Aims: To determine the survival rates of bacteria in contaminated fresh fruit juice samples Place and Duration of Study: Biosciences and Biotechnology Department, Babcock University, Ilisan Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria, between November, 2012 and May, 2013. Methodology: Freshly extr...
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Research Article10.9734/BJPR/2014/7384
Aims: Evaluation of three extraction methods to prepare bioactive-rich ginger extract for incorporation into a functional beverage. Study Design: Response surface methodology. Methodology: For the preparation of bioactive-rich ginger extract with water, conventional hot water ext...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2014/10322
This study investigated the effect of climatic factors (namely, evaporation, sunshine, relative humidity, soil temperature, and air temperature) on flower and boll production and retention in cotton (Gossypium barbadense). Also, this study investigated the relationship between cl...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/9921
Cassava serves as primary staple food of millions of people in the tropics and subtropics, and is used as a carbohydrate source in animal feed. Knowledge of agro-morphological characteristics and genetic relatedness is essential for an efficient recombination of varieties in a br...
Aims: Baobab (Adansonia digitata) fruit pulp and the seed oil contain appreciable amount of vitamins and nutrients which help fight off diseases and afford commendable source of nourishment. It is essential to screen for the stability of the high vitamin C contents and validate t...
Ehsan Gohari, Ali Ataei, Mohammad Haghpanahi, Mohammadreza Mallakzadeh, Mohammad Parnianpour, Mohammadsaleh Ganjavian, Mojtaba Kamyab, Arezoo Amirpourabasi & Mohammad Saleh Khajeh Hosseini·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2014
Aims: The reaction forces of the Milwaukee Brace’s (MB’s) several areas were measured during normal daily activities (24 hr) by a new measurement device improved in order to force acquisition by groups of sensors distributed in all of the MB’s internal areas. Methodology: In the...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/7588
Aims: Study of maximum pressure in the left ventricle (MPLV) has already been a challenging aspect of clinical diagnosis. The aim of this study was to propose a model to estimate the MPLV for a healthy subject based on cardiac outputs measured by echo-Doppler (non-invasive) and c...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/7229
Aim: This study was undertaken to determine the epidemiology, seroprevalence and associated risk factors, of Hepatitis E virus (HEV) among domestic animals. Study Design: Cross sectional epidemiological survey. Place and Duration: The study was carried out in three geographical z...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2014/10203
Aims: To determine the incidence of fungal ocular involvement, manifesting as chorioretinitis or endophthalmitis, in patients with positive fungal blood cultures in a tertiary care center. Study Design: Retrospective case series and literature review. Place and Duration of Study:...
Bed-form characteristics have been investigated because of the close relation to hydraulic friction. Pool is one of the most important bed forms in coarse-bed rivers. The form friction factor should be considered in determining many river engineering projects including stable cha...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/10026
Background: In medical research, statistical tests have become more important. Several parametric procedures are available but each of them requires normality assumption. As normality violation may affect interpretation and inferences reliability and validity, so importance of no...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/8921
The polyurethane foam industry in Nigeria depends largely on imported feedstocks based on fossil sources at exorbitant cost and high foreign exchange. Furthermore, emissions from some of these chemicals during processing have been reported to cause negative environmental impact e...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/7396
Yuan Zeng, Xing Ping Hu, Xiao- Qiang Yu & Sang- Jin Suh·Advances in Research·2014
Aims: To assess the presence of antibacterial activities in Reticulitermes flavipes against a common Gram-positive soil bacterium Bacillus subtilis; to determine the nature of antibacterial compounds of crude extracts; and to analyze the size profile of active compounds. Place an...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2014/10407
Chizoba Okechukwu Okeke, Grace I. Amilo, Martin Ifeanyichukwu, Ogochukwu M. T. B. Ochiabuto, Anulika O. Onyemelukwe & Sylvester Nnaemeka Ibekailo·International Blood Research & Reviews·2014
Aim: To determine the Red cell indices and Reticulocyte count values in HIV-positive patients under antiretroviral treatment and those not under antiretroviral treatments with varying durations of HIV infection and antiretroviral treatments. Study Design: Case-control study. Plac...
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Research Article10.9734/IBRR/2014/10243
Quadratic irrationals posses a periodic continued fraction expansion. Much less is known about cubic irrationals. We do not even know if the partial quotients are bounded, even though extensive computations suggest they might follow Kuzmin’s probability law. Results are given for...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2014/9892