Research Articles

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Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) as a rapid tool for identification of virulent bacteria, infecting neonates in a neonatal intensive care units (NICUs).

Sawsan H, Abdellatif1a, Sally Negm+3, Ahmed Shahin1b , Hanaa S. Zaki2, Mahmoud Amer 2 and Gamal Enan *4

Sawsan H, Abdellatif1a, Sally Negm+3, Ahmed Shahin1b , Hanaa S. Zaki2, Mahmoud Amer 2 and Gamal Enan *4

This study evaluated the nature to bacterial infections in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at Zagazig University Hospital, Zagazig , Egypt . Rapid diagnosis and identification of the infectious ...

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DIAGNOSIS OF NEONATAL LATE SEPSE USING BLOOD CULTURE, PRIMER UNIVERSAL IN POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION AND LABORATORY CHANGES.

Kelly L. A. Appel, Almir de S. Martins, Anna M. D. Miglioli, Carmen S. M. de Figueiredo, Aby Jaine da C. M. Moura, Paula C. N. Xavier, Silvia H. Nakashita, Bertha L. C. Borges and Durval B. Palhares.

Laboratory of Pediatric Research. Department of Pediatrics. Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul CEP: 79080-190. Campo Grande, MS, Brazil. Phone: 55-67-3345-3221.

Neonatal late-onset sepsis is a serious condition due to its high prevalence in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs), especially in newborns. This paper aims to highlight the importance of studies th...

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Transgenic expression of the innate immune response transcription factor Bombyx mori Relish induces high level antimicrobial peptides in transgenic silkworms

Kwanho Park, Tae-Won Goo

Department of Biochemistry, Dongguk University College of Medicine

To artificially enhance antimicrobial peptide expression in Bombyx mori, we constructed genetically engineered silkworms overexpressing Rel family transcription factor, truncated BmRelish1 (BmRelish1t...

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Moringa oleifera leaves: Phytochemical composition and evidence for an anti-obesity and hepatoprotective intervention in high-fat-diet-induced obese rabbits

Lamia Mabrouki, Anouar Ben Saad, Jihen Taleb, Sana Ncib and Lazhar Zourgui

Higher Institute of Applied Biology ISBAM Medenine 4119, University of Gabes, Tunisia and Research of Macromolecular Biochemistry and Genetics, Faculty of Sciences of Gafsa, 2112, University of Gafsa, Tunisia

In the present study, the anti-obesity and hepatoprotrctive effect of the aqueous extract of Moringa oleifera leaves (AEMOL) was investigated using a high fat diet (HFD) induced obese rabbits. AEMOL w...

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ADAPTIVE YIN-YANG-PAIR OPTIMIZATION WITH PSO ALGORITHM FOR DESIGN, ANALYSIS AND CONTROL OF MICROGRID

Charanjiv Gupta and Dr Sanjeev Singh

Department of Electrical and Instrumentation Engineering, SLIET Longowal,Punjab,India

Abstract\nA microgrid (MG) is an independent power network that uses distributed energy sources preferably renewable sources available to meet the local load demand. MGs are operated with grid or isla...

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Mechanical behavior of narrow dental implants

Taís Alves dos Reis, Karla Zancopé, Lyzandra Lima M orais, Vanessa Borges Miguel, Carolina Guimarães Castro, Flávio Domingues das Neves

Department of Occlusion, Fixed Prosthodontics and Dental Materials, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Uberlândia

The objective of the present study was to evaluate the mechanical behavior of two different Morse taper implant systems. Twenty self-locking Morse taper implants, 2.9 mm in diameter (FAC), and 20 Mors...

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