Aims: Lifestyle choices such as diet and exercise significantly impact mental wellbeing and this is particularly so during the period of adolescence. The aim of the current study was to determine whether neuroscience concepts could be introduced to the classroom in a manner that...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2014/6694
Aim: The current study investigated effect of soil amendments; lime (L), manure (FYM) and minjingu phosphate rock (PR) added to soils on soil microbial biomass carbon and nitrogen (SMB-C and SMB-N), available soil nitrogen (N), crop N uptake and grain yields of two maize hybrids...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2014/7817
Aims: To determine the efficacy of ceftriaxone in improvement of neuron protection and functional recovery of spinal cord injury (SCI) in rat model. Study Design: This study was designed to evaluate the effect of ceftriaxone on neuron protection in rat model of SCI. Rats were ran...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/8308
J. R. Kiniry, J. Briggs, J. Englert, M. Weltz, K. Jensen, D. Tilley, M. Stannard, A. Young-Mathews, T. Blanke, M. Smither-Kopperl, S. Winslow & D. Goodson·Journal of Experimental Agriculture International·2014
Aims: To quantify western rangeland plant parameters for a wide range of representative species in the region. Study Design: Use field measurements to quantify leaf area index (LAI), light extinction coefficient (k), radiation use efficiency (RUE), and nutrient concentrations of...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/7969
The study was designed to exploit the advantages in solid state fermentation (SSF) and the use of fibrolytic enzymes for proper degradation of the high crude fibre content of palm kernel meal (PKM). Complete randomized design was used in these studies. The research studies were c...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/6893
The study of nine different voltage pulses (exponential, rectangular, unit step, trapezoidal, logarithmic, triangular, quadratic, gaussian, and tangential), which approximate the unit impulse or dirac delta in finite difference time-domain (fdtd) simulation of grounded dielectric...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/8144
Aims: This study extends classification of mobile agent design patterns to involve optimization patterns. We propose two optimization design patterns for mobile agents namely: V-Agent Optimization Pattern and P-Agent Optimization Pattern. The purpose of this paper is to report ag...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/7093
Aims: To verify the screening performance of Pap smear and four modalities of visual inspection tests (VIT) in screening for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia CIN of grade 2, 3 or carcinoma in situ, in a low risk population. Study Design: A transversal study validated above test...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/8026
Introduction: Motorcycling is a globalized mode of transport patronized by many road users especially in Nigeria. Although, fraught with negative health outcomes. This study sought to access the perceived consequences of substance use on health and safety among commercial motorcy...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2014/7939
Background: As deaths caused by HIV declines with the use of HAART, liver disease associated with co-infection of HIV with hepatotropic viruses has become an increasing cause of morbidity and mortality. Aim: To assess the effect of HIV-mono and co-infections with hepatotropic vir...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2014/8017
The development of the tachinid fly, Drino inconspicuoides, a polyphagous and gregarious ovolarviparous parasitoid of lepidopteran larvae was investigated in the laboratory, under different regimes of temperature and varying clutch sizes, using the host, Mythimna separata. The ob...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/8522
The most common complications associated with vascular access devices are catheter related bloodstream infections (CR-BSI), which occur in acute care patients every minute, and occlusions. This review will address major issues associated with patient care and research associated...
Aim: Synthesis, characterization, anti-HIV, anti-HCV and kinesin activities of new indomethacin analogues have been carried out. Methodology: Arylated derivatives of indomethacin via the Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reaction using palladium acetate/triphenylphophineor palladium...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2014/8721
Aim: To determine antimicrobial and antioxidative effects of Ganoderma lucidum. Place and Duration of Study: Erciyes University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Biotechnology research laboratory,Kayseri, Turkey, between January to March, 2013. Methodology: Antimicrobial inhib...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2014/8546
Aim: The main aim of this study is to evaluate the anti-oxidant and antimicrobial activity of mangrove species and the development of the callus biomass. Study Design: This is the first comparative evaluation report of field grown root and tissue cultured root callus of mangrove...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2014/7340