This paper investigates some challenges in the writing of English as a foreign language in the Arab world and proposes genre-based solutions to them. For the most part, these challenges are given impetus by the use of a writing syllabus that does not reflect recent developments i...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2014/7642
Aims: Jaabi, the local name of the fruit of Ziziphus mauritiana Lam, endemic in the savannah region of Cameroon, is processed into flour and cooked into small round cakes commonly called "Yaabande." The present work aimed at understanding the relation between the processing pract...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/5638
A. Murad Basha, N. Yasovardhan, Suggala V. Satyanarayana, G. V. Subba Reddy, P. Padma Savitri, K. Vishwa Prasad, A. Vinod Kumar & R. M. Tripathi·Journal of Scientific Research and Reports·2014
The air quality levels of Tummalapalle Uranium mining site is studied using Combined Air Quality Index (CAQI) and Z – score. Samples of PM10, TSP, SOx and NOx were collected by installing high volume samplers at Ten locations of Tummalapalle Uranium Mining site and its surroundin...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/5731
Aims: To investigate the antioxidant and antimicrobial properties of garlic peel extract and its possible use as natural food additive in cooked beef Study Design: Multifactorial Design Place and Duration of Study: Department of Food Science and Technology, Federal University of...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/5726
The increasing spread of drug-resistant malaria parasite has necessitated the continuous search for even more effective malaria treatment including the combination of drugs known to have significant anti malarial potentials. Effort in this study was therefore, devoted to evaluati...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2014/6788
Aims: This study examines the effectiveness of foreign aid in selected African countries. Also, it investigates the relevance of SEM system in gauging the relationship among multiple variables like foreign aid, economic growth, investment and human capital using multiple techniqu...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2014/5634
Aims: Aims of the study were to carry out an empirical analysis of fish production in the capture fishery subsector. Estimates were to be made of the maximum likelihood production and inefficiency frontier functions. Also analysis of the determinants of technical efficiency was d...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2014/6747
The crucial problem of Arabic recognition systems is the availability of several dialects in Arabic language, particularly those with sound variations. Therefore, low recognition rate is encountered as a result of such an environment. In this research paper the authors presented...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/6034
Quality of irrigation water is one of the key factors which have either direct or indirect impact on plant growth, soil and water management practices and plant yield. This work aims at the assessment of groundwater quality for irrigation, impact of different chemical parameters...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/6353
Aims: The objective of this study was to study the antibacterial activity and the compressive strength of a modified dental resin composite, with a new furan one derivative. Materials and Methods: A novel antibacterial derivative was synthesized and used to formulate a resin comp...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/8094
The study investigated food security determinants among urban food crop farming households in Cross River State, Nigeria. A two-stage sampling technique was utilized to obtain a sample size of 217 urban food crop farming households. The study was conducted in three urban areas in...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2014/6560
The World Health Organization (WHO) classifies oral diseases in two different ways: officially dental caries (K02) and gingivitis as well periodontal diseases (K.05) are diseases in the digestive system. In epidemiological surveys the so-called DMF-index values (D= decayed or M=...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/7139
Aims: Ulcerative colitis (UC) is considered as an idiopathic, chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) with multifactorial agents. Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) has been suggested to be one of them. The study was designed to evaluate whether pentoxifylline (PTX), as TNF-α s...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/5108
Aims: To determine the prevalence of obesity and its relationship with hypertension and diabetes among dwellers of Sokoto metropolis. Study Design: A descriptive cross sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: We conducted the study in March 2012, within Sokoto metropolis to...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/7540
Aim: The aims of this study were to genotype CYP2C8 in an Iranian population and compare their allelic frequencies with other ethnic groups. Study Site and Duration: Biotechnology Department, School of Pharmacy, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran from June 2012 t...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/7517