Aim: To evaluate the sexual practices of undergraduate university students in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria in order to provide evidence for appropriate interventions. Study Design: A multi-stage random sampling design and stratified sampling proportionate to size was used...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/23587
Schools have the responsibility to educate their students and encourage them to live healthy and hygienic behavior. This descriptive cross-sectional study aimed to determine the status of the school health instruction in 56 randomly selected schools in Nnewi North Local Governmen...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/23737
Syed Ajlal Akhtar, Fahad Ata Siddiqui, Abu Bakar Sheikh, Saqib Rashid, Zohaib Khurshid, Shariq Najeeb & Muhammad Sohail Zafar·Biotechnology Journal International·2016
Aims: Chemo-mechanical preparation continues to be one of the most challenging steps in root canal treatment procedures. The aim of this study was to examine the frequency of procedural errors during root canal treatment performed by interns. Study Design: Cross sectional descrip...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2016/23768
Aim: To evaluate the effects of different concentrations of ethanolic extract of Vernonia amygdalina on fungi associated with infected tomatoes (Lycopersicon esculentum) obtain from Jos North Local Government Area. Place and Duration of Study: Jos Local Government Area markets; M...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2016/23698
Some heavy metals (HMs) are of biological importance in animal life while others are important trace elements for plant growth and in higher animals. Despite various uses, their biotoxic effects arise once accumulation levels in animal bodies go beyond maximum permissible limits....
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2016/23132
Aim: This study was carried out to investigate the microbial load and nutritional qualities of fermented Ugba Study Design: This research study was done using random sampling technique. Place and Duration of Study: Mbaise Markets, Mbaise, Imo State; Department of Microbiology, Ma...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2016/23610
Objective: Parts of Nauclea latifolia Smith (Rubiaceae) have been used extensively in ethnomedicine. Despite increasing popularity, there is paucity of information regarding its safety. We therefore evaluated the toxicological profile of the aqueous leaf extract. Methods: Acute d...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/23779
The study assessed the impact of United States Agency for International Development (USAID) rice project phase 1 on the socio-economic life of the rice farmers in Anambra and Ebonyi States of Nigeria. After more than five years of operation, the evaluation of the USAID project ph...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/22250
Air pollution is one of the key problems in urban areas and its investigation is vital both for people's health and for the environment as a whole. In particular, ground ozone is a secondary air pollutant with concentrations dependent mainly on changes in the levels of other poll...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/23910
Aims: This work is aimed at analysing the effect of different palm kernel particle sizes on the calorific value of the briquettes produced using this material. Study Design: The palm kernel shell used was obtained from the local market, after which it was taken to the grinder so...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/23148
Tono Djuwantono, Ahmad Faried, Agung B. Sutiono, Muhammad Z. Arifin, Firman F. Wirakusumah, Sony A. Yuniarto, Hadi Hariyanto & Yudi T. Jayadi·Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology·2016
Objectives: West Java Province contribute 19.8% mother mortality in Indonesia; is the highest than other provinces. We proposed the Digitalization Maternal and Prenatal care Systems (DigiMAPS) that tries to improve recording and reporting system in order to monitoring, improving...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/20762
Thin films of Zinc Selenide (ZnSe) were deposited on glass substrate at room temperature by Chemical Bath Deposition (CBD) Technique. The sources of Zn and Se were respectively ZnSO4 and Na2SeSO3 while NaOH was employed as complexing agent. The deposited sample slides were anneal...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/23622
This work covers the design analysis and fabrication of a tensile creep test machine for determining the creep curve for thermoplastic materials (Teflon) and light metals (aluminum, lead) that creep easily. The apparatus consists of four primary systems which are the load applica...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/23803
The objective of the present study was to examine the slaughter and carcass characteristics and overall market value of slaughtered beef cattle in six abattoirs from six agro-ecological zones of Tanzania. The study was carried out in three phases between June 2013 and September 2...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2016/22397
Aims: To investigate bacterial contamination of environmental surfaces in An-Najah National University setting. This study focused mainly on staphylococci bacteria in particular detection of some molecular characterization of Staphylococcus aureus. Place and Duration of the Study...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2016/23098