The effect of intracellular level of GSH on the cytotoxicity and interaction of four environmentally relevant metals arsenic, cadmium, mercury and lead (As, Cd, Hg, and Pb) was investigated. L-Buthionine Sulfoximine (LBSO) was used to inhibit the intracellular level of GSH in MCF...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/13509
The article gives an overview on the study that critically analysed the effect of azimuthal orientation of current electrodes on the detectability of angular disposition of vertical electrical anisotropy caused by geologic features. This is very useful in ascertaining the correct...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/12957
The main objective of the network security is to prevent DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attacks in inter-connected systems. Generally, DDoS attacks are attempted by hackers and explicitly block an authorized user from accessing their account and deny them the services they...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/13386
Aims: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a prevalent metabolic disorder both in industrialized and developing countries that makes a large health and financial burden to the patients and the society. In the current article, we review the existing literature to find evid...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/5947
Background: The high morbidity and mortality among young women from unsafe abortions resulting from unwanted pregnancy and teenage pregnancy are mostly as a result of low contraceptive usage especially emergency contraceptives (EC). This is often due to restricted availability, l...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/12772
The inventory management of drugs and medical devices is a necessary precondition to ensure there is a consistent approach to drugs management in all wards to minimize the risk of missed doses and to reduce waste. In the majority of drug supply systems, the simple models work as...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/14626
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Cardiac imaging plays an important role in diagnosis and risk stratification of various cardiac diseases. Cardiac computed tomography added a major diagnostic value and led to reducing the need fo...
This study was conducted between November, 2013 and April, 2014 in Uyo, the capital of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria to empirically identify factors affecting the rate of adoption of chemical fertilizer by urban crop farmers. Through the multistage sampling procedure, 60 urban crop fa...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/11553
Aims: To reduce the inorganic fertilizers used to grow Asian vegetables (Luffa and Bitter gourds) by incorporating cover crops without compromising yield in piedmont soils of North Carolina Study Design: A split-split plot design was used in this study with two main plot treatmen...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/11720
Leishmaniases are included in the group of reemerging neglected tropical diseases caused by flagellated parasites of the Leishmania genus. WHO recommends the use of chemotherapy as the main control measure for all the types of the disease. Antimonials are the first drug of choice...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2015/13391
Objectives: This study aimed at bioremediation potentials of organic pollutants, in particular, used lubricating oil contaminated soils, using commercial microbial nutrient. Other objectives were the evaluation of kinetic model to determine the rate of biodegradation of petroleum...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/11742
Investigations on characterization of various sunflower genotypes regarding their morphological, physiological, chemical parameters, seed oil and its quality through studying fatty acid composition under different salinity levels was carried out at Saline Agriculture Research Cen...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/12086
Joel L. Meliyo, Boniface H. J. Massawe, Leon Brabers, Balthazar M. Msanya, Didas N. Kimaro, Loth S. Mulungu, Nganga I. Kihupi, Jozef A. Deckersbel, Hubert Gulinck & Herwig Leirs·International Journal of Plant & Soil Science·2014
A study was carried out in Western Usambara, Tanzania to assess the status of soil micronutrients across three geomorphic units viz., plain, escarpment and plateau in order to provide essential information for on-going studies on plague epidemiology. Nineteen soil profiles were o...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/13717
Aims: There are considerable pressures in various health economies at present to reduce costs whilst maintaining patient safety and clinical efficacy. We report a new simplified regime for the administration of Sub-Tenon’s anaesthesia offering a cost saving of up to 95% whilst ma...
Intensive care unit is a particular medical environment, sometimes creating particular stress to patients prone to psychological and psychiatric phenomenology. ICU psychosis, delirium and depression have been originally diagnosed in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. There is a...
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Research Article10.9734/INDJ/2015/13955