differs widely. Hence, planning orthodontic …