BACKGROUND There is a high prevalence of gastro-duodenal disease in sub-Saharan Africa. Peptic ulcer disease in dyspeptic patients, 24.5%, was comparable to prevalence of gastro-duodenal disease among symptomatic individuals in developed countries (12 - 25%). Limited data exists regarding its associated risk factors despite accumulating evidence indicating that gastroduodenal disease is common ...

To avoid a possible cost to their future survival and/or reproduction, individuals must balance their somatic and reproductive investments. The van Noordwijk and De Jong model of resource investment predicts that investments into reproduction and soma can vary among individuals of a population based on the variation in the total amount of energy that individuals acquire. With principal componen...

Introduction: Gastro Intestinal Tract (GIT) is an important site for wide variety of lesions which include congenital, inflammatory, neoplastic conditions. The invention of flexible fiber-optic endoscope is a very good achievement towards the diagnostic field. With the use of this facility direct vision of diseased mucosa and biopsy of mucosal lesions, therapeutic induction and photographic vis...

BACKGROUND The aim of the study was to examine the frequency and class of life events, as well as social support, in patients with panic disorder (with/without agoraphobia) (PD/PDA) in a 1-year period preceding the onset of panic attacks. SUBJECTS AND METHODS The study sample included 40 patients (PD/PDA) (of an average age of 39.25, SD 6.96), and 40 matched healthy controls (M 37.50, SD 8.05...

Epidemiology of gastro-intestinal parasites of water buffaloes was investigated in Kurigram district of Bangladesh between November 2007 and October 2008 through coprological examination. A total of 236 water buffaloes were examined, among them 144 (61.02%) buffaloes were found infected with one or more species of gastro-intestinal parasites. Nine species of gastro-intestinal parasites were ide...

BACKGROUND A number of factors have been identified which might influence the variation observed in climacteric symptoms in peri- and post-menopausal women. We examined the role of the distressed or Type-D personality and mode of physical activity or exercise on the climacteric symptoms experienced by peri- or post-menopausal women. METHODS 213 Women (M age 52.2 years, SD = 5.9), 58% classifi...

BACKGROUND Sleep problems are common among university students. Poor sleep is associated with impaired daily functioning, increased risk of psychiatric symptoms, and somatic complaints such as pain. Previous results suggest that poor sleep exacerbates pain, which in turn negatively affects sleep. The purpose of the present study was to determine prevalence rates, comorbidity, and role of depres...

Somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) is a reproductive biotechnology with great potential in the reproduction of different species zootechnical interest, including sheep. This study aimed to carry out bibliometric analysis scientific papers published on application SCNT sheep during period 1997–2023. The search involved Science Citation Index Expanded and Social Sciences databases main collecti...

Gastro-colic fistulas as a complication of benign gastric ulcers are relatively uncommon. The authors report a 59 year old caucasian female with a known hiatus hernia and gastro-oesophageal reflux disease presenting with diarrhoea and weight loss. Barium enema is the investigation of choice although it is important to exclude malignancy. Management is by en-bloc resection of the fistula with pr...

this research was conducted to evaluate alteration of growth performance, nutrition, carcass and some serum biochemical parameters of common carp fed the diets supplemented by different levels of meal and alcoholic extract of alfalfa (medicago sativa). in this research, 300 fish (mean weight: 20.4 ± 0.19 g and mean length: 11.78 ± 0.64 cm) were fed by nine nutritional diets for 8 weeks. nutriti...