The study examined climate change and growth rate of food grain output in Nigeria from 1970-2010. Time series data of maize, rice, millet, sorghum, wheat, temperature and rainfall were used for the study. Data analysis involved the use of Descriptive Statistics and the annual add...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/4346
Aims: To assess Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) owners’ efforts towards the occupational health and safety scenario of their companies. Study Design: This study followed a survey approach. Place and Duration of Study: Southerton industrial area, Harare, Zimbabwe, between Marc...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/6263
Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis (INAA) using Ghana Research Reactor (GHARR-1) at the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GHAEC) operating at 15kW at a thermal flux of 5 x1011n cm-2s-1 was used to determine nine elements in honey samples from Lokoja and Suleija North Central...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/5849
Aims: In this research, sequential chemical extractions were performed to fractionate copper, manganese and zinc in dumpsite soil samples into six geochemical fractions with varying mobility and bioavailability. Study Design: Determination of chemical forms of metals in soils and...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2014/6001
Variations in the external morphologic features of the crowns of the teeth accord with variations in the shape and size of the head. The length of the crown varies with the size and sex of the person and is generally shorter in females than in males. As the external morphology va...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/5791
Let M be a hypersurfaces in (n+1) dimensional Lorentzian space E₁ⁿ⁺¹ and be a parallel hypersurfaces to M. Before now in [2] the theorem was proved on M in Euclidean space, but now we prove this theorem on in Lorentzian Space. In this study, we give higher order Gaussian curvatur...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2014/5963
In today's society, theories justifying auditing have to be framed in the social and cultural context in which this branch of knowledge exercises a fundamental and credible role in the dissemination of financial information. Today, the audit is an important control mechanism of a...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2014/4758
Aim: To investigate the interaction of slidenafil and green tea in normal healthy male volunteers using probe drugs (midazolam, CYP3A4 activity). Study Design: Ten healthy males were included in random crossover single dose study. Each volunteer received one tablet of sildenafi...
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Research Article10.9734/BJPR/2014/6905
Aim: This present study investigated the free radical scavenging activities, antihperglycaemic and antihyperlipidaemic activities of ethanol extract of Lawsonia inermis leaves. Study Design: Twenty male rats were randomly and evenly distributed into four groups, and were subseque...
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Research Article10.9734/BJPR/2014/6359
Objective: The present study was designed to evaluate the acute and chronic effects of the methanol extract of Ficus hispida against alloxan (150 mg/kg) induced diabetic rats. Methods: In acute study, hypoglycemic potency of methanol extract of Ficus hispida was assessed by oral...
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Research Article10.9734/BJPR/2014/5187
Background/Aim: Drug utilisation study is essential for evaluating patient care to improve service delivery through awareness creation for appropriate choice of drugs. The study analysed the prescription pattern and associated costs of psychotropic drugs at the outpatient unit of...
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Research Article10.9734/BJPR/2014/5988
A general knowledge among youths is that alcohol enhances sexual desire and sexual performance. In contrast to this, studies have reported various adverse effects of alcohol on reproductive and sexual functions in both male and female. Male alcoholics frequently suffer from erect...
Background: Various factors contribute to the discrepancies observed between the bromocresol green (BCG) and bromocresol purple (BCP) assays of serum concentration. Either a BCG or a modified BCP assay is a routine laboratory for albumin measurement in Japan. High-dose of penicil...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/6845
Aims: To conduct a hormonal and biochemical studies on 10 patients with diagnosis of probable Nodding Syndrome (NS). Study Design: A cross-sectional study Place and Duration of Study: Atanga Health Center III in Pader District in Northern Uganda in September 2012. Methodology: We...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/6151