Summary Background: Millennium Development Goal 4 (MDG4) which seeks to reduce child mortality globally can only be achieved if the causes of the deaths are known.Objectives: To review the pattern of paediatric deaths at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital and identify possible preventive measures.Materials and Methods: Data of all pa
The development of transportation technology is indicated by the appearance of a new aircraft gear configuration, dual trim.The load repetitions of the movement of aircraft with dual-tridem gears, such as B-777-300ER aircraft with MTOW 28 tons, on Terminal 3 Soekarno-Hatta International Airport (SHIA) apron OOB Switch Lever may cause pavement defor
Introduction: Previous studies have identified Salmonella as the main causative agent of foodborne diseases in the state of Rio Grande do Sul (RS), southern Brazil, between 1997 and 2006.This study aimed to describe the Salmonella serotypes, antimicrobial patterns, and food vehicles of salmonellosis that occurred in RS between 2007 and 2012.Methodo
Deficient wound healing in diabetic patients is very frequent, but the cellular and molecular causes are poorly defined.In this study, we have evaluated whether Annexin A1 derived peptide Ac2-26 stimulates fibroblast migration in high glucose conditions.Using normal human skin fibroblasts WS1 in low glucose (LG) or high glucose (HG) we observed the
Polymorphic and metamorphic viruses are the most sophisticated malicious programs that give a lot of trouble to virus scanners.Each time when these viruses infect new executables or replicate themselves they completely modify (obfuscate) their DL-Phenylalanine signature to avoid being detected.This contrivance poses a serious threat to anti-virus s