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Feeding Habits of the African Carp Labeobarbus batesii (Pisces: Cyprinidae) from the Mbô Floodplain Rivers

Claudine Tekounegning Tiogué, Minette Tabi Eyango Tomedi, David Nguenga, Guegang Tekou & Joseph Tchoumboué · Advances in Research · 2014

Aims: The African cyprinids were not yet used in aquaculture. For domestication and preservation of the African carp Labeobarbus batesii, aspects of feeding habits  in term of its aquaculture potential proves necessary. Place and Duration of Study: Laboratory of Applied Ichthyolo...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AIR/2014/11675

Evaluation of Small Scale Farmers’ Educational Level, Experience, Age and Effects on Performance of Greenhouse Technology Production of High Value Horticultural Crops in Gusii Highlands, Kenya

P. Omoro, A. A. Shitandi, S. N. Maobe & R. B. Ogata · Advances in Research · 2014

Aims: The study aimed to evaluate how farmers’ education level, experience and age affect performance of the technology. Methodology: A purposive and multi-stage sampling technique was used to sample 276 respondents guided by target population of 1,000 and the concentration of fa...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AIR/2014/11167

Biosorption of Nickel and Copper from a Mixed Metals Solution Using Chitosan Derived from Crabs

A. E. Okoronkwo, B. J. Owolabi & O. Ayodele · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2014

Aims: To ascertain the adsorptive potentials of chitosan derived from crab shell for the removal of copper and nickel from mixed metals solution in order to evaluate the competition of different metallic ions for the chelation sites of chitosan. Study Design: Multifactorial desig...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJAST/2014/6451

TrkA Pathway(s) are Involves in the Regulation of TRPM2 and TRPM7 Expression in the Substantia Nigra of the Parkinson’s Disease Rat Model Induced by 6-Hydroxydopamine

Yong- peng Yu, An- mu Xie & Xiao- han Yang · Advances in Research · 2014

Recently, it was demonstrated that the transient receptor potential melastatin 2 (TRPM2) and melastatin 7 (TRPM7) played a key role in ROS-induced neuronal death. Meanwhile, nerve growth factor (NGF), through activating tropomyosin-related kinase A (TrkA) pathway, is known to hav...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AIR/2014/10543

Spatio-Temporal Variation in Certain Physico-Chemical Parameters of Water from Imphal River, Manipur

Devajit Athokpam, D. M. Kumawat & Asha Gupta · Journal of Scientific Research and Reports · 2014

The influences of seasonal changes of water properties from Imphal River were investigated in four locations. A range of water quality variables were measured in the river over a period of 12 months. Four selected sites viz, Khonghampat, Heingang, Mahaballi and Kiyamgei were subj...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JSRR/2014/7374

Gender, Core Self-Evaluations and Fear of Fatness among University Students in Ogun State, Nigeria

Gboyega E. Abikoye, James A. Adekoya & Minerani M. Apiri · Journal of Scientific Research and Reports · 2014

Aim: Empirical evidence suggests the existence of individual differences in people’s susceptibility to fear of fatness, usually occasioned by the increasingly pervasive norms in many parts of the world in which slimness is associated with health, beauty, intelligence and self-dis...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JSRR/2014/10286

Metaphors of the Challenges on Project Completion: Experiences of Block Release Students and their Supervisors at Midlands State University

Marimo Simon Tirivanhu & Samuel Mashingaidze · Journal of Education, Society and Behavioural Science · 2014

This study examined challenges of block-release (University part-time students), post graduate and undergraduate students, with their research supervisors in the Faculty of Education at Midlands State University in Zimbabwe. The study also aimed to identify ways of improving the...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJESBS/2014/8817

Investigation of the Absorption Lines of a Kr - Ne - Mixture as Wavelength Standards for Optical Communication Systems in the Range of 1270 nm - 1640 nm

M. Schröder & U. H. P. Fischer · Physical Science International Journal · 2014

Optical communication systems are since the last 25 years the backbone of all international data and telecom communications. Up to now, more than 10 TBit/s can be distributed via one optical fiber in long-haul systems. This was realized by the use of highly parallel multi-channel...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/PSIJ/2014/10978

Evaluation of Reaction Pattern of Skin Diseases in Oman: A Study Based on Immunofluorescence and Light Microscopy Investigation Only

Nasar Yousuf Alwahaibi, Ghena Khafan Alabri, Shadia Said Alsinawi & Asim Qureshi · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2014

Aims: The aim of this study was to evaluate various reaction pattern of skin diseases in Oman using immunofluorescence and light microscopy investigation only. Methodology: A total of 187 skin biopsies were retrospectively analyzed at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital between 200...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2014/10540

True Knot of Umbilical Cord: A Diagnosis and Prognostic Challenge

Thaís Kappel Vieira Dal Pai, Camila Pauluci Arcolini, Amanda Muriela Gobatto, Anna Manoela de Holleben Bicca, André Campos da Cunha, Vinicius Freitas de Mattos, Patrícia Trevisan, Paulo Ricardo Gazzola Zen & Rafael Fabiano Machado Rosa · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2014

Introduction: True knot of the umbilical cord is characterized by a cord loop with increased tension and hence higher risk for obstetric and neonatal outcome intervention. It is a finding observed in 1-2% of births. Aim: Review the etiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis and prognos...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2014/11536

Vitamin D Deficiency is Associated with Nonspecific Low Back Pain in Young Women, a Case-Control Study

Behzad Heidari, Yahya Javadian, Parham Heidari, Niloofar Hakimi, Karim Hajian-Tilaki & Ali Reza Firouzjahi · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2014

Background: Vitamin D deficiency is linked to several musculoskeletal conditions including nonspecific low back pain, autoimmune diseases. Data regarding to vitamin D deficiency and low back pain are not consistent across various studies. The objective of this case-control study...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2014/11309

Calculating Adjusted Survival Functions for Complex Sample Survey Data and Application to Vaccination Coverage Studies with National Immunization Survey

Zhen Zhao, Philip J. Smith, David Yankey & Kennon R. Copeland · Journal of Advances in Mathematics and Computer Science · 2014

Background: In vaccination studies with complex sample survey, survival functions have been used since 2002. Recent publications have proposed several methods for evaluating the adjusted survival functions in non-population-based studies. However, alternative methods for calculat...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMCS/2014/10183

Phytochemical and Anti-diarrhoeal Properties of Methanolic Leaf Extract of Maerua crassifolia Forssk

G. C. Akuodor, J. A. Ibrahim, J. L. Akpan, A. U. Okorie & B. C. Ezeokpo · European Journal of Medicinal Plants · 2014

Maerua crassifolia Forssk. Leaf is used in African traditional medicine for management of gastrointestinal disorders. The anti-diarrhoeal activity of the methanol extract of Maerua crassifolia leaf was investigated in rats. The phytochemical screening was also carried out. The me...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJMP/2014/11246

Corrosion Inhibition of Mild Steel in 0.1M H2SO4 Solution by Anacardium occidentale Gum

David E. Arthur, Adebiyi Adedayo, Gerald Igelige & Edwin Ogwuche · Chemical Science International Journal · 2014

The corrosion inhibition of mild steel is of technological importance due to the increase of industrial requirements. This study reports the corrosion inhibition of mild steel in acidic solution of 0.1 M H2SO4 using Anarcadium occidentale gum, also known as Cashew gum by way of g...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ACSJ/2014/9499

Maximizing Benefits to Mothers and Newborn: an Ethical Analysis of Issues in Newborn Health Program Design

Rashed Shah · International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health · 2014

This paper highlights on the aspects of bioethics principle of beneficence and equal value of human lives and the concept of distributive justice, mothers and women as seen through the lens of community based newborn health programs in developing countries. The Interagency Group...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IJTDH/2014/11179