June 2021

Predictors of mortality in neonatal sepsis in a resource-limited setting

Adonis Muganza Nyenga, Olivier Mukuku, André Kabamba Mutombo, Charles Wembonyama Mpoy, Oscar Numbi Luboya and Stanis Okitotsho Wembonyama*

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Introduction: Sepsis remains a major cause of death in neonatal period. Although significant advances in diagnosis, therapeutic and prevention strategies have been noted, sepsis remains a common concern in clinical practice especially in low-resource countries. The aim of thi...

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Comparative analysis of cesarean section using the Robsons Ten-Group Classification System (RTCGS) in private and public hospitals, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Endalkachew Mekonnen Assefa, Adem Janbo and Yirgu Ghiwot

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Objectives: We analyzed the indications of cesarean section (CS) using Robson Ten-Group.

Classification Systems (RTGCS) and comparison between private and public health facilities in Addis Abeba hospitals, Ethiopia, 2017.

Methods: Facility-based retrospect...

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Endovascular management of tandem occlusions in stroke: Treatment strategies in a real-world scenario

Juan J Cirio*, Celina Ciardi, Matias Lopez, Esteban V Scrivano, Javier Lundquist, Ivan Lylyk, Nicolas Perez and Pedro Lylyk

The association between intracranial large vessel occlusion (LVO) and concurrent steno-occlusive lesion of an ipsilateral extracranial internal carotid artery (ICA) is considered a tandem occlusion (TO) [1].

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Intravascular leiomyoma misdiagnosed as deep vein thrombosis: A case report

Yiheng Zhang, Feng Wen*, Zhen Liu and Zaiming Lu

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Background: Leiomyoma itself is not a rare disease, but it is rarely found intravascularly.

Case presentation: A 54-year old female sought medical help after noticing her leg being swelling. A diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) was made and antithrombotic treat...

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Organizing pneumonia as the initial presentation in rheumatoid arthritis – A case report

Harveen Kaur, Dilbag Singh and Naveen Pandhi

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Organizing pneumonia (OP), can be seen in association with lung injury, infection, drug intoxication, and connective tissue diseases. Patients of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are prone to develop interstitial lung disease (ILD), but the pulmonary involvement usually occurs sever...

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Pigeonpea sterility mosaic virus a green plague-Current status of available drug and new potential targets

Nisha Singh*, Bhawna Narula, Megha Ujinwal and Sapna Langyan

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Pigeonpea is one of the important legume crops with high protein content and nutritional traits. It has enormous potency for its widespread adoption by farming communities. It is affected by various kinds of biotic and abiotic stresses. In the context, of biotic stresses Ster...

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Neo communicable disease rather than ‘non’ communicable disease for the acronym “NCD”

APR Aluwihare*

It is with interest and pleasure that I see notices of meetings and symposia, and articles, devoted to the theme Noncommunicable disease. I still live in the economic and geographical ‘South’ but the concern arises from the continued use of terminology that dulls the senses to the urg...

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Institutional capacity of health care institutes for diagnosis and management of common genetic diseases - A study from a north coastal district of Andhra Pradesh

Koteswara Rao Pagolu* and T Raghava Rao

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Background: In India, the genetic disease is a disregarded service element in the community health- protection system. This study aims to gauge the accessibility of services for treating genetic disorders and also to evaluate the practices on deterrence and management service...

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Simulating the dispersion of poisonous organic chemical compounds in wastewater treatment process through the active sludge method using the TOXChem model

Seyyed Roohollah Masoomi, Mostafa Azizi, Reza Aghlmand, Mohammad Gheibi* and Zahra Kian

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Naturally, microorganisms decompose the organic material existing in nature, both in the presence or absence of oxygen. The majority of materials such as poisonous chemical compounds, heavy metals, would prevent the treatment process from taking place, lead to the entry of th...

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Assessment and sensitive analysis of biological water risks in water resources with application of classical mass transfer computations

Farhad Mahmoudi Jalali, Mohammad Gheibi*, Reza Aghlmand, Amir Takhtravan and Zahra Kian

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Due to the urgent need for water in all parts of industrial or developing societies, water supply, and transmission facilities are suitable targets for biological risks. Given that even a short interruption in water supply and water supply operations has a great impact on dai...

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On Friedman equation, quadratic laws and the geometry of our universe

S Kalimuthu*

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Einstein’s special and general relativity revolutionized physics. The predictions of general relativity are Strong Lensing, Weak Lensing, Microlensing, Black Holes, Relativistic Jets, A Gravitational Vortex, Gravitational Waves, The Sun Delaying Radio Signals, Proof fro...

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Impact of COVID-19 outbreak on urology practice in India

Mahendra Singh*, Himanshu Pandey, Prateek Gupta, Gautam Ram Choudhary, Vipin Tyagi, Vijay Kumar Sarma Madduri and Nikita Shrivastava

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Background: The rapid spread of “Coronavirus Disease 2019’ (COVID-19) caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-type 2 (SARS-CoV-2) significantly impacted health care facilities all across the globe. To assess impact on urology practice in our countr...

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Artemisia Naphta: A novel oil extract for sensitive and acne prone skin

Kan Tao, Lili Guo, Jose Fernandez, Corey Webb, Junfeng Liu, Xincheng Hu, Dan Yang and Edwardo Perez*

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Background: The plant Artemisia annua has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for many years. Rich in bioactive molecules, the A. annua plant is used to extract the anti-malaria compound artemisinin (< 1%), which results in most of the plant being unutilized. One byp...

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Cystic fibrosis, the key link with airborne alpha emitting nanoparticulates

Florent Pirot*

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Cystic fibrosis is explained in this paper that suggests tackling the disease by elimination of the most significant sources of contamination.

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Meclizine prescriptions in the Emergency Department and return visits in the elderly population

Samantha McGlone, Edward Castillo, Ronald Dunlay and Alicia Minns*

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Background: Meclizine is a commonly prescribed medication for patients discharged from the Emergency Department (ED) with a diagnosis of peripheral vertigo, however it is on the Beers list of medications to avoid in elderly patients.

Objectives: This study aims to d...

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Pulmonary Involvement in COVID-19 and ‘Long Covid’: The Morbidity, Complications and Sequelae

Vinod Nikhra*

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Introduction: the perennial pandemic: There are serious challenges posed by the SARS-CoV-2 virus and COVID-19 as the disease. With the persistence of the pandemic over one and half year, it is being feared that the COVID-19 may have become the new reality associated with huma...

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Factors associated with Female Genital Mutilation among daughters of reproductive aged women at Academic Charity Teaching Hospital (ACTH)

Danyah Shiddo* and Hilmi Nour

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Introduction: It is estimated that more than 200 million girls and women alive today have undergone female genital mutilation. Female genital mutilation still remains to be a serious problem for large proportion of women in most sub-Saharan Africa countries including Sudan, w...

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Pathogen identification and control of sooty spot caused by Cladosporium ramotenellum, appearing on fresh easy peeler mandarins from Perú

Celia Murciano*, Jeniffer J Oliver-Chirito and Benito Orihuel-Iranzo

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During the 2018 season, superficial dry and firm black spots, where sometimes an aerial mycelium developed, appeared on the rind of easy peeler mandarins causing high economic losses in fresh citrus exports from Perú. In this work, we have identified the causal agent, ...

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Self-care practice and associated factors among type 2 adult diabetic patients on follow up clinic of Dessie referral hospital, Northeast Ethiopia

Sisay Gedamu Addis*, Sewunet Ademe Kassahun, Samuel Anteneh Ayele, Abebe Dires Nega and Kirubel Dagnaw Tegegne

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Background: Diabetes mellitus is a common health problem in the world and Africa including Ethiopia. Its complication is the major cause of morbidity and mortality of people due to improper self-care practice.

Objective: To assess self-care practices and associated ...

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Demographic profile & correlation between retinal exudates and hematological parameters in leukemic patients

FM Monjur Hasan and Richmond Ronald Gomes*

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Background: Leukemia is frequently associated with fundoscopic abnormalities. However, no organized effort has been made for analyzing leukemic retinopathy in our country. This study was done to observe the demographic profile and correlation between fundoscopic findings of r...

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Differential diagnosis of POLG related disorders: What to keep in mind when multiorgan system is involved?

Rajib Dutta*

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Mitochondrial and lysosomal dysfunction accounts for a large group of inherited metabolic disorders most of which are due to a dysfunctional mitochondrial respiratory chain (MRC) leading to deficient energy production and defects in phagocytosis in endosomal-lysosomal pathway...

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Endocannabinoidome and its role in neurological disorders-A comprehensive update of existing literature

Rajib Dutta*

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Medical benefits of cannabis and related compounds is widely known. Discovery of psychotropic plant cannabinoid Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol have urged researchers to study more about the cannabinoid system and related therapeutics in the field of neurology and medicine. Whe...

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