Background: Overiectomized rats suffer from osteoporosis that mainly results from oxidative stress (OS). Studies revealed that the levels of antioxidant enzymes, such as superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GPx), glutathione-S-transferase, catalase (CAT), and gluta...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/7949
Edwin Andrew Ofudje, Ayodeji Olushola Awotula, Oluwagbemiga Alayande, Kanayo Kenneth Asogwa & Olumide David Olukanni·Advances in Research·2014
Lead and its various compounds have the potency of causing several health problems such as blood disorder, hypertension, renal impairment, neurological damage among others. The removal of Pb (II) ions by Tricholoma terreum was performed in a batch biosorption experiments to evalu...
Background: Helicobacter pylori prevalence rate varies widely from one geographical area to another and marked differences have been noted among different ethnic groups. While several studies have been carried out to review the prevalence of H. pylori among the major races in Mal...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/7204
Zaheer Ahmad, Muhammad Siddiq, Asad Muhammad Khan & Afzal Shah·Advances in Research·2014
The interactions of triblock copolymers (TBP), E30B10E30 and E48B10E48 with ionic surfactants, sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS) and cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB) were investigated employing steady-state fluorescence spectroscopy (SSF). In this study pyrene was used as prob...
Objective: Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are common in children and may signal vesicoureteral reflux (VUR). This study aimed to identify the risk factors associated with VUR and to emphasize value of diagnostic imaging studies in children. Methods: This study was assessed 173 m...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/7628
This study became imperative given the importance of water to our lives and particularly those in the rural areas, vis-à-vis the exploitation for coal. Dry season surface water samples were analyzed for heavy metals and major ions. Correlation, factor and cluster analyses, anthro...
Aim: Most of the studies were on adult ossicles. In this present work, the aim is to study the morphometry of the ear ossicles in the human fetuses and use of the study in medical applications. Materials and Methods: This study is performed on 100 sets of middle ear ossicles, eac...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/6097
Aims: The current study aimed to evaluate the protective role of ginseng extract (GE) against the oxidative damage of erythrocytes resulted from the synergistic effects of subchronic (84 days) treatment with aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) and fumonisin B (FB) in male and female rats. Study...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/7550
Aims: We present this case to report clinical knowledge about unusual feature of classic Kaposi sarcoma in Korea. Presentation of Case: We report on a case involving an unusual clinical feature of a 76-year-old HIV-seronegative, HHV-8 infected Korean male, which was histologicall...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/8113
Aims: Traffic kinematic and shockwaves have often been used interchangeably in any literatures.The paper investigated traffic kinematic waves at road hump zone and their shockwave implications. Study Design: Road hump impact study. Place and Duration of Study: The study was carri...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/7621
Aim: To determine the bacteriological quality and physicochemical properties of hand-dug well water used as sole source of water for domestic consumption in Dareta village, Anka, Nigeria. Study Design: In this study ten (10) different well water samples were collected from Dareta...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/6965
Masfon – Aloe vera drink was employed in this study to ascertain its effect on gastric acid secretion, mucus output and cytoprotection. The study utilized forty five (45) wistar albino rats which were divided into 3 batches of 15 rats each. Batch 1 served for gastric acid secreti...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2014/7789
Aim: To assess physicochemical characters related to the glucide contents of the sap provided by four coconut cultivars. Study Design: Thirty-six coconut saps from thirty-six healthy coconut trees inflorescences, replicated two times. Trees were randomly selected; cultivars wer...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2014/7148
The aim of this study was to investigate changes in hematological values after feeding diet mixed with oil pressed from seeds of Nigella sativa in sheep. The results indicated that there was no effect on the total Red Blood Cells (RBCs) count due to treatment when compared to the...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2014/7382
Aims: This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of solvent, particle size, extraction time and ultrasound on extraction and quantification of phenolic compounds and tannins in pistachio by-products (PB). Study Design: Factorial experiment based on completely randomized des...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/7793