Aims: This paper seeks to determine the effect of pre tuber application of fluridone (FLU) on vegetative growth, seed tuber production and dormancy in yam (D. alata). Study Design: The pot experiment was laid out as a completely randomized design (CRD) with 4 treatments and 3 rep...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/4788
Capsanthin is a natural pigment gains great attention because it used world widely in the food, cosmetic and dye industries and readily metabolized in the body. Its functions are anti oxidative, anti tumor, anti cancer and have inhibitory effect on colon carcinogenesis in the hum...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/6542
Aims: Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa are extremely problematic pathogens. Treatment of hospital infections caused by these pathogens is very difficult. In this study, we aimed to investigate the antibacterial efficacy of a traditional medic...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/7357
Aims: To determine the chemical composition and estimation of nutritive value of different by-product feedstuffs (BPF) using in vitro gas production technique. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Animal Science, between February 2013 and June 2013. Methodology: In an anaer...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/6413
Aims: An experiment was conducted to find out the comparative response of MMS and MH on Vicia faba L. var. Nepal Selection with a view to determine the mutagen and treatment causing maximum bio-physiological and cyto-morphological variation as compared to the control for genetic...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/6553
Aims: The purpose of this study is to compare the effect of Vit E, B6, omega-3 and calcium on the treatment of this syndrome. Study Design: A double blind clinical randomized trial study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of midwifery, of Islamic Azad University, sari, bran...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/7503
Aims: Biodegradation of oil-rich wastewater evidenced with the production of fatty acids was enumerated and qualified. Study Design: The study site is Falegan restaurant situated within the metropolis of Ado-Ekiti, the capital of Ekiti State. The restaurant is located at about 20...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/6832
Aims: To carry out reactions between hydrochlorides of 2, 3-tri(tetra)methylene-3, 4-dihydropyrimidine-4-ones and N-bromosuccinimide (and/or bromine), to determine way of reactions. Study Design: Official design. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Organic Chemistry, Insti...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2014/7060
The relaxed torsion potential of a hard-core Schiff bases of 1,3,4-oxadiazole liquid crystalline series has been studied by molecular modeling techniques. First, conformational search of the molecules was made at molecular mechanics MM+ in order to simplify calculations, so to fi...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2014/6346
Maduike CO. Ezeibe, Augustine A. Ngene, Idika K. Kalu, Ikenna O. Ezeh, Ijeoma J. Mbuko, Jonathan O. Ekwuruke, Ifeanyi Anene, Bridget Amechi, Peter Olowoniyi & Idika F. Ifekwe·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2013
Aim: For an affordable therapy for Human immune-deficiency virus (HIV) infections, antiretroviral effects of a synthetic aluminum-magnesium silicate (AMS) were tested. Materials and Methods: Plasma that tested positive to HIV and the AMS were mixed, on equal volume to weight basi...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/7103
Objectives: Buccal films consist mainly of polymer that has a good mucoadhesive profile and plasticizer. A lot of polymers and plasticizers can be used to configure the mucoadhesive films as hydroxyethyl cellulose and glycerin respectively. Material and Methods: Films prepared by...
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Research Article10.9734/BJPR/2014/5399
Aims: The present study was conducted to confirm the angiogenic potential of honey using Chick Chorioallantoic Membrane (CAM), an in ovo model and to study its effect on Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) expression in the CAM tissue. Attempts were also made to identify th...
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Research Article10.9734/BJPR/2014/6930
Aims: The objective of the current study was to formulate nystatin (Nyst) into nanostructured lipid carriers (NLCs) to enhance its antifungal activity. Place and Duration of Study: Department of pharmaceutical technology, national research centre, Egypt, between mars 2011 to apri...
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Research Article10.9734/BJPR/2014/7055
Aims: The aims of the research were to synthesize, characterize some palmitoyl amino acids and their aromatic analogues and to screen the synthesized compounds for possible antibacterial activity Study Design: Synthesis, characterization and antibacterial screening of palmitoyl a...
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Research Article10.9734/BJPR/2014/6063
Aims: Viola odorata is a medicinally important plant. It contains bioactive principle viz violin and probably methyl salicylic ester.The present study was designed to analyze the effect of different doses of this medicinal plant extract on meiotic and mitotic chromosomes of Vicia...
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Research Article10.9734/BJPR/2014/5998