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A Simple Spectrophotometric Method for the Determination of Trace Level of Cadmium in Real, Environmental, Biological, Tobacco, Fertilizer and Soil Samples Using 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 Pentahydroxyflavone

M. Jamaluddin Ahmed, Tasnima Zannat & Zannatul Fatema · Chemical Science International Journal · 2014

A very simple, ultra-sensitive and highly selective non-extractive spectrophotometric method for the determination of trace amount of cadmium using 2/, 3, 4/, 5, 7- pentahydroxyflavone (morin) has been developed. Morin reacts in a slightly acidic (0.000001-0.000012M H2SO4) in 50%...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ACSJ/2014/5829

Synthesis and Characterization of Silver Colloidal Particles of Ageratum conyzoides L. Plant Extracts

J. T. Barminas, A. I. Onen & Y. Musa · Chemical Science International Journal · 2014

Colloidal particles with controlled size and composition are of fundamental and technological interest as they provide solution to many technological and environmental challenges. In this study, an environmentally friendly approach was adopted to synthesize silver colloidal parti...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ACSJ/2014/6810

Bacterial Colonization of Mechanical Ventilation Circuits in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

Daniela G. Moreira, Eitan Naaman Berezin & Marcelo Jenne Mimica · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2014

To identify the onset time of bacterial proliferation in mechanical ventilator circuits in a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) and the colonizing agents involved, as well to verify any possible pre-use contamination, we conducted a prospective microbiological analysis of the c...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BMRJ/2014/6153

Multistage HPM Applied to Path Tracking Damped Oscillations of a Model for HIV Infection of CD4+ T Cells

H. Vazquez-Leal, L. Hernandez-Martinez, Y. Khan, V.M. Jimenez-Fernandez, U. Filobello-Nino, A. Diaz-Sanchez, A. L. Herrera-May, R. Castaneda-Sheissa, A. Marin-Hernandez, F. Rabago-Bernal & J. Huerta-Chua · Journal of Advances in Mathematics and Computer Science · 2014

The behavior of CD4+ T cells infection is modeled by a differential equation system with no exact analytical solution. This work proposes the application of Multistage Homotopy Perturbation Method (MuHPM) to track the path of damped oscillations in the evolution of HIV infection...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMCS/2014/7714

General Equilibria

Vasile Postolică · Journal of Advances in Mathematics and Computer Science · 2014

This research work is devoted to general equilibria in abstract spaces, through the agency of the ideal points, fixed points of multifunctions, Isac’s cones, Choquet boundaries and applied mathematics for academic and industrialists engaged in eco - efficiency. It can be also con...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMCS/2014/5967

Applications of Liouville’s Identity with an Odd Function

Aeran Kim, Keum Yeon Lee & Hwasin Park · Journal of Advances in Mathematics and Computer Science · 2014

In this paper, we are based on the Huard, Ou, Spearman and Williams’s generalization of Liouville’s Identity so we obtain   and etc. Also, independently we attempt to consider the Liouville’s Identity, therefore as the application of his identity, we have the restricted combinato...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMCS/2014/7957

Weighted Hesitant Fuzzy Sets and Their Application to Multi-Criteria Decision Making

Zhiming Zhang & Chong Wu · Journal of Advances in Mathematics and Computer Science · 2014

Aims: The aim of this paper is to investigate weighted hesitant fuzzy sets and their application to multi-criteria decision making. Study Design: This paper puts forward the concept of a weighted hesitant fuzzy set (WHFS), in which several possible membership degrees of each elem...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMCS/2014/8533

Generalized Sturm-Liouville Problems and Chebychev Collocation Method

Mohamed El-Gamel & Mona Sameeh · Journal of Advances in Mathematics and Computer Science · 2014

In this paper, we present an algorithm for approximating the eigenvalues of Sturm-Liouville problems with parameter-dependent boundary conditions. The algorithm is based on the Chebychev method. A few examples shall be presented to illustrate the proposed method and a comparison...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMCS/2014/7670

Quality Assessment of Soil and Groundwater near Kaduna Refinery and Petrochemical Company, Northwest Nigeria

A. N. Amadi, N. O. Okoye, A. D. Alabi, Aminu Tukur & E. M. Angwa · Journal of Scientific Research and Reports · 2014

Soil and water are precious natural resources on which rely the sustainability of agriculture, industrialization and the civilization of mankind. Unfortunately, they have been subjected to contamination due to anthropogenic activities leading to the release of heavy metals into t...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JSRR/2014/6579

A Short Questionnaire for Assessment of Dietary Vitamin D Intake

Linnea Hedlund, Hilde K. Brekke, Petra Brembeck & Hanna Augustin · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2014

Aims: Dietary vitamin D intake is difficult to assess as it is irregular. In Sweden, main sourcesare oily fish, fortified dairy products and margarines. This relative validation study intends to investigate the agreement in dietary vitamin D intake between a short vitamin D quest...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2014/7192

Impact of Dietary Intervention on Selected Biochemical Indices of Inflammation and Oxidative Stress in Nigerians with Metabolic Syndrome: A Pilot Study

Sheu Kadiri Rahamon, Mabel Ayebatonyo Charles-Davies, Kehinde Sola Akinlade, John Ayodele Olaniyi, Adesoji Adedipe Fasanmade, Oyediran Emmanuel Oyewole, Mayowa Ojo Owolabi, Jane Roli Adebusuyi, Olufunke Olayemi Hassan, Babatunde Muhammed Ajobo, Maria Onomhaguan Ebesunun, Kehinde Adigun, Unyime Aniekpon Fabian, Omolara Olutosin Popoola, Wemimo Okunbolade, Olatunbosun Ganiyu Arinola & Emmanuel Oluyemi Agbedana · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2014

Aim: This study assessed the impact of dietary modification on cardiometabolic, inflammatory and oxidative stress indices in Nigerians with metabolic syndrome (MS). Subjects and Methods: Sixty participants with MS were selected using the International Diabetes Federation criteria...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2014/6604

A Study of Grey Literature in the Field of Nutrition, Health and Food Safety Quantity, Retrievability and Scientist’s Point of View

Liliana François, Miriam L. Haaksma, Astrid S. M. van der Harst, L. Cristobal Monraz Gomez, MaartjeA . C. Schreurs, Roderick Gielis, Nick Vos, Renger Witkamp & Hans Verhagen · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2014

Aims: Grey literature covers all reports from public research institutes, which are not peer-reviewed scientific papers. The aim of this article is to explore the amount and extent of grey literature in the field of nutrition, health and food safety, the retrievability and the vi...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2014/8527

Effect of Radiation Process Followed by Fermentation and/or Cooking on Nutritional Quality of High Tannin Sorghum Cultivar

Ismat G. Abdalla, Khogali E. Ahmed & Elfadil E. Babiker · Journal of Experimental Agriculture International · 2014

Aims: To study the effect of radiation process on nutritional quality of raw and processed flour of a high tannin sorghum cultivar (Karamaka).  Place and Duration of Study: Department of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Khartoum, Sudan between De...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJEA/2014/7978

Vegetative Growth and Yield Response of Amaranthus cruenthus to Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF), Poultry Manure (PM), Combination of AMF-PM and Inorganic Fertilizer

C. Nwangburuka Cyril, O. Oyekale Kehinde, A. Denton Olanrewaju, S. Daramola David & Aderemi-Williams Olugbenga · Journal of Experimental Agriculture International · 2014

The vegetative growth and yield response of five accessions of Amaranthus cruenthus to treatments of poultry manure (PM), arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) consisting of a mixture of Glomus and Acaulospora species, combination of AMF-PM, and NPK, was evaluated at the teaching an...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJEA/2014/5439