ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE | April 30, 2018
To Know the Prevalence of HPV and HSV Infection in Patients Presenting with Vaginal Discharge at Index Medical College, Indore
Priyanka Sachdev, Arun Saxena
Page no 182-185 |
10.36348/sjm.2018.v03i04.015
HPV being the most important risk factor, needs to be evaluated in all the regions of the country since the prevalence of HPV and its genotypes are different in the populations from different geographical regions. Its assessment at various stages of the disease will also be helpful in understanding its role in cervical cancer pathogenesis. The present series of work entitled as “Study of cytodiagnosis of discharge per vaginum with specific reference to HPV and HSV at Index Medical College, Indore” was undertaken to detect cervical lesions of female genital tract and prevalence of HPV and HSV by means of exfoliative cytology. Out of 1542, 9 cases showed cytomorphological features of HPV and 2 cases showed cytomorphological features of HSV. All 11 cases were found to be associated with multiple risk factors. In this study, epithelial cell abnormality are more common in hindu (85.19%). In muslims, it is only (14.81%).
ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE | April 30, 2018
Study of Molecular-Genetic Characteristics of Helicobacter Pylory Infection in Uzbekistan
Islamova SZ, Karimov MM, Sobirova GN, Saatov ZZ, Rustamova ST
Page no 128-131 |
10.21276/sjpm.2018.3.4.7
This article presents results of the study on 100 patients with pathology of
gastrointestinal tract (erosive bulbitis, nonspecific ulcerative colitis, chronic gastritis,
ulcer disease and gastric cancer) in order to investigate association of these pathologies
with different genotypes of Helicobacter pylori in Uzbekistan. The researches showed,
that the most frequent association with Cag+ was noted in the patients with ulcer
disease and gastric cancer, and in a less degree with erosive bulbitis and nonspecific
ulcerative colitis.
ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE | April 30, 2018
Pharmacognostic and Phytochemical Investigation of Strobilanthes ciliatus Nees (Bremek)
K. Shalini, NA Aleykutty, Jyoti Harindran
Page no 420-435 |
10.36348/sjmps.2018.v04i04.008
Plants have been one of the important source of medicine since the beginning of human civilization and it still continues as one of the major sources of drugs in modern as well as traditional medicine throughout the world. Medicinal plants are the local heritage with global importance. S. ciliatus of Acanthaceae family is commonly known as “Sahachara” and is used widely in ingenious Indian system of medicine as it is known to possess a range of folk and proven biologic activity such as anti-inflammatory, analgesic, anti-microbial, antifungal, anti-diabetic, antioxidant and hepatoprotective. The present study deals with the microscopic and macroscopic evaluation of the stem and leaf and also establishment of its quality parameters including the physicochemical and preliminary phytochemical investigation which were conducted. Considering the medicinal importance of S. ciliatus a complete study on macroscopic and microscopic characters are carried out. Histological studies were conducted by paraffin infiltration method. Anatomical features of the stem and leaves were studied in detail. Powder characters were also analysed. Physicochemical parameters like ash value and extractive value were done. Phytochemical screening shows the presence of alkaloid, saponins, glycosides, flavonoids, steroids, sterols, carbohydrate, tannins and terpenoids. The values from physicochemical parameters will serve as an identification tool for preventing adulteration of the plant. Findings from the study will be useful for compiling the monograph of S. ciliatus for its identification and quality control
CASE REPORT | April 30, 2018
Management of Avulsed Tooth: a Case Report
Akash Bhatnagar
Page no 114-117 |
10.21276/sjodr.2018.3.4.4
Traumatic dental injuries are very common and mainly affect children and
adolescents. Maxillary incisors are more prone to fracture. It affects the facial
appearance of the patient. This case report described the management of avulsed
maxillary right lateral incisor with longer extra alveolar dry time in a 15 year old
healthy boy. Replantation is the only treatment of the choice. Before replantation,
root surface was cleaned with scaler and then placed in sodium fluoride for 20
minutes. Extra oral root canal treatment was done. The replanted tooth was secured
with wire-composite splint for 4 weeks. After one year follow-up, the tooth was
asymptomatic, normal mobility, normal percussion sound, no radiographic evidence
of resorption, bone loss and periapical pathology.
RESEARCH ARTICLE | April 30, 2018
The Role of Stakeholder Engagement in Project Procurement in the Kenyan Public Sector
Bett Kiprotich Emmanuel, Sang Paul
Page no 325-331 |
10.36348/sb.2018.v04i04.002
The public sectors play an active role through its involvement in the execution and delivery of public projects in order to improve the quality of life of the citizens. The kind of procurement method used in securing a project is vital to the success of a given project. The stakeholder’s input should be taken in accordance with their particular concern on different project definition elements, so that their involvement reflects the degree of their importance and relevance to the project. This review sought to establish the role of stakeholder engagement in project procurement in the Kenyan public sector. The study found that stakeholders are vital to the ethical decision making in project procurement and ultimately the successful completion of a project because their unwillingness to continuously support the vision or objectives of the project leads many projects to fail. Therefore, there is a need to engage the stakeholder in the project as early as possible to determine the need and capture stakeholder inputs in such projects.
REVIEW ARTICLE | April 30, 2018
An Analysis of the Barriers and Countermeasures of Sino-Latin American Economic and Trade Cooperation
Hengxing Zhang, Yanqing Jiang
Page no 65-69 |
10.36348/sjef
Since the 21st Century, China has become increasingly closely related to
Latin American countries, and economic and trade cooperation has also increased
rapidly. However, there exist various barriers in the process of cooperation between
the two sides. Based on the data and descriptive statistics concerning economic and
trade cooperation, this paper analyzes barriers, propose countermeasures, and the
prospects of the future relationship between China and Latin America.
ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE | April 30, 2018
Cost Recovery Impact on National Budget (APBN) and Oil and Gas Shared Fund (DBH)
Kasman Arifin ZA
Page no 394-400 |
10.21276/sjbms.2018.3.4.4
The purposes of this research are to empirically analyse and examine the
cost recovery impact on national budget (APBN) and state shared fund (DBH).The
analysis of this research unit is on upstream of oil and gas industry which is managed
by the Indonesian government with Production Sharing Contract for 44 companies.
The population of this research comprises operators of Production Sharing Contract
and the body of government that manages oil & gas or that is called “SKKMIGAS”
consisting of 62 persons of manager level, 51 professionals, and 18 researchers from a
university. The researcher also uses secondary data obtained from “SKKMIGAS” in
1984 to 2014 documents. The results of this research indicate the variable which has
big impact on state shared fund is recovery cost, and the variable which does not have
any impact on national budget is recovery cost.
ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE | April 30, 2018
Prevalence of Mandibular and Palatal Tori among 5-15 Years Old Children in Khartoum State, Sudan
Ahmed Hisham Mohamed, Elhadi Mohieldin Awooda
Page no 127-130 |
10.21276/sjodr.2018.3.4.7
Torus is a ridge of bone or muscle that are usually asymptomatic unless
ulcerated but may sometimes affect speech and tongue movement, Torus palatinus and
torus mandibularis are the most common tori in the oral cavity. The objective of this
study was to determine the prevalence of torus palatinus and torus mandibularis among
5-15-year-old schoolchildren. A descriptive cross sectional school based study among
894 children selected by systematic random sampling from 10 basic schools in Khartoum
locality. Children were examined by mouth mirror at schools in an upright chair, where
presence, size, site of tori in the mandible and maxilla were recorded in check list.
Comparison between variables using chi square test with the level of significance set at
value <0.05. The prevalence of tori was 25% with the highest occurrence being the
palatal 23.7% and mandibular 5.7%, females count was more predominant compared to
males 63%, 37% respectively. There was a significance correlation between the age of
the children and presence of tori, Also between the presence of mandibular and palatal
tori and occurrence of bilateral tori p<0.05. The prevalence of tori was high among basic
schoolchildren in Khartoum locality, females were more affected with age 12-15 being
the most and the most common site was palatal
ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE | April 30, 2018
Impact of Multidisciplinary Team Approach in the Management of Diabetic Foot for a Favourable Outcome
Kumar Srinivasan, Ambikavathy M
Page no 119-124 |
10.36348/sjm.2018.v03i04.002
Lower extremity amputation is performed to remove ischemic, infected, necrotic tissue or locally unresectable tumor, and at times, is a life-saving procedure. Peripheral artery disease, alone or in combination with diabetes mellitus, contributes more than half of all amputations; trauma is the second leading cause. Lower extremity amputations are common debilitating complications in patients with diabetes mellitus. Our aim was to analyse the various causes for lower extremity amputations, assess the complications and amputation rates in patients with diabetes mellitus and to identify risk groups for lower extremity amputations that can be focussed for preventive treatment at Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences and research centre, Bangalore. This retrospective audit was conducted jointly in the Dept of General Surgery & Dept of Medicine, VIMS&RC, a super speciality teaching hospital in south India, between Jan 2011 and Dec 2014. Case files of patients who underwent lower extremity amputations were retrieved from the institution medical records section and data analysed for demography, clinical presentation of diabetics, other causes for amputation such as vascular disorders, kidney disorders, malignancy and diabetic ulcer/ infections of the foot, and post-operative morbidity and mortality. 137 patients were amputated, of which 120(87.59%) males and 17(12.40%) females (table-1, fig-1). 82(59.85%) patients were diabetic and 55(40.14%) non diabetic patients which included twenty three peripheral vascular disease (16.78%), osteosarcoma 16(11.67%), crush injuries 9(6.56%) and elephantiasis 3(2.18%) (fig-3). Of the 82 diabetics males were 65(79.26%) and females 17(20.73%) (Table-2). Foot infections and chronic renal disease preceded amputation in patients with diabetes. Diabetic women were older than the men when amputated, diabetic men underwent multiple amputations both minor and major, had severe foot infections compared to the women. 90 % of all diabetes-related amputations were preceded by foot ulcers leading to ischaemic gangrene. Various interventions the patient underwent ranged from wound debridement to revision amputation ( table-3,fig-4)The number of diabetics attending the diabetic foot clinic increased over the years showing the impact of awareness programmers and counselling about the disease (fig-2).The complications of diabetic foot infections ranged from cellulitis to gangrene (table-4,fig-5) There was 50% reduction in the rate of amputations performed above the ankle in patients with diabetes during the year 2014( table-6)) as most of them were referred to the multidisciplinary foot team in our diabetic clinic prior to the decision of amputation. There was no mortality in the study. The gradual decrease in rate of major amputations is due to an active implementation of the consensus guidelines of foot care in the diabetic clinic and awareness of the patients to get themselves examined and treated for foot problems early. Diabetic foot complications and diabetic nephropathy when identified early in diabetics can prevent major lower extremity amputations.
CASE REPORT | April 30, 2018
Orthodontic Camouflage Treatment in Skeletal Class III Malocclusion Patient with an Over Retained Deciduous Canine: A Case Report
Prerna Gupta, Kamal Bajaj, Sankalp Agnani, Saraswa
Page no 122-126 |
10.21276/sjodr.2018.3.4.6
Orthodontic camouflage treatment is an acceptable option for mild to
moderate skeletal discrepancies for correcting the malocclusion as well as the skeletal
problem. Surgical treatment is the preferred and most stable treatment for adult patients
with severe skeletal Class III malocclusion. Patients with borderline dentoalveolar
compensation who are not willing to accept the costs, risks, and potential complications
of surgery can sometimes be treated successfully with camouflage orthodontics. It is not
clear which mechanics are most appropriate or which patients are most likely to benefit
from an orthodontic approach to severe skeletal Class III malocclusion. In this article a
case report of a camouflage treatment in a skeletal class III malocclusion patient with
prognathic mandible with average growth pattern and partially erupted palatally placed
upper right canine and retained deciduous right upper canine. The aim of this article is to
show that Orthodontic camouflage is an acceptable option for mild skeletal discrepancies
that offers esthetic results in the soft tissues as well as correction of malocclusion.
REVIEW ARTICLE | April 30, 2018
Moderating Effect of Organizational Culture on the Relationship between TQM Implementation and Organizational Performance: Emprical Evedence on Alrahila Oil Services Company - Libya
Abdulgani M S Bahbah
Page no 464-470 |
10.21276/sjbms.2018.3.4.12
This paper proposed a framework to establish the relationship between the
implementation of TQM success factors and the organizational performance measures,
using the role organizational culture plays as a moderating variable in the oil and gas
industrial sector in Libya. The study which is the first step in providing a base for the
empirical study of the moderating effect of culture in the Libya oil and gas industry
has put forward some key success factors for TQM implementation with special
consideration of the operational culture in the oil distribution sector in the Libya oil
and gas industry. Thus, the study focused on those critical factors that can easily and
positively affect the organizational performance. Having proved by previous TQM
researchers how organizational culture and practices significantly influence the overall
organizational goal and performance, if adopted and implemented with sincerity, this
study will help Libya’s Oil and Gas Sector to improve its competitiveness among
firms, quality of products and services, and a standard customer expectation.
ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE | April 30, 2018
Share Prices Determinants in the Nigerian Stock Exchange
OLOWE Sunday
Page no 49-56 |
10.36348/sjef
The study empirically examined the determinants of share price in the
Nigerian Stock Market from 1980 to 2000. Data from fifteen quoted companies were
used. The study adopted ordinary least square method i.e multiple regression to
analyse and interpret the data that were mainly sourced from the Nigerian Stock
Exchange. The model used expressed the share price as a function of some identified
determinant established by theories and literature. These determinants are earning
per share, dividend per share, money supply, oil price, the gross domestic product,
consumer price index and interest rate. After the analysis it appears that all these
variables are true determinants of the share price in Nigerian Stock market going by
the significance of the model at both 5% and 10% levels of significance and the
robustness of the R square which stood at about 0.93. This simply shows that these
identified determinants have been able to explain about 93% variation in the share
price of the companies. However based on the revelations concerning the
relationship of the share price and each of this variables it appears the that earning
per share, dividend per share, money supply, oil price and consumer price index all
exhibited positive relationship with the share price while interest rate and GDP
exhibited negative relationship.
ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE | April 30, 2018
Small and Medium Scale Industries A Pathway to Nigeria Economic Development
Victor Biodun, Hassan Barau, Mohammed Nasir Ambursa, Sotade Gabriel Akinwale, OgbuUchechukwu Jeremiah, Abiliu Christian, Gwom Victoria, Baba Aliu Omar
Page no 434-437 |
10.21276/sjbms.2018.3.4.9
This paper discussed on small and medium scale industries pathway to
Nigeria economic development. It also point out the problems facing the
entrepreneurship development of Nigeria economy. It also examines the importance
of entrepreneurship in Nigeria. The methodology adopted was systematic review
method. It also found that entrepreneurship can enhance economic development in
Nigeria primarily by generating employment opportunity. The study also revealed that
initiatives by government failed because of over bearing bureaucracies, corruption,
inadequate and inefficient infrastructure facilities, financial backup and
maladministration. The paper also recommended that government and banks should
recognize the important entrepreneurship to her economic development growth by
providing the enabling environment for small and medium scale industry to develop.
Specifically, government should provide infrastructural facilities (electricity, road
network, and communication). It is also recommended that government should reactivate all the institutions established to promote small and medium scale industries
in Nigeria.
REVIEW ARTICLE | April 30, 2018
Research on PBL Application in College English Reading Class
Dong Tian, Qiu Lu
Page no 561-564 |
10.21276/sjhss.2018.3.4.5
PBL goes with the trend of the times which is conducive to cultivate
students' comprehensive qualities and autonomous learning ability, moreover, to
stimulate their creativity, exploration and critical thinking so as to provide the
society with interdisciplinary talents. This paper aims to probe into the validity of
PBL method in College English reading teaching through the review of PBL
theory, the contrast between traditional class and PBL class, and the PBL class
design of College English reading so as to lay the foundation for further in-depth
teaching and research in the future.
ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE | April 30, 2018
In Vitro Evaluation of Combined Dosage of Apium graveolens Dulce and Bryophyllum pinnatum Kurz for Antigout Activity
Rhema Niteen Dongre, S. B. Patil, N.S. Naikwade, Mohsin J Jamadar
Page no 394-396 |
10.36348/sjmps.2018.v04i04.004
The present study aimed at the In Vitro Evaluation of Xanthine Oxidase Inhibitory Activity of Apium graveolens dulce and Bryophyllum pinnatum kurz. The activity was performed usingethanolic extract of leaves and stalk of Apium graveolens dulce and fresh juice of leaves of Bryophyllum pinnatum kurz at various concentrations (100µg, 200µg, 300µg, 400µg, 500µg, 600µg, 700 µg, 800µg). In this study Allopurinol was used as a standard drug. The results were noted in terms of highest percentage inhibition of Xanthine oxidase. The combination of ethanolic extract of leaves and stalk of Apium graveolens dulce and fresh juiceof leaves of Bryophyllum pinnatum kurz shows significant effect at highest concentration such as 800µg in combination group