Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) remains a significant public health problem with an estimated one-third of the world’s population being infected. Cytokines play a major role in protection against Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and regulate the immune responses at cellular l...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/14798
Aims: To determine the antibiotic susceptibility profile of bacterial isolates from concrete and earthen fish ponds. Study Design: Comparative analysis. Place and Duration of Study: The African Regional Aquaculture Center Allu (ARAC), Port Harcourt River State, from August 2013-J...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/15453
Introduction: The use of medicinal plants in the treatment of diseases is as old as man. The development of synthetic (orthodox) drugs led to a decline in the use of herbs however in the past few decades, there has been an increase in the use of medicinal plants, especially in de...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/15051
The study purposed to assess the extent of Facebook use by fourth year Bachelor of Education students at Kisii University, Kenya and its implication on educational activities. Social networking sites allow users to establish networks with other users. This enables communication t...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/15983
This study examined the influence of parenting styles on adolescents’ self-esteem and academic achievement in the Ho municipality of the Volta Region in Ghana. A total of one hundred and twenty (120) students from two schools were randomly selected. The cross-sectional survey met...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/13566
Aims: First study of the lowermost locality the Neot HaKikar with charophytes in the Dead Sea region of Israel has been implemented showing the algal diversity and ecological assessment of the water object environment. Study Design: We implemented diverse bio-indication methods....
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/16063
It is generally believed that there is unequal distribution of boys and girls in practical subjects in most schools. The study therefore sought to assess whether the allocation of students to practical subjects reflects gender sensitivity in the secondary schools of Umguza Distri...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/14553
This study was conducted to investigate the effects of four fertilization patterns on growth parameters, and yield of cucumber crop under greenhouse cultivation. A field experiment was carried out at the experimental farm of Palestine Technical University Kadoorie located at Tula...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/16249
This study investigated the impact of teacher motivation on teacher effectiveness in ten schools in Bubi District in Matabeleland North Province in Zimbabwe. The study draws on a quantitative inquiry on the relationship between teacher motivation and teacher effectiveness. The po...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/14555
Manumanthu V. Ramesh, Puvvadi Gopalakrishna Naveen Kumar, Prashant Gouder Manjunath, Sakeenabi Basha, Sushanth Veerabhadriah Hirekalmath & Mohammed Imranulla·Journal of Education, Society and Behavioural Science·2015
Objectives: Investigating career intentions of dental students provides a better understanding of their role in society and contributes to the debate on existing dental education and practice. As an emerging workforce, they have very different professional expectations than those...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/16135
The paper presents a case study involved in research project. A case study was based on vibrodiagnostics analyses of unwanted vibrations, machine arrangement and usage of composite materials for increasing the productivity. The main requirement was the increase of productivity of...
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Research Article10.9734/ACRI/2015/15945
A Review of Potential Metal Toxicity and Mineral Deficiency in Autism Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder that predominantly affects the younger generation. The etiology which contributes to the occurrence of autism is not well defined. However, apart from genetic factors,...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2015/13913
In this paper, we study the conditions satisfying (ξ, X)P = 0, P(ξ, X)S = 0, P(ξ, X) = 0, and P(ξ, X)P = 0 on a Lorentzian concircular structure manifold. According to these cases, (LCS)-manifolds are categorized and an example is used to demonstrate that the method presented in...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2015/9086
This study aimed at analyzing the progressivity of government spending on health in rural areas of Edo State. The study made use of primary and secondary data. The primary data were obtained from 360 respondents in rural areas of Edo state through the use of well structured quest...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2015/12545
The problem of poverty and inequality has been a long standing issue in most Sub-sahara African countries including Nigeria. The rural poverty situation in Nigeria was assessed using three datasets which include; 1996 National Consumer Survey (NCS), 2004 National Living Standard...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2015/15656