American Journal of Life Sciences

Volume 1, Issue 2, April 2013

  • Psychiatric Morbidity in Parkinson’s Disease: A Case Report

    Amitabh Saha

    Issue: Volume 1, Issue 2, April 2013
    Pages: 27-30
    Received: 03 April 2013
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    Published: 02 April 2013
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    Abstract: Psychiatric disorders like anxiety and depression are common in patients with Parkinson’s disease. Patients are needed to be managed on a comprehensive basis, in which he can receive psychiatric management along with his medical advice and prescription. Parkinson’s disease is an illness affecting the geriatric age group resulting in debilitating an... Show More
  • Correlations of the Earth's Magnetic Field Intensity with Global Prevalence of Multiple Sclerosis

    Brett Wade, Shashi Mehta, Vladimir Papitashvili

    Issue: Volume 1, Issue 2, April 2013
    Pages: 31-36
    Received: 19 March 2013
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    Published: 02 April 2013
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    Abstract: The Earth's magnetic (geomagnetic) field protects all living things on the planet from harmful effects of ioniz-ing and electromagnetic radiation and is suggested, in this research, to be related to global multiple sclerosis (MS) preva-lence. MS is a demyelinating disease of the central nervous system with an unknown aetiology. MS has a global, geo... Show More
  • Hepatoprotective Activity of Ocimum americanum L Leaves against Paracetamol – Induced Liver Damage in Rats

    B. T. Aluko, O. I. Oloyede, A. J. Afolayan

    Issue: Volume 1, Issue 2, April 2013
    Pages: 37-42
    Received: 22 April 2013
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    Published: 10 April 2013
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    Abstract: This study was designed to investigate the hepatoprotective activity of aqueous extract of Ocimum ameri-canum leaves against paracetamol – induced liver damage in rats. Hepatic damage was induced by paracetamol. Thereafter, the levels of some serum biochemical parameters such as alanine trasaminase (ALT), aspartate transaminase (AST), alkaline phos... Show More
  • The Effects of Population Density and Individual Diversity on Time and Energy Budgets of Animals

    Feodor V. Kryazhimskiy, Kirill V. Maklakov

    Issue: Volume 1, Issue 2, April 2013
    Pages: 43-48
    Received: 27 March 2013
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    Published: 10 April 2013
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    Abstract: The effects of animal density, spatial heterogeneity, and diversity in individual responses to population density on daily time and energy budgets were studied by means of a simple time-energy model. The cost of interactions between individuals was expressed as a reduction of the time that an animal may spend for feeding and other activities. The v... Show More
  • Anti-Inflammatory Role of Omega-3 to Retinal Injury induced by Infrared Radiation

    Mervat Ahmed Ali

    Issue: Volume 1, Issue 2, April 2013
    Pages: 49-54
    Received: 15 April 2013
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    Published: 10 April 2013
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    Abstract: Each ocular tissue is vulnerable to infrared (IR) since at every stage through the eye's transmission IR is absorbed. Thermal effect of IR to eyes is far more permanent although the absorption often causes cumulative damage over a long period. Nevertheless, those exposed to very significant level of IR at any one time would be aware of its heating ... Show More
  • The Influence of Preventive Multiple Micronutrients Supplementation on Liver Steatosis in High-cholesterol Fed C57BL6/N Mice

    Torricelli P., Ferorelli P., De Martino A., Antonelli F., Beninati S.

    Issue: Volume 1, Issue 2, April 2013
    Pages: 55-60
    Received: 12 May 2013
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    Published: 30 May 2013
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    Abstract: Liver steatosis development was obtained after high cholesterol diet (HCD) in C57BL6/N mice. Mice were preliminarily treated for 10 days with multiple micronutrients contained in a commercial food supplement called Citozym (CIZ), and successively for 40 days with CIZ and HCD, to compare the protection effect of used compounds on liver metabolism an... Show More
  • Isolation and Phylogenetic Analysis of Polyphosphate Accumulating Organisms in Water and Sludge of Intensive Catfish Ponds in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam

    Le Quang Khoi, Cao Ngoc Diep

    Issue: Volume 1, Issue 2, April 2013
    Pages: 61-71
    Received: 30 March 2013
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    Published: 30 May 2013
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    Abstract: Polyphosphate accumulating organisms were isolated from water and sludge samples of intensive catfish ponds in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam. The Results of estimation of intracellular polyphosphate concentration conducted on each of monocultures indicated that the content of intracellular polyphosphate varied from 2 mg/l to 148.1 mg/l after 6 days of ... Show More
  • Prevalence of Oral Candida Albicans Infection in HIV Sero-Positive Patients in Abakaliki

    Okonkwo E. C., Alo M. N., Nworie O., Orji J. O., Agah M. V.

    Issue: Volume 1, Issue 2, April 2013
    Pages: 72-76
    Received: 03 April 2013
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    Published: 10 June 2013
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    Abstract: Oral thrush is commonly associated with HIV infection. The causative agent is a yeast strain that is originally a commensal of the oral cavity. Most species of the genus Candida that causes oral candidasis in HIV patients if not properly identified and treated with the drug of choice could result in resistant to the drugs and make treatment very di... Show More
  • Ethno-Medicinal Investigation on Ethnic Community in the Northern Region of Bangladesh

    A H M Mahbubur Rahman

    Issue: Volume 1, Issue 2, April 2013
    Pages: 77-81
    Received: 11 May 2013
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    Published: 10 June 2013
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    Abstract: The present ethno-medicinal investigation has been carried out into ethnic communities of 12 Upazillas under six districts in the northern region of Bangladesh. A total of 24 species under 13 genera of the family Cucurbitaceae collected and recorded for their use in various ailments. For each species botanical name, local name, parts used, name of ... Show More