Science Journal of Clinical Medicine

Volume 3, Issue 5, September 2014

  • Paralytic Toxin Profiles of Xanthid Crab Atergatis Floridus Collected on Reefs of Ishigaki Island, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan and Camotes Island, Cebu Province, Philippines

    Manabu Asakawa, Shintaro Tsuruda, Yasuyuki Ishimoto, Michitaka Shimomura, Kazuo Kishimoto, Yasuo Shida, Mercy Barte-Quilantang, Gloria Gomez-Delan

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 5, September 2014
    Pages: 75-81
    Received: 1 August 2014
    Accepted: 26 August 2014
    Published: 20 September 2014
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    Abstract: Attempts were made to assess the toxicity and to analyze paralytic toxin profiles of xanthid crab Atergatis floridus collected on two reefs on the left- and the right-side, tentatively designated as site A and B, separated by the passage at the outside of Kabira Bay in Ishigaki Island, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan in comparison with those of the same ... Show More
  • Determination of Sample Size for Two Stage Sequential Designs in Bioequivalence Studies under 2x2 Crossover Design

    Haile Mekonnen Fenta

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 5, September 2014
    Pages: 82-90
    Received: 23 May 2014
    Accepted: 26 August 2014
    Published: 30 September 2014
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    Abstract: Sequential design is an adaptive design that allows for pre-mature termination of a trial due to efficacy or futility based on the interim analyses. The concept of sequential statistical methods was originally motivated by the need to obtain clinical benefits under certain economic constraints. That is for a trial for a positive results, early stop... Show More
  • Effect of Glycemic Control on Plasma Oxidized Low Density Lipoprotein Levels in Diabetics

    Koichi Ono

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 5, September 2014
    Pages: 91-97
    Received: 6 September 2014
    Accepted: 18 September 2014
    Published: 10 October 2014
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    Abstract: Objective: Increased low-density lipoprotein (LDL) glycation in diabetics could facilitate LDL oxidation, which is proatherogenic. I studied plasma oxidized LDL (OxLDL) levels in diabetics and non-diabetics, their relation to glycemic control, and their circadian variations. Methods: OxLDL in diabetics (n=32) and in non-diabetics without coronary a... Show More
  • Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Renal Transplant Patients with Pneumonia

    Ventsislava Pencheva, Daniela Petrova, Diyan Genov, Ognian Georgiev

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 5, September 2014
    Pages: 98-103
    Received: 18 September 2014
    Accepted: 5 October 2014
    Published: 20 October 2014
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    Abstract: Objective: To establish the frequency of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in kidney transplant patients with pneumonia and to define the risk factors associated with its development. Material and Methods: 81 kidney transplant patients hospitalized with pneumonia for the period of three years were studied. All the recipients were observed for the... Show More