ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE | Jan. 30, 2018
Overweight and Obesity among Mentally Ill Patients
Umakanth M, Gadambanathan T
Page no 124-126 |
10.36348/sjmps.2018.v04i01.016
Obesity is highly prevalent among patients with schizophrenia, depression and bipolar disorder and is more common in persons with these conditions than in the general population. Excess weight is a major risk factor for impaired glucose tolerance, dyslipidemia, and arterial hypertension, and the clustering of obesity with these abnormalities in the metabolic syndrome correlates strongly with increased risk of coronary heart disease and premature death in all ethnic groups and regions of the world. Treatment with atypical, second-generation antipsychotics (SGAs), particularly clozapine, olanzapine, and quetiapine, are known to promote weight gain, may lead to metabolic syndrome. A descriptive, retrospective study was conducted at the mental health clinic in the Teaching Hospital Batticaloa (THB), SriLanka. Two-thirds of the population 29(63.1%) were found to be overweight 21(45.7%) and obese 8(17.4%).However, one-fourth of the population 12(26.1%) were under normal body mass index(BMI). Patients with mental illness, regardless of age or type of antipsychotic medication in use, were found to be at increased risk for many physical disturbances, including weight gain, dyslipidemia, and increased risk for coronary heart disease; and may benefit from clinical evaluation and adequate treatment, as recommended by international protocols.
SUBJECT CATEGORY: ANATOMY | Jan. 30, 2018
Histological based Biomonitoring: A Baseline Ecotoxicological Evaluation of Ekerekana and Okochiri Creeks using Mudskipper
Allison, Theodore Athanasius, Paul, Chikwuogwo wokpeogu
Page no Sch. Bull.; 2018, 4(1): 103-119 |
10.21276/sb.2018.4.1.13
Abstract: The effect of toxic chemicals on aquatic lives has been a problem in many communities and populations around the world today. Ekerekana and Okochiri communities in Okrika local government area of Rivers state Nigeria, whose river channel is a receptacle to Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation Port Harcourt Refinery’s effluent is not an exemption. It is perceived that this effluent has a negative ecological and human health impact on the affected communities. This study involved the use of Histology as a biomarker to tackle these environmental problems. The ecotoxicological study was carried out in Ekerekana (EKE station) and Okochiri (OKO station), while an aqua-culture centre – African Regional Aquaculture Centre (ARAC) at Buguma, Rivers state was used as the reference or control site. This followed a gross anatomical study of harvested fishes by applying a condition Factor (CF) equation and a fish health assessment index (HAI) protocol. Histological assessment protocol in a qualitative and semi-qualitative scenario was also done. The Environmental Water Quality Index (EWQI) result for the experimental sites were poor (10.5) and marginal (57.5) for EKE and OKO respectively. Sediment quality show elevated Pd. A comparative fish study shows: no significant difference for CF in ARAC (4.62) and OKO (6.65); HAI was better in ARAC (16.0) than OKO (55.5). This study was ecologically relevant; it revealed that Ekerekena and Okochiri creeks are contaminated with a moderate level of pollution.
REVIEW ARTICLE | Jan. 30, 2018
Information Security Awareness and Training in the Digital World
Lina Maria Dias E Fernandes
Page no 55-59 |
10.21276/sjbms.2018.3.1.8
In the era of digital technology, technology has developed rapidly
however the information technology security lags drastically. There has been
increase in risk and threats to the organization’s information. For every
organization, information is a valuable asset and therefore has to be kept safe and
secured. Employees are mainly responsible for security risks and threats.
Organizations should give attention to the common vulnerabilities and mistakes
which employees tend to make and moreover these should be addressed through
awareness training programs. Information security awareness training is essential for
every organization that uses technology. The study explores the importance of
information security awareness training and the challenges faced by organizations is
implementation of information security awareness training program. Information
security training program protects the confidentiality, integrity and availability of
the organization information. This study will assist management to provide effective
security awareness training to technology users and enhance the safety and security
of information.
SUBJECT CATEGORY: PSYCHOLOGY | Jan. 30, 2018
Between Sanctity and Pantheism: A Philosophical View of the Psychology of Religion
Abraham Mounitz
Page no Sch. Bull.; 2018, 4(1): 88-102 |
10.21276/sb.2018.4.1.12
Abstract: This article explains the dichotomous phenomenon of rationality with religious belief in man. Both phenomena are represented here by Moses (faith and holiness) and Spinoza (rationalism and pantheism). This very early psychological phenomenon was discussed in anthropological research by Durkheim and Claude Levi Strauss, whose conclusions are consistent with the fact that these two approaches are combined allowing the rational person to contain both opposites. After presenting the background to this phenomenon, Spinoza's pantheistic approach will be discussed. We continue with Moshe's approach to holiness based on Scripture and its interpretation, while comparing the two approaches in a comparative study close to the original texts. The discussion will lead to the limitations of reason and the need for faith to fulfill it. An explanation of this need will be presented in Durkheim and Strauss`s interpretation as a phenomenon incorporated within spirit of man as his desire to exist. The article concludes that this existential aspiration is a metaphysical phenomenon.
ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE | Jan. 30, 2018
The Lipidemic and Antioxidant Role of Moringa oleifera Leave Extract Following Salt Loading
Archibong AN, Nku CO, Akwari AA, Esiere KS, Ime AU
Page no 6-16 |
10.36348/sjm.2018.v03i01.002
Salt consumption is essential but has a negative health impact when taken in excess. Therefore, this research is aimed at investigating the possible role of Moringa oleifera leave extract on lipids and antioxidant enzymes following salt loading. 24 male albino Wistar rats weighing between 180-240g were used for this study and were divided into four groups (n=6). They were given either normal rat feed and drinking water, high salt diet (8% NaCl diet) + 1% NaCl drinking water and/or Moringa oleifera extract (600 mg/kg b.w., orally, once daily). After six weeks of feeding, the animals were sacrificed and blood collected through standard method for analysis. The salt fed untreated rats had significant (p<0.05) increase in Triglycerides (TG) level, Atherogenic indices (P<0.05), Malondialdehyde (MDA), Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) (P<0.01). These parameters were significantly (p<0.05) reduced to near control values following extract treatment. Salt fed untreated rats were also observed to have significant (P<0.05) reduction in High density lipoprotein (HDL), Catalase (CAT) (P<0.01), Glutathione peroxidase (GPx) (P<0.05), Superoxide dismutase (SOD) and Albumin (ALB) (P<0.01), but the reverse was the case following extract treatment. In conclusion, consumption of Moringa oleifera leaf extract ameliorates the adverse effects of salt loading on the atherogenic, antioxidants and other indices thereby preventing possible outcome of cardiovascular disease, atherosclerosis and other related ailment. It is therefore being recommended for further research and possible use in the manufacture of drugs that are necessary in management of cardiac and other related ailments.
ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE | Jan. 30, 2018
Temporalities in Depigmentation Practices
DOUDOU Dimi Théodore, SORO Tiéwa Salimata, KOUADIO M’Bra Kouakou Dieu-Donné, ADOU Agnéro Simon
Page no 140-150 |
10.21276/sjhss.2018.3.1.22
This text proposes an analysis of the temporalities involved in voluntary
depigmentation practices. The study took place in the district "Sokoura" of Bouaké
city, Côte d'Ivoire in 2016. Semi-structured individual and focus group interviews
were conducted with a variety of social actors: practitioners of depigmentation,
non-practitioners, former practitioners, sellers and manufacturers of lightening
products, pharmacists and dermatologists. Research shows that practitioners use
specific methods of application of products, depending on time. Representation of
body interacts with a representation of the toxicity of lightening products, which in
turn contributes to the unequal mobilization of time by the user in his "body
techniques".
CASE REPORT | Jan. 30, 2018
Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome about a Case
Faiçal Choumi, Mohamed Amine Ennouhi, Mohamed Sina, Mohammed Moumine, Mohamed Nassih
Page no 135-137 |
10.36348/sjmps.2018.v04i01.018
Melkersson Rosenthal Syndrome (SMR) is a rare orofacial granulomatosis of controversial etiology. It combines recurrent facial palsy, upper labial edema and a plicated tongue. Through a case of SMR we recall the clinical and therapeutic peculiarities of this pathology. 36-year-old patient, who presented in our consultation for labial and gingival edema of progressive worsening, evolving by outbreaks for five years. The interrogation reveals in the antecedents the notion of transient facial paralysis. Examination shows prominent lip edema in the upper lip, edema and superior gingival hypertrophy and a plicate tongue. The diagnosis of SMR was retained. Patient was put on prolonged corticosteroid treatment in degressive dose, which led to a clear clinical improvement with disappearance of the edema not recidivism after a decline of nine months. The SMR is an orofacial granulomatosis manifested by a symptomatic triad: recurrent paralysis or facial paresis, macrochelitis and a plicate tongue. This triad is rarely complete, and some minor signs can be observed. The diagnosis is mostly clinical and confirmed by histology. But a non-contributory histological analysis should not reject the diagnosis of SMR when the clinical symptomatology is obvious. Systemic corticosteroids are the most recommended treatment. It improves the quality of life and avoids or space recurrences. The prognosis remains good
REVIEW ARTICLE | Jan. 30, 2018
Understanding Traditional Justice System through Institution of Kotoki among the Nyishi Tribe of Arunachal Pradesh India
Pill Moni
Page no 35-41 |
10.21276/sjhss.2018.3.1.6
This paper considers how the kotoki (political Interpreter) adopted by
the Ahoms kings and later adopted by the British to deal with the various hill tribes
of Arunachal Pradesh became one of the important element in the Nyishi
traditional system. Here I tried to highlight the growth and development of kotoki
and its mere role as a messenger to becoming a decision making body in the Nyishi
Village Council. The paper focuses on the how the kotoki served as a bridge
between the outsiders and Nyishi, which helps in understanding the culture,
customs and traditional practices of the Nyishi. It also deals how the Nyishi after
remaining isolated for so long gradually opened up to the outsiders though with
much intricacy.
ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE | Jan. 30, 2018
A Novel Spectrofluorimetric Method for the Estimation of Gefitinib in Raw Material and Pharmaceutical Dosage Form
J. Ramesh, N. Senthil Kumar
Page no 127-134 |
10.36348/sjmps.2018.v04i01.017
A simple and sensitive spectrofluorimetric method has been developed for the estimation of Gefitinib in pure and pharmaceutical dosage form. Gefitinib exhibits maximum fluorescence intensity in ethanol and Beer’s law was obeyed in the range of 1-3.5 µg/mL at an excitation wavelength (λex) of 280 nm and an emission wavelength (λem) of 512 nm. Stability studies with respect to time and temperature were also carried out. The results obtained were in good agreement with the labeled amounts of the marketed formulations. This method has been statistically evaluated and found to be accurate and precise
ORGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE | Jan. 30, 2018
A Comparative Study of Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate by Automated ESR Analyser and Manual Westergren’s Method
Dr. Siva Ranjan D, Dr. Mohammed Abdul Wahab
Page no 44-46 |
10.21276/sjpm.2018.3.1.8
The erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) is a nonspecific screening test to
assess elevations of acute phase proteins that occur in various acute and chronic
diseases. The aim of the study was to compare the ESR values by automated analyzer
against the standard Westergren’s method. The comparison was done among 450
patient’s samples. In which 90 samples showed high degree of difference because of
high ESR values and 180 samples showed low degree of difference because of low
ESR values. The conclusion was automated ESR estimation helped a lot in
measurement of ESR values in short time, but marked difference of ESR values
shown in high ESR values.
ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE | Jan. 30, 2018
Deviant Workplace Behavior: The Comparison between Employees and Employers at a Government Bank in Thailand
Dr. Chaiyaset Promsri
Page no 60-64 |
10.21276/sjbms.2018.3.1.9
Despite deviant workplace behavior has increasingly become a serious
problem in today’s organizations and has been reported to significantly affect on
both individual and organizational effectiveness and performance, numerous
organizations have ignored and not yet prepared to cope with this problem seriously.
This present study aims at enhancing the body of knowledge in the area of
workplace deviance by exploring the differences between employees and employers
at a selected government bank in Thailand. A sample of 143 respondents was
gathered for data collection through a modified version of deviant workplace
behavior questionnaire. Results of independent samples t-test analysis indicated the
significant difference in employees and employers with respect to deviant workplace
behavior (t = -2.005, p = .047). These results suggested that employees were less
likely to demonstrate deviant workplace behavior than employers. Discussion,
limitations, and recommendations for further studies were also discussed.
ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE | Jan. 30, 2018
Development of Learning Media Based on Adobe Flash Cs3 Program at the Lesson “Introduction Economic and Business” in Public Vocational High School (SMKN) 5 Jambi City
Drs. H. Khairinal, Drs. H. Suratno, Novia Sri Dwi Jayanti,
Page no 47-56 |
10.21276/sjhss.2018.3.1.8
Learning in SMKN 5 Jambi city took place with conventional methods
suspected causes of students tend to be passive in learning. For that sought the
effort to change the method of learning that can make students active. The research
aims to: 1) To study the procedure of developing instructional media based on
adobe flash CS3 program. 2) To study adobe flash CS3 program-based learning
media that is feasible to use. Research type is research and development with
reference to Lee and Owens development model that is ADDIE (Analysis, Design,
Develpoment, Impelementation and Evaluationi). The subjects of the study were
the students of class X in SMKN 5 Jambi city totaling 22 students. Instruments
used: Observation, questionnaires, evaluation of media experts, evaluation of
materials experts, media evaluation by teachers of study, media evaluation by
students, and pretest and posttest questions. Research findings obtained: first: the
analysis phase. Student needs analysis on learning media, second: design stage,
making of media design that is storyboard, third: development stage, manufacture
of media product, in form of typing and revision from experts, fourth:
implementation phase, product trial, fifth: evaluation phase, based on
questionnaires of media experts, materials, teachers and students can be concluded
that the learning media has decent criteria. Result of research that, 1) The
development of instructional media based on adobe flash CS3 program on
economic and business introduction subject, done systematically by fulfilling the
development model of ADDIE (analysis, design, development, implementation,
and evaluation). 2) Learning media based on CS3 developed adobe flash program
is feasible to be used and can improve the effectiveness of student learning on
economic and business introduction subjects. From result of validation test of
instructional media conclude: 1) expert validation result that is validation of
content or material obtained by 87% very decent category, 2) result of media expert
validation obtained by 85% decent category, 3) result of teacher study field is
obtained equal to 88 % category is very feasible, and 4) the results of the
assessment of the students obtained by 90% very feasible category. Development
of instructional media of adobe flash program is done systematic model of ADDIE
and Development of learning media can improve result of learning post-test result
is 73%.
ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE | Jan. 30, 2018
Synthesis, Spectral Characterization and In-Vitro Screening of Some Novel Tetrahydroquinoline Derivatives for Their Antitubercular, Antioxidant Activities
Pradeep Kumar, Rajesh D. Hunashal
Page no 151-155 |
10.36348/sjmps.2018.v04i01.022
In an attempt to synthesize some novel, potent antitubercular and antioxidant agents here we have reported the synthesis of a novel series of tetrahydroquinoline derivatives (III a-g). In this the titled compounds were synthesized by the reaction between substituted aromatic primary amines, N-vinylpyrrolidin-2-one and 4-nitro phthalic acid in acetonitrile. Structure of the synthesized compounds were confirmed on the basis of their physico-chemical and spectral data (IR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR and Mass). All the synthesized compounds were screened for their antitubercular and antioxidant activities using the Microplate Alamar Blue Assay (MABA) method and nitric oxide scavenging, DPPH method respectively. For antitubercular and antioxidant activities screening isoniazid and ascorbic acid were used as the standard drugs respectively. Among the synthesized compounds III a, III d and III e have shown significant anti-tubercular activity and compounds III a, III b and III e have shown significant antioxidant activity
REVIEW ARTICLE | Jan. 30, 2018
Smartphone Adoption in Nigeria: Issues and Discourse
Anthony Iorver Igyuve, Olusewa M. Akilla, Oriola M. Oluwakemi, Joshua Damilare Agbele
Page no 11-20 |
10.21276/sjhss.2018.3.1.3
Smartphones have turned out to be a major part of the lives of Nigerians
owing to its unique capacity to combine communication and computing on mobile
devices. Its evolution has made it an indispensable item in the possession of
Nigerians, especially youths and elites of the older generation, as it allows for
social interaction, business communication, safe storage of personal files and
mobile learning among other things. Through a critical review of relevant academic
studies, the article explores the evolution of smartphone in the world and how
Nigerians have adopted the device. This paper argues that Nigerians adopt
smartphones due to reasons such as educational needs, social communication
needs, social influence and brand name and features. Some of the potentials of
smartphones to the Nigerian society, as the paper posits are; knowledge sharing in
work environment, improvement of social and business relationships, creation of
new business dimensions and the availing of health/educational resources. Issues
such as addiction, selfie syndrome, social disconnection, academic-related
problems as well as health challenges were raised as the negatives from the utility
of smartphones. The paper recommends that Nigerians be more disciplined with
their phones when in meetings and that students should only use their smartphones
to access educational materials outside the examination halls. Also, people should
limit their exposure to smart phone screens to avoid visual-related problems.
CASE REPORT | Jan. 30, 2018
Pleomorphic Adenoma of the Upper Lip about a Case
Faiçal Choumi, Mohamed Sina, Mohamed Moumine, Mohamed Nassih
Page no 147-150 |
10.36348/sjmps.2018.v04i01.021
The pleomorphic adenoma is a benign tumor of the salivary glands. It accounts for 45 to 65% of benign salivary gland tumors. It develops most often in the main salivary glands, especially the parotid, but it can also reach the accessory salivary glands, such as those of the palate or rarely the upper lip. We report a case of pleomorphic adenoma of the upper lip. Patient of 32 years, admitted in our formation for a painless tumefaction of the upper lip, evolving since 6 months. The clinical examination showed a subcutaneous nodule of the superior white lip, of firm consistency, mobile relative to the underlying planes, about 1 cm in diameter. Surgical excision was performed under local anesthesia with a cutaneous approach and removal of the tumor without breaking the capsule. Histological examination revealed a pleomorphic adenoma. Currently there has been no recurrence after three years of decline. The pleomorphic adenoma is a benign tumor of the salivary glands, its preferential localization is the parotid gland, rarely in the accessory salivary glands. The labial localization is very rare. It mainly affects young adult males, often asymptomatic, slow-growing, of firm consistency, well circumscribed in most cases and closer to the mucosa in relation to the skin. Our case has the particularity of being subcutaneous, which posed the differential diagnosis with a tumor of cutaneous origin. The positive diagnosis is based on surgical excision with histological examination. The potential for recurrence is very important, the excision must be complete with a margin of safety avoiding the major capsular intrusion factor risk of recurrence, and prolonged surveillance is required for the search for recurrence or malignant transformation