Research and Reviews : A Journal of Immunology
Volume 8, Issue 1 (2018)
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Table of contents
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Immunology as Applied to Farm Animal Welfare: General Principles and Interventions
Abstract: Animal welfare is a state of animal’s well-being as indicated by scientific evidence and preferably quantifiable read-out of its health, nourishment, behavior and living conditions. Farm animals are reared for food and other purposes in different production systems. Farm animal welfare, particularly in intensive production systems, is an emerging concern of society at large, consumers of farm animal-source food in particular. Changing climate and weather patterns, intensive crop-farming and high-density …
Published in Research and Reviews : A Journal of Immunology · Vol. 8, Issue 1, 2018 · pp. 1–13 Read article
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Assessment of Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy Among Art Users in Jimma University Specialized Hospital, Jimma Zone, Oromia Region, South West Ethiopia
Abstract: Background: HIV-associated morbidity and mortality gets substantially reduced with antiretroviral therapy (ART). Antiretroviral treatment efficacy exhibits significant inhibition of viral replication as well as viral load resulting in significant decrease in viral particles to a level where it becomes undetectable in the blood of HIV infected individuals. But, antiretroviral therapy (ART) requires high-level (>95%) adherence and adherence to antiretroviral therapy has been correlated strongly with HIV viral suppression, reduced rates …
Published in Research and Reviews : A Journal of Immunology · Vol. 8, Issue 1, 2018 · pp. 14–21 Read article
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Ozone Therapy: A New Era Paradigm
Abstract: There are evidences which suggest that ozone does have various therapeutic effects that range from disinfection of pathogens, anticancer properties, and treatment of back ailments. Due to the controlled and moderate oxidative stress produced by the reactions of ozone with several biological components, the therapeutic efficacy of ozone therapy is seen. Strength of the oxidative stress may show the line between effectiveness and toxic effect of ozone therapy. This observation …
Published in Research and Reviews : A Journal of Immunology · Vol. 8, Issue 1, 2018 · pp. 22–30 Read article
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A Short Review on Nipah Virus Infection (NIV).
Abstract: As an author in the present review, I have provided all the available information of Nipah virus infection (NiV) like definition, taxonomy, structure, outbreaks, mode of transmission, symptoms, diagnosis, treatments available, prevention of Nipah virus after thoroughly searching in all available resources, I hope this can be helpful to all the health care professionals and students to understand, to grasp easily and to recall quickly. Keywords: NIPAH virus infection, definition, …
Published in Research and Reviews : A Journal of Immunology · Vol. 8, Issue 1, 2018 · pp. 31–33 Read article
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Anti-inflammatory Activity of Leaves Fractions of Traditionally used Medicinal Plants
Abstract: Traditional plants such as Amaranthus spinusus Linn and Abutilon indicum Linn have been used in the Indian traditional system of medicine for the treatment of several diseases such as pain, inflammation, piles, toothache etc. The fractions of ethyl acetate, methanol and ethanol were tested for their anti-inflammatory activity. Ethanolic and methanolic fractions of A. indicum and A. spinusus at the doses of 200 and 400 mg/kg produced highly significant activity. …
Published in Research and Reviews : A Journal of Immunology · Vol. 8, Issue 1, 2018 · pp. 34–36 Read article