Aims: The study was conducted to assess the quality of tubewell (TW) waters for irrigation and their effects on soils and crops. Place and Duration of Study: Canal Command Area (CCA) of Chichawatni and Sahiwal tehsils of district Sahiwal, Punjab, Pakistan during 2012 and 2013. Me...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/15969
Background: Detailed information on the severity of malaria and other diseases across operational areas is a prerequisite to the judicious utilization of limited effective tools for the control in Africa. Methods: Records of Patients, from the 18 Local Government Areas (LGAs), wh...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2015/15093
Aims: This study aimed at evaluating the appropriateness of use of blood products in Northern Philippines and sought to find out if significant differences exist on the appropriateness of use of the blood products among the different departments and the tertiary hospitals. Method...
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Research Article10.9734/IBRR/2015/15852
Aim: We report a rare case of congenital muscular torticollis in an adult and review most of the different treatment approaches reported by authors. Presentation of Case: A 25 year old woman who underwent an unsuccessful surgery for her congenital torticollis in the childhood, pr...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/15439
Aims: Non-communicable disease currently accounts for 55% of the global disease burden, and is predicted to make up 73% of all causes of death by 2020. There have been few studies into chronic diseases in developing countries. Considering the priorities for health care systems (p...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/15074
In this paper, a mathematical model describing the dynamics of Chlamydia trachomatis infection in a human carrier is presented. The model incorporated relevant feature such as recovery through drug administration. The existence and uniqueness of solutions of the model were examin...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2015/14628
Background: While few comparative studies exist, it has been suggested that open resection of Hoffa’s fat pad tumour provides inferior results when compared with the all-arthroscopic technique. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare the intermediate-term results of pat...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/14152
In this paper we present a hybrid optimization algorithm for solving constrained nonlinear optimization problems. The hybrid algorithm is a combination between one of the intelligence techniques (genetic algorithm) and chaos theory to enhance the performance and to reach the opti...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2015/16193
Objective: To determine the relationship between the Index of Complexity, Outcome and Need (ICON) and Dental Aesthetic Index (DAI) in the assessment of orthodontic treatment complexity and need. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out. Pre-treatment dental casts of 150 c...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/14066
Objectives: The frequent finding of craniomandibular disorders (CMD) in burning mouth syndrome (BMS) patients has led the scientific community to hypothesize that the two diseases have common aspects that require further examination. Some authors have evaluated the presence of CM...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/14442
Plasma cutting has been a revolutionary method of processing metals as it provides precision cutting with a smooth finish. The Plasma Arc Cutting machine is an important machine used for producing fine cuts and creating shapes in materials. In addition to high energy radiation (u...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/15438
This study examined the association of non-financial incentives and employee’s job satisfaction of Hotel Workers in Port Harcourt. Questionnaire was the instrument for data collection, and the data were presented using frequency tables, simple percentages and pie charts whereas h...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/15900
This paper presents a methodology for management and evaluation of groundwater aquifer in the Middle Part of Darb El-Arbaein Area. Three dimensional lithologic modeling techniques have been used for detailed characterization and groundwater flow modeling of the aquifer system in...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/15736
Field experiments were carried out during 2012 and 2013 cropping seasons on an Alfisol (Oxic Tropuldalf) at Owo in the forest–savanna transition zone of southwest Nigeria to evaluate the effect of different tillage systems (zero tillage (ZT), ploughing plus harrowing (P+H) and pl...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/14837
This research work involves a study of the physico-chemical properties, fatty acid composition of oils of sheanut (Vitellaria paradoxa), cocoa (Theobroma cacao) and the effect of roasting on these properties. The data obtained were subjected to one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/15787