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Successful Use of Low-intensity Pulsed Ultrasound in the Rescue of Failed Vascularised Fibular Graft for Radial Non-union

Sebastian Povlsen & Bo Povlsen · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2016

We present the case of a 47-year-old man who developed a non-union of the left radius following an open double barrel fracture to the left forearm sustained in a road traffic accident. Whilst initially treated with internal fixation, only the ulna fracture united. The patient the...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJAST/2016/26427

Effect of Woodchips on Bioremediation of Crude Oil-polluted Soil

Ugochukwu C. Okafor & Amechi S. Nwankwegu · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2016

Aims: To evaluate the effectiveness of woodchips in bioremediation of crude oil contaminated soil, phytotoxicity assay as an index of soil biological activities (germination index) using a selected agricultural seed (Vicia faba) was also evaluated. Methodology: Soil sample collec...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BMRJ/2016/27027

Action of Citrullus lanatus on the Cytoarchitecture of Testes in Wistar Rats Following Prolong Exposure to Methanolic Seeds Extract of Carica papaya

Nathaniel Ohiemi Amedu & Ukanu Paul Idoko · Journal of Applied Life Sciences International · 2016

Aim: This study was carried out to examine the action of Citrullus lanatus on the cytoarchitecture and glycogen distribution in the testes of Wistar rats following prolong exposure to methanolic seeds extract of Carica papaya. Study Design: Eighteen adult male Wistar rats were ra...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JALSI/2016/22956

Effect of Integrated Nutrient Management on Yield and Yield Attributes of Sweet Corn (Zea mays L. saccharata) Under Wet Temperate Conditions of Western Himalayas (India)

Shahid Rasool, Raihana H. Kanth, Shabana Hamid, Bashir A. Alie, Waseem Raja & Zahoor A. Dar · Journal of Experimental Agriculture International · 2016

A field study was carried out in Experimental Farm of Division of Agronomy, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar, Srinagar, J&K, India during kharif 2011 and 2012 to study the influence of integrated nutrient management on yie...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJEA/2016/16710

Anomalous Right Coronary Artery in Stress Cardiomyopathy: Coincidental or Contributory?

Glenmore Lasam & Jenny Lam · Cardiology and Angiology: An International Journal · 2016

We report a case of a 72-year-old female with no known comorbidities who presented with dizziness and dyspnea while exercising on a treadmill. Upon presentation in the hospital, she became hemodynamically unstable with multiple episodes of retching and vomiting, eventually intuba...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/CA/2016/27252

Bouncing Behavior of Kaluza-Klein Cosmological Model in General Relativity

H. R. Ghate, Atish S. Sontakke & Yogendra D. Patil · Physical Science International Journal · 2016

Kaluza-Klein cosmological model has been obtained in the general theory of relativity. The source for energy-momentum tensor is assumed a perfect fluid. The field equations have been solved by using a special form of the average scale factor  proposed by Cai et al. [10]. The phys...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/PSIJ/2016/24990

Effective Atomic Numbers for Some Alloys at 662 keV Using Gamma Rays Backscattering Technique

Renu Sharma, J. K. Sharma & Tejbir Singh · Physical Science International Journal · 2016

The gamma backscattering is a useful technique in determining effective atomic number of backscattering material. In gamma backscattering technique there is no direct contact with the detector and material under study. So, in the present work the intensity distribution of backsca...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/PSIJ/2016/27243

Solanum macrocarpon Leaf Extract Effects on Cerebral Cortex Microanatomy in Isoproterenol Induced Myocardial Infarction

J. O. Owolabi, S. Y. Olatunji & A. J. Olanrewaju · Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medical Research · 2016

Solanum macrocarpon is a plant with edible fruit and its potentials as a medicinal herb have also been investigated. Its leaf extract had been suggested to have effects that could ameliorate myocardial infarction. In the current investigation, S. macrocarpon leaf aqueous extract...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JOCAMR/2016/26867

Adsorption of Toxic Methyl Violet 2B Dye from Aqueous Solution Using Artocarpus heterophyllus (Jackfruit) Seed as an Adsorbent

Muhammad Khairud Dahri, Muhammad Raziq Rahimi Kooh & Linda B. L. Lim · Chemical Science International Journal · 2016

The potential of Artocarpus heterophyllus (jackfruit) seed (JS) as an adsorbent to remove methyl violet 2B (MV) dye was investigated using batch experiment method. Surface morphology and functional groups of JS were analyzed in order to characterize the adsorbent. The adsorption...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ACSJ/2016/27127

Solvent Effects on the Cleavage of Emodin’s Non H-bonded O-H Link: A Theoretical Study

Julius Numbonui Ghogomu, George Jules Kenzo Zankia & Nyiang Kennet Nkungli · International Research Journal of Pure and Applied Chemistry · 2016

Although Emodin is a well-known natural antioxidant, not much is documented on how the cleavage of its free O-H bond (non-hydrogen bond donor) is affected by solvation. Herein, we report on a Density Functional Theory (DFT) study of solvent effects on the enthalpy of homolytic an...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IRJPAC/2016/27385

Phytochemical and Anti-microbial Study of Seventy Percent Methanol Leaf Extract of Terminalia microptera against Selected Pathogenic Bacteria

Daniel Augustine Innalegwu, Ewansiha Joel Uyi, Amuda Oladuni Amuda & Nathaniel Vivian · Journal of Advances in Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences · 2016

The phytochemical and antimicrobial activity of Terminalia microptera leaf methanol (70%) crude extract was determined against some selected pathogenic microorganisms using the qualitative phytochemical, tube dilution and agar well diffusion methods respectively. The results of t...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JAMPS/2016/27370

Acute Phosphate Nephropathy Successfully Treated with Hemodialysis: A Case Report and Literature Review

Yu-Ming Chang, Chih-Chung Shiao, Yuen-Hua Lei, Ching-Hua Huang & Yu-Jing Wu · Journal of Advances in Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences · 2016

Acute phosphate nephropathy is a kind of acute kidney injury resulted from oral sodium phosphate solutions which are hyperosmotic purgatives used for bowel cleansing before colonoscopy, contains a large amount of phosphorus and causes calcium phosphate crystals precipitation in t...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JAMPS/2016/26989

Analysis of Regional Hypsometric Integral to Identify Landscape Evolution in Kushkarani River Basin

Shahana Khatun & Swades Pal · Journal of Geography, Environment and Earth Science International · 2016

This paper aims to find out the regional pattern of hypsometric curve (HC) and hypsometric integral (HI) over the Kushkarani river basin, a Chhottanagpur plateau fringe low relief basin. The paper also attempted to know how far different driving factors control HI. From the resul...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JGEESI/2016/26588

Facies Description and Sedimentology of FABI Field, Coastal Swamp Depobelt, Niger Delta, Nigeria

Prince Suka Momta & Nse U. Essien · Journal of Geography, Environment and Earth Science International · 2016

Sedimentary facies description and sedimentology of parts of the Coastal Swamp Depobelt have been studied using well logs and core data. Five wells designated FABI 001, 002, 003, 004, and 005 were correlated to establish the lateral continuity of the H7000 sand across the field,...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JGEESI/2016/26405