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Dec 2025
Solomon Gebretsadik BerekaCorresponding author
Background Fast food consumption is the major cause of obesity and overweight in worldwide affecting more than 2 billion people, especially developing countries and low income countries. It can lead to hyperinsulinemia and development of insulin resistance, high energy density, high glycemic index,…
Apr 2024 DOI 10.14302/issn.2692-5257.ijgp-24-5041
Nicholas MuendoCorresponding author
Introduction Globally, 36.7 million individuals live with HIV/AIDS, with 2.5 million new cases annually. Youth (14-25 years) account for 45% of these new infections. Those aged 15-24 years are less likely to be aware of their HIV status and engage in HIV care compared to older adults. This study exp…
Jan 2016 DOI 10.14302/issn.2324-7339.jcrhap-13-180
Caroline Okumdi MuoghaluCorresponding author
Perception of Human Immunodeficiency Virus has been topical due to its central place in determining attitudes and care for people living with HIV/AIDS and having implications for the containment of the epidemic. People living with HIV/AIDS face social stigmatization due partly to misconception in th…
Sep 2024 DOI 10.14302/issn.2694-2275.jzr-24-5256
Jeffrey O. HendersonCorresponding author
Stimulating precocious metamorphosis in anuran larvae is an important pedagogical tool for understanding vertebrate development. However, historically, artificially provoking metamorphosis by immersing tadpoles in exogenous inducing agents (e.g., thyroxine, and iodine) compromises the longevity of t…
Jul 2024 DOI 10.14302/issn.2577-2279.ijha-24-5150
H.C DaviesCorresponding author
The instructional techniques in neuroanatomy laboratories continue to evolve to incorporate online interactive resources to improve student experience and outcomes. This study aims to design an “all in one”Virtual Interactive Brain Atlas (VIBA) that provides students with an educational resource tha…
May 2024 DOI 10.14302/issn.2998-4122.jlr-24-4985
Elias WondemagegneCorresponding author
Despite a large number of studies examining syntactic features that are predictive of second language (L2) writing quality, assessed by human raters at the university level, few have systematically investigated this link using a large set of indices in the foreign language learning (EFL) classroom c…
Nov 2018 DOI 10.14302/issn.2474-9273.jbtm-18-2348
P.K. Doyle-BakerCorresponding author
The transition to university can be a stressful time in a student’s life. Recent evidence demonstrates declining mental and physical health in college and university students compared to the general public. A prospective cohort study investigating mental and physical wellness over the course of a se…
Oct 2018 DOI 10.14302/issn.2639-3166.jar-18-2331
Abubaker Haroun Mohamed AdamCorresponding author
This study reviews the agricultural development perspective in the light of a rapid space technology development. In other words, precision agriculture as part of geoinformatics. The aim is to quantify whether the adopted technology can improve the efficiency of agricultural fields management and pr…
Jul 2018 DOI 10.14302/issn.2640-690X.jfm-18-2180
Rafael VargasCorresponding author
In this work, it is analysed how the medical practice is imbued with Cartesian rational thought as well as empiricist thought and it is stated that medicine is an art and is science. It is proposed that the object of knowledge of the medical practice is not the concept of disease but health. It is f…
Jul 2017 DOI 10.14302/issn.2574-612X.ijpr-17-1543
Liisa KuikkaCorresponding author
Our own long term experiences as clinical teachers among undergraduate medical students have generated the interest to investigate the plausible connection between students’ study orientation and their learning experiences in small groups.The objective of the study was to assess the hypothesis wheth…
Jul 2016 DOI 10.14302/issn.2572-5424.jgm-16-1066
Sanjay HarrisonCorresponding author
Lactic acidosis is a condition commonly encountered in the hospital setting particularly in critically ill patients and is very often used as a diagnostic adjunct when encountering cases of ischaemia or other hypoperfusion states. Despite its use many clinicians have long forgotten the biochemical m…