Objectives: This work was aimed at investigating, by means of ultrasonography, the influence of training altitudes on haemodynamic parameters of the right heart and the impact of these parameters on the performances of runners participating in endurance races. Experimental Design...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/22806
Groundwater is one of the natural resource with the potential for domestic, agricultural and industrial consumption. Groundwater quality of bore well water of Baramati city has undergone degradation due to anthropogenic and some natural factors. Groundwater samples were collected...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2016/23220
Devon L. Ragen, Erin E. Nix, Lance B. McNew, William A. Whitehurst, Tess M. Liles, Robert B. Sager, Elizabeth S. Read, Blake S. Hauptman, Christopher G. Hooley & Patrick G. Hatfield·Journal of Experimental Agriculture International·2016
Flushing is the practice of increasing nutrient intake before and during breeding in order to increase ovulation and ultimately the number of lambs born (NLB). Although extensive research has investigated the impact of different feeds and feeding strategies on the flushing respon...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/23735
The study examined allocative efficiency and its determinants among fadama food crop farmers in Adamawa State, Nigeria using the stochastic cost frontier approach. A single-stage estimation procedure was used where socio-economic variables were incorporated directly into the esti...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/22315
Stella Gilbert Temu, Anselm P. Moshi, Ivo Achu Nges, Anthony Manoni Mshandete, Amelia Kajumulo Kivaisi & Bo Mattiasson·Biotechnology Journal International·2016
Aim of the Study: The study was to integrate mushroom and biogas production using mixed palm oil to provide both food and energy source to palm oil producing communities as well as reducing environmental pollution. Design of the Study: Mixed palm oil waste was divided into two po...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2016/23385
Geometric quantities in all orthogonal curvilinear co-ordinates are built upon Euclidean geometry. This geometry is founded on a well known metric tensor called the Euclidean metric tensor. Riemannian geometry which is assumed to be more general than the Euclidean geometry was fo...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2016/23360
The one-dimensional superlattice (SL) based on a monolayer graphene modulated by the Fermi velocity barriers is considered. We assume that the rectangular barriers are arranged periodically along the SL chain. The energy spectra of the Weyl-Dirac quasi-electrons for this SL are c...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2016/23236
Different scenarios of examinations have to be handled separately when measuring the true performance of students. If examiners are required to compare the performance of different groups of students who follow different combinations of subjects in an examination, their combined...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2016/23213
This commentary contributes to the critical inter-cultural conversations on how public institutions and school cultures negotiate the different cultural and epistemic differences of Aboriginal students. One might argue that it is a collective responsibility of the dominant societ...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2016/24215
The multi-target quantitative structure-activity relationship (mt-QSAR) study of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) inhibitors was addressed by applying a modest, hitherto active linear regression model based on the Genetic function approximation. QSAR studies were performed on...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2016/22863
Taher S. Ababneh, Taghreed M. A. Jazzazi, Hamdan S. AlEbaisat, Tareq M. A. AlShboul, Mansour H. Almatarneh & Albara I. Alrawashdeh·Chemical Science International Journal·2016
In this study, we report the synthesis and characterization of some new Schiff base compounds (L1H2, L2H2 and L3H2) derived from the condensation reaction of 1.8-diaminonaphthalene with substituted benzaldehydes (3-NO2, 3,4-OMe and 4-CN) and their nickel (II) complexes. The chara...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/23705
This study is designed to investigate the suitability of selected Nigeria clay deposit for Clay based ceramic water filters (CWFs). Clay samples were collected from five randomly selected locations within Nigeria Namely: Ibafo in Lagos state, Ondo in Ondo state, Ilesha in Osun st...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/23175
Paula Bernardon, Gisele Toyama, Karine Figueredo da Costa, Bruno Marques Sbardelotto, Carlos Alberto Garcia Junior, Muriel Machado Marquez Zampiva, Marcela Chiqueto Araújo, Jéssica Cristiane Michelin Mânica, Carlos Augusto Nassar & Patricia Oehlmeyer Nassar·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2016
Objective: The objectives of this research were to evaluate the effect of periodontal therapy in moderately compensated and decompensated type 2 diabetic patients. Materials and Methods: 20 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2) and periodontal disease were selected and div...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/23056
Introduction: World Health Organization (WHO) recognizes disability as a global public health issue and a development priority, but unfortunately, the evidence shows that people with disabilities (PWD) often have lower levels of health than the general population.This study targe...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/23337
Heavy metals (HMs) contamination of soil and water is a serious problem in recent time and cause hazardous effects on humans and animals which ultimately results in destruction of environment. HMs such as Cd, Cr, Pb, As, Co, Cu, Ni, Zn, Mn, etc. are considered as environmental po...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2016/23543