Aim: The aim of our study was to evaluate commercially available cauliflower genotypes against Pieris brassicae (Pieridae: Lepidoptera) infestation. This would be helpful in evolving resistant varieties of cauliflower (Brassica oleracea L. var. botrytis L.) against P. brassicae....
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/25620
Aims: This paper reduced total cost of system, generation cost and pollution cost in a proposed HUB (multi carrier energy system) model simultaneously. Study Design: Model design includes an energy HUB with different characteristics in economic dispatch mode. Place and Duration o...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2016/25255
Cupping therapy is one of the oldest healing methods and practiced by ancient Chinese, Egyptians and Greeks. There are many types of cupping therapy and recently, practitioners and researchers have added more types to the practice of cupping. This research aimed to classify types...
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Research Article10.9734/JOCAMR/2016/27222
Several variable valve-train technologies are being aggressively pursued to increase the efficiency of automotive engines. Electromagnetic Valve Actuation (EMVA) is a promising alternative that uses electromagnetic actuators to replace the conventional camshaft and aims to provid...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2016/27260
Mramba Nyindo, Abdul- Hamid Lukambagire, Lucy Mimano, Yona Kasebele, Frank B. Bright, Bartholomeo N. Ngowi & Kien A. Mteta·Journal of Cancer and Tumor International·2016
Background: Benign prostatic hyperplasia and adenocarcinoma are two major urological conditions of the human prostate gland. Benign prostatic hyperplasia is due to increase in stromal cells and adenocarcinoma of the prostate is cancer of the epithelial cells. Cellular studies of...
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Research Article10.9734/JCTI/2016/27025
Vincent K. Payne, Mbong E. Malla, Cedric Yamssi, Romeo N. Ghislain, Lontuo F. Robertine, Leonelle Megwi, N. Etung Kollins, Aime T. Ngouateu & Mpoame Mbida·International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health·2016
Background: The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of ectoparasites of inmates in the Bamenda Central Prison, Mezam Division, North West Region of Cameroon. Methods: Three hundred and ninety three (385 males and 8 females) inmates aged 16 to 84 years were physi...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/23122
Background of Study: The evidence for the efficacy of insecticide treated nets (ITNs) in preventing malaria and its consequences among its users is strong especially in rural areas. Aim/Objective: This was a cross sectional study designed to assess the level of ownership and util...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2016/23255
Razacswendé Fanta Ouédraogo, Charlemagne Gnoula, Simplice Damintoti Karou, Gérard Zombré & Jacques Simporé·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2016
Jatropha curcas is a Euphorbiaceae whose seed lipids attract biofuel industry attention. However, the effects of environmental stressors inducing resistance mechanisms and affecting the seed yield of the plant are very little investigated. In this study, we evaluated the effect o...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2016/26741
Aims: Salacia lehmbachii Loes is a herb found commonly in Southeastern Nigeria where it is used by the locals for the treatment of many ailments especially malaria and the Nigerian population has a relatively large youth segment. This research was carried out to evaluate the effe...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/26358
About half of the people that live in developing countries do not have access to safe drinking water and 73% have no sanitation, thus some of their wastes contaminate their drinking water supply leading to a high level of suffering. In view of the foregoing, this study was carrie...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2016/25615
Aims: The aims of this study were to assess the impact of pH on the free radical quenching activity of tea infusions using a modified 2,2'-azino-bis (3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulphonic acid (ABTS) assay and three antioxidant compounds as reference. Study Design: In-vitro method....
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2016/27235
Oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq) establishment, growth and yield depend to a large extent on physical and climatic characteristics of the environment in which the palm is established. A ten (10) year researcher managed on-station experiment was conducted from 1995 to 2005 to ass...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/18307
This work aimed to improve the efficiency of continuous deficit irrigation (CDI) on plum tree through using symbiosis with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF). Thus, an experiment was conducted in pots to evaluate the effects of arbuscular mycorrhization on the growth of young plu...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/26467
Akhilesh Kumar Verma, Anand Kumar Keshari, Renu Kumari, Tarun Kumar, Vivek Sharma, Tej Bali Singh & Ragini Srivastava·International Blood Research & Reviews·2016
Aim: Recent studies have pointed the association of blood groups with cognitive impairment and dementia. This study was planned to find the frequencies of ABO, Rh (D) alleles and examine the effect of their phenotype in the patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) in north Indian p...
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Research Article10.9734/IBRR/2016/26866
Aims: This study aimed to investigate factors associated with psychological hardiness in a sample of University students in Jordan (TTU). Study Design: This study used descriptive-correlational design. Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted at TTU during the 2nd se...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2016/25515