Potassium is exported in large amounts through grain harvest and this, together with the low availability of potassium in Brazilian soils, leads to an evident need for restoration of this nutrient. When the application rates of potassium are greater than 50 kg.ha-1, the most effe...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/19435
This paper discusses a discrete multispecies Gilpin-Ayala mutualism system. We first study the permanence and global attractivity of the system. Assume that the coefficients in the system are almost periodic sequences, we obtain the sufficient conditions for the existence of a un...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/19138
Background: Tetanus infection is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in many developing countries. The infection results from contamination of wound by Clostridium tetani in unimmunized individuals. The morbidity is mainly due to sustained skeletal muscle spasms from unoppos...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2015/16368
Background: Peripheral venous catheterization is a common medical procedure among hospitalized patients. Its use is fraught with potential complications including thrombophlebitis and blood stream infections. This necessitates provision of appropriate local protocols, meticulous...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2015/19223
Aims: Adequate coverage of nutrient requirements is a real health concern and surveillance of the nutritional status of a population is a key element for public policies. This study aimed at providing a reliable nutritional risk assessment of the French population based on preval...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/18193
Background: Iron deficiency is a common problem affecting children world-wide. It has been recognized to have an association with stroke. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of iron deficiency anaemia among children with sickle cell anaemia with cerebrovascular a...
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Research Article10.9734/IBRR/2015/18154
Aim: To investigate the antibacterial and antifungal potentials of the crude ethanol and aqueous extracts of watermelon (Citrullus lanantus) rind and seed. Study Design: The fruits were purchased from a local market and identified in the Department of Plant Science and Biotechno...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2015/18142
Aim: This study was designed to examine the hepatoprotective effect of aqueous extract of the fruits of Xylopia aethiopica using the carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) model. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Chemical Sciences, Biochemistry unit, Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ek...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2015/18927
Background: Necrotizing soft tissue infection caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa in monomicrobian culture is rare. Aim: We present the case of a bullous bilateral form of Pseudomonas aeruginosa necrotizing skin infection in a renal transplantation recipient. Presentation of Case:...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2015/18908
Introduction: Contrast imaging assists with a diagnosis and antibiotics are essential for treatment of complicated infections. Since empiric antibiotherapy and multiple contrast imaging in critically ill children can cause acute kidney injury (AKI), clinicians must pay special a...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2015/18769
Technology has brought convenience to office activities by integrating communication model into electronics device. This work focused on Microcontroller based office communication model for establishing end to end communication nudes primarily to achieve fast message delivery wit...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/15634
This study was carried out with the aim of finding the pattern of distribution and composition of herbaceous plant with respect to different types of land use in the Nigerian Northern Guinea Savannah. Data on plant species was collected using quadrat. Soil sample was collected us...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2015/16680
Periphyton and phytoplankton communities were compared and investigated in view of the environmental conditions at Ejirin part of Epe lagoon, from Dec. 2012 – May, 2013. This was to evaluate the effect of the environmental characteristics on the biotic communities. Surface water...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/18647
DNA sequences are long strands of four letters – A,T.C and G, that represent the amino-acid building components of proteins . A triplet sequence of adjacent letters on a DNA sequence is known as a codon. Multiple codons represent one of the 20 possible amino acids. DNA sequence...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/19154
Phytochemical screening, proximate, mineral elements, and antinutritional composition of Zingiber officinale rhizome were determined with a view to assess it nutritional and medicinal values. The results of phytochemical screening showed that alkaloids, saponins, flavonoids, poly...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/16915