Charles Touwang, Pierre Biyanzi, Robert Ndjouenkeu, Géneviève Fliedel, Aurélie Bechoff, Keith I. Tomlins & Dominique Pallet·Journal of Scientific Research and Reports·2014
Aim: Ziziphus mauritiana is an endemic fruit spread in the savannah region of Cameroon. The fruit, locally called Jaabi, is harvested dry and consumed as such or processed into a local cake named Yaabande, using three baking techniques (sun drying, steam baking and stifle baking)...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/14515
Aim: This work was designed to investigate any possible protective association of haemoglobin genotypes with malaria parasitaemia among students of a private University in Western Delta. Study Design: Whole blood samples were obtained from a cross section of students by simple ra...
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Research Article10.9734/IBRR/2015/8923
Aim: To investigate the serum lipid profile in conventional smokers, reverse smokers and tobacco chewers and smokers and chewers associated with precancer and oral cancer. Study Design: A cross sectional longitudinal study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Oral medicine...
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Research Article10.9734/IBRR/2015/14140
Lead telluride filled silicone composite was processed into wires under high-voltage electric field using an electrospinning facility. It has been found that the electric field helped to mix the PbTe powder with the silicone rubber matrix in liquid form and the final composite pr...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2015/13963
Aim: Determination of optical band gap energy of ZnO:Ce nanocrystallite and effect of doping on the optical band gap energy also probed. Materials and Methods: ZnO:Ce nanoparticles are synthesized by Chemical precipitation route using 1 molar solutions of Zinc Acetate and Sodium...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2015/14151
An experiment was conducted in Abakaliki Urban to evaluate the effect of the waste dumpsites on air and water qualities. Four replicate water samples were collected from: A – Rain water at CAS Campus (Control- Non-dumpsite); B – River near rice mill waste dumpsite; C – River near...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/12266
Aims: The study was conducted to estimate the proportion of eligible women for Janani Suraksha Yojana and to understand the factors affecting receipt of benefits in Maharashtra State, India. Methodology: It was as comparative observational study conducted in Maharashtra State hav...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2015/13800
Aims: This study attempted to describe the prevalence and perception of hypertension (HTN) among consenting female adults in two rural communities on the Atlantic coastline of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria Study Design: This was a community-based descriptive survey design. Place and D...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/13560
Childhood insecurities may affect a wide range of personality development such as interpersonal relationship and self-esteem during adolescence. The present study explores the effect of childhood attachment on adolescents’ interpersonal relationship and self-esteem among undergra...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/13623
The crop water requirements and coefficients should be determined for proper irrigation management and scheduling. The present study was conducted to determine water requirements, and single and dual crop coefficients of Lemon balm in a semiarid climate using water balance lysime...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2015/14138
Purpose: To describe the frequency of diplopia and strabismus in diabetics (Type II) and non-diabetics in Yazd, Iran. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study on 3000 patients including 1500 diabetics (type II) and 1500 non-diabetics in Yazd from 2011 to 2012.Based on aims, a que...
The growing body of evidence regarding the putative health benefits of green tea (Camellia sinensis), including reduced risk of cancer and cardiovascular disease, has led to an increase in the consumption of brewed green tea and the formulation of green tea extracts (GTE) into a...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/12712
Aims: Using national food consumption data this paper addresses issues whether buyers of organic food make healthier food choices and pursue a healthy lifestyle concerning smoking, physical exercise and body weight compared to non-buyers. Study Design: The German National Nutriti...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/12734
Background: In the food safety field, risk assessment, including microbial and chemical components, has been applied for many years. However, a whole and integrated public health assessment also depends on the nutritional composition of food. While the fact that foods and diets c...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/12285
Aims: In February and March 2014, more than 300,000 households were affected by water rationing in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and the surrounding State of Selangor. Further south, reservoir levels in Singapore were dropping, prompting the government to raise the water conservation rh...
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Research Article10.9734/BJECC/2014/13098