CASE REPORT | Nov. 30, 2018
An Ovarian Tumor Like No Other
Mohammed Tbouda, Adil Boudhas, Zakaria Iloughmane, Meryama Ait oufkir, Mohamed Oukabli, Abderahmane Albouzidi
Page no 467-470 |
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Mixed ovarian tumors are rare. The association of a granulosa tumor with a
mucinous adenocarcinoma is exceptional and has never been reported to our
knowledge in the literature. We report the case of a 44 year old patient, who consulted
for an abdominal mass. The radiological explorations showed the presence of an
enormous ovarian tumor, after hysterectomy the diagnosis of mixed ovarian tumor
was made by histological and immunohistochemical study. The treatment is
essentially surgical.
ORIGINAL REASEARCH ARTICLE | Nov. 30, 2018
Study of Distribution of ABO and Rh Blood Groups among First Year Medical Students in CAIMS Medical College, Karimnagar
D. Lavanya, A. R.Vidyullatha, Akshay Berad
Page no 105-107 |
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An important milestone in the history of blood transfusion was the discovery of the ABO blood groups by Karl Landsteiner, followed by discovery of Rh (D) antigen. Landsteiner’s achievements lead to several discoveries in the field of immunohaematology. The ABO blood group is useful in selecting the appropriately matched blood group during blood transfusion, organ transplantation, finding out
association of blood groups and diseases etc. ABO blood group system classifies blood groups of people into four different types namely A, B, O and AB. The need for the study of frequency distribution of blood group is multipurpose. This study was done to know the frequency distribution of blood groups among first year medical students. This study was conducted on 100 medical students in the Department of Physiology at CAIMS medical college in Karimnagar Telangana state. The blood samples were collected by finger prick method. ABO blood grouping and Rhesus factors (Rh) typing determined by glass slide method. Out of total 100 medical students who volunteered, 30 were males and 70 females. In our study, the most frequently occurring blood group was O ( 42%) followed by B group (29%), A group 17% ) and AB group(12% ) . 81% students were Rh positive whereas only 19% were Rh negative. This study may enable us to contact individuals belonging to a particular blood group at times of medical emergencies when blood transfusion is required.
ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE | Nov. 30, 2018
Histopathological Study of Neoplastic Lesions in Large Intestine
Dr. Prakash Roplekar, Dr. Akanksha Pandey, Dr. Prasmit Shah
Page no 471-477 |
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The Large Intestine neoplasms are one of the most common neoplasms
encountered now a days. It consists of both colon and rectum malignancies. At present
it ranks second to bronchogenic carcinoma in most prevalent cancers. Globally
8,00,000 Colo-Rectal Cancer cases are believed to occur and mortality of this is
expected to be near 4,50,000. Overall incidence is 10% of all cancers. The present
study was undertaken to study neoplastic lesions in the large intestine for the period of
twenty-two months. The study consisted of total 65 cases out of which, 46 were
surgically resected specimen and 19 were biopsies. Majority of the cases were
Adenocarcinomas (61.5%), followed by Mucinous adenocarcinoma (24.6%). Most
common location of Colo-Rectal Cancer was rectum (47.7%) followed by sigmoid
colon (15.4%). Rare cases like Signet ring cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma,
Gastrointestinal stromal tumor and lymphoma were also found in the study.
Histopathological evaluation is the only confirmatory investigation for diagnosis of
such tumors. Present study emphasizes the need for early histopathological diagnosis
for appropriate treatment.
RESEARCH ARTICLE | Nov. 30, 2018
The Influence of the Impementation Government Accounting Standards (Gas) Based on Accurual through the Financial Statement Quality (Survey on the Depok City Work Unit)
Luckman Ibrahim, Hari Setiyawati
Page no Scholars Bulletin, 2018; 4(11):833-842 |
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The objectives of the study were to find out The Influence of The Implementation Government Accounting Standard based on Accrual through the Financial Report Quality (Survey on the Depok City work unit). Quantitative study was used in constructing the research with the Regional Device Work Unit in Depok City Region as respondent. SPSS 24 was used in analyzing the data. Survey method with collecting questioner was used in constructing the data. The survey was conducted in local government Depok for a month, 28th March 2018 – 28th April 2018. The result of the study and analyzing the data using simple linear regression. Based on the study, it can be concluded that The Implementation of Standard Accounting based on Accrual had a big influence significan the financial report.
REVIEW ARTICLE | Nov. 30, 2018
Biotic Elicitors in Inducing Disease Resistance in Plants against Pathogen Infection: A Review
C. Mahendranathan, A.K.H Priyashantha
Page no 650-654 |
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Elicitors are the synthetic or naturally occurring molecules, which capable
of trigger the plant defense mechanism against the plant pathogens and environmental
hazards. Plants deploy a number of defense mechanism against the phytopathogens
and elicitors can able to induce the production of secondary metabolites to facilitate
the biochemical defense mechanism, which eventually leads to plant resistance. Biotic
elicitors are the type of elicitors that have the biological origin and derived from the
pathogen or from the plant itself. To induce the plant resistant, initially biotic elicitors
need to go through with microbial-associated molecular patterns (MAMPs, also called
PAMPs). As well, the plants have evolved other receptors to detect the elicitors and
leads to gene mediate resistance mechanism against the pathogens. This review
discusses such biotic elicitors and their way to induce the disease resistance.
RESEARCH ARTICLE | Nov. 30, 2018
The Influence of Price on Customer Loyalty in the Retail Industry
Jewel Dela Novixoxo, Paul Fred Kumi, Lucy Anning, Samuel Darko
Page no Scholars Bulletin, 2018; 4(11):860-873 |
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This study examines the influence of price on Customer Loyalty in the Retail Industry, using Shoprite Accra mall as a case study. The specific objectives are set to identify factors contributing to the attraction of customers to supermarkets, in a bid to determining the factors contributing to repeat visits of customers to supermarkets and to ascertain the influence of price on repeat visits of customers to supermarkets. As methodology, a descriptive research design was adopted. The data was collected from a sample size of 60 respondents with the aid of structured questionnaires. The findings indicate that price is the most essential element that attracts customers to Shoprite. Also customers confirmed that they always buy from Shoprite as a result of lower prices and continue to make repeat purchase for this same reason. The findings further revealed TV advertisement as the major type of advertisement that most influences customer’s buying behavior and that the major element they look out for in advertisement is price. From the findings, majority strongly agreed that price influences their decision to make repeat purchase and made it clear that Shoprite offers comparatively cheaper prices than competitors because their prices are not higher than what customers expect to pay. However, the findings indicated that location, branding and product line of Shoprite need improvement. The study recommends among others that management of Shoprite should not set prices without knowledge of market changes and differences between market segments. Also management should consider the role of price in consumer perceptions of products/ service quality and image. Furthermore, pricing objectives must be consistent with overall communication objectives of the firm as they relate to products/ services and their prices.
ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE | Nov. 30, 2018
Assessment of Jasmonate in Pseudomonas syringae, Induced Brown Spot Disease in Lablab purpureus L. (Sweet)
G. Mahalakshmi, K. Lingakumar
Page no 655-659 |
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The effect of Pseudomonas syringae on morphological and antioxidant
enzyme of Lablab purpureus L. (Sweet) was studied. Jasmonic acid are important
endogenous chemical signals that play a key role in enhancing plant defense response
Pseudomonas syringae cultures were injected into the stem region of 15 days old
Lablab purpureus seedlings. Manual injection was found to be successful in inducing
brown spot of Pseudomonas syringae. Post treatment of JA given as foliar spray
resulted in enhance in the plant defense response. It was found that the level of
Peroxidase, Polyphenol oxidase, Catalase and SOD was affected to a level of 85%,
35%, 44% and 60% respectively. Post treatment of JA at 0.5 µM, 1 µM, 2 µM and 5
µM each for 3 days resulted in enhanced resistance to brown spot disease. JA caused
alleviation of responses induced by the pathogen in all aspects. Thus, JA treatment
was found out to be considerably beneficial in reducing symptoms protecting the
Lablab against the pathogen.
RESEARCH ARTICLE | Nov. 30, 2018
Relationship between Oil Price Fluctuation and Macroeconomic Performance in Saudi Arabia
ImadEldin Abdel KarimYousif, Mahdi MuaidhAlsultan
Page no Scholars Bulletin, 2018; 4(11):822-832 |
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This paper aimed at investigating the relationship between oil price and some macroeconomic indicators of Saudi Arabia. The co-integration test and VECM were applied to achieve the paper objective. The time series data from (1970-2016) were used. The data was tested for stationarity, and then the co-integration test and VECM were estimated. The results reveal that there is a long run relationship between oil prices and real GDP with weak short run interactions. The result showed that rising of oil prices are negatively correlated with real GDP in the long run. Rising of oil prices may lead to a lower demand for oil in the long run, which will negatively affect government revenue and real GDP growth. The short run results suggest a positive relation between oil prices and real GDP. Rising demand in the short run will increase returns from oil export for the exporting countries. The oil price shocks have significant impact on real GDP in Saudi Arabia. This means the economy of Saudi Arabia will become highly volatile if depends on oil revenue as a major source of income. Diversifying sources of income is highly required in this case.
ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE | Nov. 30, 2018
On the Possible Role of Colletotrichum lindemuthianum Induced Anthracnose Disease in Gossypium hirsutum L Seedlings
R. Kuralarasi, M.Gayathri, K. Lingakumar
Page no 660-665 |
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Anthracnose is a major and most common fungal disease of different
angiospermic plants throughout the world. In the present study Colletotrichum
lindemuthianum (COL) culture obtained from MTCC, Chandigarh were subcultured in
PCA medium and the broth was inoculated into healthy 45-d-old cotton seedlings.
RESEARCH ARTICLE | Nov. 30, 2018
Analysis of the Teaching-Learning Process of the Molecular Mechanics Concepts at the University Level in D R Congo
Laurent N Gaza, Dominique M Ndandula, Dieudonné L. K-M Tambwe, Jean-Pierre B. Ikolongo, Judex Divioka, Pius T. Mpiana
Page no Scholars Bulletin, 2018; 4(11):851-859 |
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This work is achieved within the framework of research into didactic of chemistry. It highlights the impact of the teaching of chemistry, as it is currently practiced over the performance of the students at the university in DR Congo. Two Congolese universities were chosen: the "Université Pédagogique Nationale" (UPN) and the "Université de Kinshasa" (UNIKIN). The teaching-learning approach is considered as an experimental method with three independent variables namely modeling, the conceptualization and the theorization. The observations made one the process of teaching-training show that the student is not in the center of the process. The results of the test which followed these observations show that both modeling and the theorization are the most influential factors on the process of teaching-training in the two universities, while the conceptualization is an influential Factor only at UPN. The success frequencies are of 59.7% at UPN and 63.9 % at UNIKIN for students of the both universities, who are able to identify the symbolic level while responding the test. It is however a representing level of concepts, the one of creation of lower taxonomic level concepts of Bloom. Students then succeed more when recognition and understanding questions are given to them. The students’ success frequencies that are able to identify the macroscopic and microscopic while answering questions are of 5.6 % at UPN and 11.3 % at UNIKIN. It can be concluded that the macroscopic, microscopic and symbolic levels of knowledge in Chemistry are not reached by the UPN’s and UNIKIN’s students while learning notions of molecular mechanics. The teaching of molecular mechanics notions as applied nowadays at the higher education level does not facilitate the learning and the deep understanding in Chemistry.
ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE | Nov. 30, 2018
Changes in Some Enzymatic Activities in Different Tuber Parts of Dioscorea alata During Post-Harvest Storage
Kouakou Martin Djè, Djakalia Bouatene, Krou Philippe Eba, Soumaïla Dabonné
Page no 666-673 |
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In this study, changes in some enzymatic activities in different tuber parts of
"Florido" and "Bètè-bètè" cultivars belonging to Dioscorea alata species were
investigated during post-harvest storage. Indeed, the studied enzymatic activities were
those of acid phosphatase and pNP-glycosidases (α-glucosidase, α-fucosidase, α-
galactosidase, β-glucosidase and β-galactosidase, α-mannosidase) and
polysaccharidases (amylase, cellulase and inulinase). The results showed that the
different tuber parts of both cultivars contained acid phosphatase and α-mannosidase
activities. Besides, "Bètè-bètè" cultivar also possessed α-galactosidase. As for the
polysaccharidases activities, the different parts of both cultivars had amylase and
cellulase activities. Otherwise, the detected acid phosphatase, α-mannosidase and α-
galactosidase activities in yam tuber part decreased with the storage time while the
amylase and cellulase activities increased with the storage time. The enzymatic
activities were found to be high in the distal tuber part for both cultivars. This work
revealed that both cultivars didn’t contain α-glucosidase, α-fucosidase, α-galactosidase,
β-glucosidase, β-galactosidase and inulinase activities. Our results could constitute an
attractive biochemistry in the understanding of yams physiology during post-harvest
storage.
RESEARCH ARTICLE | Nov. 30, 2018
Prevalence Study on Gastroitestinal Tract Helminthiasis of Equine in and Around Gondar Town
Muluken Worku, Shimeles Abegaz
Page no Scholars Bulletin, 2018; 4(11):843-850 |
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A cross-sectional study of gastrointestinal helminthes parasites of equine was conducted for 6 months from November 2013 to April 2014 in and around Gondar, to determine the prevalence and associated risk factors of helminthes parasites of equines. A total of 384 faecal samples (donkeys (n=238), horses and (n=146) were collected from randomly selected equine for coproscopical examination and 40 pooled samples for recovery of parasitic larvae were collected and processed in Gonder University Veterinary Parasitological Laboratory. The overall prevalence of gastrointestinal helminthes parasite was 97.4% (374/384) out of which, 28.12% were mixed infections, with the prevalence rate of 97.9% and 96.6% in donkey, and horse, respectively. Coprological examination revealed the existence of five species and four genera of helminthes parasite namely, Strongylus species 47.13 %, Cyathostomes 22.65% Trichostrongylus axei 8.07 %, Triodonthophorus species 6.77%, Parascaris equorum5.2 %, Oxyuris equi 3.12 %, Strongyloides westeri 1.56 %, Anoplocephala species 1.04 % and Gastrodiscus species 1.82 %. No significant variations(P>0.05) in prevalence of helminth parasites were noticed in relation to species, age, body condition score and sex groups of equine, except in case of Parascaris equorum in which prevalence was observed to significantly decrease and increase with age, respectively (P<0.05). The average egg per gram of faeces in this study was 114.7 with a range of 100 to 5,500. The copro-culture study revealed that Strongylus vulgaris, Strongylus edentates and Cyathostomes were the major helminths larvae identified in the area during the study period. Generally parasitism and poly parasitism were the common finding of this work. Equine diseases in general, parasitism in particular, should be given attention in the region where equines are practically participating in all agricultural activities, from tillage to harvest.
ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE | Nov. 30, 2018
Local Development in Cameroon: Comparative Analysis of the Development Committees of the Bangang Chieftaincy (West) and the Township of Meskine (Far North)
Léonnie Dezeu Tchinda, Natali Kossoumna Liba’a
Page no 1293-1302 |
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The rural milieu of Cameroon is lagging in development infrastructures.
Local stake holders via local development committees invest in those areas to uplift
the living standards of the populations. It is against this backdrop that this paper aims
at making a comparative analysis of the actions of development committees in the
Bangang Chientaincy (Bamboutos) since 1977 and in the township of Meskine
(Diamare) since 1993, in order to evaluate the level of participation of local stake
holders in the development of their land. Primary and secondary data have enabled us
to analyze the actions of the development committee of Bangang (including its three
subcommittees) with those of the Meskine central committee (including one
subcommittee). The evaluation results situate respectively in Bangang and Meskine at
68% against 64% the rate of public actions accomplished by the committees, at 28%
against 35% the rate of social actions, and at 4% against 1% the rate of economic
actions.
ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE | Nov. 30, 2018
A Study of Inter - Tendinous (Juncturae Tendinum) Connections between the Four Tendons of Extensor Digitorum Communis (EDC)
Dr. Shishirkumar, Dr. Shivarama CH
Page no 97-100 |
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Extensor digitorum communis arises from the lateral epicondyle of the humerus
by the common extensor tendon, the adjacent intermuscular septa and the antebrachial
fascia. It divides distally into four tendons, this tendons pass in a common synovial sheath
with the tendon of extensor indicis, through a tunnel under the extensor retinaculum. The
tendons run over the dorsum of the hand, one to each finger. The tendon to the index
finger is accompanied by extensor indicis, which lies ulnar (medial) to it. On the dorsum
of the hand, adjacent tendons are bonded by three variable intertendinous connections
(juncturae tendinum), which are inclined distally and radially. The digital attachments
enter a fibrous expansion on the dorsum of the proximal phalanges to which lumbrical,
interosseous and digital extensor tendons all attached. This study puts in a sincere effort to
study the intertendinous connections (juncturae tendinum) between the four tendons of
Extensor digitorum communis. 80 upper limb specimens of human cadaver were used to
study the type of intertendinous connections or juncturae tendinum (JT) between the four
tendons of Extensor digitorum communis which are seen in 2nd, 3rd and 4thintermetacarpal
spaces. The special findings are photographed; all the findings are tabulated and analyzed
statistically. Statistically the differences between the right and left hand for the above
mentioned tendons and juncturae tendinum were insignificant (p value >0.05). Type 1 JT
is most common in 2nd IMS, Type 2 is common in 3rd IMS and Type 3r and Type 3y are
found in 4th IMS.
ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE | Nov. 30, 2018
Assessment of the Levels of Fasting Blood Sugar, Hemoglobin, Proteinuria and Blood Pressure in Pregnant Women in Nnewi, Anambra State, Southeast Nigeria
Ezeugwunne IP, Ogbodo EC, Aghara OA, Odumodu IO, Analike RA, Onuora IJ, Obi-Ezeani CN, Amah AK, Onyegbule OA, Oguaka VN
Page no 169-174 |
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Pregnancy is characterized by a great number of metabolic physiological
changes. The present study was designed to assess the levels of fasting blood sugar
(FBS), hemoglobin (Hb), proteinuria, systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood
pressure (DBP) in pregnant women in Nnewi, Anambra State, Nigeria. A total of 100
participants aged between 18 and 36 (22.5±3.5) years were randomly recruited for the
study. The participants were grouped as follows: 50 pregnant women and 50 non
pregnant women. Thereafter, 5mls each of blood samples were collected from the
participants into fluoride oxalate and EDTA containers for the determination of fasting
blood sugar and hemoglobin levels respectively using standard method. Urine samples
were also collected for urinalysis while the SBP and DBP of the subjects was measured
using sphygmomanometer. The result showed that the mean FBS level was significantly
lower in pregnant women compared to the control group (p<0.05), while proteinuria,
SBP, and DBP were significantly higher in pregnant women than in control (p<0.05)
respectively. However, the mean Hb level were similar between both groups (p>0.05).
Also, FBS level was significantly lower while proteinuria, SBP and DBP were
significantly higher in pregnant women with 6months of pregnancy than those with
5months of pregnancy respectively (p<0.05). Therefore, the implication of this finding is
that the pregnant women had neither gestational diabetes mellitus nor anemia rather preeclampsia was predominant among the study population.