Background: Obesity is also attributed to environmental factors. Feasible and cost effective strategies to prevent childhood obesity are least explored in India. The purpose of the intervention is to evaluate the effectiveness of Comprehensive School Health Manual (CSHM) among ch...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/21518
Background: Diuretics are known to be the most effective antihypertensive medicines in Black Africans and people of African origin. Hydrochlorothiazide (HCT) and Amiloride-HCT(Amiloride combined with-Hydrochlorothiazide (Amiloride-HCT) used either as a single medicine or in combi...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/20176
Janiere Pereira de Sousa, Aratã Oliveira Cortez Costa, Maria Clerya Alvino Leite, Felipe Queiroga Sarmento Guerra, Viviane Araújo da Silva, Camilla Pinheiro de Menezes, Fillipe Oliveira Pereira & Edeltrudes Oliveira Lima·International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health·2015
A limited number of antifungals and the emergence of resistant strains have hindered the treatment of candidiasis, making the search for new antifungals urgent. Citral is a monoterpene with known pharmacological properties, including antimicrobial action. Aims: Thus the objective...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/21423
Aim: The study was undertaken to assess the fibrinolytic activity during pregnancy and to determine the effects of maternal age, gestation period and parity on fibrinolytic parameters in Northern Nigeria. Materials and Methods: 150 pregnant and 100 non-pregnant women, aged 17-40...
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Research Article10.9734/IBRR/2015/18389
Eustace B. Berinyuy, Bashir Lawal, Amuzat A. Olalekan, Ibrahim A. Olalekan, Abubakar A. Yusuf, Sani Sakpe & Prince C. Ossai·International Blood Research & Reviews·2015
Background: Cassia occidentalis has been used in traditional medicine since prehistoric times and it’s now known to be a natural medicine with many beneficial effects, Objective: The present study aimed at evaluating the effects of methanol extract from this plant on haematologic...
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Research Article10.9734/IBRR/2015/22021
The aim of this study was to determine the effect of the substrate inoculation (silty soil) using Trichodermagenus fungi on cadmium phyto-availability and process of photosynthesis disturbances at Arabidopsis thaliana. The two-factor experiment was established, in which the 1st v...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/20479
The study investigated the influence of teacher capacity building on students’ academic performance among public junior secondary school in Kwara State. The study adopted descriptive survey research design to find out the existing relationship among the variables and drew inferen...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2016/19759
Along with social changes and technological progress, the number of convenience stores and hypermarkets has risen sharply over recent years in Taiwan, and the traditional small ‘mom-and-pop’ stores thus face severe competition. Surprisingly, these stores have not declined in Taiw...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2015/22005
Revenues generated from taxes constitute a major source of income for governments. However, the epic display of tax evasion by individuals and firms in most countries has induced researches on the factors accounting for tax evasion in developing countries. Therefore, this study i...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2015/19267
Aims: Vehicle braking system represents the most important active security system of modern vehicles. For proper functioning of additional equipment on systems such as ABS, TCS, ESP etc, it is necessary to know the changes in pressure in the entire braking installation. Study Des...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2016/20630
The study determines the contribution of chilli pepper to household farm income and constraints associated with its production. The study was carried out in three local government areas in Kaduna state, Nigeria between August and November 2014 cropping season. Purposive and rando...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2016/20460
Shallie Philemon Dauda, Farotimi Abosede, Ihyar Alumun Clement, Shallie Oluwadamilola Faith, Akpan Helen Bassey & Onakoya Oluwaseun Ayowale·Journal of Applied Life Sciences International·2015
Aim: To evaluate other complementary uni-manual activities as instrument in the determination of handedness. Place and Duration of Study: The study area was carried out between April and July, 2014 among male medical undergraduate students of Olabisi Onabanjo University, Remo cam...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2015/20627
Mohammad Nazmul Alam, Md. Jainul Abeden, Md. Rafikul Islam, Mohammed Abu Sayeed, Sudipta Chowdhury, Md. Irfan Amin Chowdury, Israt Jahan Essha & Saima Farzana Taasin·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2015
Aim: To evaluate in-vivo neuropharmacological effect of methanolic leaf extract of S. pulcherrima in animal model. Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted in the Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Science and Engineering, International Islamic University Chittagong,...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/21936
Djeneba H. Ouattara, Honoré G. Ouattara, Jacques N. Adom, Bernadette G. Goualié1, Gisèle A. Koua, Ginette G. Doué & Sébastien L. Niamké·Biotechnology Journal International·2015
Aims: The breakdown of citric acid contained in the pulp during cocoa fermentation is an important and key property for bacterial growth and for obtaining a well fermented cocoa. The objective of this study was to analyze citrate metabolism in lactic acid bacteria (LAB) isolated...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2016/19279
The papillary and follicular histological sub-types of thyroid cancer are referred to as differentiated thyroid cancers. When these tumors metastasize, they rarely do so to the liver. Hepatic metastasis is very uncommon in this group of cancers and has only been reported in a han...
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Research Article10.9734/JCTI/2015/20790