Water, sediments and catfish (Clarias gariepinus) samples obtained from two fishing settlements along River Kaduna at Shiroro and Zungeru in Niger State, Nigeria were analyzed for some selected heavy metals (Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb and Zn) using Buck Scientific Model 210 VGP a...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/19001
José James Lima da Silva-Segundo, Karinne Sousa de Araújo, Jadson Lener Oliveira dos Santos, Marina Bezerra Couto, Jainara Delane Silva Pinheiro, Walter Borges Leal Filho, Ísidra Manoela Sousa Portela Santos & Antônio Luiz Martins Maia Filho·Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology·2015
Smoking has become a major cause of diseases worldwide. Cigarette smoking is associated with an increase in the development of a number of conditions which represent significant impact on public health. In this light the problem arises: Does exposure to cigarette smoke cause morp...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/18069
Aims: The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of traumatic events due to eight days of military escalation on children PTSD, anxiety, resilience, relationship of between children mental health problems and resilience. Methods: This was descriptive analytic study. The s...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/19101
Aims: Carbon and nitrogen source play a significant role in microorganisms growth especially for the production of enzymes. Expensive medium composition creates huge setbacks especially in the production of commercial enzymes such as xylanase. Hence, in this study, wheat bran as...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2015/18129
Tobias Peter Pwajok Choji, Samuel Ifedioranma Ogenyi, Anthony Ajuluchukwu Ngokere, Solomon Chuwang Chollom, Kizito Peter Jugu & Sati Dung Lokason·Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology·2015
Aims: To evaluate the quality of paraffin blocks produced using the microwave and without the use of xylene. To evaluate the compatibility of the rapid microwave processing techniques on the histochemistry of collagen and muscle fibre as well as nuclear, cytoplasmic and extracell...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2015/19143
A new microeconomic model is presented that aims at a description of the long-term unit sales and price evolution of homogeneous non-durable goods in polypoly markets. It merges the product lifecycle approach with the price dispersion dynamics of homogeneous goods. The model pred...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2015/19254
Aims: The Information Economy development is inseparably connected with the creation of material base on the grounds of micro-electronic technologies and sensor enginery in the world leading countries. However, each country elaborates its own the most prospective micro-electronic...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2015/19532
Background: Type-2 diabetes mellitus, is associated with low-grade chronic inflammation, which could contribute to its pathogenesis. The objective of this study is to evaluate the role of the non-steroidal antinflammatory drug (diclofenac sodium) in type 2 diabetic patients who a...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/19458
Aim: The aim of this in vitro study was to determine the antimicrobial activities of commonly used mouth rinses against different oral microorganisms. Methodology: Six commercially available mouth rinses (Colgate Total, Colgate Plax, Colgate Pro-argin, Oral-B Pro-expert, Listerin...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/19112
Aim: To determine the correlation of accuracy of direct smear microscopy compared with BACTEC MGIT 960. Design: The study prospectively compare direct smear microscopy with BACTEC MGIT 960 using the reference standard, Lowenstein Jensen culture. Place and Duration: The study was...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/6714
Adsorption of Manganese (VII) ions from aqueous solution onto a activated orange peels powder as low cost adsorbent has been investigated. The effects of various parameters such as contact time, initial manganese ion concentration, pH, particle size and adsorbent dose on the remo...
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Research Article10.9734/RJPAC/2015/17917
Despite the range of cell types found in the animal kingdom, only a limited number of signalling pathways are required to generate them. Furthermore the basic components and design of these signalling pathways remain largely homologous across the animal kingdom despite species be...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2015/19599
Aim: Insufficient fruit set is one of the most serious problems that affect the productivity of olive trees in desert area. The objective of this research was to evaluate the supplemental pollination from five different cultivars as sources of pollen for use on ‘Manzanilla’. Mate...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2015/19297
Present research evaluated seventeen genotypes of wheat along with three check varieties (PS-05, Siran and Atta-Habib) under the field conditions of Agriculture Research Station (ARS) Baffa, Mansehra to identify the most suitable and high yielding variety based on morpho-physiolo...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2015/16689
Pot experiments were carried out in the Teaching and Research Farm and in the green house of Soil Science Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro Tanzania in 2014 and 2015 wet seasons to determine the effects of different levels of organic...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/19164