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ACT Research Article Feb 23, 2019
Risk Assessment of Dietary Exposure to Aflatoxin Contamination in Spices
Ali N* and Watt J

This study highlights the daily consumption of spices in human diet and the potential of aflatoxin B1 (AFBI) contamination which attributable to the risk of developing liver cancer…

Risk Assessment Margin of Exposure Aflatoxins
PHOA Research Article Feb 22, 2019
The Sources of Water Supply, Sanitation Facilities and Hygiene Practices in an Island Community: Amassoma, Bayelsa State, Nigeria
Raimi Morufu Olalekan*, Abdulraheem Aishat Funmilayo, Major Iteimowei, Oluwaseun E Odipe, Isa Hussain Muhammad, Onyeche Chinwendu

Background: The polarization of the Nigerian society with a population of about 198 million people, growing at the rate of 3.2% per annum, into a large rural sector and a small ur…

Community Stakeholders Partnerships Sustainable Development
OAJUN Research Article Feb 21, 2019
A Randomised Prospective Study Analysing the Effects of Lowering Serum Uric Acid in Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Progression and Cardiovascular Outcomes
Gupta A, Choudhary SS, Pursnani L*, Mahapatra H and Verma H

Uric acid is an independent risk factor for the development and progression of kidney disease. In last two decades number of observational studies has examined the potential link …

Chronic kidney disease Uric acid Hypertension
EOIJ Research Article Feb 21, 2019
The Relationship between Front Crawl Swimming Performance and Strength Variables in College Swimmers
Lopes TJD, Goncalves CA, Graca C, Neiva HP and Marinho DA*

Swimmers are tested in both dry land and specific swim protocol. The purpose of the present study was to verify the relationships between dry-land exercises and sprint swimming pe…

Front-Crawl Dry-Land Resistance Training
PHOA Research Article Feb 21, 2019
Biochemical Changes of Ethanolic Leaf Extract Psidum Guajava of on Streptozotocin Induced Diabetic Rats
Egege AN, Akubugwo EI and Nwaogwugwu JC*

Background: Diabetes mellitus (or diabetes) is a chronic, lifelong condition that affects the body's ability to use the energy found in food due to absolute or relative deficiency…

Keywords: Psidium Guajava Diabetes Mellitus Streptozotocin
JEASc Mini Review Feb 21, 2019
Rabbit Breeding and Welfare - Emphasis on Housing Conditions
Ana Carolina KK

In order to understand the real need for more space or collective cages in the rabbit breeding is necessary to establish parameters to measure what is good or bad for the animals …

Commercial conditions Growing rabbits Rabbit does
NNOAJ Editorial Feb 20, 2019
Moonstroke & MUSS
Divya R*, Ashok V and Rajajeyakumar M

For centuries the lunar effects on human health and behaviour have been theorized; Association amongst vascular and psychiatric disorders, lunar phases was testified [1]. In the me…

intracranial aneurysm rupture Moonstroke
JOBD Case Report Feb 20, 2019
Polyostotic Fibrous Dysplasia in a Child with Bone Fractures and Neuropsychiatric Symptoms, Case Report
Hala A Al Shaikh*

Fibrous dysplasia of the bone in children is a rare, genetic, heterogeneous disorder, associated with extra-skeletal manifestations in the McCune Albright Syndrome. It results fro…

Fibrous dysplasia McCune Albright Syndrome Neuropsychiatric symptoms
EOIJ Research Article Feb 20, 2019
Evaluation of Cervical Cancer Screening Uptake and Risk Factors Knowledge: Health Beliefs Model (HBM)
Eshetu LH*, Gurja B, Ransom SA, Van geertruyden JP and Bogers JP

Background: Even though 20 million women are eligible for cervical screening in Ethiopia only less than 1% of women are screened. Part of the explanation for the low uptake of cer…

Health Beliefs Model Cervical Cancer Screening
EIJ Review Article Feb 19, 2019
Epidemiology of Bovine Trypanosomosis in Ethiopia
Tulu D*

Trypanosomosis is a protozoan disease, mostly transmitted by the tsetse fly, Glossina spp., which causes severe disease livestock in Ethiopia. The disease results in loss of livest…

Cattle Ethiopia Epidemiology
WHSJ Research Article Feb 18, 2019
Racial Disparities and the Effect of Maternal Sexually Transmitted Infections on Adverse Birth Outcomes
Patrick J Ward, Jessica L Anderson, Rebecca M Gordon, Joanne Salas and Pamela K Xaverius*

Background: Understanding the role of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in disparities associated with adverse birth outcomes (ABOs) may help target specific interventions fo…

Adverse Birth Outcomes Sexually Transmitted Infections Maternal and Child health
NHIJ Editorial Feb 18, 2019
Behold and Empower
Anto Sr T*

We are observing World cancer day on February 4th and world sick day February 11th .when we face sufferings, the word comfort is very important in our life. Comfort, it is the n…

ACCMJ Research Article Feb 18, 2019
A Clinical Comparative Study of Oral Aprepitant and Injection Palonosetron for Prevention of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting in Patients of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy under General Anaesthesia
Agrawal J*, Harioudh V, Goyal P, Mittal R, Choudhary B

Aim: To assess and evaluate effect of oral aprepitant and injection palonosetron for prevention of post-operative nausea vomiting [PONV] in patients posted for laparoscopic cholecy…

Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Nausea Vomiting
NHIJ Editorial Feb 18, 2019
The Importance of Periodic Educational Programs in Augmenting Dialysis Nurses Competences
Yousif KI*

Hemodialysis (HD) is a lifesaving procedure which depends largely on effective and healthy vascular access to the patient’s circulation. Preservation of veins in both arms is es…

DOIJ Research Article Feb 14, 2019
Relationship of Levels of Glycemia Capilar with the Maximum VO2 of Diabetic Patients Type 2 Submitted to the Ergometric Test
Diogo Soares Menezes Lins, Patricia Luana Barbosa da Silva Ribeiro, Denise Maria Martins Vancea and Jonathan Nícolas dos Santos Ribeiro*

Diabetes Mellitus is a group of metabolic diseases characterized by hyperglycemia resulting from defects in insulin secretion and / or action. The low physical capacity obtained by…

Glycemia Capilar VO2 Type 2 Diabetic
AEOAJ Research Article Feb 14, 2019
Menstrual Health and Hygiene Practices among the Rural and Urban Adolescents of West Bengal, India
Das S, Thakur J and Goswami M*

The present study is an endeavor to focus on the menstrual health and hygiene practices among the rural and urban adolescent girls of West Bengal. A total number of 190 adolescent …

Menstrual Health Adolescent Girls Hygiene Practices
EIJ Research Article Feb 13, 2019
Health-Care Workers’ Compliance with Infection Prevention Guidelines and Associated Factors in Hadiya Zone, Southern Ethiopia: Hospital Based Cross Sectional Study
Yohannes T*, Kassa G, Laelago T and Guracha E

Background: Infections in health care facilities have become a major health problem, especially in the health institutions located in developing countries. The objective of this st…

Compliance Health care workers Infection Prevention
OAJDS Case Report Feb 12, 2019
A Serendipitously Discovered Facial Calcification- Case Report
Gargi S*, Prasanna Kumar R, Raghavendra K, Gowri Bhandarkar P, Roopashri Rajesh K, Meghana R, Ujwala S and Girish YR

Head and neck region are a relatively common location for soft tissues calcifications of various structures to occur in large population. They are one of the most common accidenta…

Facial Calcification Cervical lymph node Submandibular and cervical nodes
APhOT Research Article Feb 4, 2019
Motor and Nonmotor outcomes in a Yoga and Task Based Exercise Program: A Pilot Study
Rivera M*, Tan NA and Trueblood P

Background and Purpose: Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease characterized by motor, nonmotor, and functional deficits. Physical interventions shows…

Parkinson’s Disease Yoga Task Based
CDOAJ Case Report Feb 4, 2019
Rapid Response of Confluent Reticulated Papillomatosis to the Combination of Doxycycline and Topical Tretinoin: A Case Report
Kutlu O*, Ozdemir P, Karadeniz TB, Unverdi H, Sahin M, Kutlu FN and Eksioglu HM

Confluent reticulated papillomatosis(CRP) is a disease which is characterized with peripheral, reticular hyperpigmented patches and hyperkeratotic papules, first defined in 1927. T…

Confluent reticulated papillomatosis Doxycycline Tretinoin
EOIJ Review Article Feb 4, 2019
Smartphone and Musculoskeletal Risk Factors: A Systematic Review
Vahedi Z, Hajizadeh H and Garosi E*

Background: Smartphones (SPs) are one of the newest technologies that influence users’ daily lives. These technologies have both improved and exerted negative effects on our way…

Smartphone Musculoskeletal Disorders Electromyography
JQHE Editorial Feb 1, 2019
A New Social Injustice: Dying Waiting for a Donated Organ
Cantarovich F*

We are nineteen years into the 21st century and patients’ mortality rate on waiting lists has increased every year. Undoubtedly, the main factor of this crisis is the persiste…

Social Injustice Donated Organ Social Attitude
NNOA EBOOK Jan 31, 2019
Real Cathode and Anode of Internal DC Electric Circuit in FL Lamp
Lyuji Ozawa*

FL lamps are operated with the coexistence of disparate external and internal electric circuits. FL lamps light up with the internal electric circuit, in which cathode and anode ar…

Green Energy FL Lamp Quantum Efficiency
NHIJ Research Article Jan 30, 2019
Construct Validity of the Two Safety Culture Questionnaires
Paz de Oliveira SK, Araújo Girão AL and Fontenele Lima de Carvalho RE*

Objective: The aim of the study was to validate the construct of two culture assessment instruments adapted and validated for the Portuguese language, the Safety Attitudes Questio…

Nursing Intraclass Safety
CRIJ Case Report Jan 30, 2019
The Whirlpool Sign in Abdominal Pain: The Hernias that Radiologists Should Never Forget
William Andres PM* and Andrea Osorio N

An internal hernia is defined as a protrusion of a viscus through a peritoneal or mesenteric opening within the peritoneal cavity, which occurs in less than 1% of patients with ab…

Whirlpool Sign Hernias Intestinal Obstruction
IJOAC Research Article Jan 30, 2019
Efficiency of Fishing Gears used in the Payra River at Dumki Upozila in Patuakhali District
Mst. Niloy J, Md. Mahmudul H, Md. Abu Sayed R, Sukrit KD and Md. Sazedul H*

Payra River is one of the most important coastal rivers in the Patuakhali district which serve as feeding, breeding and nursing ground for the different fish species. The present …

Fishing Gear Fish Diversity Payra River
OAJPR Editorial Jan 30, 2019
Synthesis of Metal Nanoparticle Engineered Herbal Formulation for the Treatment of Skin Infections
Shyla MH*

Nanomaterials are known to be a wonder of modern medicine [1]. A number of metal nanoparticles have been synthesized by chemical, physical and recently biological methods [2]. M…

IJSST Research Article Jan 29, 2019
Optimizing Outcome in Stanford Type A Aortic Dissection- A 10 Year Analysis Focusing on Surgical Techniques and Neurological Outcome
Frank Harig*, Anna Engel, Johannes Rosch and Michael Weyand

Background: Today, surgical repair of aortic type A dissections is routinely mandatory but some complications remain despite technical advances over several decades. The most impor…

Neurological Outcome Aortic Dissection Hypothermia
OAJPR Research Article Jan 28, 2019
The Utilization of Residue Come Out as a By-Product by the Cold Press
Naime NT*, Zeliha S, Ali G, Sidika BO, Hale Feyza B, Yasemin G and Beril K

In recent years, with the increase of the world population, the studies on the utilization of the herbal wastes resulting from increased industrialization and production have gaine…

Cold Press Residue Bagasse
PHOA Perspective Jan 28, 2019
How to Address the Health of International Migrants in Latin America? An Evidence-Based Proposal
Cabieses B*

Introduction: Migration is a recognized social determinant of health. Latin America is one of the regions with the largest human migration. Latin America is now in a position of op…

Health Care Health Systems Migrants and Transients

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