Danbunama (DB) is a shredded meat product that is light, easy to pack and nutrient retaining and is traditionally produced from beef. A completely randomized design was employed to study the effect of three meat types of beef, chevon and pork on quality attributes of DB. Proximat...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/10055
This study examines the association between self-reported beliefs of primarily Zulu speaking inmates regarding virginal sex and its perceived utility for the prevention of HIV/AIDS and STIs and its impact of perceived social norms regarding sexual activity. This exploratory study...
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Research Article10.9734/ISRR/2014/11042
Currently waste managers are unable to keep pace with the waste generation rate hence shank of solid waste are uncollected in both dumping sites and open spaces. The study was conducted to assess the fertilizer utilisation potential of solid waste generated in Akosombo Township....
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/10631
The perception of the Sri Lankan public on Genetically Modified (GM) foods was examined by administrating a structured questionnaire to 800 selected respondents. Wide range of questions was included in the questionnaire and it was structured to have comprehensive idea about the u...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2014/11757
In perspective of scoring criteria, topic settings, and testing emphases, this paper, by comparing the writing task of TOEFL and TEM-8, tried to analyze cultural differences reflected in those two exams, and to put forth some suggestions in English teaching of higher education in...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2014/12146
Aims: To evaluate the effect of injection number of ranibizumab on an as-needed treatment regimen during the first year of treatment on the clinical course of neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD). Study Design: Retrospective study. Place and Duration of Study: Bey...
Purpose: To compare rate of change in IOP with and without air bubbles in the anterior chamber (AC). Methods: Enucleated porcine eyes were infused with Balanced Salt Solution (BSS) at 10μl/min. In one experiment, 5 eyes each were injected with 0.15 or 0.30ml bubbles without prior...
Tar balls are frequently reported as indicators of extent of marine pollution owing to spill incidents. It has now been fairly established that the potential threat from operational or accidental oil spills from tankers and other oil related activities could lead to environmental...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/10149
This paper examines the dynamic linkages between economic growth, household consumption, domestic investment and public expenditure in Malaysia by adopting ARDL approach for the period of 1960-2010 based on Keynesian and Wagner’s law hypothesis. We have also created two dummies v...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/11335
Aims: This study investigated the antimicrobial effect of aqueous and ethanol extracts of the flower buds of Eugenia caryophyllata (Myrtaeae) against a wide range of bacteria and yeasts cells isolated clinically from patients. Methodology: The agar diffusion method was used to es...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2014/11438
Alessandro Carano, Domenico De Berardis, Marilde Cavuto, Carla Ortolani, Giampaolo Perna, Alessandro Valchera, Monica Mazza, Michele Fornaro, Felice Iasevoli, Giovanni Martinotti & Massimo Di Giannantonio·International Neuropsychiatric Disease Journal·2014
In 1880 French neurologist Jules Cotard described a condition characterized by delusion of negation (nihilistic delusion) in a melancholia context. Recently, there has been a resurgence of interest in Cotard’s syndrome. The most prominent symptoms of Cotard’s Syndrome are depress...
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Research Article10.9734/INDJ/2014/7215
Data are rarely perfect. Whether the problem is data entry errors or rare events. Outliers have two opposing properties. They can be noises that disturb regression and classification task. On the other hand, they can provide valuable information about rare phenomena, which can le...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2014/11194
Aims: To determine the effect of muscle energy technique (MET) on postnatal low back pain. Place and Duration of Study: Department of obstetrics and gynecology, Ain Shams University Hospital, and Outpatient Clinic of Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, between January...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/6999
Background: Seed sprouts contaminated with pathogenic microorganisms, such as Salmonella spp. and Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) present an unacceptable health risk to consumers. An outbreak that occurred in Australia during 2005 and 2006 due to the consumption of...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2014/11245
Daphne Van Der Bend, Joost Van Dieren, Marta De Vasconcelos Marques, Nick L. W. Wezenbeek, Niki Kostareli, Patricia Guerreiro Rodrigues, Elisabeth H. M. Temme, Susanne Westenbrink & Hans Verhagen·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2014
Nutrient profiling is an important tool for governments, non-governmental organizations (NGO’s) and for the food industry, to help consumers make healthier food choices. Multiple nutrient profiling systems (NPS) have been introduced worldwide. There is, however, no agreement on t...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2014/10305