Hemoglobin E is one of the most common forms of abnormal hemoglobin, related to hemoglobinopathies in the world. It can result in a heterogeneous group of disorders ranging from asymptomatic to severe anemia with regular blood transfusion dependency. HbE trait and HbE/E are mild...
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Research Article10.9734/IBRR/2016/26679
Adolescence is characterized by several psychosocial challenges which are influenced by factors at the individual, family, community and societal levels. Depression is common among adolescents and as result, there is the need to identify factors that influence the level of depres...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2016/25032
Millet starch (MS) was extracted from millet grains and modified using a physical method (pre-gelatinization). The corrosion inhibition effectiveness of millet starch on mild steel corrosion in 0.5 M H2SO4 solution was investigated using weight loss measurement, potentiodynamic p...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2016/27881
Sustainable and renewable biofuels as well as coastal preservation are important to Nigeria. By managing water hyacinth in canals and lakes in Delta state, the biomass of this fast growing aquatic plant can reduce coastal erosion by absorbing wave energy, and remediate waste wate...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/27091
In this paper we studied the state-wise patterns of transmissibility of prevalence of malaria epidemic in India, using yearly time series data for the period 2001 to 2013. The data for the study was obtained from different reports of National Vector Borne Disease Control Programm...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/26940
Farouk Segujja, Bashir Mwambi, Charles Kato Drago, Nathan Musisi Lubowa, Joseph Mugambwa & Patrick Wabuyi·Biotechnology Journal International·2016
Aim: The study was conducted to determine antimicrobial susceptibility patterns among isolates from ward fomites at Kiwoko Hospital and to detect resistances in the form of Macrolide Lincosamide StreptograminB (MLSB), Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Extended S...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2016/27861
Salt stress causes huge losses of agricultural productivity worldwide, negatively affects soil properties and limits plants growth. In the present study, response of 11 wheat (Triticum aestivum) landrace varieties, 2 commercial cultivars and 2 promising lines to three levels of s...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2016/26656
Objective: The present article aims to review all the in vitro experimental setups available in literature used to evaluate the resistance to sliding (RS) in orthodontics in correlation with other related parameters. Methods: An electronic search was performed in three different...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/27208
Background: Blood supply to the brain is very vital for its functions. Most of the pathologic processes that affect the acutely injured brain eventually results in impairment of cerebral blood flow (CBF). Early identification of the ischaemic or hyperemic conditions is critical t...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/25801
Aims: Aim of this study is to determine effects of acute intentional ingestion of superwarfarin compounds for suicidal intentions on homeostatic profile of patients. Study Design: This is a retrospective observational study. Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted a...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/26578
Agyemang-Yeboah Francis, Aboah Kenneth, Gyasi-Sarpong Kofi Christian, Laing Edwin Ferguson, Acheampong Emmanuel, Twumasi Frimpong Benjamin, Odame Anto Enoch, Batu Nsenbah Emmanuella & Amankwaa Bright·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2016
Aims: This study evaluated the individual and combined performances of specific prostate diagnostic tools in the detection of prostate cancer among Ghanaian men. Study Design: A hospital-based cross-sectional prospective study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of surgery...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/27890
Climate change due to global warming have effects upon sustainable use of natural resources. Climatic parameters such as temperature, evaporation and precipitation obtained from 3 meteorological observation stations, and streamflow data of Kocabaş Stream were used to understand t...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2016/28052
Background: Although fast food has been linked to various health problems its consumption is increasing in Ghana. The objective of this study was to examine how convenience (a measure of perceived product convenience, which is a product attribute, and convenience orientation, a p...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2016/27927
Study was carried out to determine the antiplasmodial activity of raw ethanolic seed extract of Tetracarpidium conophorum, in swiss albino mice infected with Plasmodium berghei (NK65). Standard methods were employed to determine the acute toxicity test, antiplasmodial activity an...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2016/26789
In the physical sciences, attempts to describe processes, events, and phenomena upon the basis of problematic paradigms can be wholly incorrect and lead to physically impossible consequences, e.g., the ultraviolet catastrophe of radiation physics, and/or can necessitate ad hoc as...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2016/26454