Aims: The present study compared the effects of metformin (met) and deferoxamine (DFX) on the hepatotoxic and nephrotoxic side effects of streptozotocin experimental diabetes in rats using serum biochemical and histopathological indicators. Study Design: Following induction of di...
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Research Article10.9734/BJPR/2014/11812
This study assessed the erythropoietic effect of Eremomastax polysperma leaf extracts in female albino Wistar rats. Method: Twenty eight (28) female rats were divided into two major groups based on their weight and age. The duration of administration of E. polysperma extracts las...
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Research Article10.9734/BJPR/2014/9603
Background: Protein malnutrition (PM) is one of the major public health problems in developing countries. Cisplatin (CDDP) is an effective anticancer drug that elicits many hepatotoxicity. CDDP hepatotoxicity restricts its clinical use under long term treatment. Objectives: The s...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/9559
Excessive use of narcotic drugs, especially its effect on the central nervous system (CNS) development of the embryos, has given rise to numerous studies in this field. According to the previous studies, morphine consumption during pregnancy can cause a delay in normal developmen...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/11007
If F(x) is expanded in the form of Maclaurin’s series then Ramanujan asserts that the value of can be found from the coefficient of in the expansion of F(x). Conversely Ramanujan claims that if the value of I is known, then the Maclaurin’s coefficient of F(x) can be found. In th...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2014/4842
Aims: To screen fifty-six endophytic streptomyces isolates for anti-bacterial activity on two clinical strains of Acinetobacter baumannii (carbapenem sensitive and resistant). Place and Duration of Study: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia; between May 2011 and February 2012. Methods...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/9768
Inpainting or completion is used with the aim of restoring damaged regions in images and video frames using the safe regions. This paper introduces a novel approach based on LDS (Linear Dynamic Systems) for inpainting of corrupted video frames which include dynamic textures. In t...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2014/4751
Siddiqa Qasim, Faraz Akrim, Jehanzeb Khalid, Adnan Arshad, Durr-e-Shahwar ., Shaista Andleeb & Muhammad Zubair Anjum·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2014
Aim: The current study was conducted to determine the total Cholesterol, Triglyceridesand BMI of unmarried males and females. Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted in District Bhimber, Azad Kashmir during June 2010 to December 2010. Methodology: The blood samples w...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/9796
Aims: To optimize the process variables including: Lactobacillus acidophilus La-5, total starter (a mixture of mesophilic cheese starters (MCS) and thermophilic yoghurt starters (TYS), mesophilic cheese starter: thermophilic yoghurt starter (MCS:TYS) ratio and salt content in pro...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/11101
Background: The industry of companion animal has been growing steadily in Korea. However, alongside this rapid growth, insufficient knowledge and immature civic awareness of the responsibilities of companion animal ownership has resulted in an increase in the number of stray anim...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/12006
The objective of this study was to investigate the experimental study and theoretical study of advanced photo oxidation using TiO2 as photo catalyst and to compare between these two studies. This work contains two parts, the first part was removing efficiency of an industrially i...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2014/7662
Judith Ndongo Torimiro, Gwladys Chavely Monamele, Mathurin Pierre Kowo, Desire Takou, Guy-Bertrand Pouokam, Joseph Fokam & Oudou Njoya·Microbiology Research Journal International·2014
Aims: To determine the seroprevalence of HDV as well as the virological and clinical characteristics of HBV mono-infected and HBV/HDV co-infected patients. Study Design: The few studies on HDV in Cameroon have reported a high prevalence of this viral infection. This is a first st...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2014/6894
Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp) is rich in dietary protein and a relish in most West African countries. Four elite genotypes (IT 97K-499-35, lT 97K-568-18, IT 98K-131- 2 and IT 93K-452-2) emanating from the breeding programme of International Institute of Tropical Agriculture...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/10320
This study estimated the efficiency of poultry egg farming in Ogun state, Nigeria. Primary data were collected with the use of structured questionnaire from 120 farmers drawn by a multi-stage random sampling technique. Descriptive statistics, Tobit regression model and Data Envel...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/10611
Background: Leg telangectasia is considered a medical and cosmetic problem. Although sclerotherapy is still the most effective treatment, its drawback like skin necrosis, phlebitis, allergy to sclerosing substance, telangectatic matting and phobia of injection often makes the phy...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/11493