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CRIJ Case Report Mar 20, 2017
Imaging of Langerhans Cell Histocytosis in an Adult
Junliang Liu *

Langerhans Cell Histocytosis (LCH) is a rare disease of clonal dendritic cells which may affect any organ of the body. The disease is more common in children aged 0-15 years. It is…

Langerhans Cell Histocytosis (LCH) Imaging Treatment
OAJPR Research Article Mar 20, 2017
Transferosomes for Trans-Nasal Brain Delivery of Clonazepam Preparation Optimization Ex Vivo Cytotoxicity and Pharmacodynamic Study
Nour SA*, Abdelmalak NS and Naguib MJ

Clonazepam (CZ) is a benzodiazepine derivative that is used mainly in the treatment of status epilepticus (SE). Intranasal (IN) administration of nano-carrier systems generally hav…

Intranasal Transferosomes Clonazepam
OAJPR Mini Review Mar 20, 2017
Detonation Nanodiamonds Opportunity for Pharmaceutical and Medical Application
Voycheva C*

Detonation nanodiamonds have 4-5 nm size primary particles, stable inert core, high surface area and tunable surface structures. They are very attractive from pharmaceutical point …

Nanodiamonds Detonation Drug Delivery
FSNT Review Article Mar 18, 2017
Health Risks of Dietary Salt
Rafia Bano* and Salma Yousef

Besides raising the blood pressure dietary salt is responsible for several other harmful effects. The most important are a number which, though independent of the arterial pressur…

Dietary salt Left ventricular mass Conduit and Resistance arteries
OAJPR Review Article Mar 18, 2017
β Carbonic Anhydrase as a Target for Eradication of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Noor HN*

Infectious diseases are among the most danger, and deadly afflictions that human societies suffering from there. One of the common re-emerged infectious diseases is tuberculosis (T…

β-Carbonic Anhydrase Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infectious diseases
NHIJ Editorial Mar 17, 2017
Editorial: Contemporary Psychiatric Nurse Roles in Healthcare Transformation
Wing Chi WW*

Psychiatric nursing in Hong Kong has been encountering alternation in the past decades. The Hong Kong government has strengthened the community care and the primary health care,…

NHIJ Research Article Mar 17, 2017
Food-Drug Interactions: Implications for Nursing Practice
Enwerem NM*, Okunji P and Johnson A

<p>Background: Registered nurses (RNs) play important roles in patient safety.Medication errors resulting in adverse drug reactions (ADRs) pose a significant public health pr…

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OAJMB Research Article Mar 17, 2017
Causes and Prevalence of Tuberculosis from Sputum of Patients based on Sd Bioline® and Genotype Mbtc® Assay in Gombe State, Nigeria
Ibrahim S*, Abubakar UB, Danbirni S; Usman A, Kudi AC, Loveth L, Abdulrazak H and Abdulkadir IA

This study was carried out in Gombe State, Nigeria to estimate the prevalence and causes of tuberculosis in patients that were suspected to have clinical symptoms compatible to tub…

Sd Bioline® Genotype Mbtc® Sputum
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
NNOA Mini Review Mar 11, 2017
Surface Analysis Strategies for Conducting Polymers
Mahat MM*
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
OAJG Opinion Mar 11, 2017
Hope as a Mechanism in Emotional Survival: Documenting Miscarriage
Chrissie Rogers*

It is well documented that one in five pregnancies end in miscarriage and yet it is often not discussed openly. Do people simply get over these troubling times, or is the female…

Mechanism Miscarriage Pregnancies
OAJG Review Article Mar 9, 2017
Zika Virus Infection in Pregnancy, Review of Literature
Emre Ekmekci*, Servet Gençdal, Emine Demirel and Sefa Kelekci

Zika virus infection is caused by a virus transmitted primarily by Aedes mosquitoes. Patients with Zika virus disease may have non-specific symptoms including mild fever, skin ras…

Zika Virus Pregnancy Microcephaly
DOIJ Research Article Mar 9, 2017
Change of Alpha-Amylase Activity in Saliva in Response to Blood Glucose After A High Carbohydrate Ingestion
Nakajima K*

Salivary α-amylase activity (SAA) may be correlated with blood glucose levels. However, change of SAA in response to blood glucose after carbohydrate diet remains unknown. In 17 h…

Salivary α-amylase Blood glucose Carbohydrate Ingestion
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
OAJUN Case Report Mar 7, 2017
Malone Procedure Combined with Mitrofanoff Using a Divided Appendix and Vesical Enlargement Description of the Surgical Technique and Case Report
José PP*, Justino LCC, Manuel GLGJ, Antonio VGM, Heriberto CS and Antonio GVR

Surgical treatment for neurogenic bladder has evolved notably. A great number of patients with neurogenic bladder also present fecal incontinence and treatment for these patients i…

Neurogenic bladder Mitrofanoff Malone
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
DOIJ Editorial Mar 1, 2017
Use of Insulin Glargine and Metformin for Prevention of Diabetes and its Cardiovascular Complications
Kelleni MT*

Cardiovascular disease is a common and serious complication of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) often linked to the increased morbidity and mortality associated with T2DM.

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