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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractProbiotics the Good Neighbor: Guarding the Gut Mucosal BarrierR. K. Rao, D. B. Polk, A. Seth, F. YanProblem statement: The disruption of gut barrier function plays a crucial role in the pathogenesis of not only gastrointestinal diseases, but also the diseases of liver and other organs. Mucosal protective factors that preserve the gut barrier integrity are beneficial in the prevention and treatment of such diseases. Probiotics is a group of helpful bacteria that protect the gastrointestinal mucosa … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 5, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2009 · 7,415 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractGrowth Inhibition of Struvite Crystals in the Presence of Herbal Extract Boerhaavia diffusa LinnC. K. Chauhan, M.J. Joshi, A. D.B. VaidyaProblem statement: The formation of a urinary stone, known as nephrolithiasis, urolithiasis, renal calculi or kidney stone is a serious, debilitating problem in all societies throughout the world. Struvite or Ammonium Magnesium Phosphate Hexahydrate (AMPH) is one of the components of urinary stone (calculi). Struvite stones are commonly found in women. Struvites form in humans as a result of urinary … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 5, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2009 · 8,990 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Social Adjustment of the Kuy People to a Multicultural Context in Southern Isan, ThailandWilart Pothisan, Art Nantajak, Prasopsuk Rittidet, Budsakorn SaenyabudThe state had paid much attention on economy by building a network of roads between the province, the district and the village for the Kuy people in Ban Treum. The state established a health center to provide for the people with modern medical care and malaria prevention. And the external streams had more effects on their communities. Therefore, Kuy had … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 4, Issue 4 · 31 Dec 2008 · 8,545 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractE-Learning Practices on Healthcare Associated Infections (HAI): Report of Brazilian ExperienceEduardo Alexandrino Servolo Medeiros, Fernando Gatti De Menezes, Carla Morales Guerra et al.To develop a teaching and learning environment, on-line and free, to provide technical information with health professional team from Epidemiological Health Surveillance and Nosocomial Infection Control Groups in Brazil. The first Brazilian experience of e-learning was carried out through a partnership between the National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) and Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP). The course supported by different … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 4, Issue 4 · 31 Dec 2008 · 7,382 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractEnvironmental Impact Assessment for Potential Continuous Processes for the Production of Carbon NanotubesAditi Singh, Helen H. Lou, Ralph W. Pike et al.As an emerging discipline, nanotechnology has the potential to improve environmental sustainability through its application in pollution prevention, treatment, remediation, etc. One challenging issue in the growth of nanotechnology is how to produce purified carbon nanotubes (CNT) in commercial quantities at affordable price and with low environmental impacts. A detailed assessment of such a manufacturing process from both economic and … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 4, Issue 5 · 31 Oct 2008 · 7,600 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractInvestigating Mechanisms of Marginal Settlement Life ImprovementHamid Movahed Mohammadi, Yaser Mohammadi, Mehdi Rahimian, Navid LoghmaniThe main purpose of this research was to investigate mechanisms to improve marginal settlement life in Koohdasht County in Lorestan province. This research was a sort of the survey studies and a questionnaire was compiled for collection of data. Statistical population of this study was included 1560 households; also sampling method was a sort of random sampling. Number of sample … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 4, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2008 · 7,710 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractFollowing the Heart: The History of the J-Curve in Stroke RiskShoshana Reshef, Daniel ReshefReports of a J-shaped relationship between blood pressure and ischemic stroke are rare. The purpose of this study was to trace the published history of the J-curve theory as it relates to blood pressure, ischemic heart disease and eventually ischemic stroke. The J-curve publications on the relationship between Diastolic Blood Pressure (DBP) and ischemic stroke suggest that in certain populations, … …American Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Vol. 3, Issue 1 · 31 Mar 2008 · 7,356 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractHow do Teachers Diagnosis and Percept Child Maltreatment?Behshid Garrusi, Hossein Safizadeh, Azadeh Arabnejad, Mohaddese VesalChild abuse is a complex problem and its prevention requires action on many fronts. Teachers do spend many hours a day with children and they are likely to be concerned about the possible abuse or neglect of a child or young person at some time during their career This study seeks to determine teacher knowledge and teachers' conceptions of what … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 3, Issue 4 · 31 Dec 2007 · 7,343 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractSecure Antnet Routing Algorithm for Scalable Adhoc Networks Using Elliptic Curve CryptographyV. Vijayalakshmi, T. G. PalaniveluThe secure end-to-end route discovery in the decentralized Mobile Adhoc Networks (MANETs) should have to meet the requirements of prevention of DoS attacks on data traffic, should be adaptive and fault tolerant and must have high speed, low energy overhead and scalability for future development. In this research a secure routing using antnet mechanism and mutual authentication using Elliptic Curve … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 3, Issue 12 · 31 Dec 2007 · 6,951 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAntisocial Psychopathy and HIV Risk among Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) Abusing Adolescent OffendersRobert M. Malow, Jessy Dévieux, Rhonda Rosenberg et al.While the consensus is that HIV prevalence has remained low among adolescent offenders, the prevalence of STDs and HIV transmission risk behaviors is alarming, particularly for those abusing alcohol and other drugs and those displaying antisocial or conduct disorder characteristics. In the current study, 269 male and 110 female inner city, culturally diverse alcohol and other drug (AOD) abusing adolescent … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 3, Issue 4 · 31 Dec 2007 · 6,811 accessesView PDFCite