Aims: The incidence of obesity has increased at an alarming rate in recent years, becoming a worldwide health problem. Anti-obesity drugs available have hazardous side-effects, thus, a wide variety of natural materials are being explored for their anti-obesity potential. This stu...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2014/10182
Introduction: Datura stramonium, known as devils apple or tatula by Turkish people. It is a plant known as a member of belladonna alkaloid family contains atropine, hyoscyamine and scopolamine that are having hallucinogenic and anticholinergic effects. In our study we described a...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2014/10167
In this study a mathematical model is formulated using ordinary differential equations in order to understand the population dynamics of water borne diseases. The entire population is divided into five compartments depending upon their status. These compartments are – susceptible...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2014/10935
Mohammad Javad Nasiri, Mohammad Varahram, Mahdi Shams, Kimia Taghavi, Parissa Farnia & Ali Akbar Velayati·Advances in Research·2014
Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) still causes serious illnesses in millions of people throughout the world. Although pulmonary TB accounts for the majority of the cases, extrapulmonary TB (EPTB) also contributes to the burden of disease and frequently neglected in the national TB...
Aims: The main purpose of the study was to find the rate of developing the organizational learning culture and propose the possible ways to develop the organizational learning culture in Esfahan Islamic Azad Universities. Study Design: Using a quantitative method, this study meas...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2014/10341
E. Jirillo, S. Boffola, R. Stefanelli, T. Magrone, E. Vitale, M. T. Pappagallo, M. Lasalvia, G. Perna, V. Capozzi, A. Ermini, T. Ligonzo, L. Schiavulli & P. F. Biagi·Advances in Research·2014
Aims: Until now, studies related to the morphometric and morphological variations produced on peripheral blood leukocytes from healthy donors by exposure to 1.8 GHz electromagnetic radiation (EMR) yielded controversial results. The aim of this research work is to increase the sta...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2014/10168
Weather affects almost all modes of transportation in a modern society, and likewise, transportation has an enormous impact on the weather. Transportation greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) impact climate change, which impacts transportation in return. Reduction of transportation imp...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2014/10697
Aims: The aim of this paper is to propose a note on “Soft set theory and uni-int decision making”. Study Design: In this note, we point out by an example that Çagman and Enginoglu’s method is very likely to get an empty decision set. Place and Duration of Study: In a recent paper...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2014/10508
Fanuel Kawaka, Benson Obwanga, Daniel Miyawa & Humphrey Gaya·Advances in Research·2014
Aim: The study assessed the distribution of epiphytic orchids in selected trails of Kericho forest Kenya Study Design: Belt transects and timed random walks. Place and Duration of Study: Field survey was conducted in September, 2013 in Kericho forest, located in Rift Valley next...
Yuan Zeng, Xing Ping Hu, Xiao- Qiang Yu & Sang- Jin Suh·Advances in Research·2014
Aims: To assess the presence of antibacterial activities in Reticulitermes flavipes against a common Gram-positive soil bacterium Bacillus subtilis; to determine the nature of antibacterial compounds of crude extracts; and to analyze the size profile of active compounds. Place an...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2014/10407
Aim: In this study, the efficacy of a nasal spray based on lemon pulp extract for the treatment of allergic rhinitis in autistic subjects was evaluated by nasal cytology. The lemon pulp extract was obtained using an innovative solid-liquid extraction technology using a Naviglio E...
This study provides numerical comparisons of tornado outbreak risks in developed synoptic system along the season and along the time of a day. Time of day yields sharply changing risk along the geographic time (solar time) adjusted to the longitude of location, which makes it equ...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2014/10247
Aims: The rise of Type 1 diabetes (T1D) incidence throughout Europe is only partially due to genetic factors, and the possibility that it may be affected by the amount of pollutant emissions has not been checked, until now. Methodology: T1D incidence data among children from 16 E...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2014/10071
The foundations of government policy related to e-learning, especially to the extent they were theoretically informed and innovative, were influenced by two theories: diffusion of innovation and commons dilemma. Implementation of e-learning technology systems is still evolving in...
Aims: To study the numbers and distribution of interstitial cells of Cajal (ICCs) in fallopian tubes (FTs) with ectopic gestation in comparison to normal FTs. Study Design: Interstitial cells of Cajal were studied in normal FTs and FTs with ectopic gestation by immunohistochemist...