Original Research

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• Association between Muscle Mass and Body Mass Index in Elderly Diabetic Patients Attending Tertiary Care Center in Bangalore, India

  Sowbarnika Palanisami, Vasudha Kulkarni

  96-99

• Attitudes to and Understanding of Placebo Use: A Cross- Sectional Exploratory Study in a Malaysian Hospital

  Amanda Villiers Tuthill, Tay Zhuo Han, Chang Xian Chai, Ai Wen Chai, Chun Yiing Wong, Karen Morgan

  108-111

• Clinical Audit: Paediatric Medical Team Attendance at Deliveries in an Outer Metropolitan Hospital in Western Australia

  Gelaye Tadesse Nadew

  104-107

• Near-peer Teaching in Histology Laboratory

  María de los Ángeles Cambrón-Carmona, Carmen Natalia Tallón de Lara, Ignacio Ruz Caracuel, Fernando Leiva Cepas, Rubén Giovanetti González, Soledad Zurita Lozano, Juan Cámara Pérez, Julia Casado Ruiz, José Peña

  14-18

• Seroprevalence of Hepatitis B Infection among First-Time Blood Donors in Faridpur, Bangladesh: A Cross-sectional Study

  Tonmoy Biswas, Sunil Kumar Biswas

  9-13

• Attitudes and Perceptions among Dublin International Foundation College Students towards Taking Conventional Medications and Herbal Medicines

  Abdullah T. Eissa

  123-126

• The Allele Distribution for the rs7250346 SNP in SLC5A5 among Saudis

  Abdullah T. Eissa

  127-130

• Creating and Completing Service-Learning within Medical School Curricula: From the Learner’s Perspective

  Frini Makadia, Priya P. Mehta, Clayton E. Wisely, Juan E Santiago-Torres, Katherine Hartmann, Mary J. Welker

  88-91

• Exposure and Knowledge of Sharps Injuries among Medical Students in Seven States of Mexico

  Adrián Camacho-Ortiz, Xiomara Díaz-Rodríguez, Mayra Martínez-Palomares, Raúl Hernández-García,, Susana Chávez-Moreno, Elvira Garza-González, Rafael Valdez-Vázquez, Irlanda Díaz-Pino

  24-28

• Antimicrobial Sensitivity Pattern of Microorganisms Isolated from Vaginal Infections at a Tertiary Hospital in Bangalore, India

  Nagalakshmi Narayana-Swamy, Padmasri Ramalingappa, Urvashi Bhatara

  34-39

• A Pilot Study of the Effect of a Change in the Scheduling of Canadian Medical Licensing Examinations on Two Cohorts of Students Studying in Ireland

  Kate Niethammer, Pishoy Gouda, Edina Moylett

  40-44

• Health Literacy Levels among Outpatients at a Tertiary Hospital in Delhi, India

  Monika Sahoo, Charu Kohli, Jugal Kishore

  29-33

• Lifesaving Sonography Protocols: A Pilot Course Involving Undergraduate Medical Students

  Jakub Wisniewski, Hanna Garnier

  15-18

• Frequency of Congenital Anomalies in Newborns and Its Relation to Maternal Health in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Peshawar, Pakistan

  Adnan Khan, Muhammad Zuhaid, Maria Fayaz, Faryal Ali, Arsalan Khan, Raza Ullah, Javariya Zafar, Hakeem Ullah, Saiqa Baloch, Sanam Gandapur

  19-23

• Essential Heavy Metals in Renal Tumor Tissue and Its Possible Relation to Carcinogenesis: Applying the Scanning Electron Microscopy Coupled with X-Ray Microanalysis Technique

  Tânia Nogueira, Mariana Semedo, Elisabete Cunha

  10-14

• Common ECG Lead Placement Errors. Part II: Precordial Misplacements

  Allison V. Rosen, Sahil Koppikar, Catherine Shaw, Adrian Baranchuk

  99-103

• Feeding Practices among Infants in a Rural Community in Bangladesh: A Cross-Sectional Study

  Rajat Das Gupta

  115-118

• Common ECG Lead Placement Errors. Part I: Limb lead Reversals

  Allison V. Rosen, Sahil Koppikar, Catherine Shaw, Adrian Baranchuk

  92-98

• Penile Cancer in Cali, Colombia: 10 Years of Casuistry in a Tertiary Referral Center of a Middle-Income Country

  Lina M. Rengifo, Maria del M. Herrera, Angie L. Rincon-Jimenez, Alberto J. Bermudez-Pupo, Francisco J. Bonilla-Escobar

  109-114

• Correlation of Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology and Histopathology Diagnosis in the Evaluation of Breast Lumps

  Adnan Khan, Raza Jamali, Muneeb Jan, Maria Tasneem

  40-43

• Sub-tenon Anaesthesia versus Intracameral Anaesthesia in Patients Undergoing Cataract Extraction: A Comparative Study of the Level of Pain, Visual Perception and Anxiety

  Mushawiahti Mustapha, Muhammad Hazzril Hamzah, Soon Ken Chow, Nur Syuhada Zulkifli, Zalikha Abdul Latiff, Diana Melissa Dualim, Su Gaik Cheah, Mae Lynn Catherine Bastion

  49-52

• Awareness and Practices of Non-Pharmacological Approaches for Management of Hypertension in a Geriatric Population

  Debalina Sahoo, Harshida Gosai, Ujjwal Sahoo, J.M. Harsoda

  53-55

• Attitude towards New Packaging to Reduce Condom-carrying Embarrassment among Thai Youth, A Cross-sectional Study

  Apinut Wongkietkachorn, Kunathip Nissaipan, Narin Hiransuthikul

  44-48

• Tobacco Usage among Males in Rural Tamil Nadu, India: A Cross-sectional Study

  Kalaivani Annadurai, Geetha Mani, Raja Dhanasekaran

  18-21

• Gender Differences in Response to Experimental Pain among Medical Students from a Western State of India

  Pratik Akhani, Samir Mendpara, Bhupendra Palan, Jaman Harsoda

  13-17

• Should Research Thesis be a Prerequisite for Doctor of Medicine Degree? A Cross-sectional Study at Jordan University of Science and Technology

  Aisha Gharaibeh, Yazan S. Mousa

  8-12

• Bibliometric Studies in CIMEL: A Latin-American Medical Student Journal and the Future of Bibliometric Publications

  Francisco J. Bonilla-Escobar, Johanna C. Rojas-Mírquez, Alvaro Mondragón-Cardona, Juliana Bonilla-Velez

  115-119

• Prevalence and Side Effects of Energy Drink Consumption among Medical Students at Umm Al-Qura University, Saudi Arabia

  Naif A. Bawazeer, Najmah A. AlSobahi

  104-108

• Direction of Umbilical Cord Twist and its Characteristics – a Pilot Study

  Althea V. Pinto, Alex X. Chakiath, Prudhvi Dasari, Vilekith Reddy, Shirley George, Nachiket Shankar

  120-122

• Patient Perception of Physician Attire Before and After Disclosure of the Risks of Microbial Contamination

  Enoch C. T. So, Faraday H. F. Fung, Joshua K. H. Yeung, Lilian H. Y. Chow, Julio S. H. Kwok, Ruby L. Y. Lam, Tommy C. Y. So, Faye S. M. Yu, Dana Vackova, Gilberto K. K. Leung

  109-114

• Training Future Scientists – Enhancing Research Capabilities in Developing Nations

  Emmanuel Coronel, Lorenzo Anez-Bustillos, Felipe Fregni

  64-65

• Health Care Expenditure of Rural Households in Pondicherry, India

  Poornima Varadarajan, Lopamudra Moharana, Murugan Venkatesan

  74-79

• Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices towards Medication Use among Health Care Students in King Saud University

  Abdullah T. Eissa

  66-69

• Brugada ECG Sign & Chest Pain Mimicking ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction

  Omar Mousa, Haroonur Rashid

  86-90

• Survival and Prognostic Factors in Adults Acute Myeloid Leukemia: A Retrospective Analysis of 119 Cases

  Alina M Gridjac, Cristian Daniel Pirlog, Anca Simona Bojan

  70-73

• Hormone Replacement Therapy and Dry Eye in Post Menopausal Women: Study in a Tertiary Centre in Malaysia

  Norshamsiah M Din, Siti H. B. Sa’aid, Lam C. Shen, Yap S. Shu, Marina B. A. Rahman, Aini B. M. Azmi, Chang S. Thing, Mushawiahti Mustapha, Ropilah A. Rahman

  12-15

• Red Eye: Next Steps for Conducting Research in Knowledge, Attitude and Practice in Ophthalmology

  Francisco J. Bonilla-Escobar, Hugo H. Ocampo-Dominguez

  24-27

• Effect of an Educational Booklet on Knowledge and Attitude Regarding Major Depressive Disorder in Medical Students in Delhi

  Medha Goyal, Charu Kohli, Jugal Kishore, Ram C. Jiloha

  16-23

• Developing a Protocol for Medical Student-Organized Community-Based Hypertension Screening Programs

  Vishal P. Varshney, Tyrone Harrison, Michal Szymczakowski, Matthew Grossi, Charlotte Jones

  8-11