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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsPlant Pectin: A Potential Source for Cancer SuppressionSuryakant K. Niture, Lubna RefaiPectin is a branched polysaccharide present widely in a variety of fruits. It has been of high interest to cancer biologists due to its involvement in metal/carcinogen detoxification and its anti-carcinogenic properties. In particular, Citrus Pectin (CP) and Modified Citrus Pectin (MCP) have been shown to have a significant inhibitory role in cancer cell metastasis, invasion, angiogenesis and survival. The … …American Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Vol. 8, Issue 1 · 18 Apr 2013 · 15,532 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsEvaluating the Effect of Booster Dose of Hepatitis B Vaccine in Low-and Non-Responders Healthcare Workers and the Role of some Host-Related FactorsMojtaba Varshochi, Mehdi HaghdoostProblem statement: Hepatitis B comprises one of the major health problems worldwide. Health Care Workers (HCW) are a group at risk for Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) infection. Infection with hepatitis B virus has become a vaccine-preventable disease. Vaccination against Hepatitis B Virus infection (HBV) is safe and effective. The aim of this study is evaluation the immunologic response of booster … …American Journal of Immunology, Vol. 7, Issue 2 · 4 Nov 2011 · 7,545 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsImmunologic Response to Hepatitis B Vaccine in Health Care Workers: A Screening Program and Evaluation of Some Host-Related Factors RoleMojtaba Varshochi, Roghayyeh MahmodianProblem statement: To evaluation the immunologic response to hepatitis B vaccine in health care’s workers and effects of host-related factors? Approach: In a cross sectional descriptive analytic study carried out on the medical staff of Tabriz Shahid Madani Hospital in 2009-2010, we evaluated the immunologic response of the staff to vaccination against Hepatitis B and factors affecting it. Results: The … …American Journal of Immunology, Vol. 7, Issue 1 · 17 Sep 2011 · 8,966 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsA Secure Routing Protocol to Eliminate Integrity, Authentication and Sleep Deprivation Based Threats in Mobile Ad hoc NetworkEdna Elizabeth Nallathambi, Radha Sankararajan, Vaithiyanathan Sundaram, Gracelin SheebaProblem statement: Network security in Mobile Ad hoc Network (MANET) is a major issue. Some of the attacks such as modification, impersonation, Time To Live (TTL) and sleep deprivation are due to misbehaviour of malicious nodes, which disrupts the transmission. Some of the existing security protocols such as ARAN, SAODV and SEAD are basically used to detect and eliminate one … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 7, Issue 6 · 14 Jun 2011 · 6,822 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsHandwashing Practices amongst Health Workers in a Teaching HospitalBalafama Abinye Alex-Hart, Peace Ibo OparaProblem statement: Hand washing with soap is an important means of preventing hospital acquired infections .However the rate of hand washing with soap and water is unacceptably low amongst health workers. Few studies on this subject have been done amongst health workers in Nigeria. The aims of this study were to explore perceptions, attitudes and hand washing practices amongst health … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 7, Issue 1 · 27 Apr 2011 · 21,608 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsAn Expert System Applied in Construction Water Quality MonitoringLeila Ooshaksaraie, Noor Ezlin Ahmad BasriProblem statement: An untoward environmental impact of urban growth in Malaysia has been deterioration in a number of watercourses due to severe siltation and other pollutants from the construction site. Water quality monitoring is a plan for decision makers to take into account the adverse impacts of construction activities on the receiving water bodies. It is also a process for … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 1 · 28 Feb 2011 · 7,724 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsA Main Object-oriented Projective Invariant Image Watermarking ApproachMalik F. AlamairehDigital Watermarking is a technology that enables to protect distributed digital content from unauthorized reuse. Robust watermarks must be able to survive a range of geometrical "attacks," such as image resizing, cropping, translation, rotation, scaling, smoothing, filtering, and simplification. In the current paper we extend existing approaches that are based partially on image invariant features; by introducing new image invariant … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 4, Issue 6 · 30 Jun 2007 · 6,741 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractTrends in the Prevalence of Clostridioides difficile Using Real Time PCR in South Korea (2020-2024)Yonghee Lee, Yoo Na Chung, Jae Kyung KimClostridioides difficile is a major cause of infection in healthcare settings, and frequent antibiotic use exacerbates its occurrence. C. difficile infection (CDI) is a major public-health challenge owing to its complications and high mortality rate. We aimed to analyze current trends in C. difficile prevalence. This study was a retrospective, single center analysis of 7,371 samples from April 2020 to … …American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Vol. 21, Issue 2 · 3 Oct 2025 · 2,363 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractPrevalence of Diarrhea-Causing Pathogens in South Korea Analyzed Using Molecular Diagnostic MethodsYonghee Lee, Jae Kyung KimGastrointestinal inflammation remains a prevalent global health concern. Prompt and accurate diagnosis of the condition is required to mitigate health risks in immunocompromised individuals and alleviate the economic burden linked to treatment and pathogen isolation. Challenges posed by traditional culture tests, such as long detection time and inability to isolate low-abundance organisms, can be overcome using molecular diagnostic methods, which … …American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Vol. 20, Issue 2 · 25 Jul 2024 · 5,012 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractOptimal Control of a Malaria Transmission Model with Saturated IncidencePerpetual Appiah, Henry Amankwah, Francis BenyahWe present a vector-host deterministic model for the transmission and control of malaria, using prevention and treatment as controls. A novel addition to our model is a new prevention function that highlights the role of prevention in reducing vector populations; an essential arsenal in the fight against malaria. Another innovation is the use of a novel treatment function, which reflects … …Journal of Mathematics and Statistics, Vol. 20, Issue 1 · 29 Feb 2024 · 5,897 accessesView PDFCite