Sept 14, 2018

Austin Journal of Medical Oncology

The US/ MRI/PET-CT Imaging Findings of a Malignant Triton Tumor of the Shoulder in a NF-1 (Von Recklinghausen Disease) Patient

Abstract: We report a malignant triton tumor case in a 48-year-old woman with neurofibromatosis-1 who presented with a rapid growth over the shoulder. She was previously diagnosed of schwannoma by a needle aspiration cytology...


Sept 14, 2018

Journal of Family Medicine

"Healing Art"

Abstract: It may be difficult to imagine how art can impact the practice of medicine, but it does in so many ways. I write from my personal experience as a physician who has discovered the wonder and beauty of visual arts after several years of practicing nephrology...


Sept 14, 2018

Journal of Family Medicine

Relationship between Family Life Cycle and Glycemic Control in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Durango, Mexico

Abstract: Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) is one of the most frequent chronic diseases. The prevalence of T2D in people 20 years of age or older in Durango is 10.2%. A family who have a chronically ill family member (T2D)...


Sept 14, 2018

Austin Cell Biology

Metabiotics - Novel Prophylactic and Protective Technology of Metabolic Diseases Associated With Human Gut Microbiota Perturbation

Abstract: The human symbiotic microbiota contributes to more 40% of low-molecular-weight (LMW) substances in human blood. Many of them have chemical and functional similarity to dietary nutrients and/or endogenous compounds modifying host homeostasis in specific environmental conditions...


Sept 14, 2018

Annals of Materials Science & Engineering

Application of Chitosan in Textiles

Abstract: Based on the origin, textiles are categorized into natural and synthetic materials. Chitosan is the deacetylated form of chitin. Chitosan is the second most abundant polysaccharide in nature after cellulose, and has been extensively...


Sept 14, 2018

Journal of Bacteriology and Mycology

Combining Fluconazole and Leaf Extracts from Vernonia adoensis Enhances the Antifungal Effects on Candida krusei

Abstract: Background: Invasive infections or colonization with Candida krusei have increased due to the prophylactic use of antifungals and widespread use to suppress fungal infections in HIV infected individuals. C. krusei is intrinsically...


Sept 14, 2018

Austin Journal of Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Tuberculosis - "Developing Resistance to Existing Therapies"

Abstract: Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that one-third of the population of the world is infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis and that...


Sept 12, 2018

Journal of Bacteriology and Mycology

Draft Genome Sequence of the Mammalian Pathogen Lagenidium giganteum Strain MTLA-03

Abstract: Here we present the complete genomic sequence of Lagenidium giganteum, strain MTLA-03, recovered from a clinically ill canine host. This sequence information is offered to assist in clarifying the phylogenetic placement of this genus and to aid in our understanding...


Sept 12, 2018

Journal of Bacteriology and Mycology

Contagious Agalactia: Economic Losses and Good Practice

Abstract: Contagious agalactia (CA), a disease of dairy sheep and goats mainly caused by Mycoplasma agalactiae, is known to have been present in Europe for over 200 years (Nicholas et al 1998). While it can present as a mild disease in small ruminants CA has proven...


Sept 12, 2018

Austin Journal of Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Protective Effect of Artimisia herba alba Aqueous Extract upon Nickel Induced Hepatotoxicity in Albino Wistar Rats

Abstract: Heavy metals cytotoxicity results in high oxygen species production, which leads to continuous injury and dysfunction of different organs including liver. Thus, the present investigation was carried out to evaluate the effect of...