Primary testicular lymphoma (PTL) is an uncommon extranodal presentation constituting 1% of all NHL and 5% of all testicular neoplasm. The objective of our study was to identify the presenting signs and symptoms, treatment and outcome of patients with testicular lymphoma diagnose...
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Research Article10.9734/IBRR/2014/10504
Aim: The aim of this study was to compare the effect of ethanolic extract of Sphenocentrum jollyanum on high fat and high carbohydrate diet induced obesity in male wistar rats. Methodology: 30 male wistar rats used for this study were divided into 5 groups of 6 rats each. Group 1...
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Research Article10.9734/BJPR/2014/10463
We describe a technique for reanalyzing total chronic long occlusion of the iliac arteries (TASC/D) through the radio-brachial approach. After having obtained the arterial approach, a 6F 90cm long Shuttle sheath (Cook Group, Bloomington, IN, USA) or a 4F 100cm Fortress sheath (B...
The purpose of this paper is to report a congenital subclavian artery to subclavian vein fistula in a three weeks old male infant who presented with congestive heart failure and pulmonary hypertension. He had been scanned by various imaging modalities including echocardiography,...
Pulmonary vein stenosis in adults is historically a rare condition, but is becoming a recognised complication, albeit an uncommon one, of radiofrequency ablation around the pulmonary veins for treatment of atrial fibrillation. It may also be due to infiltrating mediastinal proces...
This study analysed relationship between agricultural risk management strategies and production efficiency among peasant farmers in Benue State, Nigeria. Data for the study were collected from randomly sampled 130 peasant farmers in Benue State using a structured questionnaire. D...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2014/3885
This paper aims to investigate the impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions through pollution-haven hypothesis model for original ASEAN5 (Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, and Philippines) countries by using Autoregressive Distributed La...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2014/10411
In Nigeria, fish farming has emerged as a fast growing sector and a viable alternative to declining capture fisheries. The paper attempts to evaluate and compare the profitability and technical efficiency of different rearing techniques among fish growers in Lagos State, Nigeria...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2014/10665
Cassava is an important staple food for human and animal feeding in Cuba. Despite its importance, there is little or nonexistent information to diagnose preferences and frequency of consumption of cassava in that country. In this sense, the present article characterizes the prefe...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2014/10761
This study analysed marketing information usage among rice producers in Benue State, Nigeria. Data were collected from 130 randomly sampled rice producers in Benue State using a structured questionnaire. Descriptive statistics and inferential statistics were used to analyse data...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2014/3886
This paper examines the validity of purchasing power parity (PPP) hypothesis for four founding members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN4) with Singapore as base currency. A range of standard unit root tests and cointegration used in previous studies was applie...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2014/10413
In this study a mathematical model is formulated using ordinary differential equations in order to understand the population dynamics of water borne diseases. The entire population is divided into five compartments depending upon their status. These compartments are – susceptible...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2014/10935
Aim: This study was conducted to investigate the effects of the leaf extract of Citrullus lanatus on carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) induced liver damage in rats. Methodology: Hepatoprotective study was conducted using five groups (A-E) of six male rats per group. Groups A and B serv...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2014/9690
The study was conducted to investigate the safety of combined extracts of Bryophyllum pinnatum (family: Crassulaceae) and Aloe barbadensis (family: Xanthorrhoeaceae) in rats. Forty rats were randomly selected and divided into four groups. Rats in groups I were administered with p...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2014/9024
Background: In recent years, an increase in Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections among children has become a social issue in Japan. Methods: During a 2-year collection period (2011-2012), we evaluated trends during the first and second halves of both years. Only patients with positiv...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/10966