Aims: Parents are important stakeholders in school-based health promotion programmes. This study aimed to understand the perceptions of parents of a primary school-based healthy and sustainable food programme. It specifically sought to examine the perceived effects of the program...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2013/4211
Aims: This study was carried out to evaluate effects of dietary inclusion of ground pits of date palm (DP) (Phoenix dactylifera) supplemented with a bacterial endo-xylanase (Nutrase®) on performance of laying hens, egg quality traits and blood parameters. Study Design: Data were...
Aims: In this study, the ameliorative activity of sulfonolipid extracted from a local isolate of Salinibacter ruber was investigated against sodium arsenitetoxication on sperm quality, testosterone level and histological structure of rat testis. The treatment was applied for twen...
The purpose of this work was to monitor nutrient enrichment around a fish farm site in Igoumenitsa Bay (NW Greece). Seasonal samples were collected from the waters and benthos surrounding fish farms in Igoumenitsa Bay, NW Greece. The study was carried out in Igoumenitsa bay betwe...
Legumes have been used in agriculture since ancient times. Legume seeds or pulses were among the first sources of human food and their domestication and cultivation in many areas occurred at the same time as that of the major cereals. Nutritionally they are 2-3 times richer in pr...
Aims: The lifespan of an organism depends on intertwined mechanisms, difficult to fully unravel. 5-HT (serotonin) receptors are known to be involved in aging process and wound healing which is significantly slowed down through aging. The present research aims to unravel if Ketans...
Aims: To establish the presence of monosodium glutamate (MSG) as an ingredient of artificial food seasonings on the Ghanaian market, and to evaluate the anti-fibroid property of an ethanolic stem bark extract of Blighia unijugata on MSG-induced uterine leiomyoma in Sprague-Dawley...
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Research Article10.9734/BJPR/2013/5402
Nutrients assay of raw and fermented African Star Apple seeds were evaluated. The proximate analyses differ (p<0.05) significantly between the raw (RSA) and processed (FSA) Chrysophyllum africanum seed in crude protein, lipid, dietary fibre and soluble carbohydrate. Protein va...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2013/2977
Aims: This study examines the consumption pattern and the existing methods of kunun production in some selected states of Central Nigeria. Study Design: Field data collection using structured questionnaires on the demography, geographical spread, production and consumption patter...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2013/5000
Background: The cerebellum, also called the little brain is an organ concerned with regulation of movement and other associated motor functions. It is believed to be phylogenetically one of the oldest parts of the brain. It accounts for one tenth of the brain volume and contains...
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Research Article10.9734/INDJ/2013/4537
Photoconductivity of ТiO2 thin films is investigated in experiment. The excitation is performed by both a continuous Hg quartz lamp and laser sources. The photoconductivity kinetics and spectrum are investigated. The multi relaxation character of photoconductivity kinetics is rev...
The crystal and molecular structure of (E)-methyl 3-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-2-(piperidine-1-carbonyl)acrylate, synthesized by one-pot three component reaction of salicylaldehyde, diethyl malonate and piperidine, has been reported. The title compound 4 crystallizes from a mixture of pet...
This paper mainly focuses the effect of palm oil fuel ash (POFA) on the microstructure of self-consolidating high-strength concrete (SCHSC). POFA has been used as a supplementary cementing material replacing ordinary portland cement (OPC) in the range of 0-30%. SCHSC mixes were p...
The Kinetics investigation of uncatalysed oxidation of D-(+) galactose by cerium (IV) have been studied in an acidic medium in the temperature range 308-328K. The reaction has been found to be first order with respect to D-(+) galactose in an uncatalysed reaction. The effect of [...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2013/3877
Aims: The aim of this study was to determine the thermodynamics of the solvation of CaSO4 in mixed DMF-H2O at 301.15 K. The Gibbs free energies as very important thermodynamic property were evaluated for CaSO4 in mixed dimethylformamide (DMF)-H2O solvents at 301.15 K from the exp...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2013/4344