Aims: Either down-regulation of protein kinases or up-regulation of protein phosphatases weakens the level of neuronal protein phosphorylation and affects the function of neuron. Low-function and/or low-content of protein phosphatases in the hippocampus neurons is proposed to be...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/6591
Background: In Nigeria, malaria is one of the main causes of morbidity and mortality in children. Nigeria government has put in efforts on malaria control and prevention. This is in consonance with Roll back malaria initiative’s objectives. Thus, with the expiration of RBM 2010 t...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/8068
Aims: Examine feasibility, implementation and impact of a Health Maintenance Organization (HMO)-Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) collaboration in providing after-hours care as an Emergency Department (ED) diversion strategy. Study Design: Prospective study using pre-post...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/8370
Group A Streptococcal infection in the throat is responsible for causing initial and recurrent attacks of acute guttate psoriasis (AGP). Up to 70% of these AGP patients go on to develop chronic plaque psoriasis (CPP). We hypothesized that chronic sub-clinical, on-going streptococ...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/9331
Aims: The diameter of the posterior atrium of the lateral cerebral ventricles (PALV) does not vary substantially in size during foetal development and has thus become a stable marker for the identification of foetal ventriculomegaly in developed countries. Currently, the accepted...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/8053
Aims: In recent decades, the management of the intellectual capitals has turned into one of the noteworthy and appealing issues. The main objective of the present research was to evaluate the components of intellectual capitals in nonprofit organizations. To this end, Procurement...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2014/7065
Aims: Adenium obesum is a known medicinal plant thereby creating the need for the evaluation of its toxicity and histopathological effects on the liver of female Wistar rats orally administered ethanol extract of the plant’s stem bark. Place and Duration of Study: Department of V...
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Research Article10.9734/BJPR/2014/7667
Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the synergistic effect of low radiation dose with the chemotherapeutic drug in order to find possible way to lessen the harmful effects during chemo-radiotherapy. Study Design: Randomized controlled experiment. Place and Duration of Stud...
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Research Article10.9734/BJPR/2014/8980
Aims: The purpose of this study is to assess and confirm the ameliorative effects of alcohol consumption on biochemical indices of blood i.e., blood glucose, HbA1c, NO2, NO3, lipid profiles, hs-CRP (high sensitive C–Reactive protein) and membrane lipid peroxidation of diabetics....
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Research Article10.9734/BJPR/2014/4857
In this paper composite integral operators are studied. The necessary and sufficient conditions for composite integral operator minus identity operator to be isometry and unitary are obtained. It is shown that the set of all composite integral operators is algebra. The condition...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/8237
To promote water security of all countries worldwide, the United Nations established the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in 2000. MDG goal number seven requires that the number of citizens worldwide who lack access to safe water and improved sanitation be reduced by 50% by th...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/9178
Aim: Traditional plant treatments have been used throughout the world for the therapy of diabetes mellitus. Study Design: Using multiple in vitro models; this study was designed to investigate the efficacy and mode of action of Terminalia chebula Retz. (Combretaceae) used traditi...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2014/8496
Aims: To determine the effect of Sorghum bicolor aqueous leaf sheath extract on the hematological, renal and hepatic parameters in rats fed with low and high iron diets. Study Design: Phytochemical screening of leaf sheath of Sorghum bicolor and effect of the leaf extract on hem...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2014/7847
Withania somnifera is an important medicinal plant and used to cure many diseases. Indirect regeneration protocol for multiple shoots development was established using nodal explants of W. somnifera from 50-60 days old seedlings. The callus induction was observed from nodal expla...
Aim: Medicinal, edible and aromatic plants and natural products have been used worldwide for the management of diabetes mellitus. The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy and mode of action of Emblica officinalis Gaertn. (Phyllanthaceae) used traditionally for treatm...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2014/8585