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Introduction: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a group of metabolic diseases which if not controlled can cause serious complications. Aim: To predict the risk factors of hypoglycemia in type II diabetic subjects. Methodology: Fasting blood glucose (FBG), glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), total cholesterol (TC), high density lipoprotein (HDL), low density lipoprotein (LDL), very low density lipoprotein (VLDL), triglyceride (TG), serum urea, creatinine and microalbuminuria levels were evaluated.

The objective of this study was to evaluate the knowledge regarding the importance of protein in diet and protein consumption patterns of elderly individuals living in the Southern United States. An anonymous convenience sample questionnaire was administered to out-patients over the age of 60 at an academic geriatric clinic setting. 79% of the respondents were Caucasians, approximately equally distributed between males and females. 19% of subjects were unsure whether they consumed enough protein. Only 5% were able to identify the current recommended daily allowance for protein.

Background: The value of Apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) derived from the MRI-DWI in differentiating benign from malignant breast cancer is scarce. The known FDG-avid breast cancer is well known and the potential of correlating the ADC and the degree of altered glucose metabolism evaluated by SUV max (FDG PET) is largely unknown. Objective: The aim of this study is to determine correlations between SUV max (18 F-FDG PET/CT) and ADC value (MRI DWI) in patients with primary breast carcinoma.

Odontomas are the most common odontogenic tumors. They are usually asymptomatic and are often discovered during routine radiography. Eruption of an odontome into the oral cavity is rare. Odontomas are the most common odontogenic tumors. They are usually asymptomatic and are often discovered during routine radiography. Eruption of an odontome into the oral cavity is rare. Odontoma seems to result from budding of extra-odontogenic epithelial cells from the dental lamina.

Browse tree leaves from Acacia nilotica, Balanites aegyptiaca, Combretum adenogonium, Sclerocrya birrea and Ziziphus spina-christi were evaluated for in vitro gas production andpotential degradability. Browse species were selected from a field survey. All the parameters studied varied significantly (P < 0.05). Means for in vitro gas production incubation time intervals ranged from 30.6 to 45 ml/kg DM for 3 and 96 hrs, respectively. Balanites aegyptiaca, C. adenogonium and Z. spina-christi at 48hr had high gas production potential compared to A. nilotica and S. birrea.

This study focused on the challenges facing community wildlife conservancy in promoting ecotourism in Isiolo County, Kenya. Community based wildlife conservancy has become a popular approach especially in Africa since it has been found to be effective in conservation of wildlife outside protected areas and for ecotourism developments. However, the community based wildlife conservation approach faces a number of challenges undermining its achievement of goals in ecotourism activities.

This study investigated the synergy between the residential indoor spatial configuration and the perception of use of the space by the occupants. This was done with the intention of fostering a better design for satisfaction having understood human condition and specific definition with their fundamental philosophy of communication with space. The primary data was sourced through the use of a questionnaire administered to the residents in the study area and further study utilised relevant text and publications on the subject matter.

In this paper we obtained a canonical local basis {J_i } ,i=1,2 of vector bundle V on the Standard Cliffordian Ka ̈hler Manifold (R^8,V). The paths of semispray on the Standard Cliffordian Ka ̈hler Manifold are in fact the solutions of Euler-Lagrange equations.

In the present paper, nanosized calcium copper titanate (CaCu3Ti4-xCoxO12, CCTCO, x=0.10) powders were synthesized by solid state route. The microstructure and dielectric properties of polycrystalline CCTO samples sintered at different temperatures were investigated. The results which obtained showed grain growth with increasing of sintering temperature. On other hand, dielectric constant of CCTCO sintered at 950 and 1000 °C showed frequency and temperature dependence in the range of 103 to 2.106 Hz, and gives values of 903 and 995 measured at room temperature and 103 Hz, respectively.

This paper reviews water electrolysis technolo-gies for hydrogen production and also surveys the state of the art of water electrolysis integration with renewable energies. First, attention is paid to the thermodynamic and electrochem-ical processes to better understand how electrolysis cells work and how they can be combined to build big electrolysis mod-ules.