Publications by authors named "L A Alice"

Payment for dental services is one of the key determinants of treatment options, access to health care, and treatment decisions. The ability to pay for services directly affects the quality of life of an individual and also their accessibility to oral health services. The aim of the present study was to identify the different methods of payment used to obtain oral health care in Yaoundé, Cameroon This was a cross-sectional descriptive study carried out in selected dental clinics in Yaoundé using convenient sampling between January 2021 and June 2021.

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Using cycloalkyl and electron-donating groups to decrease the carbonyl electrophilicity, a novel series of 2-(quinoline-4-yloxy)acetamides was synthesized and evaluated as inhibitors of (Mtb) growth. Structure-activity relationship studies led to selective and potent antitubercular agents with minimum inhibitory concentrations in the submicromolar range against drug-sensitive and drug-resistant Mtb strains. An evaluation of the activity of the lead compounds against a spontaneous mutant strain indicated that the structures targeted the cytochrome complex.

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Colonic volvulus is one of leading causes of large bowel obstruction following colorectal cancer and diverticulitis, accounting for 5% of cases. Sigmoid volvulus is most common (75%) followed by volvulus of the caecum (15%), transverse colon (3%) and splenic flexure (2%). Synchronous volvulus of the caecum and sigmoid is very rare, with six reported cases in the literature to the best of our knowledge.

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(Rosaceae) comprises more than 500 species with additional commercially cultivated raspberries and blackberries. The most recent (> 100 years old) global taxonomic treatment of the genus defined 12 subgenera; two subgenera were subsequently described and some species were rearranged. Intra- and interspecific ploidy levels and hybridization make phylogenetic estimation of challenging.

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