Aims: This study examined how the pre-service teachers with strong subject matter competence quantitatively and qualitatively differed from their counterparts in teaching practices. Methodology: Thirteen pre-service physical education teachers (8 females and 5 males) who enrolled...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/13306
The study looked into the perception of basic science teachers on the challenges and prospects of creativity in a basic science classroom. The researchers adopted a survey research design. Random sampling technique was used to select 100 basic science teachers from secondary scho...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/11522
Aim: Dearth of information exists on the phytochemistry and toxicity profile of ethanolic leaves extract of Lageneria breviflora in spite of the much touted medicinal efficacy of the plant. The present study qualitatively evaluated the phytochemical compositions as well as the to...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2015/13400
The study at hand presents a numerical method for simulations of the dynamics of slender rigid fibers immersed in an incompressible fluid. The underlying mathematical formulation is based on a slender body approximation as applied to a boundary integral equation for Stokes flow....
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2015/12581
An unsteady incompressible fully developed flow in a horizontal flexible and permeable annular pipe of elliptic cross-section under the action of gravity is studied. The solution is obtained through a homogenization method by employing a small scale separation parameter that appr...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2015/13157
The object of this paper is to study quarter-symmetric metric connection on a trans-Sasakian manifold. Here we study locally ∅-symmetric,∅-symmetric and concircular ∅-symmetric trans- Sasakian manifold with respect to quarter symmetric metric connection and obtained some interest...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2015/12737
Lucia Montenegro, Adriana Trapani, Paola Fini, Delia Mandracchia, Andrea Latrofa, Nicola Cioffi, Laura Chiarantini, Giusi Giada Picceri, Serena Brundu & Giovanni Puglisi·Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International·2014
Aims: The aim of this study was to explore the potential of novel nanoparticles (NPs) intended for topical administration of the hydrophilic antioxidant Glutathione and the lipophilic Idebenone. Glutathione was introduced into the NPs using two approaches: i) covalently bonded to...
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Research Article10.9734/BJPR/2014/8641
Mutation breeding is an important tool in bringing genetic variability in plants. Different physical and chemical mutagens are used in mutation breeding to enhance variability. The present experiment was conducted to induce genetic variability in Vicia faba L. var. Vikrant, an au...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2015/13765
This study was aimed at determining the effect of hyperglycaemia and glysuria on the antimicrobial susceptibility of pathogens isolated in UTI. 236 patients visiting the out-patient department of University of Uyo Health Centre presenting with symptoms of urinary tract infection...
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Research Article10.9734/BJPR/2014/11205
Aim: Letrozole, a non-steroidal aromatase inhibitor, prevents the body from producing its own estrogen. The objective of the present study was to explore the fabrication and evaluation of natural biodegradable polymeric Letrozole implant for long term drug release targeting postm...
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Research Article10.9734/BJPR/2014/12432
Aim: The aim of the present investigation was to enhance the dissolution rate of a poorly water soluble drug, aprepitant, by preparation of solid dispersion with hydrophilic carrier, poloxamer 188, using solvent evaporation method. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Pharm...
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Research Article10.9734/BJPR/2014/10561
Aim: The effect of Ethanol Leaf Extract of Moringa oleifera (ELMO) on uterine smooth muscles of non- pregnant female rats was studied in vitro with a view to finding out the mechanism(s) for observed effects. Experiential Design: In vitro studies using isolated rat’s uteri. Metho...
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Research Article10.9734/BJPR/2014/12140
Aims: To study the response of Washington navel orange fruits to some natural post harvest treatments under cold storage. Study Design: A randomized complete block design with three replicates was used. Place and Duration of Study: This study was carried out during two successive...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2015/12222
The maximum likelihood estimator does not always maximize the expected log-likelihood when estimating the exponential distribution using a small data set. The maximum likelihood estimator should be multiplied by a positive constant that only depends on the amount of data.
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2015/13658
Background: Almost all people in the societies are facing new e-Services everyday and it is essential for the implementers to have enough users for the new implemented service. An e-Service without users would be a failure. Therefore, before implementing the e-Services the adopti...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/11073