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OAJMB Research Article Mar 17, 2017
Sugarcane Bagasse and Passion Fruit Rind Flour as Substrates for Cellulase Production by Bacillus Sp. SMIA-2 Strain Isolated from Brazilian Soil
Costa EA, Nunes R, Cruz E, Ladeira SA, Moraes LP, Carvalho RV and Martins MLL*

The application of wastes from the food processing industry as carbon sources in enzyme production processes reduces the cost of production, and helps solving problems related to t…

Bacillus Sp Cellulase Corn Steep Liquor
FSNT Research Article Mar 14, 2017
Antioxidant and Hepatoprotective Activity of Lotus (Nelumbo Nucifera) Seed Extract
Raajeswari PA* and Meenakshi C

Background: Lotus the National flower of India is commonly called as Pink lotus belonging to the species Nelumbo nucifera. The seeds of the mature lotus are of great importance an…

Hepatoprotective activity Formazan Nutraceutical
FSNT Research Article Mar 14, 2017
Acceptance of Dishes based on Mechanically Separated Meat of Tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum) in a Public School, Brazil
Kato HCA, da Silva Maciel E*, Quaresma FRP and de Freitas AA

In Brazil, due to economic and social factors, public policies are needed to grant access to quality nutrition in school. This provision should respect the local food culture; how…

Nutrition Programs and Policies School Health Services
ACT Mini Review Mar 13, 2017
Reproductive Toxicity of Soy and Soy-Based Products
Vural HA, Omurtag ZG, Altiner A and Baran A*

Soybean is a nutrient commonly consumed by Asians, brought to Turkey from the Far East and cultivated. Manyprocessed products containing soybean as the raw material are available a…

<p>Toxicology Reproductive Soybean
NNOA Editorial Mar 11, 2017
Nanomedicine: Where we stand and where can we go?
Goswami A1, Chandrasekar K2 and Murthy C3*

“Nanotechnology” was introduced by Norio Taniguchi and according to him “nanotechnology mainly consists of the processing of separation, consolidation and deformation of materia…

Nanomedicine:Nanotechnology Drug-Delivery Systems
DOIJ Mini Review Mar 11, 2017
Ciliary Adenylyl Cyclase3: A New Player in Obesity
Cao H and Storm DR*

Recent studies with transgenic mice and human genetic studies have implicated defects in the expression of type 3 adenylyl cyclase (AC3) in obesity. Human genetic studies have indi…

AC3 Obesity Cilia
DOIJ Research Article Mar 11, 2017
Validation of Diabetes Knowledge Questionnaire (DKQ) in the Portuguese Population
Eva Menino G1*, Maria dos AD2 and Maria Clarisse CL3

Introduction: Diabetes is a chronic disease that is assuming worrying proportions considering the epidemiological data and the clearly negative impact which causes in our societies…

Diabetes Mellitus Knowledge Validation studies
DOIJ Research Article Mar 9, 2017
Iron Ascorbic Acid-Mediated Oxidative Stress Leads to Abnormal Insulin Secretion in Pancreatic Beta Cells
Ntimbane T1, Spahis S1,2, Rabasa-Lhoret R2,3, Mailhot G1,2 , Berthiaume Y3,4 and Levy E1,2*

Background: Oxidative stress (OxS) is involved in organ damage during the pathogenesis of diabetes, but the relationship between OxS and the deterioration of &amp;beta;-cell functi…

Oxidative Stress Pancreatic Cells Insulin Secretion
OAJMB Research Article Mar 9, 2017
Study of Genetics Mutations in HEXA Gene for Induced Tay-Sachs Disease in Human, Tabriz, Iran
Shahin A*, Mahsa J and Samaneh SD

Tay-Sachs disease is one of the few neurodegenerative diseases of known causes. It results from mutations of the HEXA gene encoding the alpha subunit of beta-hexosaminidase, produc…

HEXA Gene cDNA Beta-Hexosaminidase
DOIJ Opinion Mar 8, 2017
It is Time to Obligate the Warning Messages on Junk Food Packages and Advertisements: A Step to live long
Ahmed Z* and Farjana Y

Business is always profitable when it is done with our inalienable basic needs- food, clothing, shelter, education and healthcare. To survive and thrive in huge competition, eve…

OAJUN Research Article Mar 7, 2017
Hepcidin, Selenium and Superoxide Dismutase in Oxidative Stress and in Dialysis Patients
Manolov V1*, Yonova D2, Bogov B3, Petrova J4, Vasilev V1, Vazelov E2, Georgieva I2, Trendafilov I2, Papazov V2 and Tzatchev K1

Chronic kidney diseases (CKDs) are characterized by complex changes in cellular metabolism, leading to oxidative stress (OS), i.e. increased production of oxidative radicals (OR), …

Clean intermittent catheterization Indwelling catheter Inflammation
OAJMB Research Article Mar 6, 2017
In-Vitro Activity of Teicoplanin against Clinical Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolates
Ravi T, Deepak K*, Nayak J, Manish Kumar P and Prakash V

Aim: To evaluate the in vitro activity of teicoplanin against clinical methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates was the aim of this study Methods and Material: A total …

Teicoplanin MRSA E Test
CRIJ Case Report Mar 3, 2017
Comparison of FDG-18 Uptake and ADC Values in Thyroid Cancer
Guzman G*, Rodriguez D and Miller Thomas M

PET/MRI is a relatively recent diagnostic tool for the evaluation of oncologic disease. It combines the excellent soft tissue contrast of MRI with the physiologic data regarding g…

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OAJAR Research Article Mar 3, 2017
Rabbit Growth Hormone and Myostatin Gene Polymorphisms
Hristova D*, Tanchev S, Velikov K, Gonchev P and Georgieva S

The aim of the present research was to investigate two rabbit populations from the New Zealand White breed and to identify single nucleotide polymorphisms with respect to the genes…

Oryctolaguscuniculus Growth hormone gene (GH) Myostatin gene (MSTN)
NNOA Research Article Mar 1, 2017
Micro-Modulations of Titanium Oxide Coatings Formed Using a Femtosecond Laser
Osuga T1* and Ichikawa Y2

Highly useful microstructures are required in order to enhance the properties of titanium oxide (TiO2) coatings, so as to substantially increase the surface and underlayer surface …

Laser ablation Microsphere Mesopore
NNOA Mini Review Mar 1, 2017
Features of phase-refined materials
Hsu C*

The concepts of phase-refined materials are introduced and interpreted in this paper. Phase-refined materials are refined structures from the phase view in single or multiple phase…

zinc oxalate villous H2 sensing
OAJE Research Article Feb 27, 2017
Spectrum of Diabetic Kidney Disease in India - A Tertiary Care Centre Experience
Kaustubh C*, Pranab KS, Arjun B, Soumik G, Krishna SGS and Nilanjan S

Objectives / Aim of study: To assess the magnitude, clinico-social risk factors and associations of diabetic kidney disease in type 2 diabetes subjects attending a tertiary care ce…

Diabetic Kidney disease Prevalence Albuminuria
IJFSC Research Article Feb 27, 2017
Identification of Blood Stains on Different Fabrics after Washing with Routinely Used Detergents in India
Arjun Rao I* and Ashish P

Blood is concerned to be major evidence during crime scene investigations and can play an important role to trace and to link or eliminate a suspect to a crime. Often criminals at…

Phenolphthalein Kastle-Meyer test Blood-stains
IJFSC Mini Review Feb 27, 2017
Forensic Biotechnology: Application of Flow Cytometry in Legal Medicine
Ritesh K Shukla*

Precision in experiment is one of the most important parameter in the field of Science. To obtain the precise result sophisticated instrumentations are required. In the field of…

Forensic Biotechnology Legal Medicine Forensic Investigation
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
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 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
IJFSC Research Article Feb 27, 2017
A Comparison between Manual and Digital Measurements in Exemplar Bare Footprint Analysis
Burrow JG*

This study examined the role that bare footprint collection and measurement processes have on the Reel method of measurement in forensic podiatry and its use in the Criminal Justi…

Footprint data Dry shoes Forensic podiatrists
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
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
OAJAR Research Article Feb 23, 2017
Effect of Temperature and ABA Exposure on LlaNAC Expression in Transformed Tobacco Plants
Singh S* and Khalid H

NAC is one of the largest TF families in plants, with more than 100 genes per plant. NAC proteins are involved in a panorama of functions in a cell, virtually controlling the growt…

ABA stress Temperature stress Hypersensitive
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

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