The Burr Type III distribution attracts special attention in life testing and reliability analysis as it is applied in several areas such as economics and environmetrics among others. A composite distribution of Kumaraswamy and Burr Type III distributions, referred to as Kumarasw...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2016/19958
In this paper, a bounded rational monopolist Bertrand model is proposed using a specific demand function. Therefore, some stability analysis is carried out to describe some complex dynamic phenomena such as bifurcation and chaos. Also, an approach for risk in the model which base...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2016/23013
Background: The commercial agricultural sector of Cameroon is facing severe social and economic crisis due to the impact of HIV/AIDS. In spite of this situation, agricultural workers do not perceive HIV as a threat. Therefore, we conducted this study aimed at investigating the ps...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2016/22906
Whereas full scale simulators operated for contextualized simulated training sessions are widely used for occupational training, studies undertaken regarding virtual applications have shown that decontextualized simulated situations could be used as a relevant lever to help train...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2016/23607
Aims: To study the relationship between brain dominance and academic performance among undergraduates. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Melaka Manipal Medical College (MMMC), Melaka campus, Malaysia, from April 2014 to June 2014. Methodology: A cr...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/22881
Objectives: The aim for this study was to investigate the effects of chronic restraint stress on the expression of mucins that comprises the integral component of the gastrointestinal barrier. Design and Methods: A completely randomized design was used for the study. Sixteen ICR...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/23764
Aims: This study provides population-based estimates on the prevalence, awareness, treatment and control rates of hypercholesterolemia among the elderly in Malaysia. Study Design: Analysis of secondary data from a cross sectional population-based survey was done. Place and Durati...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/23304
Background: Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a sensorimotor disorder characterized by a complaint of an almost irresistible urge to move the legs. Aims: We investigated whether long-term low-level exposures to solvents affects the development of restless legs syndrome. Methods: 38...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/23742
Background: Dipstick urine analysis is the most common method for screening children for detecting urinary abnormalities. This study is aimed to estimate the frequency of urinary problems among children aged 6-13 years from five primary schools in different parts of the Sohag Gov...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/23248
Introduction: Nowadays, there are many articles about Platelet Rich Plasma/Platelet Rich Fibrin families. A novel platelet-rich product called titanium prepared platelet-rich fibrin (T-PRF) has stronger and thicker fibrin than that of the classic glass tube prepared platelet-rich...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/23939
Aims: The effect of different drying methods on the chemical, pasting and functional properties of unripe plantain flour was evaluated in this study. Study Design: Research study. Place and Duration of Study: This study was carried out in the Food Chemistry and Food Processing La...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/22936
This study reviews the state of play of on-going Nigeria’s environmental policy and pinpoints key issues for Nigeria in the area of environmental and climate policies. In addition to traditional themes that require urgent actions (biodiversity, forestry, land use, water, agricult...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/22874
The nutritional composition of the leaf, rhizome and seed of Canna indica L. were examined. The nutritional composition of C. indica plant showed that the rhizome of C. indica contains 50.66% moisture, 4.17% carbohydrate, 4.81% protein, 2.85% ash, 4.35% lipid and 33.16% fibre. Th...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2016/31029
Aims: The study aimed to know the effects of the purified M-protein on immune system to produce protection against Streptococcus pyogenes in rabbits. Study Design: Case-control study. Place and Duration of Study: In this study, collection samples and bacterial identification were...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/22800
Governments in both developed and developing countries rely heavily on their SMEs for economic development and social justice, it is therefore not strange to see these governments and other organizations marshalling support in the form of finance to the course of these SMEs, sinc...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2016/23456