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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAssessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Onchocerciasis Prevention and Control in Becho Woreda, Illu Ababora, Oromia Regional State, South West EthiopiaMasresha Leta Serbesa, Maleda Tefera, W/Michael Moroda BurayuOnchocerciasis is a filarial disease caused by onchocerca volvulus and transmitted by a black fly. Onchocerciasis is a killer of livestock and wild animals so Onchocerciasis prevention and control is helpful for health planners and health educators providing basic information to focus on its prevention and control. The objective of this study was to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 15, Issue 2 · 4 May 2019 · 7,534 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractEndoscopic Changes of Nasal Mucosa in Patients with LeprosyCarla Andrea Avelar Pires, Eline Pinheiro Weba Costa, Marcus Vinicius Duarte Costa et al.Leprosy is a chronic granulomatous disease, affecting the skin and Schwann cells of peripheral nerves. In most leprosy cases, the nasal mucosa is affected. We aimed to describe the clinical changes in nasal mucosa using nasal endoscopy, in patients with leprosy attending a dermatology service in an endemic region and compare this changes with those founds in non-leprosy patients nasal … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 15, Issue 2 · 3 May 2019 · 7,274 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractComparing the Diagnostics Accuracy of CD4+ T-Lymphocyte Count and Percent as a Surrogate Markers of Pediatric HIV DiseaseMusie Ghebremichael, Haben Michael, Jack Tubbs, Elijah PaintsilThe percentage CD4+ T-lymphocytes is used to monitor pediatric HIV disease. However, in resource-limited settings, enumerating the percentage of CD4+ T-lymphocytes is hampered by the lack of laboratory infrastructure and trained technicians. In this paper, we investigated the performances of the percentage and absolute CD4+ T-lymphocytes as markers of pediatric HIV disease progression using data from HIV-infected children enrolled through … …Journal of Mathematics and Statistics, Vol. 15, Issue 1 · 3 Apr 2019 · 7,528 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractGenotoxicity through Exposure to Particulate Matter (PM10) at two Sites in the Valle de Aburrá, ColombiaVerónica Estrada-Vélez, Lucelly López-López, Lina María Martínez-Sánchez et al.To establish differences in the genotoxic effect of particulate matter (PM10) in exposed individuals at two sites in the Valle de Aburrá (VA). This was a descriptive cross-sectional study of 2 groups of individuals exposed to 67.7 and 45 µg/m3 of PM10 for a minimum of 8 hours/day. The frequency of Chromosomal Abnormalities (CAs) and the mitotic index were evaluated … …OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Vol. 19, Issue 1 · 19 Mar 2019 · 8,371 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractEvaluate College Students’ Knowledge, Towards Smoking Effect on Diabetes ConsequencesKhansaa A. Ibrahim AlbaroodiSmoking is a modifiable risk factor for many other diseases, this study aimed to evaluate student’s awareness in relation to smoking consequences on diabetes. This is a cross-sectional study involved students who attended al-Safwa university college in Karbala, Iraq. Data were collected within one month (February 2018). The collected data were analysed using the SPSS (version 18.0) software package (SPSS … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 16, Issue 1 · 20 Feb 2019 · 7,461 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractChronological Age and Dental Age Using Demirjian in Down Syndrome ChildrenAzrra M. Nawawi, Meirina Gartika, Willyanti SoewondoDown syndrome is a chromosomal abnormality (trisomy 21) characterized by an extra chromosome 21. People with Down syndrome have impairement in mental and physical development, including delayed dental development. Dental age is stage of development of teeth measured by maturation stage of teeth. This study aims to determine or asses the growth or maturation of permanent teeth in children with … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 15, Issue 3 · 7 Mar 2018 · 8,267 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractOral Clindamycin as Drug of Choice for Scabies Patients with Secondary Bacterial Infections in West Java, IndonesiaHendra Gunawan, Unwati Sugiri, Nurhasanah et al.The aim of this study was to identify the causative secondary bacterial infection in scabies and its susceptibility against systemic antimicrobials. We performed a cross-sectional descriptive study of 34 scabies patients clinically diagnosed by investigators through consecutive sampling in one District Hospital in West Java, Indonesia from January to March 2017. The secondary bacterial infection was confirmed by Gram staining. … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 14, Issue 1 · 10 Jan 2018 · 18,820 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractContextual Analyses of Attitudes toward Persons with Physical DisabilitiesChristopher M. Amissah, Christopher K. Gadosey, Kingsley Nyarko, Collins B. AgyemangSocial desirability bias associated with attitudinal research can be minimized through contextual analyses. This study assessed attitudes toward persons with physical disabilities in three social contexts: Dating, marriage and workplace. It also examined the effects of social contact on attitudes. Using a cross-sectional survey, 202 Ghanaians were purposively sampled to respond to the Disability Social Relations Generalized Disability (DSRGD) scale. … …Current Research in Psychology, Vol. 7, Issue 2 · 8 Jan 2018 · 16,709 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Extent of Community Awareness Using Natural Element’s Instead of Using Chemical DrugsMeliz Yuvalı, Ismail Bakır, Ilker EtikanAlternative medicine it is a medicine that is not taught in traditional medicine. It is based on ancient historical foundations and different experiments in treatment without building it on the basis of scientific teacher. Alternative medicine is used in many peoples, especially non-developed peoples. Alternative medicine is used as primary medicine. The evidence of poor quality and knowledge about the … …Current Research in Biostatistics, Vol. 7, Issue 2 · 25 Oct 2017 · 8,037 accessesView PDFCite
Literature ReviewOpen accessIn the abstractEfficient Morphometric Techniques in Alzheimer’s Disease Detection: Survey and ToolsVinutha N., P. Deepa Shenoy, K.R. VenugopalThe development of advance techniques in the multiple fields such as image processing, data mining and machine learning are required for the early detection of Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) and to prevent the progression of the disease to the later stages. The longitudinal and cross sectional images of elderly subjects were obtained from the standard datasets like ADNI, OASIS, MIRIAD and … …Neuroscience International, Vol. 7, Issue 2 · 4 Oct 2017 · 8,454 accessesView PDFCite