Fibroids are very common in Afro-Caribbean women. They can cause severe complications. The treatment modalities are not without risk and should be weighed against the complications of the fibroids.

The polymeric nanoparticles are prepared from biocompatible polymers in size between 10-1000 nm. Chitosan is a biocompatible polymer that - can be utilized as drug delivery systems. In this study, chitosan nanoparticles were synthesized using an optimized spontaneous emulsification method. Determining particle size and morphology are two critical parameters in nanotechnology. The aim of this st...

In this study, a rapid, simple and sensitive ion mobility spectrometry (IMS) method with corona discharge as ionization source was described for the morphine determination in human urine. Morphine was extracted and purified from urine samples using solid phase extraction procedure with C18 column. It can offer the clean extracts which no extra peaks were observed in IMS. Under operating experim...

This article explores the growing phenomenon of spread Afro-American cults in Uruguay and possible correlation with poverty. For those purposes, mixed research methods are used. Aspects such as socioeconomic educational situation followers Afro-religions approached quantitatively. On other hand, characteristics religious message, which causes this type cult to have increasingly more our country...

each year, millions of liters of toxic liquid, are used to combat with pests and plant diseases in farms. the wide spread use of chemical pesticides causes great environmental hazards. particles drift is one of the main problems in spraying which results in the contamination of farm lands, humans and animals. management of particle size is regarded as the main factor in drift control. in this s...

In this paper, the effects of horizontal stress and dimensions of barrier pillars on the stability of drifts hr been investigated. An elastoplastic hybrid finite/boundary element program has been used. A plastic analysis of stresses in barrier pillars above the drifts in one of the underground coal mines with inclined seams is examined. Computed stresses and safety factor controur lines around ...

Abstract Understanding the physical mechanisms behind secular trends of summer rainfall extremes over heavily populated Southeast and East Asian monsoon regions is not only scientific importance but also considerable socioeconomic implications. In this study, relevance excessive-rain-producing low pressure systems (LPSs) to extreme quantified. Using an objective feature-tracking algorithm, syno...

AIM To report the presence of Behçet's disease with ocular involvement in patients of west African or Afro-Caribbean origin. METHODS Case series of eight patients reporting to a tertiary uveitis service. RESULTS Eight patients with typical features of the disease are presented. Six of the eight patients were tested and found to be HLA-B51 negative. CONCLUSION Behçet's disease has only bee...

Prevalence of malaria-related anemia in disease-endemic regions of the American continents has been poorly studied. We describe the relationships between hemoglobin level and race, Plasmodium species, and days of illness in 150 Colombian patients with uncomplicated malaria diagnosed by thick blood smear. Hemoglobin was measured at admission and a standardized questionnaire was used to determine...

BACKGROUND Afro-Caribbean immigrants are reported to have a high rate of schizophrenia compared with other population groups. METHOD In a prospective first contact study of schizophrenia in Jamaica in 1992, 335 patients were examined using the Present State Examination. RESULTS 285 patients were evaluated as having a PSE 'restrictive' S+ diagnosis of schizophrenia, and 32 as having a 'broad...