Aim: This study was designed to assess the effects of different doses of atorvastatin on fasting blood sugar, body weight, haematological indices, serum calcium and CRP levels in female albino wistar rats. Study Design: Twenty-four female albino wistar rats weighing 125 to 150 g...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2016/26548
Proximate, mineral and microbial analysis of kunu drinks obtained from three different cereal sources (maize, millet and guinea corn) were carried out. The proximate parameters determined include percentage moisture, ash, protein, total solid, pH and acidity, while Fe, Zn, Ca, K...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2016/26670
Aim: This study investigated the production of biosurfactant from bacteria isolated from hydrocarbon-polluted and pristine soils within Ogoniland in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. Methods: Baseline physicochemical parameters of the soil (total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH), the...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/26294
Background: Single dose caudal block application is preferred among children since it is a safe and easy method. Caudal morphine has an important advantage with its long half-life. However, caudal morphine application has some side effects such as nausea-vomiting, urinary retenti...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/25760
Aims: The aim of current study to examine percentage inhibition of α-glucosidase by synthesized metal complexes. Study Design: The α-glucosidase inhibitory activity assay was performed by Tripathi et al. method with minor modification Place and Duration of Study: Faculty of Scie...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/26100
Alternative sources for biofuel production such as juice extracted from sweet sorghum are in high demand and proper nutrient management practices need to be established for growing sweet sorghum in order to maximize profits. Sweet sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) is a promis...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/23608
Helle Margrete Meltzer, Helle Knutsen, Janneche Utne Skåre, Per Brandtzæg, Liv Elin Torheim, Jon Øyvind Odland & Beate Fossum Løland·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2016
The present benefit and risk assessment of breastmilk and contaminants in breastmilk was initiated by the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety (VKM). The overall objective is to provide a balanced assessment of the benefits of breastmilk against the possible risks from...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2016/23233
Aims: The goal of this work was to emulate the antifungal properties of some newly collected weeds against important phytopathogenic fungi: Pythium ultimum, Penicillium expansum and Fusarium solani. The mode of action through which the extracts could affect the target fungi was s...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/26629
Aim: To assess security and safety measures used in schools to protect people with special needs students in Saudi Arabia. Methodology: A descriptive study, focused on the conceptual framework of security and safety measures used for school students with special needs, and analy...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2016/25283
Gross anatomy laboratories technologists are directly responsible for the management of laboratory facilities and the human cadavers used during Gross Anatomy instruction classes. It is important to state that this investigation is the first effort to examine this aspect of anato...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2016/26547
In this letter, through computational study based on density functional theory (DFT/B3LYP) using basis set 6-31G (d,p) a number of global and local reactivity descriptors were computed to predict the reactivity and the reactive sites on the molecules. The molecular geometry and t...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2016/27066
Diarrhea is a symptom associated with several gastro intestinal tract diseases. At initial stage of diarrhea illness, diarrhea often goes unnoticed and as it progresses diarrhea present with visible signs and symptoms. Diarrhea ranges from mild, moderate to severe. It can occur s...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/26701
Background: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is one of the viral hepatitis of great public health significance globally. The infection if not detected and treated at the early stage can cause liver fibrosis that may lead to liver cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma and the eventual death...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/27032
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common complex condition in women associated with reproductive, metabolic and psychological features. PCOS is the most common endocrine disorder in the reproductive age of women. These patients are prone to develop sleep-disordered breathing...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2016/26493
Introduction: Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) afflicts about 90% of men in the 9th decade of life. Its management could pose socio-economic challenges. Citrullus lanatus is widely cultivated and known to have antioxidant properties that could impact positively on the managemen...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/25701