Aims: The purpose of the present study is to isolate pure halophilic bacteria potentially able to degrade BTX compounds as a sole carbon source under aerobic condition. Such these studies are necessary for bioremediation application of hydrocarbons in our ecosystem. Study Design:...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2015/23640
Property valuation as a professional exercise occupies a unique position different from related concepts of ‘valuation’, ‘assessment’, ‘evaluation’ and ‘measurements’ that are pervasive in accounting, engineering, quantity surveying and medicine, among others. This paper therefor...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2016/23397
A. Hafeez Sedenu, K. H. Muibi, A. T. Alaga, O. O. Ajileye, John Ogbole, A. A. Kappo, O. S. Popoola & Oloko-Oba O. Mustapha·Journal of Scientific Research and Reports·2015
The importance of health to the overall wellbeing of every nation cannot be overemphasized. Therefore, there is a need for effective planning and management of the healthcare facilities in order to achieve optimum result in the country for equitable distribution of health facilit...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2016/22339
A survey of fungi associated with post-harvest deterioration of Colocasia esculenta L. tubers was conducted in Bhubaneswar city, Odisha, India, in 2014-15. Rotten Colocasia esculenta L. tubers collected from five different markets: Unit-I market, Sahid Nagar, V.S.S. Nagar, Palasu...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/23137
Lipoma is a benign tumor composed of fat cells of adult type. It is a universal tumor as it can occur anywhere in body. Lipoma with size of more than 10 cm in one dimension or weighing a minimum of 1000 gm. called as giant lipoma [1]. Surgical excision is the treatment of choice...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2016/23250
Aim: The benefits of prosthetic material in hiatal hernia repair have been well documented. However, the associated risks are substantial and they are related to the technique, and also the choice of material. Experimental data are invaluable to understand and evaluate the intera...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/22009
Aims: The aim of this study was to determine the impact of religious practices and diet doctrines on obesity and hypertension among Pentecostal and orthodox Christians in the Tamale metropolis. Study Design: This study was a cross sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Thi...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/16724
Background: A critical step in periodontal regenerative therapy is to alter the periodontitis affected root surface to make it a hospitable substrate, to support and encourage migration, attachment, proliferation and proper phenotypic expression of periodontal connective tissue p...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/22621
Introduction: In Africa, Nigeria has been reported as the largest destination for unregulated volume of electronic waste (e-waste). Currently, e-waste management practices in Nigeria remain completely primitive, taking place essentially in the informal sector. Recent report indic...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/22770
A new technique of the Mickens iterative method has been presented to obtain approximate analytic solutions of the Inverse Cubic Truly Nonlinear Oscillator. In this paper, we have used Fourier series and utilized truncated terms in each steps of iteration. The method is illustrat...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2016/22823
Load frequency control (LFC) is required for reliable operation of a large interconnected power system. The main work of load frequency control is to regulate the power output of the generator within a specified area with respect to change in the system frequency and tie-line pow...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2016/22899
Background: Disease morbidity, mortality and speed of spread vary substantially spatially. These have important implications for effective planning and targeting intervention strategies. The purpose of this study was to model the spatial dependence of fever prevalence and suspect...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/13191
Background: We have previously described two patients with a paraviral exanthem known as unilateral mediothoracic exanthem, which we believe to be intimately related to asymmetric periflexural exanthem and/or unilateral laterothoracic exanthem. Presentation of Case: A 20-year-o...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/22992
Aim: This study was carried out to isolate and identify the microbial pathogens of medical importance on the external body surfaces of Periplaneta americana collected from toilet areas, residential/hostel areas and health facilities in Umuahia metropolis, Abia State, south-easter...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/22891
Aims: To investigate the age occurrence of typhoid fever, antibiotics susceptibility profile of Extended Spectrum Beta-lactamase producing gram negative bacteria recovered from the blood culture of widal positive patients attending Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital. Place...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/22810