Aim: This study aimed at determining the molecular and conventional identities of bacteria associated with presumptive typhoid fever patients in Ondo State, Nigeria. Study Design: The study attempted a comparative study of the conventional and molecular identities of bacteria iso...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2015/17275
Context: Extended Spectrum Beta Lactamases (ESBLs) play an important role in pathogenesis of various infections by enabling the bacterial species to be resistant to β-lactam antibiotics including extended-spectrum cephalosporins. Plants were selected on the basis of their traditi...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2015/18406
Aims: The genetic improvement of garlic can be achieved by biotechnological manipulations as breeding in this vegetatively propagated crop is limited. The current research was conducted with a view to develop an efficient in vitro regeneration protocol for four local garlic acces...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2015/18619
The present study investigated the bioremediation of a petroleum hydrocarbon-polluted soil after substrate amendment with nutrient-rich sludge (NRS). Sun-dried top soil was measured into buckets and thoroughly mixed with waste engine oil (WEO) on a weight basis to obtain 5% w/w o...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2015/19098
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of crude and aqueous fraction of Acacia nilotica on diabetic Wistar Rats. Alloxan at a dose of 150 mg/kg body weight was administered to the rats intraperitoneally to induce diabetes. Thirty rats divided into six groups of five a...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2015/18350
Aim: Reduced calorie intake by food restriction leads to extension of life span by exerting beneficial effects on metabolism. Zucker diabetic fatty (ZDF) rat is a type 2 diabetic model with obesity, showing the incidence of diabetes after 7 weeks of age. The present study investi...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/18712
Aims: Diabetes has become a major public health problem in China. Recent advances in genetic studies have identified numerous susceptibility loci for type 2 diabetes (T2D). Current models to detect risk of T2D are largely based on studies from European populations; this study aim...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/18554
The Caijia Jialing river bridge which specialized for rail transit is a concrete cable-stayed bridge with main-span 250 m, two pylons and double cable planes. The static loading test includes the following contents: measurement of the initial state of the completed structure, app...
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Research Article10.9734/ACRI/2015/19018
Artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) is the first-line therapy in most malaria endemic countries. An impressive 47% reduction in the global mortality rate between 2000 and 2013 has been achieved by ACT and artemisinin (ART) monotherapy. However, artemisinin resistance (AR)...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/18776
The study is intended to improve the performance of gas turbine engines to meet both electrical power demand and peak load in the power plant and to analyze their economic aspects. Performance enhancement of gas turbine was analyzed using thermodynamic modelling and focusing on p...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/19184
Desertification is a serious socio-economic and environmental disaster that affecting many parts of the world. From eco-geographical view desertification could be defined as decrease in land surface phenology (LSP) caused by biotic and a biotic factors. These factors caused sever...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2015/17323
Dumpsites are gradually turning into farm land with the belief that they must have accumulated necessary nutrient element required for plant growth and thus making some farmers to use refuse dumpsite material for composting not minding the type of waste that are involved and what...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2015/17855
Aims: Lactic acid bacteria are important organisms recognized for their fermentative ability. They produce various compounds including bacteriocins which are proteinaceous antimicrobial compounds. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the lactic acid bacterial content of ogi,...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/13471
This research assessed the microbiological quality of smoked fish consumed around the Lagos metropolis to ascertain the safety for consumption. Four samples of selected smoked fish obtained from five market locations in Lagos, Nigeria were analyzed to determine their bacteria loa...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/17161
Aims: Cotton production contributes in economic security in Egypt. Cotton leaf curl virus (CLCuV) belongs to the Begomovirus genus and Geminiviridae family that is transmitted by the whitefly Bemisia tabaci. It is the greatest current threat where cotton is grown. In Egypt, a di...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/18939