In the present study, disodium salts of bisdithiocarbamates have been prepared from urea, thiourea, dithiooxamide and 1,3-diaminopropanewith carbon disulfide under strong alkaline medium of a sodium hydroxide solution. All ligands possessed good chelating ability for various meta...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2015/6588
Stem cells are unipotent (producing only one cell type, i.e. their own), pluripotent (giving rise to all cell types making up a body), or multipotent (having the ability to develop into more than one type of cell but less than that possessed by pluripotent) cells possessing an un...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2015/10480
Aim: Assessments of phytodiversity at two abandoned solid waste dumpsites in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Study Design: A systematic sampling approach comprising three line-transects of 5 m and 10 m interval was used. Methodology: At each of the sites, an area of 15 m x 30 m was measu...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2015/14750
A geoelectrical investigation for potable groundwater potentials in Dorowa and its environs, Plateau State, North Central Nigeria has been carried out. The area is part of Jos-Bukuru Younger Granite Complex and is underlain by seven main rock types namely: Vom Microgranite (Vm),...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2015/15242
It is an important consideration of any area to be distributed spatially. Japanese encephalitis (JE) is a Vector Borne Disease (VBD) that is widespread in Asia. It results in severe illness, death, and hence in economic damage to households. In health planning and management, it...
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Research Article10.9734/ACRI/2015/14363
Aims: To describe epidemiological and biological features of patients with monoclonal plasma cell dyscrasias. The patients were seen at the Moroccan Pasteur Institute in Casablanca during a period of two years and four months. Place and Duration of Study: Laboratory of immunochem...
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Research Article10.9734/IBRR/2015/15692
Aim: This in vitro study was designed to evaluate and compare the shear bond strength of stainless steel brackets bonded to ceramic crowns etched with Hydrofluoric acid and Lasers. Place of Study: This study was carried out in the Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthop...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/15948
Background: Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) has now become an integral tool in the treatment of both acute and chronic respiratory failure, and at the same time reducing the need for invasive ventilation. Aim: To determinate the efficacy of NIV in pediatrics whom admitted to Pediat...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/15492
Background: Head and neck cancer includes several malignancies that originate in the paranasal sinuses, nasal cavity, salivary glands, oral cavity, pharynx, and larynx. The burden of viral infections in cancer is high but underappreciated by much of the cancer research community....
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Research Article10.9734/JCTI/2014/15874
Joint audits are recently controversial discussed to increase audit quality and decrease audit market concentration in Europe, complementing the existing and future rotation rules by the 8th EC directive. First, this article presents a theoretical foundation of joint audits. In t...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/15599
The investigation was carried out to determine the susceptibility of ABO blood groups to malaria parasiteamia among residents of Awka, Awka South L.G.A, Anambra State Nigeria. The research revealed that out of 309 samples analyzed for ABO blood groups susceptibility for malaria i...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/12801
To assess the real impact of farming activities on the environment over three decades and test the hypothesis if the various units of land use are in extension or regression or stable, the present study was carried out in Municipalities of Dassa-Zoumé and Glazoué. The method cons...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/14548
Geophysical investigation using vertical electrical soundings (VES) was carried out to determine aquifer types in the basement complex areas of Lokoja. The interpretation of vertical electrical sounding (VES) indicates that the aquifer types in the area are weathered basement aqu...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/15526
Field studies in Bambili locality (NE of Bamenda city, West-Cameroon), situated in the central part of Cameroon Volcanic Line, have recently permitted us to identifier above the welded massive lapilli tuff (mlT), remnant blocks (up to 6.5 x 11 m) of pyroclastic surge deposits. Th...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/15958
This work dealt with the development of simulation model for Jatropha biodiesel supply chain. It also investigated the effects of Jatropha supply chain variables on the system performance criteria and determined the optimum sequence for the Jatropha supply chain management. This...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/16494