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IJFSC Research Article Feb 27, 2017
Infamous Killers, Forgotten Victims: A Content Analysis of Print Media Coverage of Three Major School Shootings
Weatherby GA*, Luzzo E and Zahm S

Mass school shootings continually plague the United States and are no stranger to media coverage. Columbine High School, Virginia Tech University and Sandy Hook Elementary School …

Killers Victims Shootings
IJFSC Review Article Feb 27, 2017
Cyberspace and Crime Engineering: A Sociological Review
Jegede AE*, Ovia E and Idam SC

The complexity of cyberspace and its benefits to modern economies have been substantially accentuated in literature. Cyber environment permits different shades of activism and it …

Cyberspace Cyber fraud Victimization
IJFSC Research Article Feb 27, 2017
Evaluation of Seven Immunoassays Not Commonly Used in Toxicology
D Pamela Cruz*, Dani C Mata and Mary June Stanford

Several abused drugs are routinely screened by forensic laboratories. However, there are other commonly abused drugs that are not routinely screened. Diphenhydramine, dextromethor…

Forensic science Prevalence study Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
IJFSC Research Article Feb 27, 2017
The Making of a Charismatic Killer
Weatherby GA*, Ochoa N and Nielsen L

Dualistic personality traits amongst certain individuals captivate and perplex global audiences, from psychologists, to legal professionals, to everyday citizens. This dramatic ju…

Charisma Societal Trigger Resilience Theory
IJFSC Research Article Feb 27, 2017
Concept Mapping, Social Value, and Public Administration: Public Administration in the Mind of the Public it Serves
Michael Hall*

Public Administration has a considerable history creating marked advancements in public policy, education and governance. Yet despite the fact it has such a history, a professiona…

Public Administration Concept Mapping Distance Magnitude Estimation
IJFSC Research Article Feb 27, 2017
A Pilot Study Investigating Tooth Wear as a Possible Aging Indicator in a Modern Population
Jeong Y *

This study explores the correlation between tooth wear and age at death of modern people to appreciate the appropriateness of using tooth wear as an independent aging indicator in…

Forensic Age estimation Tooth wear
IJFSC Case Report Feb 27, 2017
Geographical Assignment and Molecular Tracking in Wildlife Offences: A Case Study of Seized Elephant Tail Hair
Kumar VP, Asch BV, Shukla M, Pandey P, Vipin, Sharma CP and Goyal SP*

Tracking geographic origin of parts traded in wildlife offences is a critical aspect of wildlife management which enables to strengthen ground level enforcement and in determining…

Wildlife forensics Poaching African elephant
IJFSC Mini Review Feb 27, 2017
Research Progress in Forensic Body Fluids Identification Based on Nucleic Acid Molecules
Liang W*, Li Z and Zhang L

Identifying the type and origin of body fluids left at a crime scene is helpful to crime scene reconstruction for it can link the sample donors and actual criminal acts [1]. As …

Forensic Body Crime Scene Spectroscopic Methods
IJFSC Research Article Feb 27, 2017
Gait Analysis for Identification of Perpetrators – Impact of Masking on Gait
Ludwig O*, Jahns L, Marschall F and Dillinger S

Identification of perpetrators by means of closed-circuit TV (CCTV) increasingly gains in importance. In many crime scenarios, the perpetrator is masked, which could lead to limit…

Gait Analysis Gait biometrics CCTV
OAJVSR Mini Review Feb 23, 2017
Functional Involvement of Reproductive Tracts on Sperm Physiology
Wang TE, Lai YH and Tsai PSJ*

Fertilization is an event that involves highly dynamic intra- and intercellular processes which enable the merger of two gametes with the aim to ultimately form a new organism. Pre…

Reproductive tract Sperm
OAJVSR Research Article Feb 23, 2017
Concentrations of Progesterone Alter the Odds of Retention of Transferred Bovine Embryos
<p>Cuadra EJ<sup>1</sup>*, Mason MC<sup>1</sup>, Roberts A<sup>1</sup>, Vann RC<sup> 2</sup>, and Yoonsung J<sup>3</sup></p>

Two studies were conducted to examine the role of progesterone on the odds of survival of embryos transferred into lactating and non-lactating recipient cows. In each study, recipi…

<p>Cattle Embryo Reproductive Physiology
OAJVSR Research Article Feb 23, 2017
Microscopic and Molecular Detection of Camel Anaplasmosis and Piroplasmosis in Banadir region, Somalia
<p>Abdalla MI<sup>1</sup>*, Ahmed AHK<sup>2</sup> and Hamisi SN<sup>3</sup></p>

The socio-economic importance of dromedary camels (Camelusdromedarius) is unique for Somali community. It has been a rich area of research before the civil war. The present study w…

<p>Camels Piroplasmosis Anaplasmosis
IJSST Editorial Feb 23, 2017
Safe Surgery in Countries of Sub Saharan Africa
Nimrod J M Mwang ombe*

Confronted with worldwide evidence of substantial public health harm due to inadequate patient safety, the World Health Assembly (WHA) in 2002 adopted a resolution (WHA55.18) urgin…

Surgery Patient Safety WHO
OAJAR Research Article Feb 23, 2017
LlaNAC Transgenic Tobacco Lines Efficiently Sequester and Stockpile Carbon
Singh S* and Khalid H

Rapidly changing environment, particularly the global warming require plants to be more stress tolerant and display better productivity. We have assessed the abilities of a NAC ove…

LlaNAC Global Warming Carbon Sequestration
CRIJ Editorial Feb 23, 2017
Evolution of Obstetric Sonography
Ishan Kumar*

Today, Ultrasound has become an indispensible tool in practice of Obstetrics and Gynecology. It is presently the safest and most readily available diagnostic modality to evaluate f…

OOAJ Editorial Feb 22, 2017
Unilateral Otitis Media with Effusion in Adults: A Challenging Disease
Giordano D*

Otitis media with effusion (OME) is defined as the presence of fluid behind the tympanic membrane without signs of acute ear infection. This condition, generally bilateral, is so c…

Unilateral Otitis Disease nasopharyngoscopy
DOIJ Editorial Feb 22, 2017
The Easy and Prompt Access to Research Results for Patients vs. the Premature Incorporation of New Drugs
RV Garcia-Mayor*

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a common and increasingly prevalent disease and represent a major public health worldwide. People with diabetes have increased risk of serious…

OAJAR Research Article Feb 21, 2017
Groundnut Rust (Puccinia arachidis) Management through Integration of Host Resistance with Fungicides at Babile, Eastern Ethiopia
Alehegn M*, Sakhuja PK and Dejene M

The field experiment was carried out at Babile Research Sub-Station of Haramaya University in 2010 main cropping season to evaluate the efficacy of four fungicides (chlorothalonil …

Arachis hypogaea AUDPC Fungicide
OAJE Case Report Feb 20, 2017
Evaluation Of Thyroid Function In A Group Of Recently Diagnosed Patients With Thyroid Diseases Followed Up At The Endocrinology Outpatient Clinic Of The University Of Ribeirao Preto (Unaerp)- Sao Paulo, Brazil
Alves MLD* and Manoel HCG

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Thyroid dysfunctions Thyroiditis Graves disease
OAJAR Mini Review Feb 20, 2017
Pesticides Exposure in Relevance to Cancer Risk
Waly MI*

Pesticides are widely used throughout the world because of their benefits to maintain high agricultural products quality and quantity. There is growing epidemiological evidence tha…

Pesticides Exposure Oxidative Stress Cancer
OAJAR Research Article Feb 18, 2017
Sustainable Rice Production System as Influenced by Organic Manures and Biofertilizers
Raman R* and Prakash P

Agriculture continues to be the key stream of India’s economy. Nearly two third of the Indian population still depend on agriculture. The past achievement in food production was …

Organic manure Vermi compost Press mud
CCLSJ Short Communication Feb 18, 2017
DNA Repair in Sea Star Asterias Rubens: Genomic Aspects
Leclerc M*

&lt;p&gt;In the present paper, we study the DNA repair through the animal kingdom and especially in the sea star system. Rad 51 family, found in Drosophila was shown in sea star ge…

&lt p&gt DNA repair genes
CCLSJ Mini Review Feb 18, 2017
Evidence of Complement Decay-Accelerating Factor Transmembrane Isoform Gene of Complement Factor B of Complement Factor H Genes in the Sea Star Asterias Rubens: Three Regulators of Complement Pathways
Michel Leclerc*

&lt;p&gt;The main components of Complement (alternative and direct pathway genes)correlated with mammal genes were discovered in the sea star genome. CR receptor gene was also foun…

&lt p&gt CR receptor gene
OAJAR Research Article Feb 18, 2017
Genetic Variability of Some Promising Sugarcane Varieties (Saccharum spp) under Harvesting Ages for Juice Quality Traits, Cane and Sugar Yield
Eid M Mehareb* and Abazied SR

The objective of study to estimate genetic variability of some traits in the Egyptian sugarcane breeding program under different harvesting ages (10, 11, 12 and 13 months. Four pro…

Sugar cane Saccharum spp Harvest Age
FSNT Case Report Feb 17, 2017
Nutritional Supplements in Brazil: Use, Regulation and Health Risks
Mendes A* and Invernizzi N

The use of nutritional supplements (NS) in Brazil has become fashionable in recent years, gaining considerable &quot;momentum&quot; in the fitness market. However, the possible co…

Food supplements Dietary supplements Substances to improve performance
OAJPR Research Article Feb 17, 2017
Ending the Ebola Virus Scourge A Case for Natural Products
Uzochukwu IC*, Olubiyi OO, Ezebuo FC, Obinwa IC, Ajaegbu EE, Eze PM, Orji CE, Onuoha MC, Ejiofor II and Ikegbunam MN

We investigated the binding affinities of antiviral of ethno medicinal origin to five Ebola viral proteins by in silico molecular docking simulations. One hundred and seventy three…

Antiviral Molecular docking Ebola virus disease
OAJE Case Report Feb 16, 2017
Unusual Association of Two Germline Rearrangements in CDC73/HRPT2 Gene: Complexity of Clinical Counseling in the Age of Genomic Medicine
Coppin L, Smol T, Le Bras M, Le Caignec C, Grutzmacher C, Crepin M, Thuillier C, Cardot-Bauters C, Porchet N and Odou MF

Background: Primary hyperparathyroidism is a phenotype shared by several hereditary endocrine and non-endocrine cancer predisposition syndromes caused by heterozygous germline muta…

CDC73 HRPT2 Copy number variation (CNV)
CDOAJ Case Report Feb 15, 2017
The “Rainbow Pattern” and “Crystalline Structures” in a Post-Traumatic Scar
Gimena B*, Eleonora A, María José I, Damián M, Anabel O and Ana María C

&lt;p&gt;Dermoscopy is a noninvasive diagnostic technique, which is performed in vivo and increases the possibility of diagnosis in both pigmented and non-pigmented lesions.&lt;/p&…

Dermatoscopy Dermoscopy Vascular pattern
OAJAR Research Article Feb 15, 2017
The Applicability of Genetic Markers Based on Molecules Micro RNA in Agricultural Research
Ražná K* and Hlavačková L

Within our research we are focused on the applicability and exploitation of genomic markers based on microRNA (miRNAs) molecules for purposes of genotyping and genomic activity ma…

Genetic Markers MicroRNA Genotype
OAJG Mini Review Feb 14, 2017
The Ratio of Medullary Breast Carcinoma (MBC) to Invasive Ductal Carcinoma (IDC) is Comparable in Developed and Underdeveloped Countries
Wilson IBO*

My interest in the epidemiology of the female breast diseases ranged from 1979 to 2016. This interest included adolescent masses, onchocerciasis, fibroadenoma, dysplasia versus ma…

Breast Carcinoma Medullary

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