Aims: The use of residual synthetic chemicals, although effective against stored product pests, has led to environmental degradation. However, the risk of target pests developing resistance to insecticides in addition to the high costs of synthetic insecticides has pushed researc...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/25306
Aims: The study aimed at determining the periods of high pest population of the mango tree mealybug Rastrococcus invadens Williams with respect to biotic and abiotic factors. Study Design: Semiweekly observations were performed on the mango trees with a view of assessing the dens...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/24819
Introduction: Sickle Cell Disease (SCD), the most common genetic disorder amongst Black people and one of the major chronic non-communicable diseases (NCD) affecting children, poses a significant psychosocial burden, not only on the sufferers but also on the parents. This study t...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/24656
Introduction: The placenta unit is significant for the survival of the fetus. Infections from the mother can cause histologically identifiable inflammatory changes in the placenta, which may adversely affect the fetus. Aim: To identify the inflammatory changes in the placenta and...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/25208
Aims: In this work, we developed and characterized liposomal formulations that encapsulate L-cysteine to study their further application in drug delivery and amino acid supplementation. The lipids used were 1,2-dimyristoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DMPC), 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-gl...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2016/24723
Pectate lyase represents an important member of pectinase group of enzymes responsible for the pathogenesis and softening of plant tissues. It also has role in fruit juice clarification and in retting of natural fibers. The biochemical characterization of pectate lyases from dive...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2016/24893
We demonstrated an improvement in efficiency of Dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) decorated with silver (Ag) nanoparticles (NPs) through successive ion layer adsorption and reaction (SILAR). The DSSCs employing FTO/TiO2/AgNPs and FTO/AgNPs/TiO2 as photoanodes show remarkably enh...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2016/25042
Pedro Carnieli Jr, Juliana Galera Castilho, Rafael de Novaes Oliveira, Paulo Eduardo Brandão & Helena Beatriz de Carvalho Ruthner Batista·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2016
Introduction: The identification of species that act as reservoirs or hosts of zoonotic agents is essential for control and epidemiological surveillance of the important illness in public health. Identification of the reservoirs for zoonoses can help to clarify how the pathogens...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2016/25230
Cyclophosphamide (CP) is a cytotoxic alkylating agent that has been used extensively in medicine as anti neoplastic agent for the treatment of different cancers worldwide. Chemotherapy with CP is associated with significant toxicity due to overproduction of reactive oxygen specie...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2016/23569
Most of the Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in the developing countries are yet to espouse and witness the full potential of electronic commerce (e-commerce) in their business operations despite its popularity in the developed countries. SMEs indispensable role in econo...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2016/25177
Private investment is viewed as a powerful tool for maintaining and expanding the capital stock and production capacity of an economy. Many developed and developing countries have for several decades relied greatly on it to solve their macroeconomic problems, particularly those r...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2016/21773
The aim of the study was to evaluate fresh pineapple production processes and activities in Ghana and to graphically map the various stages of the value stream involved. The study targeted pineapple producing organisations in Ghana. Three organisations were selected based on thei...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2016/16955
Trypanosomiasis is a disease caused by protozoan parasite belonging to the genus Trypanosoma. The disease affects both humans and animals. In this study, phytochemical analysis and in-vitro antitrypanosomal screening of crude methanol extracts of the leaves of Waltheria indica, V...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2016/24955
The paper presents the reliability of Reinforced Concrete (RC) shallow footings designed following the provision of Bangladesh National Building Code (BNBC) 2006. The principal objective of the study is to evaluate the reliability and corresponding failure probability of shallow...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/24396
Hydraulic conductivity is the single most important hydraulic parameter for flow and transport-related phenomena in soil, but there is concern arising from the suitability, efficiency and ease of the different measuring methods under different conditions. The various methods of d...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/24413