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Determination of Organochlorine Pesticide Residues in Water and Sediment Samples from Selected Areas of River Ilaje, Nigeria

Akinnawo Solomon · Chemical Science International Journal · 2015

Water and sediment samples were collected from 4 different locations along the coastal areas of river Ilaje in Ondo state, Nigeria. The water samples were subjected to liquid-liquid while the sediment samples were subjected to solid-liquid extraction, the extracts were later anal...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ACSJ/2016/22274

Mining Semantic Web Data Using K-means Clustering Algorithm

Wria Mohammed Salih Mohammed & Mohamad Mehdi Saraee · Journal of Advances in Mathematics and Computer Science · 2015

The combination between semantic web and web mining is known as semantic web mining. Semantic web can improve the effectiveness of web mining. The knowledge of semantic web data can be mined using web mining techniques, as semantic web data are rich sources of knowledge to feed d...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMCS/2016/21706

Trace Elements as Potential Biomarkers of Preeclampsia

Arroyo-Helguera Omar Elind · Annual Research & Review in Biology · 2015

Pregnancy is one of the most important physiological processes of human beings. Adequate nutrition of the mother during this stage has great influence on fetal growth and development, the fetus is totally dependent on the mother to get all the nutrients through the placenta. Maln...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ARRB/2016/20342

Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Regarding Hepatitis B Infection among Nurses in Public Hospitals of Niger State, Nigeria

Abubakar Amali Muhammad, Bisallah Chindo Ibrahim & Abubakar Mohammad Ramadan · International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health · 2015

Aim: This is a cross sectional descriptive study that evaluated knowledge, attitude and practice regarding HBV infection among nurses in public hospitals in Niger State North Central part of Nigeria. Study Design: The study consisted of 1085 nurses working in 23 secondary health...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IJTDH/2016/18663

Stabilization of Chronic Lymphatic Leukemia with Amanita phalloides: Effect of Additional Chelidonium majus. Case Report

Isolde Riede · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2015

Objectives: Amanita phalloides contains amanitin, inhibiting RNA polymerase II. Partial inhibition with amanitin influences tumor cell - but not normal cell - activity. A patient with diagnosed B-cell chronic lymphatic leukemia was treated successfully for eight years with Amanit...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2016/21897

Supernumerary Molars: A Rare Finding

Ayesha Bashir, Sohail Abbas Khan, Muhammad Kashif, Noreen Sarwar & Shazia Naaz · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2015

Panoramic radiographs of a female patients aged twenty one years without any associated syndromic or systemic medical history, revealed the presence of the two supernumerary molars, right upper and left lower fourth molars. Both the teeth were disto-molars. The right upper fourth...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2016/21951

Prevalence of Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis and Its Association with Vitamin D Deficiency in West Bengal, India

Tirna Halder, Rinini Dastidar, Sujit Bhattacharya & Debasish Maji · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2015

Objective: The aim of our study is to screen the prevalence of Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis and to evaluate a correlation between 25(OH)Vitamin D deficiency and AITD in hypothyroid patients of West Bengal. Study Design: Ethical clearance was received for the study. 130 patients from t...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2016/21714

Transabdominal and Transrectal Sonographic Variation of the Prostate Volume and Dimensions: In Evaluation of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

Siva Krishna Prasad Konduru, Anthony Ameeral, Paramanand Maharaj, Santoshi Muppala, Bidyadhar Sa, T. Ramesh Rao & Suresh R. Rao · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2015

Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is the non-malignant enlargement of the prostate. Estimation of Prostate volume and dimensions contribute significantly to the management of BPH. Correlations between the trans-abdominal and trans-rectal ultrasound methods in estimating prostate...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2016/22255

Lantana camara L. Aqueous-methanolic Extract Provides Potent Red Blood Cell Membrane Fortification against Plasmodial Attack

L. B. George, U. U. Joshi, D. V. Jani, S. D. Guleria & H. N. Highland · European Journal of Medicinal Plants · 2015

Aim: The aim of our study was evaluation of the possible anti-plasmodial efficacy of Lantana camara L. extracts, with specific emphasis on its role in stabilization of the RBC membrane. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Zoology, BMT and Human Genetics, Gujarat University...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJMP/2016/22357

Anti-ulcer Activity of Ethanol Root Extracts of Cassia sieberiana D.C. in Albino Rats

H. Bello, Z. Mohammed & U. A. Katsayal · European Journal of Medicinal Plants · 2015

Aims: The study was aimed at investigating the anti-ulcer activity of Cassia sieberiana fractionated root extracts using ethanol induction model in laboratory rats. Study Design: This is an experimental laboratory report on phytochemical screening, acute toxicity and anti-ulcer i...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJMP/2016/22655

Non-cooperative Game Theoretic Modeling of Cognitive Radio Network for Enhancement of Bit Error Rate Performance

K. J. Kulkarni & B. S. Chaudhari · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2015

Game theory has been increasingly used to model and analyze wireless communication networks. Cognitive radio is a promising technology to cope up with bandwidth demand of multimedia users. Cognitive Radio improves bandwidth utilization by Dynamic Spectrum Access. This paper model...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJAST/2016/21625

Moringa Leaf Extract Ameliorates Cerebral Cortex Tissue Damage in STZ-Induced Diabetes Condition

O. D. Omotoso, V. O. Olawuyi, J. O. Owolabi & B. J. Dare · Journal of Advances in Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences · 2015

Moringa oleifera is a plant that has huge nutritional and phytomedicinal values particularly due to its rich nutrients, antioxidants and medicinal phytochemicals. This investigation examined the effect of Moringa oleifera leaf extract on the histology of the prefrontal cortex of...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JAMPS/2016/15989

Effects of Various Concentrations of Quail Egg Solution on Glycemia and Antioxidant Parameters of Alloxan-induced Diabetic Rats

Patrick Emeka Aba, Domnic Chibuike Igwebuike & Jonas Anayo Onah · Journal of Advances in Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences · 2015

This study evaluated the effects of different concentrations of quail egg solution on glycemia and some antioxidant markers in alloxan-induced diabetic rats. Thirty adult male albino rats were assigned to 5 groups of 6 rats per group. Groups 2, 3, 4 and 5 were made diabetic by si...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JAMPS/2016/22723

Identification, Comparison, and Transfer of the pxo Gene between Members of Bacilli Species

Shahcheraghi Seyed Hossein, Namazi Mohammad Javad, Nouruzi Jamileh, Lotfi Marzieh, Hojatoallah Moradi & R. Golmohammadi · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2015

Aim: Bacillus anthracis causes anthrax in which the pxo gene and its associated plasmids, pXOP1and pXO2, encode toxin and capsule proteins, both of which are involved in the pathogenicity of anthrax. The possibility of transferring the pxo gene to other bacilli has recently been...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BMRJ/2016/19130