Leonard Derkyi-Kwarteng, Ato Ampomah Brown, Kafui P. Akakpo, Ernest Addae, Dennis Amoah, Emmanuel Diabor & Solomon E. Quayson·Journal of Cancer and Tumor International·2016
Objective: The aim of the study was to find out the incidence of gallbladder carcinoma in cholecystectomy specimen and the histological types from Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Ghana. Methods: The study was a retrospective study using findings from 507 cholecystectomy specimen that...
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Research Article10.9734/JCTI/2016/24468
Aim: To present a case of bilateral ocular ischemic syndrome associated with severe carotid artery occlusive disease and to discuss any possible etiological factors, including parathyroid adenoma. Case Presentation: We report a rare and unusual case of bilateral ocular ischemic s...
The synthesis of an air-stable manganese(+I)-primary phosphine complex from fac‑[Mn(CO)3 (CH3CN)3]PF6 and (o-FC6H4)PH2 is described. The X-ray single crystal structure of the manganese (I) complex is reported.
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2016/25519
Aim: Aim of this study is to, with the aid of optical coherence tomography, follow and evaluate spontaneous evolution of lamellar macular hole into full thickness macular hole, and vice versa. Methods: A 70-year-old female with metamorphopsia and decreased central vision was exam...
The goal of this study is to identify developmental level of symbolic actions at perceptual level. 20 preschool children between 5 and 6 years old from the city of Bogota were included in the study. The level of symbolic development was assessed by application of qualitative prot...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2016/24459
Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) is a free floating aquatic plant that grows in still or slows moving fresh water bodies and has become one of the world’s worst aquatic weeds due to its ability to form dense floating mats on the water’s surface. These mats have significant i...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2016/24858
The transesterification of crude jatropha oil (CJO) to biodiesel using Bi-ZnO (bi-zinc oxide) as a solid catalyst was investigated. The catalyst was prepared by co-precipitation technique, calcined and characterized with XRD, TEM and the surface area, pore volume and pore size di...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2016/20716
Aims: The objectives of the in vitro study were to examine the applicability of thermodynamic models for the interaction of reaction mixture components to enzyme catalyzed reaction, and to determine the effect of co – solutes on the velocity of hydrolysis of a substrate with alph...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2016/24269
Echekoba Felix Nwaolisa & Ananwude Amalachukwu Chijindu·Advances in Research·2016
This study is an intent to determine the influence of financial structure on profitability with special reference to oil and gas firms in Nigeria. Ten (10) out of the fourteen (14) listed oil and gas firms in Nigerian Stock Exchange were selected. The financial data from 1993 to...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2016/24568
Tuberculosis (TB) and cryptococcosis cause severe morbidity and mortality in HIV-infected individuals in sub-Saharan Africa. However, cryptococcosis and TB co-infection is rare. We present a case of pulmonary cryptococcosis co-existing with pulmonary TB in a 42 year old Nigerian...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/25157
Infantum cold® (Sedomed İlaç Pazarlama-Konya-Turkey) is an inhalant ointment that helps to relieve nasal congestion due to upper respiratory tract infections. It contains only eucalyptus oil and spruce oil. Although many reports present allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) due to eu...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2016/25115
Acute radiation syndrome (ARS) is a collection of pathological conditions as a result of exposure to high amounts of ionizing radiation (IR). Gastrointestinal (GI) system is highly sensitive to IR exposure and the symptoms include anorexia, nausea, vomiting and severe diarrhoea a...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2016/24690
A photographic checklist of the Chirominids under the subfamily Chironominanea from the Niger Delta of Nigeria was compiled using records of specimens collected over a period of thirty years from many field trips. The photographic keys were described to show the cephalothorax wit...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2016/23133
This study empirically examined currency devaluation and fiscal adjustment in Nigeria. Specifically it also examined the extent to which currency devaluation affects government expenditure and revenue in Nigeria. Cointegration, Vector Error Correction, Ordinary Least Square and G...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2016/25328
Background: Anxiety and fear towards dental treatment are common problems frequently experienced by patients world-wide. Despite the advances in technology and increased oral health awareness significant percentage of people suffer from dental anxiety. Aim: To determine dental an...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2016/22209