Soil fungi are important components of the soil biota and their diversity is a good indicator of soil health. Soil fungi respond differently to land use practices and to their relative populations. The co-occurrence and diversity of Trichoderma and Fusarium species against variou...
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Research Article10.9734/ACRI/2016/24894
A new sugar-mimic alkaloid, (2R,3R,4R)-2-hydroxymethyl-3,4-dihydroxypyrrolidine- N-glyoxylamide (1) and a novel natural sugar-mimic alkaloid, (2R,3R,4R)-2-[(S)-1,2-dihydroxyethyl]piperidine-3,4-diol (2), as well as nine known compounds, were isolated and identified from Faeces bo...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/25834
Zoonotic parasitic diseases including helminths and protozoa are common especially in areas with poor living conditions in developing countries. The poor living conditions combined with poor veterinary services and lack of awareness of the zoonotic diseases exacerbates the risks...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/25331
Maize is considered susceptible to drought stress, when occurs at flowering stage. Thus, the development of drought tolerant maize cultivars is of important priority for plant breeders. The objectives of the present study were: (i) to assess the effect of maize genotype (G), irri...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2016/25438
Aribodor Dennis Nnanna, Okezie Godson Nwabueze, Ugwuanyi Ifeoma Kosisochukwu, Aribodor Ogechukwu Benedicta & Ike Edith Amauche·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2016
Aims: Mosquitoes constitute important vectors of diseases of public health importance. The study was carried out to determine the species composition of man-biting mosquitoes and their infection rate following indoor residual spraying (IRS) in order to currently assess the epidem...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2016/25866
Background: The general wellbeing of children has become an issue of increasing concern and it has been a major problem in developing countries like Ethiopia. Objective: This study is an attempt to identify the determinants of weight for age status of children in Ethiopia using d...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2016/25190
Rodanthi Vyzoukaki, Maria Devetzoglou, Constantina A. Pappa, Andreas N. Antonakis, Samer Masud, Anastasia Papadopoulou, George Tsirakis & Michael G. Alexandrakis·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2016
Aims: There is increased mast cell density (MCD) in multiple myeloma (MM) bone marrow (BM) that is correlated with advanced disease stage. Mast cells (MCs) produce various mediators promoting MM growth and bone metabolism. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether BM MCD corr...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/25402
Mohamed Diomandé, Viva Sessou-Toho, Ehaulier Soh Christian Louis Kouakou, Abidou Kawélé Coulibaly, Mariam Gbané-Koné, Baly Ouattara, Kouassi Jean Mermoz Djaha, Edmond Eti, Jean-Claude Daboiko & Marcel N’zué Kouakou·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2016
Background: The research of soft tissue abscesses in spinal tuberculosis is important and can help in the diagnosis of certainty. These abscesses also have a prognostic and therapeutic interest. The aim of this study is to determine the frequency, topography and the therapeutic m...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/25282
Aims: The object of this study was to assess the levels of oral hygiene awareness, knowledge, and practice of the children of a Govt. school belonging to low socioeconomic class in Karachi, and to attract more of the health promotion programs and campaigns towards these less priv...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/24794
Aims: To assess the serum albumin and selected antioxidant status in 51 children with protein energy malnutrition (PEM) in Sokoto, Nigeria. Study Design: A cross-sectional study was performed comparing two groups of children, one with confirmed case of PEM and the other apparentl...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/25130
Background: In gastrointestinal surgery, the quality of anastomosis is one of the most important factors influencing the postoperative course. The purpose of this study was to verify the effectiveness and the mechanism of one type of reinforcement material. Methods: We analyzed t...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/25657
Introduction: Business Intelligence Systems (BIS) are the most potential application for many popular organizations in different industries such as telecommunication, healthcare, airline, transport, government and others. The implementation of Business Intelligence (BI) for Insti...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/24383
The maker is the pioneer of open source, and the open hardware is the essential tools for the makers. As the typical representative of the open hardware, Raspberry Pi has been widely applied in open source since 2012. Z notation is a formal specification language based on the set...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/25211
Prabhakar Srinivasapuram Krishnacharya, Anuj Kumar Singal, A. Shamsiya Naaz, Raghavender Reddy Arra, Pooja A. Angadi & Ashwini Chandramouli·Ophthalmology Research: An International Journal·2016
Purpose: To investigate validity and predictability of a new software calculator for surgically induced astigmatism quantification. Techniques and Methods: A new astigmatic calculator was designed, based on Pythagorean principle and trigonometric functions using Microsoft office...
Introduction: Microbial analysis of air is one of the most vital investigations of determining the microbial air pollution. The information on the microbial concentration of bacteria and fungi is necessary both to estimate the health hazard and to create standard for air quality...
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Research Article10.9734/ACRI/2016/25951