Background: Snail mucin has been reported to contain agents with wound healing properties. Mucin obtained from the mucus of snails and epiphgram obtained from species of Achatina fulica and Archachatina marginata have also been reported to show antimicrobial properties. Snail spe...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/21731
The universal Message of the Holy Quran is a matter of great deal that could not be successfully communicated in the whole world through English translations. This taxing task has been treated lightly. The present study tries a blending of linguistics and the Quranic translations...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2016/20752
Aims: The aim of the study was to assess the socio-economic impact of the EXXON MOBIL and Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) joint venture assistance projects in education within communities in oil producing areas of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. Study Design: The study i...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2016/21464
Scope: Everybody lies. Plagiarism is pervasive because people are used to lying to succeed. While bringing up someone else’s ideas may be an inadvertent case of cryptomnesia, or unintentional plagiarism, academic plagiarism is hardly ever that case. Building on the existing liter...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2016/20535
This study examines individual goal orientation and learning strategies used in achieving academic success among Community Health Students in Primary Health Care Examinations. The study suggests that teachers do influence the n goals students pursue through instructional practice...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2016/22043
The aim of this study was to understand the characteristics of mental health care for cancer patients, their families, and nurses in China. We searched for relevant studies published in English since 2004 using PubMed, PsycINFO, and Cinahl, finding 14 studies that examined mental...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2016/21647
Background: There are more opportunities for research in Africa now than ever however several factors still militate against research among academics. We identified the major barriers to research and the factors that enhance research at the University of Ghana Medical School in o...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2016/19133
Cysticercosis is one of the major neglected tropical diseases with increasing incidence recently. Adequate diagnosis is required for treatment of this eradicable disease. We report two cases of cheek swellings diagnosed as cysticercosis with differences in investigation modality...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/20362
The present paper explains the synthesis of super porous hydrogel (SPH) with reinforcement of different concentrations (0.05, 0.1, 0.15 and 0.2 g) of PVA by solution polymerization. The polymerisation process is conducted at a pH value of 5. The corollaries of PVA on different ch...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/22127
Aims: Bacteria including Pseudomonas and T. thermophilus secretes rhamnose–containing glycolipid biosurfactants called rhamnolipids (RLs), known as bacterial virulence factors. The aim of this investigation was the evaluation of DNA damage induced on human lymphocytes by both RLs...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2016/21907
This study was conducted to investigate the effect of diets containing raw or fermented cottonseed cake on reproductive characteristics of rabbit bucks. Eighteen (18) weaned crossbred (New Zealand White X Chinchilla) rabbit bucks, 6-7 weeks old, were randomly allotted to three tr...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2016/15383
Objectives: Present research work deals with the determination of hydroxyl radical scavenging potential and Sun Protection Factor of herbal mixture which was prepared by the phytochemical composition of different herbal extracts. Materials and Methods: The herbal mixture was prep...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2016/21434
Aims: The present study aimed to describe the histological alterations observed in gills of Rhamdia quelen and Metynnis maculatus during treatment of white spot disease and to compare three quantitative indices of gill alterations originally developed by other authors for this ty...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2015/21944
Background: Physical activity is the cheapest way the prevention of diseases of civilization, the increase of the utilitarian physical fitness and the improvement of well-being of adults. The participation of people in health training (HT) should be a priority of social policy to...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/20549
Aims: In order to minimize damage to DCD (deceased cardiac donors) pancreatic grafts the donor surgery has to proceed as quickly as possible. Because of this previous studies have suggested that organs procured (liver and kidney) from DCD donors have higher discard rates. The aim...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/17645