Aim: The aim of the study was to explore sexual behaviour among women aged 15 -25 years. Study Design: Qualitative study. Place and Duration of the Study: Nangoma mission hospital catchment area in Central province, and Chikankata Hospital catchment area in Chikankata district of...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2016/20387
Aims: To study in popular science books for children the stylistic selections that facilitate the passage from common sense to scientific knowledge. To provide a pragmatic explanation of the syntactic restrictions that characterises the scientific language of the texts. Methodolo...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2016/20634
The current study was designed to examine the possible use of quasi-experts (design-college students) to assess creative products (four-frame comic strips). The research questions we sought to answer were: (a) Can the consensual assessment technique (CAT) yield reliable ratings w...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2016/21057
Background: Adherence to Highly Active Anti-Retroviral Therapy (HAART), a key determinant to HIV associated morbidity and mortality remains a major challenge to HIV/AIDS care. For strategies to improve adherence to HAART to be successfully implemented, in-depth understanding of f...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2016/20295
This study is objected to assess the application of Progressivism`s Learner-Centered approaches of teaching mathematics among pupils in public primary school in Meru South Sub-County. The study employed descriptive survey research design. The target population of the study was 5,...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2016/19894
Higher education is a process of imparting knowledge and skills to individuals and empowers them to participate in development, decision making and democratic process. Effective education takes place when students are able to participate fully and benefit from that education. Hig...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2016/19346
This study was carried out to investigate the effect of farming activities on Isoberlinia woodland. This was achieved by assessing their composition and structural characteristics in two plots, 30 m x 30 m each, the plots were farming plot and a rested plot of minimum anthropogen...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2016/20494
Aims: The economic development of Bangladesh is mainly influenced by agriculture sector, but lacks of available information regarding soil characteristics hindering the process of appropriate agricultural practice. This study tries to examine the physico-chemical characteristics...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2016/21565
Background: Domestic cavies, commonly known as guinea pigs are more widely filling a niche in livestock production in West Africa, most especially in Cameroon. Cavies have been shown to play a vital role in the animal protein supply and income generation in rural areas in Cameroo...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2016/20652
An electromagnetic survey was used to delineate conductive and non conductive zones in order to accurately locate electrical resistivity tomography profiles at Ikhueniro refuse dumpsite. The survey comprised four roughly N – S, and E – W direction, very low frequency electromagne...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2016/19899
Fault mapping on Madagali Hills area (Longitudes 13°36’E to 13°41.5’E and Latitude 10°51’N to 10°57.5’N) was done with the objective of producing a structural map of the area and to see the implications of the fault patterns. The area is polygenic, having experienced magmatism, m...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2016/21383
Monoterpenes, the main constituents of essential oils, are associated with antifungal, analgesic, antiepileptic, anti-inflammatory, anxiolytic and gastroprotective activities. The aim of this study was to evaluate the antifungal effects of the monoterpene 7-hydroxycitronellal aga...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/19329
The Crassula ovata plant has been used for many years as an ornamental plant, and also as a medicinal plant in some communities like the Khoi of South Africa and in Chinese culture. Locally the plant is being used by homeowners who have it in their vicinity as a remedy for diarrh...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/19753
Aim: Urena lobata L. a member of Malvaceae family, is widely used as famine food in Africa. It is also used in traditional medicine system to cure gonorrhea, fever, wounds, toothache & rheumatism. The plant has already been tested for its antioxidant activity. The work was ex...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/21502
Glucocorticoid (GC) resistance has been demonstrated in nearly 30% of primary immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) patients even managed with high dosages GC. The biological effects of GC are mainly mediated through activation of glucocorticoid receptors (GR). An insight into the molecu...
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Research Article10.9734/IBRR/2015/20213