Aim: The present paper investigates the effect on immune responses by a herbo-mineral formulation, Khamira Marwarid [KM], prescribed in the Indian subcontinent as a rejuvenator, especially to convalescing patients of typhoid fever, in murine model. Study Design: KM was administer...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/10445
Background: Haemophilus influenzae meningitis is a leading cause of endemic bacterial meningitis in infants and under-five children globally. H. influenza infection is severe where vaccine is not routinely used and one-third to half of the children either dies or suffers permanen...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/10806
The biogas production potential of animal wastes offers sustainable biogas production, cleaner environment and economic benefits. This work is an investigation into the best blend leading to higher biogas production from two major animal wastes for improved biogas production. The...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2014/10776
This study was carried out to investigate the activities of some adenosine triphosphatases (ATPases) in the radicle of maize and cowpea grown in soils contaminated with crude oil and its fractions. Total ATPase, Ca2+ ATPase, Na+/K+ ATPase and Mg2+ ATPase activities were evaluated...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2014/7118
Zaher Khraibani, Zainab Assaghir, Hussein Khraibani, Dimitris Poursanidis, Anis Hoayek, Ghazi Bitar, Hassan Zeineddine, Argyro Zenetos & Hussein Badran·Journal of Scientific Research and Reports·2014
Aims/Objectives: Mediterranean Sea is one of the most severely affected by alien marine invasions regions worldwide. The reported alien species in the Mediterranean Sea represent approximately 6% of the known biodiversity which is estimated to approximately 17000 species. The num...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/8718
Aims: Climate change is one of the most important challenges for human society, which will affect ecological, social and economical systems. Because of water scarcity issues, studying the potential climate change and its impacts on climate variables and water resources is necessa...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/9436
Introduction: Diabetic retinopathy as an important complication of diabetes mellitus is a common cause of blindness in diabetic people. A cure or treatment is not available yet. This study was designed to investigate the effectiveness of the intravitreal injection of Avastin on p...
The experiment was conducted during the 2012 farming season on the agricultural experimental field of the University for Development Studies, Nyankpala in the Guinea Savannah agro-ecological zone. The objective of the study was to determine the influence of Rhizobium inoculants a...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/10400
Aims: To increase the production of secondary metabolites of P. odontadenius using gamma radiation in order to amplify those with In vitro antimalarial activity. Study Design: Laboratory experiment tests; Identification of plant material, Irradiation of seeds, In vitroculture of...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/8631
Aims: This study aims to investigate the sensorial and physicochemical suitability of sweet potato to be processed into gari. Study Design: TiB1 potatoes variety were grated and the obtained paste was left to ferment for 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4 days. Different fermented pastes were roast...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/10335
This research project presents the result on the study for the use of Cow Dung Ash (CDA) as partial replacement in production of concrete. The experiments were designed to study the effects of adding Cow Dung Ash (CDA) in various percentages by weight (10%, 20% and 30%) of cement...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/6447
Aims: To evaluate the growth performance, their rates of transpiration and water-use efficiencies under different moisture levels. Study Design: A randomised complete design of three tree species, four treatments and three replicates. Place and Duration of Study: Screen house of...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/10854
Electrical resistivity prospecting method was used in evaluating the groundwater potential of Ita-Eku, southeastern part of Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti state, Nigeria using the vertical electrical sounding technique. A total of seven electrical soundings were conducted using the Schlumberge...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/10769
Aims: Two diagnosing faults of the vehicle’s parts, an old and modern method, mechanical or electronic methods, before or after faulty occurring, One of methods which can be used before faulty occurring is Acoustic Emission (AE) for parts producing sound, this give an indication...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/10763
This paper investigates the problem of -disturbance attenuation for robot manipulator with model uncertainty and input time delay. With the idea of shaping potential energy and the method of pre-feedback, a delayed Hamiltonian system structure is obtained for both full actuated a...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2014/10905