This paper discussed a genetic algorithm based hybrid approach to solve different scenario (optimistic scenario, most-likely scenario and pessimistic scenario) of fuzzy multi-objective assignment problem (FMOAP) using an exponential membership function in which coefficient of the...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2016/26988
Aim: This study was designed to investigate the effects of oral administration of methanol extract of Telfairia occidentalis seed (METOS) on serum lipid profile, liver biochemical and antioxidant enzymes and lipid peroxidation. Methodology: Twenty female Wistar rats (165-200 g) w...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/26723
Elizabeth de Armas, Arturo Escobar, Roberto Faure, Evangelina Marrero, Annie S. W. Bligh, Christopher J. Branford-White & Kenneth N. White·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2016
Aims: The objective of the present study was to prepare fractions of polyphenols based on their ability to stimulate release of interleukin-2 (IL-2) from a human T-cell line, Jurkat, in the presence or absence of phorbol myristic acetate (PMA), and to identify the candidate compo...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/26743
Aims: The aim of this study is to investigate the protective effect of sulphasalazine on liver fibrosis. Besides; investigation of the expression pattern of transforming growth factor β receptor I (TGFβRI) in liver fibrosis and the possible modulatory effect of sulphasalazine on...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2016/25627
Aims: Comparative study of fatty acid composition of biomass in alcohol and wine S. cerevisiae strains, Champagne wine and ethanol, produced by yeast. Place and Duration of Study: The study was undertaken in the Laboratory of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Caspian Institute of B...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/26729
Background: Enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC) is under recognized but an important cause of diarrhea in the developing countries. It is the most frequent bacterial cause of diarrhea in children and adults living in these areas but is most frequently seen in children. We aimed to det...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/26138
Major shifts in intestinal commensal bacteria often result in changes in CD4+ T lymphocyte populations, leading to an influx of Th17 cells, chronic inflammation, and eventually cancer. Consequently, the inappropriate propagation of certain commensal species in the gut has been as...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/26690
This study has been conducted to compare some agronomic properties of 23 bean lines selected among domestic dry bean populations collected from Kelkit Valley and Artvin province with the standard varieties. Domestic dry bean lines (23 number) and dry bean varieties (Zülbiye, Akda...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/26270
This study was carried out to determine the factors that affect the utilization of selected fruits in Ikono Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, Data were collected using well-structured questionnaire and analyzed using Multiple Regression Analysis and descriptive statistics...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/26602
This article numerically studies the heat and mass transfer of a laminar boundary layer flow of a non-Newtonian power law fluid past a porous flat plate. The solution takes the suction/injection, power law index, Soret and Dufour effects into consideration. The governing boundary...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2016/26957
The impact of mining activity on the environment has been well documented. Government efforts at achieving reclamation and rehabilitation of mine land and abandoned mines have been constrained by numerous challenges. Many studies have been carried out on coal mining activities in...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/26441
Aims: To: i) show that unfolding and folding of an enzyme can be investigated or interpreted using different aspects of the same model ii) determine the folding rate constant; iii) determine the equilibrium constant for folding; iv) determine activation parameters for unfolding a...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2016/26332
The study assesses the effects of CO2 emissions on temperature in Nigeria. To actualize this, CO2 and temperature data were generated from field survey of Nigerian cities. Testo 350 flue gas analyzer was used to determine the CO2 in the urban atmospheric environment, while the Ca...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2016/25669
The government of Rwanda has set up an empowering environment to support SMEs and has attracted players with good local, regional, and international experience in using innovation and technology to expand business activities and increase economic growth. The majority of SMEs stru...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2016/26746
In recent years, Peer-to-Peer (P2P) streaming networks have been becoming popular because of not only fault tolerance, but also load balancing. However, in P2P streaming networks, there are some problems such as topology imbalance, interruption of streaming, latency in segment de...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2016/23897