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OAJCO Mini Review Aug 3, 2018
Vitamin D in Cancer and Other Diseases: A New Wonder Biomarker?
Dahiya K

Vitamin D, a fat soluble hormone, plays a very vital role along with parathyroid hormone and calcitonin in calcium homeostasis. Besides this function, a number of other biologicall…

Vitamin D deficiency Bone health Calcium homeostasis
DOIJ Editorial Aug 2, 2018
Betaine Potentials to Prevent Diabetes and Diabetic Complications: What Hindered the Favorable Clinical Trial Outcomes and What to do?
Mina T Kelleni

Betaine, also known as trimethylglycine, is a major water-soluble component of Lyciumchinense and widely distributed in animals, plants, and microorganisms. It acts mainly as an…

Diabetes Diabetic Complications Clinical Trial
IPCM Review Article Aug 2, 2018
Pharmacognostic Review on Datura
Kadam SD, Chavhan SA*, Shinde SA and Sapkal PN

Datura, a wildly growing plant from Solanaceae family, is attributed with both poisonous and medicinal values. Datura spp. in Ayurveda, different parts of Datura is used for variou…

Datura stramonium Pharmacological actions Medicine
JONAM Review Article Aug 1, 2018
Medicinal Uses of Carica Papaya
Anitha B, Raghu N, Gopenath TS, Karthikeyan M, Gnanasekaran A, Chandrashekrappa GK and Basalingappa KM*

<p>Medicinal plants have been used for various diseases traditionally in many countries, because of its advantages like easyavailability, effective and economical in …

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MJCCS Case Report Jul 31, 2018
Mirizzi Syndrome with Type F Bile Duct Anomaly- A Rare Case Report
<p>Karthikeyan Mahalingam*, Soundararajan L, Srinivasan Muthukrishnan, Prabhakaran R, Srinivasan UP, Naganathbabu OL and Rajajeyakumar M</p>

The Mirizzi’s syndrome is an uncommon condition characterized by obstructive jaundice secondary to a gallstone impacted in the infundibulum of gallbladder obstructing the common …

<p>Mirizzi Syndrome Bile Duct Anomaly Infundibulum
APCT Research Article Jul 27, 2018
Medicines Distribution, Regulatory Privatization, Social Welfare Services and Financing Alternatives
Abdeen Mustafa Omer*

The strategy of price liberalization and privatization had been implemented in Sudan over the last decade and has had a positive result on government deficit. The investment law a…

Counterfeits medicines Drug importers Quality of medicines
AEOAJ Research Article Jul 27, 2018
The ‘Untouchable’ Castes and the Muslims in the Craft of ‘Authentic’ Classical Indian Musical Instruments in Kolkata Metropolis: An Inter-textual Case Study
Das A*, Chhandita B, Subhamay K, Roshni B, and Karan R

The central question of our present study was how caste, class, gender, religion and also the local-regional (post)colonial cultural politics produced the scenario of manufacture …

Case Study Marginalization Caste
CRIJ Image Article Jul 27, 2018
Assessing Multiple Sclerosis Brain Plaques using SusceptibilityWeighted Imaging in Comparison with T2W and FLAIR
Johari MS*, Samimi K, Asadollahzade E and Hesami O

ntroduction: The aim of this study was to assess the potential of SWI in comparison with T2W and FLAIR sequences for evaluating the brain plaques in Multiple sclerosis. Materials …

Multiple Sclerosis Magnetic Resonance Imaging Susceptibility Weighted Imaging
OAJVSR Mini Review Jul 27, 2018
RNA in Semen and Sperm: Importance and Transcriptome Analysisin Buck
Saraswat S*

Mammalian sperm contains an array of RNAs including messenger RNAs (mRNAs), ribosomal RNAs (rRNAs) and smallRNAs (sRNAs), largely representing remnant transcripts produced during s…

RNAs Transcripts Buck
CRIJ Case Report Jul 27, 2018
Normal Esophagus Misdiagnosed as a Thyroid Nodule by Non-Radiologist Reading Thyroid US: Case Report
Karla E Abundiz-Bibiano*, Roberto Rivera-Villanueva, Ernesto Roldan-Valadez, Rogerio Santiago-Herrera

Ultrasound (US) of the thyroid gland represents one of the first diagnostic approaches in the characterization of thyroid nodules. Specific US features allow the radiologist to dif…

Esophagus Ultrasonography Thyroiditis
EOIJ Research Article Jul 26, 2018
Development of the Ergonomic Activity Sampling (EAS) Method to Analyse Video-Documented Work Processes with Activity Sampling
Landau Kurt L*, Nadeau Sylvie and LeFloch Tiphaine

Ergonomics analyses examine design parameters of work processes, e.g. postures and movements or action forces, with the aim of assessing work systems or work processes with regard …

Ergonomics Analysis Work Analysis Activity Sampling
NNOA Research Article Jul 25, 2018
Surface Properties and Morphology of PET Treated by Plasma Immersion Ion Implantation for Food Packaging
Sant’Ana PL1*, Ribeiro JR1, da Cruz NC1, Rangel EC1, Durrant SF1, Costa Botti LM2, Rodrigues Anjos CA2, Azevedo S3, Teixeira V3, Silval CI3, Carneiro J3, Medeiros ÉA4 and de Fátima Soares NF4

In this work, surface properties of PET (Polyethylene Terephthalate) modified by Plasma Immersion (PI), and Plasma Immersion Ion Implantation (PIII) were studied. Nitrogen and sulf…

PET PIII FTIR
PSBJ Research Article Jul 24, 2018
In-Situ Trans-esterification of Cottonseeds Oil (Gossypium Spp) Using CaO Derived from Egg Shell as Catalyst
Sani AM, Muhammad LA*, Mukhtar M, Bello SA, Galadima A and Bagudo AM

In-situ trans-esterification of cottonseed oil (Gossypium spp) was carried out with 5g calcium oxide derived from egg shell as catalyst using soxhlet extraction apparatus and 1:1 o…

Trans-esterification Biodiesel Cotton seed
JONAM Research Article Jul 24, 2018
Ethnobotanical Study of Medicinal Plants in Sub Zoba Gala-Nefhi, Zoba Maekel, Eritrea
Milka Brhane, Tsinat Girmay, Biniam Yamane and Kunduru Surender Reddy*

&lt;p&gt;Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants was observed in Sub-Zoba Gala-Nefhi of Zoba-Maekel and it is one of the Zobas of Eritrea. The study conducted is an attempt to the…

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IJNMRS Mini Review Jul 24, 2018
To the Question of Cancer Therapy of the Upper Third of the Esophagus
Shaposhnikov VI*

&lt;p&gt;The article proposes a way of cancer therapy of the upper third of the eso-phagus after it, or resection, with subsequent&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;recanalization or alloplastik…

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JENR Research Article Jul 21, 2018
Perception of the Selected Residents on Household Composting in a Highly Urbanized Area, Manila, Philippines
Atega, Marc Jason B1*, Fabale Jonamae S1, Jardeleza Rex S4, Fantonalgo Raymund N1,2,3 and Uybarreta Raynar Joseph1

Solid waste is one of the major problems in any congested urbanized area. Metro Manila, one of the highly-urbanized cities in Southeast Asia, generated 3.596 million tons of solid…

Urbanized Area solid waste Household composting
OAJO Short Communication Jul 20, 2018
Precise Knowledge on Presbyopic Contact Lenses
Partha Haradhan Chowdhury* and Brinda Haren Shah

This study reveals about types of presbyopic contact lenses as well as its advantages and disadvantages.

Presbyopic Monovision Contact Lenses
OAJO Short Communication Jul 20, 2018
Abberation and Eye
Partha Haradhan Chowdhury* and Brinda Haren Shah

Due to the ocular deformity of the structure of the eye, Aberration is being created. Most of the time, it is not considerable. The meaning of Aberration is “NO PERFECT”. Due to…

Aberration Eye
OAJO Short Communication Jul 20, 2018
Basic Information of Absorptive Lenses
Partha Haradhan Chowdhury* and Brinda Haren Shah

The Another name of the absorptive lens is tinted lens. The absorptive lens can be classified as 1. Tint of the lens itself 2. Lens transmission The absorption which is made by…

Absorptive Lenses Vision and Glare Cut
OAJO Short Communication Jul 20, 2018
Special Types of Retinoscopy
Partha Haradhan Chowdhury* and Brinda Haren Shah

This paper describes about special forms of Retinoscopy.

Dynamic Near Chromo
OAJO Short Communication Jul 20, 2018
All about Prisms- Easy to Understand
Partha Haradhan Chowdhury* and Brinda Haren Shah

This paper describes about introduction to prisms used in ophthalmology, its optics and its calculation.

Prism Prentice Rule Risley Prism
OAJDS Research Article Jul 19, 2018
Attitude and Knowledge of the Awareness of Missing Teeth and its Effect among Partially Edentulous Patients
Mohril KR and Manekar VS*

Edentulism is debilitating and irreversible condition. Edentulism remains the major condition worldwide especially among adults. It is described as the final marker of the disease…

Missing Teeth Edentulous Patients Edentulism
OAJAR Research Article Jul 19, 2018
Computing Spatio - Temporal Water Demand of Wheat Crop Using GIS and Remote Sensing - A Case Study of Faisalabad Irrigation District, Pakistan
Arshad A*, Bakhsh A, Azzam A, Ali S and Awais M

Water resources are considered to be finite and their management and judicious use is emerging as a big challenge in the 21st century due to high population growth rate and associ…

Evapotranspiration NDVI Kc
JONAM Research Article Jul 17, 2018
Cerebral Palsy and Ayurveda
Avinash S*, Amresh S and Anuradha Shankar

&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Cerebral palsy is a commonest chronic and progressive disease of mental and physical disability among children and affects 3-8% population which fails to respond t…

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EOIJ Research Article Jul 16, 2018
The Risk Assessment of Occupational Exposure to Chemical Substances by Use of a Global Product Strategy Method in Oil Refinery Industry
Akbari Jafar* and Moradi Rohoddin

Introduction: In order to implement an effective risk management program and RPP (respiratory protection program), assessing the risk of occupational exposure to chemicals in the w…

Risk Assessment of occupational exposure ICCA GPS
NHIJ Mini Review Jul 13, 2018
Assessment and Evaluation- In Perspective of Medical Education
Vageriya V*

&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;Education is the backbone of the any nation. It decides the economical and social growth of people in that country. Medical educatio…

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CRIJ Case Report Jul 13, 2018
Acute Hemorrhagic Encephalomyelitis Following Pneumococcal Meningitis in a 19 Years Old Girl
Asadollahzade E*, Johari MS and Hesami O

Acute hemorrhagic encephalomyelitis (AHEM) is a rare fulminant subtype of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM). ADEM is characterized by multifocal neurological deficit, los…

Acute Hemorrhagic Encephalomyelitis Acute Disseminated encephalomyelitis Alpha-Hemolytic Streptococci
PPEJ Research Article Jul 12, 2018
Prediction of Dew Point Pressure in Gas Condensate Reservoirs Based On a Combination of Gene Expression Programming (GEP) and Multiple Regression Analysis
El-hoshoudy AN*, Gomaa S and Desouky SM

Gas condensate reservoirs represent unique and clean hydrocarbon source of energy, so prediction of their thermodynamic criteria especially dewpoint pressure (Pd) is crucial for re…

Retrograde gas reservoirs Dewpoint pressure Gene expression programming (GEP)
OAJUN Case Report Jul 11, 2018
Penile Calciphylaxis: Report of Two Cases
<p>Iregui Parra JD, Alvarez Jaramillo J*, Alvarez Villarraga JD, Diaz Cardona DA, Godoy Isaza MP, Gonzalez Estrada E and Chavez Barrios N</p>

Report two cases of patients with multiple comorbidities including chronic kidney disease (CKD) and renal replacement therapy who develop penile calciphylaxis and were taken to par…

<p>Penile Calciphylaxis Case report Calcificuremicarteriolopathy</p>
MACIJ Editorial Jul 11, 2018
UPLC-MS: A Powerful Tool in Analytical Research
Ravindra K Rawal* and Rohit Bhatia

The emergence of ultra-performance liquid chromatography (UPLC) coupled to mass spectrometry (MS) as an alternative to traditional high-performance liquid chromatography techniques…

Mass Spectrometry ultra-performance liquid chromatography (UPLC) Technology [

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