Aim: A study was carried out to evaluate the effect of inclusion levels of Xylopia aethiopica on Haematology and serum profile of Uda rams. Methodology: 16 Uda rams were used in the experiment, The animals were grouped into four treatments and are fed diets containing 0, 2.5, 5...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2016/27589
To authenticate the claims by local users of Citrus x limon (lemon) in the control of some human infections, preliminary phytochemical screening and antimicrobial evaluation of lemon leaf extract was investigated Extraction of plant leaves was performed using successive reflux,...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2016/27579
Insulin plays an essential role in metabolic control of multiple cellular processes. A number of DNA sequences that regulate transcription of the insulin gene have already been identified. The regulation of carbohydrates and fats can be operated by insulin specific receptor molec...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2016/26715
Fifty samples of sixteen spices commonly used in Tanzania were collected randomly from different local markets around Dar es Salaam and fungal contaminants determined using standard microbiological procedures. Forty nine filamentous fungi from 7 genera namely; Aspergillus, Fusari...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2016/27600
The most effective and acceptable therapy for snakebite victims is the immediate administration of antivenin following envenomation which is limited by problems of hypersensitivity reactions in sensitive individuals and its inability to resolve the local effects of the venom. In...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2016/26952
Experiment was carried out to ascertain the impact of stocking density of monosex tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) on production and profitability in freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) farming system over a period of 150 days at farmers’ shrimp ponds, Madrasha village, B...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/27463
Introduction: Humans are constantly exposed to a wide variety of environmental contaminants from different sources. The risk assessment of exposure to chemical compounds includes hazard identification, hazard characterization, exposure assessment and risk characterization. Human...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2016/20212
Since the beginning of the twentieth century, the recurring theme of Pan Africanism has been the Unity of the Continent and Diaspora. The organizers of the momentous 1945 Pan African Congress in London and the Founding Fathers of the Organization of African Unity{O.A.U} were unre...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2016/10682
Aims: To evaluate the antimicrobial activity of the crude extracts of Hamelia patens on selected Clinical isolates and verify its use in Complementary and alternative medicine for the treatment of Microbial infections. Study Design: This is an experimental study involving the ext...
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Research Article10.9734/JOCAMR/2016/27258
A total of seventy five Shaver Brown hens in their 4th week of lay were used in a study conducted to determine the effect of different relative humidity conditions on the performance of Shaver Brown hens under humid tropical environment. Hens were housed individually in separate...
The effect of processing methods and varying dietary inclusion levels of ginger on performance and gut morphology of broilers was studied. Ten experimental diets designated as diet 1 (control 0% ginger inclusion), diet 2 (sundried ginger at 1%), diet 3 (sundried ginger at 1.5%),...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2016/24716
Aim: Aguas Calientes (AC) is one of the very few geothermal springs located deep into the Amazon rainforest in Peru. The main aim of this study was to generate an illumina based high resolution microbial phylogenetic profile of the soil-mousse surrounding of an Amazonian geotherm...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2016/27519
Objectives: To evaluate undergraduate students’ perception of teaching received with regards to HIV/AIDS. Also to compare between preclinical and clinical, male and female students in their knowledge toward potential routes of transmission, associated lesions, infection control p...
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Research Article10.9734/ISRR/2016/26922
Introduction: Giving presentation is an essential part in the medical practice. Physicians, in general are not expert in giving presentations, as it is not their daily practice. The weakness in conducting presentations comes from lack of the guidelines of making presentations and...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/27129
Aim: To determine the influence of socio-economic characteristics of the nursing-mother on the adoption of exclusive breastfeeding practice, among rural nursing-mothers in Imo State, Nigeria. Study Design: This study employed descriptive survey design. Place and Duration of Study...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/26299