Background: The prevalence of Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders (WMSDs) among dental professionals is high and may interfere with individuals' functional capacity of both from a physical and emotional standpoint. Aim: To review the literature regarding the work-related risk...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2016/25838
Syhthesis and characterization of crude and oil extract of Spillanthesacmella was carried out using petroleum ether, chloroform and methanol. The extraction of Spilanthesacmella oil and crude extract from powdered Spilanthesacmella plant using petroleum ether gave 1.2406 g, chlor...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/24020
The study investigated the occupational stressors and management strategies among technology education teachers in higher institutions in Niger and Kaduna states. The population of the study was 87 technology education teachers. Two research questions and two hypotheses tested at...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2016/25361
Introduction: The use of telephone and mail surveys raises the question to what extent the results of different data collection methods deviate from one another. Aim: To determine if there is any difference in the response distribution between telephone and mail surveys of vaccin...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/24051
Aims: Cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen 4 (CTLA4), an important regulatory molecule in the process of antigen presentation, was previously associated with the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases and asthma. Therefore, the goal of our study was to determine the expression of CTLA4 in...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2016/24564
The main aim of this paper is to propose a numerical integration method using polynomial interpolation that provides improved estimates as compared to the Newton-Cotes methods of integration. The method is an extension of trapezoidal rule where the Lagrange interpolation is emplo...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2016/25299
In this article, the two dimensional Advection- Diffusion equation has been solved by two finite difference techniques. In the first technique an Alternating Direction Implicit scheme (ADI) is used, this technique is a second order accurate in time and space. In the second techni...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2016/25464
Aims: To evaluate antimicrobial and cytotoxicity activities of Clausena anisata, Acokanthera shemperii and Olea europaea against seven Gram negative bacteria and fungal species. Study Design: Bioassay of antimicrobial assay was done using 96-well micro-dilution method. Place and...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/23635
Aims: To investigate the effect of combined administration of testosterone and vitamin E on diabetes-induced testicular dysfunctions and dyslipidemia in male Wistar rats. Place and Duration of Study: Applied and Environmental Physiology Unit, Physiology Department, University of...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/25329
Aims: HPV-16 variants distribution is reported to differ geographically and in their oncogenic potential for progression to cervical cancer. In this study, we investigated the HPV 16 variants distribution among women from Gabon. Methodology: Amplification of E6 and E7 genes of 29...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/17225
Harvested feed costs, particularly during the winter, are traditionally the highest input associated with a ruminant livestock operation. Although swath grazing has been practiced for over 100 years and literature exists for cattle use of swath grazing, no published results are a...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/25197
The biosorption of chromium [Cr (VI)] and cadmium [Cd (II)] ions using dead biomass of bivalve mollusk shell, Anodontoides ferussacianus was studied. Effect of various physico-chemical parameters was determined. Optimum pH was 4, temperature was 30°C, biosorbent concentration was...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2016/25229
The main goal of present study is to experimentally and analytically investigate the behavior of indirect loading, deep flanged reinforced concrete (RC) beams. The load is applied via shear on the side arms of the beam with bearing plates. Eighteen reinforced concrete deep T- bea...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/25264
In this research, one-dimensional steady state thermal structure in part of Niger Delta sedimentary basin has been modelled using one layer model. The solution to the Fourier one dimensional heat flow was used to generate geotherm the area. The model column is about 7.0 Km thick,...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/25830
Aim: Incubation experiment was conducted to determine nutrient release patterns of tithonia compost and poultry manure in three dominant soils in the southern Guinea savanna, Nigeria. Study Design: Complete randomized design replicated three times. Methodology: Two- kilogram surf...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/25828