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Hypogonadism in Males Exposed to Mixed Chemicals in a Mechanic Village in Bodija, Ibadan

S. U. Okoli, M. A. Charles-Davies, A. A. Onifade & S. Adekola · Journal of Scientific Research and Reports · 2015

Africa has great intensity of chemical exposure and high level of infertility. Functional disorders of the male germ cell and endocrinopathies have been attributed to exposure to mixed chemicals. Data on the mixed chemical exposure on reproductive hormones are sparse in Nigeria....

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JSRR/2015/19790

Non-uniformity Correction Algorithm Based on Polynomial Fit Estimation

Yang Weiping, Zhang Yan & Zhang Zhilong · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2015

Because of many advantages such as all-weather work, passive imaging, high sensitivity, high frame frequency and simple structure, etc., IRFPA (infrared focal plane array) sensors have become popular in civil and military applications. However, images obtained by IRFPA suffer fro...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJAST/2015/18926

Accessibility and Use of Authoring Tools to Prepare Effective Audio and Video Course Materials in Secondary Schools in Nigeria

I. O. Muraina & I. A. Adeleke · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2015

Teaching has moved away from a teacher traveling a far distance before getting necessary materials required to effectively impact relevant and effective learning to students. Nowadays, there are various tools that can be of great assistance to this end. Numerous tools are availab...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJAST/2015/19732

Evaluation of Health Level Seven (HL7) Standards Implementation in Egyptian Hospitals

Ahmed Sharaf Eldin, Mahmoud Mostafa & Rola Hussien Fahmy · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2015

Health information technology has entered the everyday workflow in a variety of healthcare providers with a certain degree of independence. This independence may be the cause of difficulty in interoperability and integration for shared Electronic Health Records (EHRs) which was o...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJAST/2015/19590

Detection of Tumour Based on Breast Tissue Categorization

T. M. Adepoju, J. A. Ojo, O. S. Olabiyisi, E Omidiora & T. O. Bello · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2015

Background: Despite the benefits of Computer Aided Detection (CAD), false detection of breast tumour is still a challenging issue with oncologist. A mammography is a non-invasive screening tool that uses low energy X-rays to show the pathology structure of breast tissue. Interpre...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJAST/2015/20039

Study of the Thermal and Structural Properties of PVA/HPC Blends Due to Fast Neutrons Irradiation

M. M. Abutalib & N. A. Abdel-Zaher · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2015

Blends of PVA/HPC are prepared using solution casting method and are irradiated with fast neutron irradiation of fluence 1.15 x 107 n/cm2 to use as biomaterials according to their broad importance in practical and medical applications. Thermal properties and structural configurat...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJAST/2015/20495

Relationship between Glutathione Levels and Activities of Detoxification Enzymes in Anopheles gambiae from Northwest Nigeria

A. A. Imam & Y. Deeni · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2015

Aims: The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between levels of the three forms of glutathione and the activities of detoxification enzymes in Anopheles gambiae from northwest Nigeria. Study Design: Anopheles gambiae larvae were sampled from breeding sites with m...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJAST/2015/19851

The Hepatoprotective Effects of Concomitant Administration of Calcium and Magnesium on Cadmium and Lead Co-intoxicated Rats

Jonathan D. Dabak, Samuel Y. Gazuwa & Gregory A. Ubom · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2015

Aims: To determine the hepatoprotective effects of concomitant administration of calcium (Ca) and magnesium (Mg) on cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) co-intoxicated rats. Study Design: Wistar rats were divided into five groups of four rats per group in metabolic cages. Group one was fed...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJAST/2015/19787

Decentralization and Local Government Autonomy: Quest for Quality Service Delivery in Nigeria

J. O. Fatile & G. L. Ejalonibu · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2015

Decentralization implies the existence of local government units with bodies that are democratically elected and structured, having broad autonomy and authority as well as indispensable legal, administrative and financial tools for fulfilling their mission. This paper starts by o...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJEMT/2015/19478

Business Image Improvement and Quality of Products of Meatballs Household Business and Catering

Wirawan ., Wahyu Mushollaeni & Hendrik Suhendri · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2015

Meatballs household business by Cak Sam and Flamboyant Catering are business groups of society which have been economically productive household-scale enterprises in the area of ​​Malang, East Java. Both of them have been running for nearly three years. However, they still need g...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJEMT/2015/19479

Reasonable or Unreasonable? The Evolution Analysis of the Chinese Administrative Examination & Approval System—Based on Statistical Analysis of Network News Keywords about Nine Typical Samples

Huixia Cheng, Haoxian Wang & Jia Kang · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2015

A frequency analysis of network-news reports about nine samples of the Chinese Administrative Examination & Approval System reform, including Beijing, Tianjin, Gansu, Shanxi, Chengdu, Ningbo, Shanghai Pudong district, Chengdu Wuhou district and Guangdong Shunde district, was...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJEMT/2015/19486

Wheat Response to Applied Nitrogen, Sulfur, and Phosphorous in three Representative Areas of the Central Highlands of Ethiopia -I

Assefa Menna, Johnson M. R. Semoka, Nyambilila Amuri & Tekalign Mamo · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2015

Eighteen explorative field experiments were conducted in 2012/2013 seasons in three representative areas in central highlands of Ethiopia, to evaluate the effects of sulfur (S) vis-à-vis nitrogen (N) and phosphorous (P) on wheat. Furthermore, an assessment was made on the status...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IJPSS/2015/20055

Determination of the Sense of Entrepreneurhip for Students in Terms of Entrepreneurship Education: Example of Kafkas University

Ali Çağlar Güllüce, Ceyda Yerdelen Kaygin & Erdoğan Kaygin · Journal of Education, Society and Behavioural Science · 2015

This study aims to determine the sense of entrepreneurship for students in terms of entrepreneurship education. For this purpose, a study has been carried out on the 4th year students who received the entrepreneurship education and 1st year students who have just started to recei...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJESBS/2015/20336

Construction of Maximum Period Linear Feedback Shift Registers (LFSR) (Primitive Polynomials and Linear Recurring Relations)

Babacar Alassane Ndaw, Djiby Sow & Mamadou Sanghare · Journal of Advances in Mathematics and Computer Science · 2015

Feedback Shift Register (FSR) is generally the basic element of pseudo random generators used to generate cryptographic channel or set of sequences for encryption keys. This type of generator is widely used in stream cipher and communication systems such as C.D.M.A (Code Division...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMCS/2015/19442

Coupled Fixed Point Results in Partially Ordered Fuzzy Metric Spaces

B. S. Choudhury, P. Das, P. Bhattacharyya, P. Saha & P. Lata · Journal of Advances in Mathematics and Computer Science · 2015

In the present paper we establish a coupled xed point result in partially ordered fuzzy metric spaces by utilizing the control function. We obtain our results for Hadžić type t-norm. We also establish two lemmas and deduce a corollary. By an application of the xed point theorem i...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMCS/2015/19963