DOI: https://doi.org/10.18103/mra.v11i8
Published: 2023-08-31
Research Articles
Guthrie Cards: Exploring Their Use for Nasopharyngeal Sample Storage
Gabriel Martin, Ana Isabel Fidalgo, Roberto Prada, Reyes Carvajal, Virginia Linares-Fernández, Carmen González-Nieto, María José Ferrero, Rainer Campo-Ramos, Isabel Cos tales
Relevance of Preventive Measures against COVID-19 and Other Communicable Diseases for University Employees and Students Returning to Face-to-Face Teaching
Emilyn M. Munar, PhDNS, LPT, RN, Wilfrido F. Simbul, M.D., FPAFP, MHSA, Aurora R. Dionisio, RM, RN, Aurora R. Dionisio, RM, RN, Josefa Rufel C. Turingan, RM
Ubiquitous Colonic Ileal Metaplasia Consistent with the Diagnosis of Crohn’s Colitis among Indeterminate Colitis Cohorts
Amosy E. M'Koma, William A. Breaux, Maya A. Bragg
Alcohol use and High-Risk Sexual Behaviors among Members of a Latino Migrant Worker Community in Central Florida
Jesús Sánchez, Jodi-Ann Hibbert
Age-Dependent Occurrence of Prostate Cancer in an African-American Patient Population of Predominantly West Indian Origins
Shabnam Seydafkan, Hagar Atia, Bo Lin, Matthew R. Pincus
Worldwide Regional Differences in Obesity, Elderly, and COVID-19 Mortality: Do the Exceptions Prove the Rule?
James A. Koziol, Jan E. Schnitzer
Hematological Markers: Testing a new diagnostic modality for Intrahepatic Cholestasis of pregnancy
Anshuja Singla, Preeti Thakur, Rajarshi Kar, Priyanka Gogoi, Sandhya Jain
Clinical Outcomes Role in The Healthcare Industry, The Complexity of Procurement and Applied Implications
Yair Edden, Elena Ben-Shachar, Amit Gutkind, Nadav Ben Yosef, Yuval Levy
Experience of Using Pneumonectomy and Pleuropneumonectomy in the Treatment of Patients with Multiple/Extensive Drug-Resistance Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Opanasenko Mykola, MD, Tereshkovych Oleksandr, MD, Kalenychenko Maksym, PhD, Researcher, Shalahai Serhii, Senior Researcher, Konik Bohdan, PhD, Levanda Larysa, Anesthetist, Lysenko Volodymyr, Junior Researcher, Stepaniuk Aliona, thoracic surgeon, Shamrai Maksym, Anesthetist, Bilokon Serhii, Junior Researcher, Shestakova Oleksandra, Anesthetist
Conservative Kidney Management and kidney Supportive Care: Essential Treatments for Kidney Failure
Sara N Davison, Nicola Wearne, Peace Bagasha, Rene Krause
Gastrovigilance: A Close Watch on Gastrointestinal and Hepatic Disorders- An Indian Perspective
Dr. Gourdas Choudhuri, Dr. Philip Abraham, Dr. Manu Tandan, Dr. Naresh Bhat, Dr. Akash Shukla, Dr. Pratyusha Gaonkar, Dr. Akshay Desai, Dr. Charles Adhav
Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule 1 and Adiponectin Receptor 1 in Plasma-Derived Extracellular Vesicles of Type 2 Diabetes Patients
Mata-Pineda Ana, Candia-Plata Maria, Lopez-Soto Fernando, Camacho-Villa Alma, Almada-Balderrama Martin, Martinez-Soto Juan, Soto-Guzman Adriana
Legal and Normative Aspects Applicable to Workers' Mental Health: Bill to Regulate Psychosocial Risks in Brazil
Thaisa Mara Leal Cintra Rodrigues, Rita de Cássia de Marchi Barcellos Dal, Carla Aparecida Arena Ventura
Mapping the Impact of COVID-19 Lockdown on the Spanish Cultural Industry: Wellbeing State?
Antonio Sánchez-Bayón, Dante A. Urbina, F. Javier Sastre
Opium and Opioid Receptors: From the Ancient Times to a Possible Novel Therapeutic Target for Diabetic Retinopathy
Jacqueline M. Lopes de Faria, MD, PhD
The Association between IL10 rs1800896 A/G and rs1800871 T/C Polymorphisms and Cancer Susceptibility
Lei Gao, Li Zhang, Xiaokai Shi, Shenglin Gao, Li Zuo, Lifeng Zhang
Personal worries about COVID-19 transmission among Vietnamese adults during the COVID-19 pandemic
Duy Thanh Pham, Nguyen Vu, Thu Trang Nguyen, Robert Goldberg, An Dao, Hoa L Nguyen
Evolving Concepts and Controversies in Interstitial Lung diseases: Update in 2023
Paul Wawryko, MD, Eunhee S. Yi, MD
Covid-19 Pandemic and Medicines Regulation in Ghana: Overview and Perspectives of Regulators
Delese Afia Amoakoa Darko, Olivia Agyekumwaa Boateng
Association of Placental Histology with the Pulsatility Index of Fetal and Uteroplacental Vessels during Pregnancy and with Birthweight Z-Score
Hein Odendaal, Prof, Lut Geerts, Prof, Colleen A Wright, Prof, Drucilla J Roberts, Dr, Pawel Schubert, Prof, Theonia K Boyd, Dr, Lucy Brink, Dr, Daan Nel, Prof
Myo-fascial pains in Muscular Dystrophy and Neuro Acupuncture
Patrick Sautreuil, Tuy Nga Brignol, Philippe Thoumie
Head and Neck Low Flow Vascular Lesions Treated with Corseting Technique
Dr. Sanjiv C Nair, Dr. Niveditha N, Dr. Advaith Nair, Dr. Prashanth R
Abfraction lesion in central incisor tooth: displacement and stress evaluation by laser speckle and finite element analysis
Isis Andrea Venturini Pola Poiate, Professor, Mikiya Muramatsu, Professor, Matsuyoshi Mori, Professor, Tomie Toyota Campos, Professor, Kiyofumi Matsuda, Marcio André Prieto Aparicio Lopez, Student, Edgard Poiate Jr
The Emerging Role of Photobiomodulation in COVID-19 Therapy – Part I
Richard K Williams
An Examination of Organizational Messages during the COVID-19 Pandemic Using Risk Communication and Social Support Frameworks
Wenjing Xie, PhD, Amanda D. Damiano
The The Influence of Peer-Led Health Education Intervention on Medication Adherence Practices Among Youths Living with HIV In Nigeria
Olugbenga Asaolu, PhD, Gbadegesin O Alawode, MPH, Saratu Ajike, PhD, Ololade O Ogunsanmi, PhD, Mustapha S Bello, MD, MPH, John O Ibitoye, PhD, Adebusola Oyeyemi, PhD, Adeniyi Adeniran, MD, PhD, Chisom L Emeka, PhD, Oluwagbemiga Obembe, MPH, Olubunmi Ojelade, PhD, Olutayo Asaolu, MBA, Adaeze Ugwu, MD, MPH, Christopher Obanubi, MD, MHE, MDS, MPPA, Abdulmalik Abubakar, MPH, Adekemi Asaolu, MBA, Olubayode Asaolu, MSc, Nannim Nalda, MPH, Adebayo O. Amao, MPH, Oladimeji Folorunso-Ako, PhD, Ishaq K. Salako, MD, MPH, Catherine Agbede, PhD, Catherine Agbede, PhD
Decrease of Graft Failure Rate by Improving Tactics and Surgical Techniques in Extraanatomic Bypass Operations
Ovidiu Vasile Jimborean, Daniela Tatiana Sala, Cristian Borz, Marton Denes, Mara Andreea Vultur, Gabriela Jimborean, Radu Mircea Neagoe
Neutrophil/Lymphocyte Ratio (NLR) and Lym-phocyte/CRP ratio (LCR) are Reliable Pre-dictors of Adverse Out-comes in High-Altitude COVID-19 Patients
Rosalinda Jimenez-Aguilar, Alfredo Merino-Luna, Christian Arias-Reyes, Maria Paola Lozada-Mata, Willebaldo Tenorio-Gutierrez, Martin Romero Martinez, Enrique Duenas, Antonio Viruez-Soto, Daniel Molano-Franco, Gustavo Zubieta-Calleja, Natalia Zubieta-DeUrioste, Jose Antonio Carmona Suazo, Amilcar Tinoco-Solorzano, Lida Sanchez, Jorge Soliz
Comparative role of scintigraphy in sporting injuries in the new millennium
Hans Van der Wall, MB, BS, PhD, D Med Sc, FRACP, Robert Breit, MB.BS, FRACS, FAOrthA, Leticia Burton, BAppSc (MRS), PhD, NMT, MComm, Clayton Frater, Dip/NMT, BHealthMngt, PhD, MANZSNM, Warwick J Bruce, MB.BS, FRACS, FICS, FAOrthA
Preservation of Erectile Function after Stereotactic Radiosurgery with CyberKnife for Prostate Cancer
Stefan Pavlov, Gyulhan Syuleyman, Gyulhan Syuleyman, Veselin Popov, Veselin Popov
Digi Post - An Impression-Free Novel Technique for Customizing Post and Core
Harshitha Garapati, Vemareddy Rajasekhar, Seera Sudhakar Naidu, Kalla Bhavana, Korrai Balaraju, Satya Sanyasi Vinay Kumar Darla
The Quantity, Quality and Two Major Effector Functions of Antibodies to VAR2CSA and their Association with Pregnancy Outcomes in a Low Malaria Transmission Area
Yukie M. Lloyd, Naveen Bobbili, Ali Salanti, Philomina Gwanmesia, Josephine Fogako, Rose F.G Leke, Diane W Taylor
Assessment of Biodentine Pulpotomy as an Alternative to Conventional Root Canal Treatment for Permanent Teeth in Children: An In Vivo Study
mubeena T.A, Amith Adyanthaya, Marium Raheema, Anju R.V, Dr Karthik Nair, Dr Asif Ismail, Dr Afroza K.K, Dr Gopika Gopan, Dr Preema M.U
Changing Trends in the Diagnosis of Genitourinary Tuberculosis in Post Covid-19 Pandemic Era
Sriram Krishnamoorthy, MS, MCh, DNB, FRCS (Glasgow), Kalpana Ramachandran, MS, DNB, FRCS (Glasgow), FAIMER FELLOW
COVID-19 Mortality Is Attenuated at High Tropical and Subtropical Altitude: An Observational Study of a Database Covering Five Latin American Countries
Natalia Zubieta-DeUrioste, Christian Arias-Reyes, Lida Sanchez, Nestor Freddy Armijo-Subieta, Alfredo Merino-Luna, Ivan Solarte, Raffo Escalante-Kanashiro, Jose Antonio Carmona-Suazo, Enrique Maravi Poma, Rosalinda Jimenez-Aguilar, Jose M. Calle-Aracena, Alberto Lopez-Bascope, Roberto Vera, Rafaela Zubieta-DeUrioste, Ninoska Rossel, Yeshua Peña-Y-Lilio, Gary Chambi-Quilla, Luis Herrera-Leon, Santiago Garrido-Salazar, Francisco Ney Villacorta Cordova, Fausto Vinicio Maldonado Coronel, Elisabeth Deindl, Ricki Sheldon, Roberto Alfonso Accinelli, Edith M Schneider-Gasser, Jorge Soliz, Gustavo Zubieta-Calleja
Simultaneous Evaluation of Stiffness and Histology in Orthopedic Diseases Using Scanning Acoustic Microscope
Katsutoshi Miura, Toshihide Iwashita, Dr. Professor
Relationship between Diabetic Retinopathy Disease Severity, Anxiety, and Depression
Patrick Huan Le, MD, Daniel Olson, MD, Jason Zehden, MD, Thoai Vu, Eric Van Buren, PhD, Feng-Chang Lin, PhD, Alice Yang Zhang, MD
Challenges in Thyroid Function Testing: Interferences and Clinical Implications
Gisah Amaral de Carvalho, Beatriz Drobrzenski
Role and Limitations of Laparoscopy in Abdominal Trauma
Marcelo A. F. A. F. Ribeiro Jr., MD, MSc, PhD, FACS, Gabriela Karabachian Tebar Karabachian Tebar, MD, José Lucas Rodrigues Salgueiro, MD, Gabriel Franco de Camargo Galindo, MD, Joy D. Hughes, MD, Ahmed Al Sayari, MD, Erik Scott De Soucy, DO, Shahin Mohseni, MD
COVID Vaccine Immune Response In Hemodialysis Patients
Kashif Gulzar, Dr, Fakhriya Alalawi, Dr, Hind Hassan Alnour, Dr, Amna Khalifa AlHadari, Dr
Comparison of homeopathic medicines composed of Taraxacum officinale and Lycopodium clavatum for treating cellular hepatocarcinoma
Ana Catarina Viana Valle, Aloiso Cunha de Carvalho, Samir Wady Rahme, Andressa de Rezende Bastos Araujo, Patricia Furtado Malard, Hilana S. Sena Brunel
Amorphous Macromers as Potential Organic Matrix in Dental Composites
Anand V. Susila, Venkatesh Balasubramanian
Managing Genu Varum in Adolescents to Reduce Risks of Progression to Knee Osteoarthrosis
Yin-Ling Ng, Shu-Yan Ng
Cerebrolysin Improves Motor Abilities and Reverses the Long-Term Memory Acquisition Deficit in Rats with Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy
Ericka Barrientos-Zavalza, MSc, Celia Piña-Leyva, Dr, Manuel Lara-Lozano, Dr, Gonzalo Flores, Dr, Daniel Martínez-Fong, Dr, Bertha Alicia León-Chávez, Dr, Anabel Jiménez-Anguiano, Dr, Juan Antonio Gonzalez-Barrios
Potential Impact of Genetic-Code Mutations on Medicine and Health
Tze-Fei Wong, Hong Xue
Ethical Issues of Artificial Intelligence in Diabetes Mellitus
Gumpeny Ramachandra Sridhar, MD DM FACE FRCP, Gumpeny Lakshmi, MD
Characterization of Extended Spectrum β-lactamase and AmpC Producing Organisms Isolated from a Third Level Hospital Patients in Dominican Republic
Yori Jiménez Roque, MD, MSc, David Paula De Luna, MD, MSc, Silvia Calo, PhD; Alfredo Mena Lora
Environmental Isolate Developing Antibiotic Resistance by Complementation
Mary Ridgeway, Dr. Ashley Fink, Dr. David Mitchell
Utility of Psychological Pain Measurement as a Population Health Risk Stratification Tool
Steven Mee, MD, Marissa Cascio, BSRN, Christopher Reist
A Lean-Based Approach to Overcome Laboratory Challenges Using Process Excellence (PEx) Methods & Integrated Solutions – Experience of a Tertiary Care Laboratory from Mumbai
Aruna Poojary, Rittu Chaandel, Parth Javale, Kamal Dua, Anurag Bari, Pritam Pardeshi, Srushtee Jibhkate, Seema Rohra, K. Krishnan
Prevalence of Intestinal Parasites and Anthropometric Assessments in Preschool Children in a Region of the Istmo de Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, Mexico.
José Trinidad Sánchez Vega, Doctor, Ricardo Hernández López, Arnulfo Eduardo Morales Galicia, Héctor Alejandro Cabrera-Fuentes, Doctor, Rodrigo Ildefonso Hernández Covarrubias, Diego Iván Sánchez Aguilar, Ana Citlali Tapia Castor, Eunice Galilea Morales Reyes, Brenda Coquis Tellez, Alondra Navez Valle
Invited Expert Opinion- Bio-informatic and Limitation Di-rectives to Help Adopt Ge-netic Addiction Risk Screening and Identify Preaddictive Reward Dysregulation: Re-quired Analytic Evidence to Induce Dopamine Homeo-statsis
Kenneth Blum, Mark S Gold, Jean Lud Cadet, Marjorie C. Gondre-Lewis, Thomas McLaughlin, Eric R Braverman, Igor Elman, B. Paul Carney, Rene Cortese, Tomilowo Abijo, Debasis Bagchi, John Giordano, Catherine A. Dennen, David Baron, Panayotis K Thanos, Diwanshu Soni, Milan T. Makale, Miles Makale, Kevin T. Murphy, Nicole Jafari, Keerthy Sunder, Foojan Zeine, Mauro Ceccanti, Abdalla Bowirrat, Rajendra D. Badgaiyan
Case Reports
Laparoscopic Common Bile Duct Exploration for Stones at a Resource Poor Hospital in Trinidad & Tobago: A Retrospective Study
Shamir O Cawich, Fawwaz Z. Mohammed, Vijay Narayansingh
Treatment of Diabetic Foot Lesions with Restructuring Cream: Case Study
Margrit Gabriela Wilke
Status Epilepticus Revealing Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease: A Case Report
Mabchour E, Maghrabi O, Machrouh W, Charra B
Late and Distant Metastases of Retinoblastoma to Long Bones: A Purpose of a Case
Luis Ricardo Willians, Marthelena Acosta Marin, MD
An Investigation of an Attachment Formulation Workshop within a Specialist Autism Inpatient Service
Gemma Evans, Kara McTiernan
Review Articles
Cognitive Rehabilitation Approaches to Traumatic Brain Injury: A Review of Efficacy and Outcomes
Leslie W Johnson, Anna Weinberg
Anosmia and Ageusia in Sars-Cov-2 Infection
Osman Sinanovic, Muhamed Lepuzanović, Edin Bašagić, Mirsad Muftić, Sedjad Kahrić
Postpartum depression during the Covid 19 pandemic: A systematic review
Georgia Konstantopoulou, Angeliki Talantzi, Eleni Mavroeidi
Contemporary Anesthesia Perspectives for Ophthalmic Surgery: A Brief Review
Howard D Palte, Neil H Masters
Does Point-of-care Ultrasound Improve Survival when Used During Cardiac Arrest? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Simon Ventorp, Henrik Wagner, Bjarne Madsen Härdig
Central nervous system immunity in relation to aging and AD
Chunhui Yang, Julie A Schneider, Rupal Mehta, Tong Chen, Zhimin Wei, Sukriti Nag, Rongwei Huang
Single Lead Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) with a Floating Atrial Dipole: A Systematic Review and Non-Comparative Meta-Analysis
Andreas Freitag, Andrea Schmetz, Houcine El Alili, Nishant Mehra, Antje Smala, Georgios Leventogiannis
Review Efficacy and Theoretical Basis of Low-Intensity Shock Wave Therapy in the Management of Different Forms of Wound Healing: Own Experiences and a Review of the Literature
Jens Rassweiler, Martin Ringeisen, Karsten Knobloch, Wolfgang Schaden
Ruptured Gint Fusiform Aneurysm in an Infant: Case Report and Review of the Literature
Dimitrios Panagopoulos, Maro Gavra, Efstathios Boviatsis
Review on Pharmacological Active Saffron and Crocin
Minoru Sugiura, Kazuho Abe, Hiroshi Saito, Tomoe Ohta, Takuhiro Uto, Shiho Kito, Kosuke Aritake, Yukihiro Shoyama
Articles
Principles of the Assessment of Food Additives Used in Food for Infants and Toddlers
Stefania Barmaz, Laurence Castle, Birgit Dusemund, Peter Fürst, Christina Kyrkou, Agnieszka Mech, Alicja Mortensen, Ana Maria Rincon, Camilla Smeraldi, Alexandra Tard, Dominique Turck, Dina Waalkens-Berendsen, Detlef Wölfle, Ursula Gundert-Remy