Aims: This study comparatively evaluated the radical scavenging activity of the methanolic extracts of five indigenous plants, namely- Zingiber officinale (Zingiberaceae), Nauclea latifolia (Rubiaceae), Phyllantus spp (Euphorbiaceae), Khaya senegalensis (Meliaceae) and Camellia s...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2016/23974
Objective: In this study, we conducted an animal study to investigate the effect of Cynara leaf extract (CLE) on visceral fat and serum lipid profile in animals fed on high fat diet (HFD). In addition, we focused on gene expression of some lipogenesis and lipolysis enzymes to inv...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2016/23807
Aims: To find suitable approach to control V. dahliae, we evaluated the potential of salicylic acid in the induction of systemic resistance in olive plants and determine whether acquired resistance is correlated with soluble proteins and polyphenol contents. Place and Duration of...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2016/23694
The study was designed to determine the effects of Structured and Guided Inquiry Instructional Techniques on Technical College students’ academic achievement in Basic Electricity. Four research questions raised and 3 Null hypotheses guided the study. Quasi-experimental research d...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/23828
In recent years, much attention has been emphasized on research to produce thin films using pulsed laser deposition. Therefore, the main objectives in this review were to address some important points such as the influence of different growth conditions on the properties of films...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/22778
Poverty was present in all human communities and all times. The various methods used to measure poverty are consist from the dividing lines between the poorest and the least poor. Individuals or families enjoying a standard of living below this line conventionally called poverty...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/23825
Due to its drought resistant nature, high nutritional content and ability to produce with few inputs, finger millet is one of the crops that can combat food insecurity in arid and semi-arid lands like eastern Kenya. Against this backdrop, a survey was carried out in Kalama and Ka...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/16075
Aims: This study aimed to investigate colonization, molecular detection, and virulence characteristics of Candida species isolated from young adults who smoke cigarettes and Narghile. Methodology: A total of 238 young males and females which were recruited from the Jordan univers...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/24245
Aims: Food safety is a complex issue, where animal proteins such as meats, meat products, and fish and fishery products are generally regarded as high risk commodity with pathogenic microrganisms. The present study was conducted to evaluate microbial contamination of beef meat pr...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/23391
Aims: To study the effect of bacteriocinogenic Pediococcus pentosaceus IO1 strain and its bacteriocin on the growth performance and intestinal microbiota composition of male albino rats, using faeces as a surrogate. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Microbiology, Federal...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/24074
The Dirichlet’s theorem (1837), initially guessed by Gauss, is a result of analytic number theory. Dirichlet, demonstrated that: For any two positive coprime integers and , there are infinite primes of the form a+bn, where n is a non-negative integer ( n = 1, 2,… ). In other word...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2016/24470
Aim: To assess phenological and morphological parameters of Uapaca kirkiana Müll. Arg. provenances at sixteen years of age. Place and Duration of the Study: The trial was established in 1997 at Nauko in Liwonde Forest Reserve, Malawi. Methodology: Data collection on phenology and...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2016/24030
Aims: To investigate the prevalence and susceptibility pattern Salmonella enterica strains to ceftriaxone in southwestern Nigeria. Place and Duration of Study: Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Ibadan, Nigeria from November 2012-May 2013. Methodology: Isolates of Salmonella ente...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2016/23533
Background: Low Back Pain (LBP) is a common disorder involving the muscles and bones of the back. The patients ranged in age from 15 to 52 years. The condition may be further categorized by the underlying etiology as either mechanical, non-mechanical, or referred pain. Little is...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2016/24173
Background: Patients at end stage renal failure require hemodialysis, a process that contributes to oxidative stress, where the quality of hemodialysis membrane plays a key role. Aim of the Study: We sought to investigate the effect of two different hemodialysis membranes (Helixo...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2016/24141