A Survey of the Participation of Nurses in Continuing Professional Education in Trinidad and Tobago: A Case for Chronic Disease Self- Management Education for Patients

Philip Onuoha, Denise Israel-Richardson and Chidum Ezenwaka

Aim: To assess nurses’ participation in continuing medical education (CME) in Trinidad and Tobago.

Methods: 1,032 of the estimated 1,443 qualifi..మరిన్ని చూడండి»

Isolation of Hexadecanoic Acid Methyl Ester and 1,1,2-Ethanetricarboxylic Acid- 1-Hydroxy-1, 1-Dimethyl Ester from the Calyx of Green Hibiscus Sabdariffa (Linn).

Ajoku GA, Okwute SK and Okogun JI

The calyx of green Hibiscus sabdariffa is used in Nigeria to prepare soup, stew and sauces as distinct from the red variety which is used to produce a popular l..మరిన్ని చూడండి»

Surrogate Measures of Adiposity and Cardiometabolic Risk – Why the Uncertainty? A Review of Recent Meta- Analytic Studies

Ivan J Perry, Catherine M Phillips

The increasing obesity epidemic has become a significant public health concern worldwide, as excess body fat has been shown to be strongly related to cardiometabolic risk. Measu..మరిన్ని చూడండి»

Exploration of Insertion/Deletion Polymorphism of Angiotensin Converting Enzyme in Post-Transplant Diabetes Mellitus Individuals from an Asian Indian Population

Kiran Kumar Vattam, Imran Ali Khan, Subhadra Poornima, Kamal Kiran Mukkavali, Pragna Rao and Qurratulain Hasan

This work intended to test the association of Angiotensin Converting Enzyme (ACE) gene insertion (I) and Deletion (D) polymorphism in the End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) subjects..మరిన్ని చూడండి»

Carnitine Palmitoyltransferase 1b Deficient Mice Develop Severe Insulin Resistance After Prolonged High Fat Diet Feeding

Teayoun Kim, John F Moore, Jon D Sharer, Kevin Yang, Philip A Wood, Qinglin Yang

Background: Carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1 (CPT1) is the rate-limiting enzyme governing the entry of longchain acyl-CoAs into mitochondria. Treatments with CP..మరిన్ని చూడండి»

Acute Small Bowel Obstruction due to Intra-Abdominal Lithopedion

Salako Alexandre Allodé, Emile Mensah and Francis Moïse Dossou

A case report of a 32-year old woman who had 2 years ago a miscarriage pregnancy at 5 months of gestation and was admitted urgently for abdominal pain lasting for 72 hours. Pain..మరిన్ని చూడండి»