Background: Smartphone-related postural dysfunction (SRPD), encompassing forward head posture (FHP), thoracic kyphosis, and rounded shoulder deformity, has emerged as a significant musculoskeletal public health concern. While postural education is widely used, it lacks the environmental and behavioral specificity required for durable correction in habitual smartphone users.

Objective: To evaluate and compare the effectiveness of three…

The properties of water and the emergence of life are interconnected phenomena. According to the hydrozoic theory of conscious perception, primordial forms of memory and awareness emerged during the early stages of biophysical evolution. The theory is based on the idea that membranes composed of phospholipid bilayer membranes and adhesive water molecules exhibit liquid crystalline properties, combining directional dependence with the mobility of the fluid mosaic model. These magnetic fields…

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Diabetes mellitus (DM) is universally recognized for its devastating microvascular and macrovascular complications. Yet one organ has been conspicuously absent from both clinical guidelines and everyday practice: the lung. A growing body of evidence compellingly positions the lung as a genuine target organ of chronic hyperglycemia, giving rise to the concept of “diabetic pneumopathy” - a term encompassing restrictive ventilatory impairment, reduced diffusing…

Isolation and identification of fungi pathogens causing kolanut spoilage across Markets in Awka was carried out using standard laboratory procedures. Randomized block sampling method was used in sample collection for the study. Potato dextrose agar was used to prepare innocula for the diseased kolanuts collected. The results of the study revealed the presence of Aternaria alternata, Fusarium oxysporum, Aspergillus niger and Aspergillus flavus. Aspergillus niger was absent only in kolanut…

The Coconut (Cocos nucifera) fruit is a fibrous drupe with multiple uses and is widely disseminated on almost all continents. Coconut production is threatened by diseases causing significant economic losses. This study investigated Diseases of Coconut Seedlings at Nursery Stage in Awka, Anambra State. The study was carried out in two nurseries, one in Oby Okoli and another in Udoka Estate. The medium used for the isolation of pathogens in the samples collected was Sabouraud Dextrose Agar…

The isolation and identification of fungi pathogens causing yam rot across markets in Awka and the control of this rot using botanicals was carried out using standard laboratory procedures. Randomized block sampling was used in the sample collection for this study. For the in vitro analysis, potatoes dextrose agar was used to prepare innocula for the 4 unhealthy yam tubers collected. Aqueous extract of seeds of Xylopia aethiopica and Piper guineense was used for growth inhibition treatment…

Primary aldosteronism (PA) is a common and potentially curable cause of secondary hypertension associated with increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality beyond blood pressure levels. Aldosterone excess contributes to vascular damage through pro-inflammatory, pro-fibrotic and remodelling effects on the arterial wall. An association between PA and aortic diseases has been increasingly reported but remains underrecognized in clinical practice.

We report a case of a…

Background: Prolonged smartphone use has emerged as a significant but under characterized etiology of musculoskeletal dysfunction. While individual conditions such as "text neck" have been documented, no unified clinical framework defining Smartphone-Associated Musculoskeletal Syndrome (SAMS) with integrated physiotherapy management pathways has been established.

Objective: To characterize SAMS as a distinct clinical syndrome encompassing…

The spread of enzootic leukemia is a global problem of cattle breeding

The leukemia virus causes blood disease in 29 species of animals and 15 species of domestic and wild birds. Bovine enzootic leukemia (international designation of bovine leukemia) is included in the list of diseases of the World Organization for Animal Health, as a disease subject to mandatory notification (notification to the international community). The high prevalence of bovine leukemia virus in cattle…

The fight against brucellosis is an important issue for global health and veterinary medicine. Brucellosis pathogens can affect not only dozens of animal species, but also humans [9, 16].

To combat brucellosis, it is important to study the immune status of animals [8, 13].

Currently, molecular genetic approaches are widely used in the world to study animal resistance to hereditary and infectious diseases. DNA markers of genetic resistance to common infectious diseases…