Corrosion Inhibition of phenolic extract of Gnetum africana on copper in 1.0 mol/dm3 ammonium hydroxide has been studied using gravimetric (weight-loss) and potentiodynamic polarization techniques. Inhibition efficiency increases with increase in inhibitor concentration, while co...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2014/11661
Breadfruit [Artocarpus altilis (Parkinson) Fosberg)] is a traditional staple crop grown for its starchy fruit throughout the tropics. It has long been recognized for its potential to alleviate hunger in the region. However, being a tree of 10 – 30m, breadfruit is vulnerable to wi...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/12012
Aims: To determine the effect of CD4 count (a glycoprotein found on the surface of immune cells such as T helper cells, monocytes, macrophages and dendritic cells) on the Candida species associated with Oropharyngeal candidiasis among HIV suspected patients. Place and Duration of...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2014/9150
Aim: To determine the biocidal efficacy of THPS based biocides currently used in oil fields to control souring and corrosion. Methodology: By direct monitoring of inhibition of cell growth and inhibition of microbial functional group activities such as the ability to reduce sulfa...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2014/11943
Aims: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of field pea grown as a catch crop and used for green manure on the health of spring barley grown in cereal crop rotation. Study Design: The experiment was carried out in the randomized block design with four replications. Pl...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/10416
Aim: A study was conducted to determine the frequency of occurrence of fungi associated with kolanuts (Cola nitida and Cola acuminata) at processing and storage. Methodology: Healthy and infected kolanuts (Cola nitida and Cola. acuminata) collected randomly during processing and...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/11180
Aims: The work was undertaken to identify the role of Neem derived compounds (saponins and azadirachtin) on the digestive cellulose hydrolyzing enzyme activity of red flour beetle (T. castaneum), rice grasshopper (Oxya chinensis) and red pumpkin beetle (Aulacophora foveicolis)....
Brominated flame retardants, like polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), are environmental contaminants which have entered the human food chain. In this context the concentrations of several PBDEs were measured in food items commonly available in the Netherlands in 2004 and 2008...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2014/6756
Steady, laminar, incompressible and fully developed fluid flow of two immiscible electrically conducting fluids between two infinite inclined parallel plates has been studied when the two plates are maintained at different constant temperatures T_w1 and T_w2. A constant magnetic...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2014/11471
Secondary somatic embryogenesis leads to the formation of abnormal somatic embryos and produces abnormal seedlings. Normal plants are difficult to obtain from these embryos, due to the asynchronous maturation of the embryogenic tissues and low germination and conversion rates. Th...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2014/10215
Emergency department overcrowding combined with shortage of experienced and knowledgeable healthcare staff may lead to fatal, albeit rare, malpractice cases in developing countries. We report herein a patient with cardiac arrest as a result of inadvertent intravenous injection of...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/12509
Background: Diarrhoea is a leading cause of under – five morbidity and mortality. Diarrhoea deaths can be prevented by adequate case management of diarrhoeal episodes in children. With majority of cases being treated initially or completely in the home and community, the level of...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/11340
Behcet’s disease is a disorder that involves oral aphthous with genital ulcer, skin lesions, gastrointestinal, vascular, neurological diseases and systemic symptoms such as arthritis. Thrombophilia and vasculitis which may involve any vessel play a role in pathogenesis. aHUS is a...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2014/11938
Giant hydronephrosis is defined as the accumulation of more than 1L of fluid in the collecting system of the kidney. We present a case of giant hydronephrosis containing 18 L of fluid in a 13- year- old girl resulting from neglected PUJ obstruction. She had a single stage nephrec...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2014/11826
Nigeria export earnings especially from oil, makes up over 25% of its GDP and over 90% of its annual budget. This makes the economy an attractive case study in the field of trade. This study investigated the short-run shock transmission and long-run multiplier analyses between ex...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2014/9510