The dynamics of technology in revolutionizing education and research

The dynamics of technology in revolutionizing education and research

July 10, 2017

Arun H. S KumarEditor in Chief – JNSBM University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.DOI: 10.4103/jnsbm.JNSBM_129_17 ABSTRACT Education and research are fundamental to the process of progress by which we create an efficient and sustainable environment to live. Interestingly, education and research have unique…

Neuroanatomical changes in brain structures related to cognition in epilepsy: An update

Neuroanatomical changes in brain structures related to cognition in epilepsy: An update

July 10, 2017

K Saniya1, BG Patil2, Madhavrao D Chavan3, KG Prakash1, Kumar Sai Sailesh4, R Archana5, Minu Johny41Department of Anatomy, Azeezia Institute of Medical Sciences, Kollam, Kerala, India.2Department of Anatomy, Shri B. M. Patil Medical College, Bijapur, Karnataka, India.3Department of Pharmacology, Azeezia Institute of…

Association of neck circumference and obesity with blood pressure among adolescents in urban and rural population in North Tamil Nadu

Association of neck circumference and obesity with blood pressure among adolescents in urban and rural population in North Tamil Nadu

July 10, 2017

Archana Rajagopalan, Nisha BalajiDepartment of Physiology, Saveetha Medical College, Saveetha University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.DOI: 10.4103/jnsbm.JNSBM_29_17 ABSTRACT Aim: Since a few studies exist on the association of neck circumference (NC) and obesity with blood pressure (BP) among adolescents in India, we found…

The role of red cell distribution width as a predictor of mortality for critically ill patients in an inner-city hospital

The role of red cell distribution width as a predictor of mortality for critically ill patients in an inner-city hospital

July 10, 2017

Syed Atif Safdar1, Tejas Modi2, Lakshmi Durga Sriramulu3, Hamid Shaaban2, Raymund Sison3, Varun Modi2, Marc Adelman1, Gunwant Guron21Department of Pulmonary Medicine and Critical Care Medicine; Internal Medicine, St. Michael’s Medical Center, Newark, NJ, USA2Department of Internal Medicine; Hematology and Oncology, St. Michael’s…

Common causes of eye enucleation among patients

Common causes of eye enucleation among patients

July 10, 2017

A Farokhfar, A Ahmadzadeh-Amiri, MR Sheikhrezaee, Mohammad Ali Heidari Gorji, N AgaeiDepartment of Nursing, Nasibeh Nursing and Midwifery College, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari 48151, Mazandaran, Iran.DOI: 10.4103/0976-9668.210006 ABSTRACT Background: We investigated the contributing causes and factors leading to eye enucleation…

Electroencephalogram signal classification for automated epileptic seizure detection using genetic algorithm

Electroencephalogram signal classification for automated epileptic seizure detection using genetic algorithm

July 10, 2017

B Suguna Nanthini, B SanthiICT, School of Computing, SASTRA University, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India.DOI: 10.4103/jnsbm.JNSBM_285_16 ABSTRACT Background: Epilepsy causes when the repeated seizure occurs in the brain. Electroencephalogram (EEG) test provides valuable information about the brain functions and can be useful to…

Polymorphism of the prolactin gene and its relationship with milk production in gir and kankrej cattle

Polymorphism of the prolactin gene and its relationship with milk production in gir and kankrej cattle

July 10, 2017

Jainikkumar Bipinchandra Patel, Jenabhai Bhathibhai ChauhanDepartment of Genetics, Ashok and Rita Patel Institute of Integrated Studies in Biotechnology and Allied Sciences, Affiliated to Sardar Patel University, Anand, Gujarat, India.DOI: 10.4103/jnsbm.JNSBM_303_16 ABSTRACT Background: The aim of this study was to detect allelic and…

Assessment of directly observed treatment in revised national tuberculosis control programme: A study from North India

Assessment of directly observed treatment in revised national tuberculosis control programme: A study from North India

July 10, 2017

Srikanta Kanungo1, Zulfia Khan2, Mohammad Athar Ansari2, Ali Jafar Abedi21Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, JIPMER, Puducherry, India.2Department of Community Medicine, JN Medical College, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India.DOI: 10.4103/0976-9668.210003 ABSTRACT Introduction: Directly observed treatment short-course (DOTS) strategy is one of the vital…

Isolation and antibiotic susceptibility pattern of Escherichia coli from urinary tract infections in a tertiary care hospital of North Eastern Karnataka

Isolation and antibiotic susceptibility pattern of Escherichia coli from urinary tract infections in a tertiary care hospital of North Eastern Karnataka

July 10, 2017

Sudheendra Ramesh Kulkarni1, Basavaraj V Peerapur2, Kumar Sai Sailesh31Department of Microbiology, Shri B.M Patil Medical College and research centre, BLDE University, Vijayapura, India.2Department of Microbiology, Raichur Institute of Medical Sciences, Raichur, Karnataka, India.3Department of Physiology, Little Flower Institute of Medical Sciences and…

Is there any benefit of integrating computer-assisted learning with conventional teaching format in pharmacology to demonstrate the effects of different drugs on mean arterial blood pressure in an anesthetized dog?: A comparative study

Is there any benefit of integrating computer-assisted learning with conventional teaching format in pharmacology to demonstrate the effects of different drugs on mean arterial blood pressure in an anesthetized dog?: A comparative study

July 10, 2017

Parama Sengupta1, Abhishek Sharma2, Nina Das11Department of Pharmacology, NRS Medical College, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.2Department of Pathology, College of Medicine and Sagore Dutta Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.DOI: 10.4103/0976-9668.210013 ABSTRACT Purpose: Computer-assisted learning (CAL) tools are often used in medical education as…