International Journal of Medical Research & Health Sciences

Table of Contents

• RESEARCH ARTICLE

  Effect of Active-Assisted Stretching of 30 Seconds and 60 Seconds in Muscle Force

  • Author: Mirian dos Santos Monteiro, Davi Cury Piai, Thais Ferreira Gomes, Matheus Masalskiene Pedrosa, Robson Felipe Tosta Lopes, Lucas Sartori Manoel, Alexandre Badan Collucci, Veridiana Wanshi Arnoni, Bruno Ferreira

• Clinical and Radiographical Assessment of Alveolar Bone Loss Associated with Overhang Amalgam Filling

  • Author: Areej Ahmed Najm, Hadeel Mazin Akram, Alaa Salah Mahdi, Omar Husham Ali

• The Effectiveness of Super Ovulation and Multiple Pregnancies in Sprague Dawley Rat using Morus alba Linn. Fruit

  • Author: Heshu Sulaiman Rahman, Karwan Sidiq Muhammad, Faraidoun Abdul Sattar, Rasedee Abdullah, Hemn Hassan Othman, Swee Keong Yeap, Max Stanley Chartrand, Kawa Muhamad Amin

• Evaluation of the Cyclic Fatigue of Wave One Gold and Reciproc Blue using Different Irrigating Medium

  • Author: Saif alislam Muhammad, Hussain Al-Huwaizi

• Comparison of Color Stability and Marginal Fidelity of Labial Partial Veneer Composite Restorations Fabricated by Two Different Techniques: An In Vivo Pilot Study

  • Author: Suresh Rajendiran

• The Influence of Thyroid Hormones on Leptin and Resistin Levels in Hyperthyroid Female Patients

  • Author: H Al-Hindawi Sahar

• Evaluation of Test Anxiety Levels among Preparatory Year Students of PSMCHS During Computer-Based Versus Paper-and-Pen Examination

  • Author: Waheed Ahmad Baig, Eidan Musa Al-Zahrani, Khalid M Al-Jubran, Tariq Chaudhry, Anjum Anwar Qadri

• Dietary Intake of Vitamin D in the Moroccan Elderly

  • Author: El-Houcine Sebbar, Hicham Sam, Ennouamane Saalaoui, Mohammed Choukri

• Exclusive Breastfeeding among Women in Rural Suburbs of Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nigeria

  • Author: NB Egenti, DB Adamu, HN Chineke, Adogu POU

• Assessment of Knowledge and Perception towards Breast Cancer Prevention and Early Detection

  • Author: Saleh Hadi Alharbi, Fayez Saud Alreshidi, Ibrahim A. Bin Ahmed, Ali Ghannam Alrashidi, Sami Awejan Alrashedi, Kalaf Jaze Kalaf Alshammeri, Hussain Gadelkarim Ahmed

• Knowledge and Attitude Regarding Dengue Fever among the Outdoor Patients of the Teaching Hospital Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

  • Author: Thilak Jayalath, Udaya Ralapanawa, Shyamalie Karunaratne, Udeni Kumari Adikari Dassanayake, Manoji Pathirage, Rangebandara Singheprathapa, Wanninayake Mudiyanselage, Ashoka Tikiri Kumarihamy Wanninayake, Marasinghe Mudiyanselage Chandra Rajasinghe, Kodiarachchige Dilan Thilaksha

• A Comparative Study of Sensory versus Mental Disability among Children with Special Care Needs, Baghdad, 2016

  • Author: Wijdan Akram Hussein

• Predicting Neuroticism Based on EEG Power Oscillations: Fearful Face as a Mediator Role

  • Author: Seyed Mohammad Mahdi Moshirian Farahi, Mohammad Javad Asghari Ebrahimabad, Ali Ghanaei Chamanabad, Ali Yoonessi

• Impact of Heartfulness Meditation on Reducing Stress in Nursing Students: A Prospective Observational Study

  • Author: G Raja Amarnath, S Raja Marimuthu, Sugirtha Jenitha, Chitra Rajan, Sujatha Karumari, Swati Patel

• Assessment of SNPs (rs4774, rs6498122) of CIITA Gene in Buccal Swabs and Blood of Oral Lichen Planus Patients in Iraq

  • Author: Ban F. Al-Drobie, Zahra A. Al-Hasnawi

• Methotrexate in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: Common Side Effects and Leading Cause of Discontinuation

  • Author: Majed Alsubaie, Waleed Alqahtani, Waleed Alshardi, Hanan Albishi, Sarah Mujarri, Alhussain Asiri, Mansour Somaily

• Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus: A Mini Review

  • Author: Ezemegbu Chukwunonso, Bamisaye Veronica, Promise Toyo, Elibe Chiagozie, Chizitere Amadi, Temidayo Abe, David Adeiza Otohinoyi, Esther Olunu, Adegbenro Omotuyi John Fakoya

• Comparing the Primary Stability of Three Different Orthodontic Mini-Implants with Various Dimensions on Artificial Bone

  • Author: Haneen I. Mohammed, Iman I. Al-Sheakli

• The Evaluation of Anxiety Levels and Determinant Factors in Preoperative Patients

  • Author: Banu Cevik

• Classical Milligan Morgan Hemorrhoidectomy versus its Modification: Higher Risk of Fistula and Mucosal Ectropion

  • Author: Adil Shaker Al-Tamimi

• Histomorphometric Assessment of Implant Coating with A Mixture of Strontium Chloride and Hydroxyapatite at Different Concentration

  • Author: H Jani Ghasak, SS Al-Ameer Shatha, H Abdullah Bashar

• Rouviere's Sulcus: A Useful Anatomical Landmark for Safe Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

  • Author: Mumtaz K.H. Al-Naser

• Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava: A Case Report

  • Author: Hicham Faliouni, Alae Eddine Lagziri, Mohammed Malki, Ilyass Asfalou Mehdi Zbir

• Association of ABO Blood Group and Rhesus Factor with Dental Malocclusion in a Population of Baghdad, Iraq

  • Author: Mustafa M. Al-Khatieeb, Sami K Al-Joubori, Shaymaa Shaker Taha

• Wound Healing: Concepts and Updates in Herbal Medicine

  • Author: Meria M Dan, Pinky Sarmah, Dhilleswara Rao Vana, A Dattatreya

• Assessment of Quality of Life among Medical Students in Saudi Arabia: A Study Based on WHO-QOL-BREF Protocol

  • Author: Mahmoud Abdulrahman Mahmoud, Mohammad Fareed

• Crossword Puzzles as an Active Learning Mode for Student Directed Learning in Anatomy Teaching: Medical Undergraduate Perceptions

  • Author: Mohammed Nazeer, Razia Sultana, Mohammad Muzammil Ahmed, Mohammad Rehan Asad, Waqas Sami, Haroon Rasheed Hattiwale, T Sreekanth

• Addition of Nanohybrids Particles and Fiber to Heat Cured PMMA Denture Base Materials

  • Author: Intisar J. Ismail, Balkees M. Diya, Farah J. Ebrahim

• Organizational Factors Influencing the Adoption of the District Health Information System 2 in Uasin Gishu County, Kenya

  • Author: Richard Ole Kuyo, Lillian Muiruri, Susan Njuguna

• Evaluation of Cyclic Fatigue Resistance of Wave One Gold Glider and Some Rotary NiTi Preflaring Files

  • Author: Linz A. Shalan, Hussain F. Al-Huwaizi, Saif alislam Mohammad

• Effect of Breast Feeding in Occurrence of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis in Abha City, Saudi Arabia

  • Author: Fatimah A. Alzahrani, Youssef Ali Alqahtani, Rishi Kumar Bharti, Shweta Chaudhary, Ashwag Y. Asiri

• The Effect of Mineral Composition Contents on Cracks Formation of Teeth Subjected to Er, Cr: YSGG 2780 nm Laser Irradiation

  • Author: Doaa A. Almiran, Salah A. Alkurtas, Hussein A. Jawad

• Impact of CT Window Contouring on Breast Plans

  • Author: Chandrani Chakraborty, Peter Richards

• Sex Differences in Coronary Artery Calcification Score and its Use as a Predictor of Progression of Diabetic Nephropathy in Japanese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

  • Author: Aiko Toyonaga, Sayaka Fukushima, Chihiro Yoneda, Jun Ogino, Naotake Hashimoto

• Non-Surgical Treatment of Gingival Recession by Platelet-Rich Plasma

  • Author: Omar Husham Ali, Hadeel Mazin Akram, Alaa Omran Ali, Firas A. Jamil, Mohammed G. Rzoqi

• Effectiveness and Results of Iraqi Breast Cancer Screening Program Applied at Primary Health Care Centers

  • Author: Lujain Anwar Alkhazrajy, Aven Mohammed Souza

• Predictive Factors of Immediate Graft Function for Living Donor Kidney Transplant

  • Author: Magdalena Kwapisz, Rafal Kieszek, Kalina Jedrzejko, Monika Bieniasz, Magdalena Nita, Andrzej Chmura, Artur Kwiatkowski

• Oral and Genital Lichen Planus in a Cohort of Iraqi Females

  • Author: Ferial Mahmood Abdulrida, Buthayna Shibel

• Prevalence of Asthma and Allergic Symptoms among General Population in Riyadh Region of Saudi Arabia

  • Author: Mohammad Fareed, Mohammad Meshal Al Meshal, Musaad Saad Al Balood, Kamal Halim

• A Comparison of Fear Levels of Endodontic Treatment in Iraqi Population

  • Author: Shatha Abdul-Kareem, Rawasi Raad, Raghad Al-Hashimy

• Incidence of Febrile UTI after Ureteroscopic Lithotripsy for Patients with Ureteric Stones in Rizgary Teaching Hospital: A Single Center Experience

  • Author: Wisam Sedeeq Omar, Pishtewan Hashim Al-Bazzaz, Muhammad Suhaib Al-Mufty

• Effects of 5-α-Reductase Inhibitor (Finasteride) on Per Operative Blood Loss in Patients with BPH undergoing TURP

  • Author: Sherwan Mohammed Amin, Shawqi George Ghazala, Nihad Rafaat Jawad

• Knowledge of Risk Factors and Perceived Effects of Vesicovaginal Fistula among Primigravida Attending Antenatal Care in Mater Misericordiae Hospital Afikpo North of Ebonyi State, Nigeria

  • Author: Justin Agorye Ingwu, Odochi Nwosu, Paulina Chikeme, Ijeoma Maduokalam, Israel Chidinma Egbichi

• Assessing the Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Contraception in Semi-Urban Area in India: A Qualitative Assessment of Contraceptive Usage

  • Author: Poonam Kashyap, Sudha Prasad

• Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Female Students towards CVD and Prevalence of Obesity and Hypertension in Arar, Saudi Arabia

  • Author: Nida Suhail, Shiza Batool, Waseem Fatima

• The Effect of School Dental Education Program on the Gingival Health Condition in a Group of 8 Years Boys in Diyala City, Iraq

  • Author: Zainab Juma Jafar, Rusul Hasan

• Effect of Proprioceptive and Flexibility Exercise Program along with Resisted Training on Glycosylated Hemoglobin and Pain among Patients with Diabetic Neuropathy

  • Author: D. Kannan, Prathap Suganthirababu, K. Mohanraj, S. Jeyakumar

• Effect of Spiritual Intelligence Training on Perceived Stress in a Psychiatric Nurse

  • Author: Hydari Abbas, Mohammad Reza Fayyazi Bordbar, Kowkab Basiri Moghadam, Meshkinyazd Ali

• The Effects of Incorporating some Additives on Shear Bond Strength of Orthodontic Adhesive (An In-vitro Study)

  • Author: Sarah Y. Hailan, Mustafa M. Al-Khatieeb

• Risk of Developing Second Primary Prostatic Cancer in Patients with Previously Treated Prostatic Cancer: A Retrospective Cohort Study

  • Author: Hassan Mohamed Eweidah, Heba Hamed Salem, Taher Muhammad Abou-Madawi, Mahitab Ahmed Youssef, Hadeer Adel Saad, Hassan Saied Dabbour, Yomna Abbas Abd El Aziz, Ahmed Mohamed Eweidah, Hossam Galal Hamza, Hazem Abdullah El-Sheikh

• Surinamese Medicinal Plants for Treating Hypertension with Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme-Inhibitory Activity: A Review of Literature

  • Author: Dennis R.A. Mans

• Comparison between the Bactericidal Effect of Nd: YAG Laser and Sodium Hypochlorite: An In vitro Study

  • Author: Hareth A. Alrikaby, Balsam S. Abdulhameed

• A Pervasive Review Study on Informal Patient Payments

  • Author: Arefeh Pourtaleb, Mehdi Jafari, Hesam Seyedin, Ali Akhavan Behbahani

• A Clinical and Hematological Study on the Sickle Cell Anemia among Children in El Obeid Hospitals, Sudan

  • Author: Alam Eldin Musa Mustafa, Osman Abdlgadir, Nasir Mohamed Hassan Elsheikh

• Cyclic Fatigue of Different Glide Path Systems in Single and Double Curved Simulated Canal: A Comparative Study

  • Author: Ali Husham Mohammed, Iman M. AL-Zaka

• Analysis of Clinical Relevance and Predictive Factors for Postoperative Ascites after Liver Resection for Hepatocellular Carcinoma with Actual Long-Term Survival Analysis

  • Author: S Molfino, GL Baiocchi, M Cavalleri, F Gheza, GAM Tiberio, A Coniglio, N Portolani

• The Evaluation of the Static Friction within Molar Buccal Tubes

  • Author: Hiyam J. Al-Zubaidi, Akram F. Alhuwaizi

• Assessment on Efficacy of Basic First Aid Training Provided to Academic and Administrative Staff of a State University

  • Author: Selda Mert-Boga, Serap Arsal-Yildirim, Canan Baydemir, Nurhan Kulcu

• Closed Reduction and Percutaneous Kirschner Wire Fixation versus Open Reduction and Internal Fixation by Plate and Screws in Treatment Displaced Unstable Intra Articular Distal Radial Fractures

  • Author: Wejdi A. Al-Fatlawy

• Evaluation of the Relationship between ABO Blood Groups, Rh Factor and Diabetes Mellitus Type 2

  • Author: Ahmed Khudhair Abdulridha Al-Ganimi

• Retention of Different Orthodontic Aligners According to their Thickness and the Presence of Attachments

  • Author: Hussein Shakir Saleh Al Noor, Sami Kadhum Al-Joubori

• Measurements of Posterior Root Apices and Maxillary Sinus Floor according to the Side and Gender Differences using Cone Beam Computerized Tomography

  • Author: Karrar Hameed Al-Sultany, Iman I. Al-Sheakli

• Fat Wallet Syndrome: An Epidemic among Men

  • Author: Aksh Chahal, Nitesh Malhotra, Pooja Chaudhuri, Abu Shaphe

• Kumiss Treatment in the Context of Health Tourism: A Research in Kyrgyzstan

  • Author: Baris Erdem, Ibrahim Gundogdu

• Excision of Lipomeningocele and Tethered Cord in 1-Year Old Child under TIVA

  • Author: P. Lavanya, T. Varsha

• Rhinomanometric Assessment of Nasal Airflow in Deviated Nasal Septoplasty and Coblation Turbinate Reduction

  • Author: Thuy Phan Chung Tran

• Development of the General Coordination Abilities of School Students Taking their Nervous System into Account

  • Author: Georgiy Georgievich Polevoy

• Estimation of the Risk of Getting Community-Acquired Pneumonia and Acute Bronchitis in Case of Infection with “Atypical” Pathogens by using Bayes’ Formulae

  • Author: Olga V. Zhukova, Nina F. Brusnigina, Elena V. Speranskaya

• Role of Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid in the Management of ® Major Depressive Disorder

  • Author: Nazia Yousef, Hammad Hassan, Zaheer Ahmed, Sofia Kausar, Saima Kouser

• The Increasing Use of Sex Enhancing Drugs among Men in the Tamale Metropolis

  • Author: Adadow Yiana, Shamsu-Deen Ziblim, Azusiyinne Margaret

• Curative Potential of Hyptis suaveolens Aqueous Extract on Ethanol-Induced Gastric Ulcer in Albino Wistar Rats

  • Author: Egwu, Eni Ogbonnia, Bello-Finbarrs, Elizabeth, Okoronkwo, Samuel Okafor, Folawiyo, Mashood Abiola, Aduga Ikechukwu Kelly

• The Impact of Depression Status on Teeth Alignment in Relation to Salivary Growth Hormone among Internally Displaced People in Baghdad, Iraq

  • Author: Sama Mowafaq Mohammed, Ban Sahib Diab

• Effectiveness of Trauma Therapy and EMDR in Patients with Psychiatric Illness in Northeastern Thailand

  • Author: Nawanant Piyavhatkul, Suchat Paholpak, Wallapa Boonpromma

• Alternative Antimicrobials for Treating Infections Caused by Drug-Resistant Uropathogens: An In vitro Laboratory-Based and Analytical Interpretation

  • Author: Abdulrahman M. Alwahhabi, Khalid M. Alqahtani, Saeed A Asiri, Mohammed S. Alqarni, Abdulmajeed R Alnaish, Abdulrahman M ALqahtani, Hussain S Alqahtani, Ali M Alqahtani, Mohamed E. Hamid

• Assessment of Anticancer Effects of the Investigational Agent MEX2R as K-RAS Oncogene Blocker in Human Colorectal Cancer Cells Model SW480 Cell Line

  • Author: Zahraa Fathi Sharba, A Hussein Abdul Kadim, Kifah Jabbar Alyaqubi, Hamid Naji Obied

• Efficacy of Sevelamer Hydrochloride in Attenuating Serum Phosphorus Levels in Elderly Patients with Dialytic CKD

  • Author: Ayesha Habeeb, Hafsa Sania, Umair Wahedi, Mohammed Abdul Azeem, Syed Ali, Maryam, Hafsah Hani

• Prevalence of Burnout among Residents at King Abdulaziz Medical City in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

  • Author: Alwaleed Alyamani, Luay Alyamani, Fahad Altheneyan, Saif Aldhali, Khalid Albaker, Anas Alshaalan, Msab Aldakheel, Anas Alyamani

• Efficacy of Various Disinfectants on Bacterial and Fungal Contamination of Clamping Tweezers

  • Author: R. A. M. Hamzah, Hayder F. Saloom

• Neurofibroma Transformation to Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor in the Parapharyngeal Space: A Case Report

  • Author: Razan A. Al Dhahri, Rana A. Al Junidel, Nasser A. Benomran, Hussain M. Alkaff, Nouf M. Aloraini, Raghad A. Alotaibi, Joon Seon Song, Turki M. Almuhaimid, Soon Yuhl Nam

• Reactive Oxygen Species Levels in Seminal Plasma in a Sample of Iraqi Infertile Men using Advanced Stimulatory Method for Activation of Spermatozoa

  • Author: Azher S. Hindal, Hayder A. L. Mossa, Muayad S. Abood

• Data Analysis for Anti-Diabetic Treatment Regimen in DM Center in Basra, Iraq

  • Author: Noor Mohammed Abdulrahman

• Consciousness of Saudi General Population towards Chronic Kidney Disease

  • Author: Saleh Hadi Alharbi, Ibrahim A. Bin ahmed, Fahad A. Alateeq, Abdulmalik M. Aloriney, Hussain Gadelkarim Ahmed

• Microleakage of Two Porcelain Laminate Veneer Materials with Different Types of Class V Cavity Restoration (A Comparative In-vitro Study)

  • Author: Zanbaq A. Hanoon, Mohammed R. Aljuboury

• Assessment of Health Literacy in Orthopedic Trauma Patients in a Major Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

  • Author: Abdullah Al Sultan, Khaled Al Shehri, Turki Al Sa'awy, Emad Masuadi, Abdullah Alzahrani

• Beneficial Effects of Annatto (Bixa Orellana) Tocotrienol on Bone Histomorphometry and Expression of Genes Related to Bone Formation and Resorption in Osteoporosis Induced by Dexamethasone

  • Author: Elvy Suhana Mohd Ramli, Fairus Ahmad, Nur Izrin Salleh, Aziah Itam Ahmed, Chin Chen Hee, Sanghari Nantha Kumar, Mohd Izam Abdullah, Fairuz Yahaya, Ima Nirwana Soelaiman

• Effect of Different Viscosity and Tear Strength of Polyvinyl Siloxane Impression Material on the Accuracy of Dental Implant Impressions

  • Author: Yagthan Mohammed Haider, Norehan Mokhtar, Zubaida Tariq Najim

• Prevalence and Comparison of Dental Caries Status of Primary and Permanent Dentition in School Children of Iraq using Significant

  • Author: Caries Index Hanan F. Abbas

• Laser Doppler Evaluation to the Effect of Local Application of Eucalyptus Oil on Wound Healing: Histological Study on Male Rats

  • Author: Enas Fadhil Kadhim, Hawraa Amer

• Cricoid Reconstructive Surgery in Treating Subglottic and Glottic Stenosis

  • Author: Thuy Phan Chung Tran

• The Effect of Acidulated Phosphate Fluoride on the Loading Force of Gold Plated Arch Wires: An In vitro Study

  • Author: Yasir Amer Nsaif, Abeer Basim Mahmood

• Perineural Invasion Assessed by Galanin and Protein Gene Product 9.5 in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma

  • Author: Farah Sabah Rasheed, Bashar Hamid Abdullah

• Polymerase Chain Reaction Can Run Faster by Parameter Optimization

  • Author: Ruyue Luo, Sijie Gan, MA Yongping

• Analysis of the Effects of Rainfall on Dengue Incidence in the City of Delhi, India

  • Author: Nasir Salam

• Identification of the Burnout and Job Satisfaction Levels of the Beginner Nurses who were in the Process of Orientation

  • Author: Sehrinaz Polat, Banu Terzi

• Excessive Daytime Sleepiness among Obese People at Obesity Unit, Al-Kindy College of Medicine, 2018

  • Author: Talib Saddam Mohsin, Laith Thamer Al-Ameri

• Evaluation of the Quality of Orthodontic Records in Comparison with the International Guidelines

  • Author: Dhiaa J. Aldabagh, Dheaa H. Al-Groosh, Akram Faisal Alhuwaizi, Harraa S. Mohammed-Salih