This investigation was concern to study the removal of methylene blue pollutants from aqueous solution using cellulose nanocrystal synthesized from cotton. The equilibrium adsorption data were analyzed using adsorption models of Langmuir, Freundlich and Temkin. The thermodynamic...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/20031
This study investigate the origin of heavy metal pollution and its associated ecological risks to the surrounding aquatic ecosystems in the Lagos Lagoon. Sediments samples from twelve selected stations, that covers the; Southern, central and North-Eastern segments of Lagos Lagoon...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/20334
Feature dimensionality reduction is the process of minimizing the number of features in high dimensional feature space. It encompasses two vital approaches: feature extraction and feature selection. In face recognition domain, widely adopted face dimensionality reduction techniqu...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2015/19490
This paper studied computationally efficient algorithm for facial feature selection based on template matching method which further leads to identification of smiling face or neutral face. At first, minimal pre-processing including gray scale conversion is done on the image. Afte...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2015/19543
Aim: The study was performed on the initiative of the Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport (VWS) and the Federation of the Dutch Food and Grocery Industry (FNLI), in order to develop a risk-based monitoring system as requested in EU Regulations EU 1332/2008 (food enzymes),...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2016/20711
Aim: The study explored potential impacts of migration on Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) prevalence and risk factors across Maasai ethnic communities living traditional rural lifestyles and those living in an urban environment. Method: A cross-sectional investigation of 724 adult Tanzania...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2015/20174
Aim: To evaluate association of 10 p locus in Slovenian inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients with different sub-phenotypes. Methodology: Genotyping of three selected SNPs from 10 p locus was performed in 594 IBD patients, divided into three sub-phenotypes, Crohn’s disease (C...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2015/20566
Background: The high cost of conventional animal feed ingredients in Nigeria has made it necessary to search for alternative local sources of feed. Crop residues including sweet potato leaves abound in Nigeria. These have been explored as feed sources. The ability of microorganis...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2015/19290
Aims: The objective of the present experiment was to synthesise ZnO nanoparticles by the environmental friendly process of bioreduction of ZnO salt with Camellia sinensis crop shoot extract and post synthesis to characterise and check their antibacterial potentiality and cytotoxi...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2015/20260
The purpose of this work is to appreciate different aromatic and medicinal plants from Morocco belonging to four different families, by chemical characterization and evaluation of their antioxidant activity. The reducing efficiency of DPPH radical decreased in the following order...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2015/19928
Ismet Ara Jahan, Proity Nayeeb Akbar, Mohammad Enayetullah, Nazir Ahmmad, Mohammad Nuruddin & Md Ranzu Ahmed·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2015
Aims: The present study investigates the elemental and fatty acid content of four different medicinal plants, namely Kaiempferia rotunda, Cuscuta reflexa, Centella asiatica and Asparagus racemosus, grown in Bangladesh. Methodology: Macro (Na, K), micro (Mg, Mn, Fe, Cu, Cr) and he...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2015/20312
Aims: The aim of this study was to assess the potential antimicrobial activities of the ethanolic leaf extract of Strobilanthes crispus (S. crispus) by determining the susceptibilities of various strains of microbes to the extract and to profile the bioactive compounds in the ext...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2015/20075
Aims: To isolate and identify rare actinomycetes from fresh water lakes and seasonal ponds in northern Punjab, Pakistan, and to screen the isolated strains for antimicrobial activity and compounds against nosocomial pathogens Study Design: Collection of water and mud samples, sam...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2015/20185
Aims: This study was designed to evaluate the effect of aqueous and ethanolic extracts of stem bark from Trichilia emetica on the cellular immunity markers (TCD4+ count, Lymphocytes, WBC, RBC) in rats wistar. Study Design: Forty-two rats have been divided into seven groups of six...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2015/19629
Sample preparation is an important step of any analytical procedure. Considering low budget and limited unsophisticated technology available in small laboratories, it is necessary to carefully evaluate and optimise the efficiency of the conventional wet digestion method. The stud...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/19717