Bio-plastics are natural biopolymers that are synthesized and catabolised by various organisms and these materials do not cause toxic effects in the host and have certain advantages over petroleum-derived plastics. The current emphasis on sustainability, eco-efficiency and green...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2015/17999
André Luiz da Silva, Marcelo Berwanger de Oliveira, Elisa Serra Negra Vieira, Volmir Sérgio Marchioro, Francisco de Assis Franco & Ivan Schuster·Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology·2015
Aims: Evaluating the genetic diversity and molecular characterization of wheat varieties in Brazil, using microsatellite markers. Study Design: Random sampling of seeds from 32 varieties, was done. Place and Duration of Study: Biotechnology lab, Coodetec, BR 467, km 98. Cascavel,...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2015/18628
Aims: To evaluate laying performance of heavy breeders housed either in conventional individual (CI) or group automatic (GA) nests. Study Design: A simple experiment was used to compare 5700 breeders housed in pens with CI and 5500 kept in GA nests from 164 to 247 days of age. Pl...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2015/18662
Aims: To propose a new chaff generation method and to compare the results with the standard Clancy’s Chaff Generation Method. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Computer Science and Engineering, PEC University of Technology, Chandigarh during July 2012 and June 2013. Meth...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2015/18993
Our aim in the present article is to introduce and study a new type of chaotic graphs, namely chaotic graph on a sphere .We describe them by using chaotic matrices. This article introduces some operations on the chaotic graphs such as union and intersection; also both of the chao...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2015/18791
A lot of attempts being made by the Nigeria government at industrialization and advancement of economic growth have been hindered by energy infrastructures deficit gap. Constant and adequate power supply is an important condition for an advance economic growth and to boost indust...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/18296
This case study compares crop origin and diversity between two villages of similar size and contrasting conditions of human development: Acteal (Chiapas, Mexico) and Tuñon (Asturias, Spain). With an ethnographic approach, we found a significantly higher proportion of imported spe...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/19476
Vietnam is considered to be one of the most potentially affected countries by the effects of climate change due to its topography and socio-economic properties. In order to contribute to the global efforts in climate change mitigation the government has recently announced to stri...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/17774
Waterless toilets are decentralized compost toilet systems that process human wastes within its own confinement. The aim of this research was to assess the current status of a waterless toilet at the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) and to propose a solution to the...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/18461
Aims: An ethnobotanical study was conducted to document traditional medicinal plants used by indigenous people around the four sacred groves (protected forest patches) of East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, India. Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted around th...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2015/18802
The aim of this article is to present and confront the arguments in support of euthanasia and physician assisted suicide, and the arguments against. The arguments for and against euthanasia are listed and discussed to literature cited. Euthanasia is an act of mercy, and, basicall...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/19151
Background: It is not known whether there is etiological relationship between otospongiosis and sudden deafness. The most common etiologies that explain sudden deafness are viral infections, vascular and autoimmune process. Methods: Two cases of patients with otospongiosis that...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/17420
Aim: To evaluate the distribution of metabolites and in vitro antioxidant activity in the berry and shoot of Solanum pseudocapsicum (S. pseudocapsicum). Study Design: Berry and shoot samples of S. pseudocapsicum were randomly collected from different plants of the species in the...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2015/18760
A variety of 7-azaindole analogs 1-14 with variable substituents on phenyl ring of phenacyl moiety were synthesized and evaluate for their urease, phosphodiesterase and b-glucuronidase Inhibitory potential. Compound 9 (IC50 = 2.19±0.37µM) showed potent urease inhibitory potential...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2015/10575
Background: Contraceptive usage remains a challenge in developing countries. Despite high contraceptive awareness and knowledge, studies have shown disappointingly very low contraceptive usage. The 2013 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) report places modern contracepti...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/16282