In this paper, non-Bayesian and Bayesian approaches are used to obtain point and interval estimation of the shape parameters, the reliability and the hazard rate functions of the Kumaraswamy distribution. The estimators are obtained based on generalized order statistics. The symm...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2014/9193
Aims: To construct a stable and functional lactic acid bacteria community that can be used in the ensilage of bamboo-shoot shell to improve the taste and flavor. Methodology: Using naturally fermented bamboo-shoot shell as initial sample, a qualitative microorganism source had be...
Ethno-communal conflict is a major bane of the Nigerian local government system. This paper examined the social and political conditions that predispose communities and groups to conflict, the impact of conflict on the citizenry and how it vitiates development. A descriptive rese...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/9061
The amino acids, alanine (Ala) and phenyl alanine (Phe) and their Schiff bases (Ala-Sal), (Phe-Sal) were complexed with iron [III] metal. The complexes (Fe-Ala), (Fe-Phe) and Schiff bases complexes (Fe-Ala-Sal) and (Fe-Phe-Sal) were characterized by the UV, IR, NMR and SEM. The c...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2014/9185
Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of intravitreal bevacizumab (IVB) and adjunctive Strontium-90 (Sr90) beta radiotherapy with trabeculectomy in the management of neovascular glaucoma (NVG). Methods: Thirty seven eyes with NVG were randomly selected and divided int...
Konstantin Balayan, Maria Kahloon, Gabriel Tobia, Anna Postolova, Holly Peek, Araks Akopyan, Marie Lord, Alexandra Brownstein, Amira Aziz, Uju Nwabueze, Brian Blackmon, Alexander Joseph Steiner, Enrique Lopez & Waguih William IsHak·International Neuropsychiatric Disease Journal·2014
Aims: To review the relevant literature on Quality of Life (QOL) impairment in PTSD and the impact of treatment interventions on QOL. Methods: A database search from 1980-2012 was conducted using Medline, PsycINFO, and the PILOTS database using the keywords: “PTSD”, “posttraumati...
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Research Article10.9734/INDJ/2014/7649
K. Wooi Seong, M. Nor Asiah, M. Normi, M. Y. Aliza, A. Norhanim, A. Yasmin, A. T. Nur Syimah, K. Roslaili & M. Y. Narazah·International Blood Research & Reviews·2014
Aims: In South East Asia, there is no regional or local HHV-8 seroprevalence data on blood donors. Thus this study was aimed to determine the seroprevalence of HHV-8 among blood donors in National Blood Centre, Kuala Lumpur (NBCKL) and to test its association with donor socio dem...
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Research Article10.9734/IBRR/2014/9537
Light transmission in the Sun-Centered Inertial (SCI) frame is considered within a flat space-time metric of relativity theory. It is shown that this metric which is used to derive the Langevin metric that generates the accurate clock synchronization algorithm used in the Global...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2014/7783
K. Anvari, G. Bahadorkhan, H. Etemad-Rezaie, M. Silanian-Toussi, S. Nekooei, F. Samini, M. Ehsaie, F. Motlagh Pirooz, A. Safaie Yazdi, A. Taghizadeh Kermani, R. Salek, G. Nowferesti, S. Zahed Anaraki, F. Varshoee Tabrizi, M. Mirsadraee, A. Rafati, H. Alipour Tabrizi, H. Baharvahdat, M. Gholamin, M. Dayani, F. Bidouei, M. Fazl Ersi, M. Sadeghi-Ivari, L. Nafarieh, M. Afarid & M. Torabi-Nami·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2014
Management of the central nervous system malignancies are among the evolving areas of research and clinical practice requiring a well-coordinated interdisciplinary approach. The neuro-oncology scientific club (NOSC) has tried to cross the links between various disciplines’ expert...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/9142
The synthesis and characterization of α1-Dawson-type mono-rhenium (V)-substituted polyoxotungstate, [α1-P2W17ReVO62]7- (1), are described. The dimethylammonium salt of 1, [Me2NH2]7[α1-P2W17ReVO62]•9H2O (Me2NH2-1), was obtained as analytically pure homogeneous black-blue crystals...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/9336
Introduction: Breast cancer is the leading female malignancy in the world and the second principal cause of cancer deaths in women worldwide. It has a poorer outcome among African-American women compared with the whites due to more advanced stage at presentation. This study there...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/9050
Aims: This study was conducted to determine the effect of selected soil chemical characteristics on the occurrence of entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) under different land uses in Embu and Taita Districts in Kenya. Study Design: The sampling points were systematically marked in...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/8775
This study reports on the availability, use and information seeking behaviour of farming communities with specific reference to Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in Eastern Ghana. It fills a research gap by examining what people do with a medium when they have acc...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2014/7661
Earthquakes have been seldom associated with reported non-seismic phenomena observed weeks before and after shocks. Non-seismic phenomena are characterized by unusual sounds and light emissions as well as degassing of vast areas near the epicentre with chemical alterations of sha...