This study investigated the prevalence of onchocerciasis among children and teenagers (1-15 years of age) in Adani - Enugu state, Nigeria. Rapid Assessment Method (RAM) was used during the study. Among 210 subjects examined, 66 (31.4%) were shown to be positive. Occurrence of the...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/22294
Cell death induced by the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) has largely been associated with the activation of oxidative stress pathway; however, the direct mechanism(s) involved are unknown. This study evaluates the oxidative stress pathways by which four heavy metals...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/27687
Aim: Reported discrepancy rates after pathology review of surgical pathology specimens vary widely from 1.3% to as high as 80%. The purpose of this study was to assess the frequency of discordant diagnoses after onco – pathological discussions and to determine whether these contr...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/27156
Background: Hexalobus crispiflorus root aqueous extract (HC) is used to treat breast cancer in Nigeria. Aim: To evaluate the antiproliferative effects of HC using Sorghum bicolor seed radicle as test subject. Materials and Methods: Ten millilitres each of one to seven mg/ml HC in...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2016/21696
A 28-day experiment was conducted to determine the effects of graded levels of sweet potato (Ipomoea batata) root meal (SPRM) on growth performance and haematological parameters of broiler starter birds. 240 day old unsexed Anak broiler chicks were used for this experiment. The b...
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Research Article10.9734/ACRI/2016/27951
Rice is a crop that is grown by subsistence farmers in Lokoja-Nigeria at a very small scale. The elemental chemical composition of the soil has great influence on the plant on it, hence, both the soil sample and rice husk from the same site(s) were used to determine silica percen...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2016/27541
Approximately half of the world’s population is at risk of malaria, and about 250 million deaths are reported annually. There are two strategic approaches to malaria management: prevention (vector control, drug prophylaxis and potential use of vaccines) and treatment (drugs, bloo...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2016/28432
The problem of closed frequent itemset discovery is a fundamental issue of data mining, having applications in numerous domains. Until now, the general technic for incremental mining is using an intermediate structure in order to update the structure whenever there is a variation...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2016/27888
Aims: The possibilities of running a bio-ethanol plant from rice straw in the Kanto region in Japan have been assessed in a project named “Development of Technologies for Biofuel Production Systems in Rural Areas (2012-2015)” funded by MAFF. Aims of the present study are to esti...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/27824
This research program was undertaken to find out the existing cattle marketing scenario, problem and prospects in 11 (eleven) different busiest land ports areas (Hilli, Benapole, Banglabandha, Bhurimari, Sonamasjid, Bibir Bazar, Birol, Meherpur, Bhomra, Bilonia and Baliadungia o...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/27486
Introduction: Drug addiction is a condition that in some occasions occurs with relapsing episodes. Reducing these relapsing episodes slows progression of recreational abuse with least adverse effects to everyday abuse with the most debilitating adverse effects. Materials and Meth...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2016/28542
This experiment was conducted in the field and laboratory to evaluate the impact of seed quality attributes on emergence, germination, growth and grain yield. Obatanpa (local maize) seeds produced under certified and farmer-saved seeds in five agro-ecological zones were collected...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/25439
The inhibitive performance of hydroxypropyl cellulose (HPC) and and its combination with potassium iodide (KI) on mild steel corrosion in 0.5 M H2SO4 acid solution was studied using the potentiodynamic polarization, gravimetric measurement technique and theoretical computations....
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/28250
Aims: To analyze the combined factors for safety and optimal efficacy for UV-light-initiated corneal collagen cross-linking (CXL). Study Design: Modeling and analysis of CXL. Place and Duration of Study: New Vision Inc, Taipei, between Oct. 2015 and July 2016. Methodology: Analyt...
Background and Objectives: Porcelain restorations are often ground for recontouring and occlusal adjustments. This removes the surface glaze layer and causes flaws that can grow in wet environments due to stress corrosion cracking and decrease the strength of porcelain and subseq...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/27619