Aim: Diabetes and cardiovascular disorders have continued to pose serious threats to humans. Hence researches have been ongoing on discovery of more antidiabetic and hypolipidaemic plants. Therefore, this study evaluated the antidiabetic, hypolipidaemic and histopathological prof...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2016/26841
C. Mburu, P. G. Kareru, C. Kipyegon, E. S. Madivoli, E. G. Maina, P. K. Kairigo, P. K. Kimani & D. M. Marikah·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2016
In Kenya, 22 million people are at risk of malaria, 70% of them are in rural areas, and most of these people use traditional plant-based medicines to treat malaria. The use of natural product-derived drugs and drugs from other sources in combating malaria has however been faced w...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/26649
This paper analyses the dynamics of a fishery system in an aquatic environment that consists of two zones: water hyacinth zone and free zone. Fish harvesting is allowed in both the zones and fish migration is allowed from water hyacinth zone to free zone and not back. This paper...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2016/27141
The existence of Paley-Hadamard (4t − 1, 2t − 1, t − 1) difference sets provides a platform for solving the equation δ¯δ = n in the cyclotomic ring Z[ζ4t−1], where ζ4t−1 is root of unity, n > 1 and t > 1 are integers. We look at cases where ⟨n⟩ = ⟨δ⟩⟨¯δ⟩ in Z[ζ4t−1] but δ¯δ...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2016/9173
We consider piecewise defined differential dynamical systems which can be analysed through symbolic dynamics and transition matrices. We have a continuous regime, where the time flow is characterized by an ordinary differential equation (ODE) which has explicit solutions, and the...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2016/27863
Extraction and testing of natural dye from Cissus populnea stem bark and its application on cotton fabric was studied. The maximum absorbance of crude dye from Cissus populnea stem bark extract at different temperature was measured by Ultra Violet-Visible spectrophotometer in a w...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2016/27822
Purpose: This study aims to identify the items associated with sources of competitive advantage in the minor export crop sector. Design/Methodology/Approach: The measures were identified based on literature review and expert opinions which took into account theories of resource-b...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/27814
Cowpea is one of the major food crops contributing to food security and poverty alleviation especially among women and resource-poor farmers in marginal areas in Kenya. The effect of different concentrations of cattle manure and inorganic nitrogen (Calcium ammonium nitrate, CAN)...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/27699
The purpose of the study was to find out the effect of leadership styles of Headteachers on the academic performance of students. The study was a multi-pronged approach, commonly referred to as triangulation combining both qualitative and quantitative research methods. The sample...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2016/27153
The study evaluated the in-service education needs of administrators in the human resources management (HRM) in Colleges of Education in the South-South geo-political zone of Nigeria. A lucid and relatively comprehensive literature review was carried out. The study adopted a desc...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2016/28246
Background: Recently we reported the successful in vitro cultivation of prostatic epithelial and stromal cells from patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia and adenocarcinoma of the prostate by liquid biopsy. In that study we noticed monocytes that were colonized by prostatic...
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Research Article10.9734/JCTI/2016/28227
The prevalence of urinary schistosomiasis among school age children in seven primary schools in Ebonyi North Senatorial district of Ebonyi State was investigated using standard parasitological technique. Out of 525 pupils examined, 119(22.7%) were found to be excreting ova of S....
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/13138
The study was conducted between May and August, 2015. It determined and compared the proximate composition (measured in percentage, %) of the ground Musa paradisiaca peels and leaves, and the antibacterial activity (measured in millimeter, mm) of the aqueous and ethanol extracts...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2016/27151
Aims: To estimate the above ground biomass and carbon stocks of Cocoa, Oil palm and Rubber based agroforestry systems in the humid forest region of Cameroon. Place and Duration: A field survey was carried out on 39 typical perennial crop-based agroforestry farms, distributed arou...
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Research Article10.9734/ACRI/2016/26632
Yearly, the federal and various state governments allocate stated amounts of money in their annual budget to capital projects. Most of these projects involve renovation or development of new infrastructural facilities. Availability of infrastructure in contrast to accessibility i...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2016/27675