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Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices Related to Dengue among Caretakers of Elementary School Children in Chanthaburi Province, Thailand

Risa Takahashi, Calistus Wilunda, Karani Magutah, Tun-Linn Thein, Naoko Shibuya & Sangchom Siripanich · International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health · 2013

Aim: To assess dengue related knowledge, attitudes, and practices among caretakers of elementary school children in Thailand. Study Design: Cross sectional study Place and duration of the Study: Chanthaburi Province, Thailand, in April 2012 Methods: Data on socio-demographic char...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IJTDH/2014/6390

The Single-valued Character of Some Class of Multi-valued Admissible Mappings

Miroslaw Slosarski · Journal of Advances in Mathematics and Computer Science · 2013

In the countably dimensional, separable and locally compact spaces, some class of admissible mappings was defined that is also closed due to composition and that has similar properties to the properties of single-valued mappings. A certain property of these maps was applied in th...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMCS/2014/6860

Positive Solutions for Systems of Singular Higher-Order Multi-Point Boundary Value Problems

Johnny Henderson & Rodica Luca · Journal of Advances in Mathematics and Computer Science · 2013

We study the existence of positive solutions of a system of higher-order nonlinear differential equations subject to multi-point boundary conditions, where the nonlinearities do not possess any sublinear or superlinear growth conditions and may be singular. In the proof of the ma...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMCS/2014/4509

Nonlinear Perturbations of a Periodic Quasilinear Elliptic Problem with Discontinuous Nonlinearity in RN1

Qin Li & Zuodong Yang · Journal of Advances in Mathematics and Computer Science · 2013

Using variational methods, we estabilish existence of positive solutions for a class of quasilinear elliptic problems                                                  where  is a positive, continuous perturbations of a periodic function, H is the Heaviside function and f is a con...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMCS/2014/6006

A New Iterative Scheme for Common Solution of Equilibrium Problems, Variational Inequalities and Fixed Point of k-strictly Pseudo-contractive Mappings in Hilbert Spaces

Cyril Dennis Enyi & Olaniyi Samuel Iyiola · Journal of Advances in Mathematics and Computer Science · 2013

In this paper, we present a new iterative scheme for finding a common point among the set of solution of equilibrium problems, the set of solution to a variational inequality problem and the fixed point set of -strictly pseudo-contractive mappings in a real Hilbert space. We then...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMCS/2014/6698

Implementation of Ethernet in the OBD Port of Automobiles

Gulshan Mandhyan, Vijay Charan, G. J. Vinod Kumar & Gerardine Immaculate Mary · Advances in Research · 2013

Aims: To build an appended Ethernet port in automobile and display the diagnostic data on the web browser.   Study Design: Ethernet port enables the automobiles for real time performance testing, diagnosing, data logging, vehicle monitoring, and remote diagnosing over IP. Place a...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AIR/2014/6304

Prevalence and Conjugal Transfer of Vancomycin Resistance among Clinical Isolates of Staphylococcus aureus

Rehab Mahmoud Abd El-Baky, Hala Rady Ahmed & Gamal Fadl Mahmoud Gad · Advances in Research · 2013

Aims: Emergence of vancomycin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (VRSA) has been of great concern in clinical settings. Our study aimed to detect vancomycin resistance and the possibility of its conjugal transfer among clinical isolates of S. aureus. Study Design: Medical microbiolo...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AIR/2014/7142

Animals and Animal Toxins in Traditional and Modern Medicine

Anke Kaufmann, Henry Johannes Greten & Thomas Efferth · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2013

Background: Animals and animal toxins have a long-lasting tradition in diverse human cultures all over the world. In addition to medicinal plants, animals are important components of many traditional medicines. Methods: By using selected examples, we give an overview of animals,...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJAST/2014/5639

Bioaccumulation of Heavy Metals in Water, Sediments and Tissues of Some Selected Fishes from the Red Volta, Nangodi in the Upper East Region of Ghana

Fredrick Asante, Etornyo Agbeko, Georgina Addae & Albert K. Quainoo · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2013

Aims: To investigate the concentrations of Manganese (Mn), Cadmium (Cd) and Mercury (Hg) in water, sediment and organs of Sarotherodon galilaeus, Labeo senegalensis and Brycinus nurse. Study Design: One-way ANOVA (no Blocking) Place and Duration of Study: Nangodi, in the Upper Ea...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJAST/2014/5389

Polymeric Solar Cells Efficiency Increase Using Doped Conjugated Polymer Nanoparticles

A. Hennache, N. Mustapha & Z. Fekkai · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2013

Organic photovoltaic cells are made by sandwiching a composite active layer of organic electronic materials conjugated copolymer (BEHP-co-MEH-PPV) mixed with ZnO nanoparticles, between two metallic conductors, typically a layer of indium tin oxide (ITO) with high work function( 4...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJAST/2014/4249

Sub-acute Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Associated with Extrapyramidal Signs Induced by Primary Hyperparathyroidism: A Case Report and a Revision of Literature

L. Giani, C. Lovati, C. Bana, I. Cova, F. De Angeli, C. Mariotti, D’Alessandro . & C. Mariani · International Neuropsychiatric Disease Journal · 2013

Aims: We present the case of a subacute psycho-motor deterioration in the context of a hypercalcemic state due to primary hyperparathyroidism inducing a posterior reversible encephalopathy. Presentation of Case: a 78 year-old man, affected by parkinsonism, developed a subacute ps...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/INDJ/2014/6366

Application of Newton’s Zero Order Caustic for Analysis and Measurement: Part III – Light Scattering

Antonio A. Garcia, Luis Nuñez, Angel Lastra Miranda & Vladimiro Mujica · International Research Journal of Pure and Applied Chemistry · 2013

When light is incident upon a liquid suspension that has an oblate spheroid shape, the size and presence of particles can be determined by measuring light intensity exiting the sample or by imaging the scattered light using a digital camera. This dual analysis system is facilitat...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IRJPAC/2014/5899

Synthesis and Single Crystal XRD of Hydroniumpentaaquabis(1,10-phenanthroline) europium(III)tetrachloride Hydrate [(H3O+)(H2O)5(phen)2Eu(III)]Cl4.H2O

Sudalaiandi Kumaresan · International Research Journal of Pure and Applied Chemistry · 2013

A novel europium(III)-1,10-phen complex (I) has been synthesized and characterized by single crystal XRD. Complex I crystallized in the monoclinic space group C2/c with unit cell dimensions a = 30.8233(13) Å, b = 9.5063(4) Å, c = 21.9973(10) Å, α = 90°, β = 113.616(2)°, γ = 90°,...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IRJPAC/2014/6646