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19
Nov
2013

Body Mass Index and Chronic Health Conditions as Predictors of Exercise Fear-Avoidance Beliefs

Journal of Research in Obesity
Obese adults often experience heightened physical responses to exercise, and some may interpret this response as a sign that they are in danger of harm or injury. This fear of harm, or fear-avoidance beliefs (FAB), leads some individuals to avoid exercise, leading to increased sedentary…
19
Nov
2013

The Challenges of Loss to Follow-up in Longitudinal Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Research: One Research Team’s Experiences

Pediatrics Research International Journal
The Primary objective of this article is to determine the factors associated with retention of children and adolescents with acquired brain injury (ABI) and their families in two prospective longitudinal cohort studies. The study cohort consists of 192 families with a child with ABI who…
14
Nov
2013

Chronic Urinary Retention: a Rare Complication of Urethro-Vaginal Fistula

International Journal of Case Reports in Medicine
Chronic urinary retention is uncommon among women; in fact, it is even rarely described among patients with obstetric fistulae. A 27-year-old woman presented with history of failure to control urine for 9 months following neglected, prolonged labour. She had cesarean delivery in her first pregnancy.…
14
Nov
2013

The Phenotypic Markers of CD4+CD25+ T Regulatory Lymphocytes

Research in Immunology: An International Journal
The article gives the overview of both surface and intracellular markers present on T regulatory lymphocytes. Regulatory T cells (Tregs) play a principal role in immune reactions including autoimmunity, transplantation tolerance, anti-infectious immunity and cancer. Today the most widely accepted phenotype for Tregs is the…
13
Nov
2013

Intracerebral Transplantation of Stromal Stem Cells: A Hope for Patients Suffering Neurological Discapacity after Hemorrhagic Stroke

Advances in Stem Cells
At present, cell therapy with adult stem cells offers hope for treating neurological diseases considered incurable. In this paper, we review our current experience with delayed intracerebral transplantation of bone marrow stromal cells (BMSC) as a potential treatment of established neurological deficits occurring after intracerebral…
08
Nov
2013

Studies on Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activities of Pajanelia longifolia (Willd.) Schumann

Journal of Research in Obesity
In the present study total polyphenols, antioxidants and antimicrobial activities of the bark powder extracts of Pajanelia longifolia in water, ethanol, methanol and ethyl acetate were estimated and analysed. Soxhlet method was employed for preparation of bark extracts in different solvents. FRAP assay was used…
08
Nov
2013

Patients Who Left Without Being Seen From a Pediatric Emergency Department: A Financial Perspective

Pediatrics Research International Journal
Patients who left without being seen (LWBS) by a physician from a pediatric emergency department (ED)/urgent care (UC) center have become a serious challenge facing emergency medicine practitioners and hospitals. Not only does this serve as an indicator of patient dissatisfaction and delay of treatment,…
31
Oct
2013

Structural Bilingualism and Marketing Strategy:The Case of Franco-Arabic Bilingual Segmentation

Journal of Marketing Research and Case Studies
This research suggests studying the concept of structural bilingualism through the case of Franco-Arabic bilingualism in Maghreb countries. Methodologically, the research attempts to identify groups of consumers’ languages, by an effective marketing segmentation, through a valid measure of Franco-Arabic bilingualism. Several exploratory qualitative and quantitative…
30
Oct
2013

Knowledge Management Implementation in a Government Research Institute in Selangor, Malaysia

Communications of the IBIMA
Knowledge is recognised as an important asset in any organisations these days. Unfortunately, many organisations are not doing enough to effectively manage this important asset in creating and maintaining their competitive advantage. The objective of this study was to investigate the implementation of knowledge management…
30
Oct
2013

Entrepreneurial Intention in Doing Information- Related Business and Comparison on Gender, Family, Discipline of Study and Family Income

Journal of Southeast Asian Research
The objective of this study is to identify the level of students’ entrepreneurial intention in doing information-related business and to compare the entrepreneurial intention between gender, role of family background, discipline of study and family income. Using a quantitative approach of study, questionnaires were distributed…