A generalization of Run-length-limited (RLL) codes has been introduced and its dynamical properties as a symbolic dynamical system under the shift map will be investigated. A formula for entropy and zeta function will be given and when our system is shift of finite type, its Bowe...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2014/11488
Objective: to discuss disease-free survival, overall survival, cancer specific survival, mortality and potential complications of the surgical treatment of breast cancer in men. Methods: a systematic review of studies identified in the databases PubMed and Lilacs, using the keywo...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/10462
Aims: To determine if the ubiquitous herpes virus, cytomegalovirus (CMV), could be involved in a large and unexplained increase in all-cause mortality in England and Wales in 2012, and more specifically if this involvement was via a respiratory etiology. Study Design: Analysis of...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/11382
Aims: Dexmedetomidine, anα2adrenergicagonist, provides neuroprotection in various cerebral ischemia models and against anesthesia-related neurotoxicity. Dexmedetomidine also improves paraplegia induced by intrathecal morphine after short-term spinal ischemia. In this preliminary...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/11623
Ectopic pregnancy is a challenging medical emergency that can be easily misdiagnosed. Early diagnosis is essential in ectopic pregnancy since it may be a life-threatening clinical entity if it is misdiagnosed and ruptures, resulting in intra-abdominal bleeding. Twin ectopic pregn...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/11415
Background: Cervical cancer is one of the most common female reproductive tract malignancies with high morbidity and mortality most especially in the developing countries. Our purpose of this study is to determine the pattern of cervical smear and also to determine the effect of...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/11345
Aims: The objective of the present study was to evaluate the changes of 8-isoprostaglandin F2α and other markers of oxidative stress with impaired fasting glucose when compared to non-diabetic control participants. Methodology: This is a cross-sectional study, conducted at Charle...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/11147
While the multicultural structure of Nigeria is seen as a curse rather than a blessing, this paper contends otherwise. It relates multiculturalism to the very subject of industrialisation which has eluded our national economy for decades since independence. Its main thesis is tha...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2014/10943
Aims: HIV in sub-Saharan Africa is closely linked to the sexual behavior of the population. The knowledge of the impact of socio- demographic and an increasing religious movement, on risk behavior for HIV/AIDS among University students in Nigeria and the rest of the sub-Saharan A...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/11739
The objectives of this work were to investigate the effects of wheat straw constituents on total seed germination and on time needed for seed germination to start and to assess the usefulness of evaluating the recovery of germination to help guide the screening for a sequential s...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/12017
Aim: To review the scientific principles of the treatment of white spot lesions with the resin infiltration technique and to discuss its application and limitations. Methodology: A PubMed database research was conducted and limited to articles published in English between the yea...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/12257
Plantain orchards are usually abandoned after two or three production cycles due to yield decline as accentuated by the non-adoption of management practices. This study was conducted to identify the causes of loss in perennial productivity that necessitate orchard abandonment. In...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2014/10886
For the first time ever, this work formulates definition of the degree of order for the non-random sequence of elements. Earlier, the only known parameter to evaluate a system’s degree of order was entropy. It has been shown that using entropy to evaluate the degree of order in d...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2014/11490
A. M. Silva, B. Abrahim-Vieira, F. A. do Carmo, L. H. do Amaral, L. C. Silva, C. S. Escudini, M. A. Lopes, V. P. Sousa, H. C. Castro, F. Veiga, C. R. Rodrigues, A. J. Ribeiro & L. M. Cabral·Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International·2014
Aims: Develop an anti-tuberculosis (TB) Fixed Dose Combination (FDC) tablet containing an immediate release layer (IRL) composed of both rifampicin (RIF) and pyrazinamide (PYR) and a retarded release layer (RRL) comprised of isoniazid (INH) which would allow segregated delivery o...
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Research Article10.9734/BJPR/2014/11525
Introduction: Infantile Hepatic hemangioendothelioma is characterized by multifocal benign vascular dilatations involving the liver. The clinical course depends on tumor size, localization and complications. Case Report: 15 days old neonate with stormy postnatal period was referr...