Aims: To measure the level of aggressive behaviour and to ascertain the effect of domicile on aggressive behaviour of delinquent and non-delinquent adolescents. Study Design: Present comparative study assessed the aggressive behaviour of delinquent and non-delinquent adolescents....
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2014/10309
F. Rico Martínez, A. Domínguez Pacheco, G. Paniagua Pardo, C. Hernández Aguilar & E. Martínez Ortiz·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2014
This study was conducted to determine the effect of variable magnetic fields (VMF) on broccoli seeds (Brassica oleracea L.) pre-imbibed for 1h to improve their germination and early growth. The experiment was conducted at IPN - ESIME Zacatenco, Mexico DF, between October and Nove...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/10689
Aims: Market studies indicate that Hong Kong consumers are affluent and generally live a trendy, refined lifestyle. As such, besides traditional food markets, Hong Kong’s free market economy has spawned various forms of food retailers, such as supermarkets, fast foods chains and...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2014/11311
The paper examines the nexus between corruption, governance and public spending and their aggregate effects on economic growth in Nigeria. It maintains that corruption is one scourge and social malaise that militates against good governance, using public spending as one of its co...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2014/10531
Aims: Increasing yield is the most important aim in any breeding program. Since yield is a complex trait with low inheritance and involves several quantitative components, its direct study is not usually sufficient and therefore it is suggested that its components be investigated...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/7565
This study was designed to evaluate the anxiolytic effect of methanolic leave extract of Paullinia pinnata L. in mice. The elevated plus-maze and staircase paradigm were used to assess the anxiolytic activity of the methanolic leaf extract of Paullinia pinnata and diazepam. The r...
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Research Article10.9734/BJPR/2014/10990
In Fontan patients, reduced exercise capacity due to diminished cardiac output is a common finding with important prognostic implications. Beneficial effects have been shown for sildenafil treatment and regular exercise, but data comparing both strategies is scarce. We report on...
Aims: This study evaluated the effect of methanolic leaf extract of Magnifera indica on paracetamol-induced hepatic toxicity in rats. Study Design: Hepatic toxicity in rats was induced by oral administration of paracetamol followed by treatment with the leaf extract and evaluatio...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2014/10114
Md. Khairul Bashar, Mohammed Ibrahim, Irin Sultana, Md. Imran Hossain, Zakya Tasneem, Md. Ruhul Kuddus, Ridwan Bin Rashid & Mohammad Abdur Rashid·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2014
Aims: The aim of the current study was to undertake phytochemical screenings and evaluate antipyretic, analgesic and anti-inflammatory activities of the methanol extract of whole plant of Vernonia cinerea Less. (VCME). Place and Duration of Study: The study was carried out for on...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2014/10050
C. Chin, M. L. Veisaga, H. A. Priestap, T. Commock, K. Campbell, B. Jestrow, J. Francisco-Ortega & M. A. Barbieri·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2014
Aim: Rubiaceae is one of the largest families of plants and it includes the Jamaican genus Portlandia. This family has been used in several ethnomedicinal practices. Thus, in this study we investigated whether extracts of two species of Portlandia affect In vitro proliferation of...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2014/10250
Monitoring and evalution of exotherms as temperature rises were investigated using various foam formulations from two types of polyols with variations in blow indices as volume of water added. It was observed that exotherms increase linearly with blow index. The results also sh...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2014/11361
Commercial kaolin (Al2Si2O5(OH)4), a clay mineral obtained on the Upper Plateau (Jos, Central Nigeria) was characterized for physical properties such as moisture content (= 1.30%), sieved particle size (= 150µm) and (Apparent Bulk Density (= 0.40g/cm3) and compared to CaCO3, a r...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2014/11156
Aims: Menopause is associated with a myriad of chronic health risks. This study assessed the Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) risk profile of post-menopausal women from a semi-urban community in Nigeria. Study Design: Cross-sectional study Place and Duration of Study: Ife Central Loc...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/8108
Setting: Urban, non-governmental HIV outpatient clinic in Mombasa, Kenya. Objective: To report outcomes and assess feasibility of serial clinical screening for active TB among adults enrolled in outpatient HIV care in a resource-limited setting. Design: Longitudinal analysis of s...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/6647
Aim: To investigate the role of platelet adrenoreactivity in development of hyperreactive platelet phenotype in patients with myocardial infarction receiving antiplatelet therapy. Study Design: Cohort prospective study. Place and Duration of Study: Histology Department of Donetsk...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/10630