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Literature ReviewOpen accessIn the abstractObject Tracking in Wireless Sensor Networks: Challenges and SolutionsShereen Ismail, Eman Alkhader, Said ElnaffarWireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) are small, inexpensive and battery-operated sensor nodes that are deployed over a geographical area. WSNs are used in many applications such border patrolling, military intrusion detection, wildlife animal monitoring, surveillance of natural disasters and healthcare systems. Mobile object tracking is a vital task in all these applications. The goal of this work is to highlight the … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 12, Issue 4 · 1 May 2016 · 7,784 accessesView PDFCite
Literature ReviewOpen accessIn the abstractThe Practical Consideration of Poliovirus as an Oncolytic VirotherapyElizabeth Denniston, Hannah Crewdson, Nicole Rucinsky et al.The inauguration of novel treatment strategies into the clinical setting faces a number of hurdles. In addition to treatment efficacy and safety, acceptance by doctors and patients is paramount to the success of novel therapies. Although viruses are the cause of numerous infectious diseases, these acellular entities have been harnessed over the years to benefit mankind. Recently, a recombinant Poliovirus-Rhinovirus … …Current Research in Virology, Vol. 5, Issue 1 · 3 Mar 2016 · 27,165 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractPterostilbene Enhanced Anti-Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Activity of OxacillinSiti Fairuz Ishak, Ahmad Rohi Ghazali, Noraziah Mohamad Zin, Dayang Fredalina BasriMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a deadly pathogen that initially was limited to hospital and healthcare facilities but has gradually became a growing problem in healthy children and adults. Pterostilbene belongs to the phenylpropanoid phytoalexin which is involved in plant response to various pathogen and herbivores attack. The aim of this study is to evaluate the anti-MRSA action of pterostilbene … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 12, Issue 1 · 13 Jan 2016 · 8,339 accessesView PDFCite
EditorialOpen accessIn the abstractInternational Journal of Research in Nursing: Contribution to Basic and Clinical Nursing ScienceVictor V. ChabanTaking into consideration the expansive growth of scientific knowledge, a successfultranslation of clinical or basic observations into new forms of therapy wouldhave a great impact on society. These days, acknowledging and responding to publicconcerns are just as important for the investigator as performing the researchstudies themselves. Clinicians and practitioners have become more aware of therole of research in their line … …International Journal of Research in Nursing, Vol. 6, Issue 2 · 26 Aug 2015 · 6,920 accessesView PDFCite
Review ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractBig Data in Medical Applications and Health CareLidong Wang, Cheryl Ann AlexanderBig Data can unify all patient related data to get a 360-degree view of the patient to analyze and predict outcomes. It can improve clinical practices, new drug development and health care financing process. It offers a lot of benefits such as early disease detection, fraud detection and better healthcare quality and efficiency. This paper introduces the Big Data concept … …Current Research in Medicine, Vol. 6, Issue 1 · 15 May 2015 · 14,955 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractGreen Environments and their Effect Upon Hospital UsersCarol A. Haigh, Gary Witham, Jessica Thompson, Hilary WoodWhilst there is significant academic and health care opinion is that green space both in and outside of institutions is both beneficial and desirable for hospital patients and workers, there is little in the literature to suggest that patients and staff recognise or identify 'good' and 'bad' natural environments. This study reports an exploration of the green environment around a … …International Journal of Research in Nursing, Vol. 5, Issue 2 · 19 Jan 2015 · 7,072 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractDETECTION OF PROSAPOSIN AND MATURE SAPOSINS IN GOAT MILKAndrea Robertson Byers, Salam Ibrahim, Mulumebet WorkuIncreased scientific knowledge related to the nutritional, functional and biological activities and health benefits of goat milk is needed to further promote goat farming, goat milk and traditional or innovative neutraceuticals as a basis for socio-economic benefit. Identification and characterization of milk derived Prosaposin is essential to development of neutraceuticals from goat milk that maybe beneficial to human health. The … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 9, Issue 4 · 11 Nov 2014 · 6,997 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractBEST PRACTICES FOR HAND HYGIENE COMPLIANCE BY HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS IN THE INPATIENT SETTINGCynthia C. AkpakaThis study discusses the strategies that have proven successful in improving adherence to hand hygiene policies among health care providers working in acute care, inpatient settings. Review of literature suggests that while some efforts to improve hand hygiene compliance have focused on environmental engineering other efforts have focused mostly on broad-based educational and motivational initiatives, such as online educational programs … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 10, Issue 2 · 14 May 2014 · 7,325 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractDESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A PRIVACY PRESERVED OFF-PREMISES CLOUD STORAGESarfraz Nawaz Brohi, Mervat Adib Bamiah, Suriayati Chuprat, Jamalul-lail Ab MananDespite several cost-effective and flexible characteristics of cloud computing, some clients are reluctant to adopt this paradigm due to emerging security and privacy concerns. Organization such as Healthcare and Payment Card Industry where confidentiality of information is a vital act, are not assertive to trust the security techniques and privacy policies offered by cloud service providers. Malicious attackers have violated … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 10, Issue 2 · 13 Nov 2013 · 7,758 accessesView PDFCite