Aims: The aim of our study was to investigate the effects of continuous action of ultrasonic waves of variable frequencies on behavior of rats in "classical" tests used to reveal depression-like behavior, to evaluate the influence of different psychotropic drugs on rates of these...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/4994
Boris G. K. Azantsa, Raïssa F. Ntentié, Mary-ann A. Mbong, Anne-pascale N. Kengne, Dieudonné Kuaté, William Dakam, Huguette C. M. Yangoua, Laure J. Ngondi & Julius Oben·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2013
Aims: To study the prevalence of hypertension hemodynamic subtypes, prehypertension, hypertension (HTN) stages 1 and 2 as well as to evaluate the influence of overweight and obesity on those prevalences among untreated hypertensive Cameroonians. Study Design: This study was descr...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/4685
Aims: To evaluate the effectiveness of a brief educational intervention and a predictive difficult airway (DA) checklist on performance of emergency endotracheal intubation by residents. Place and Duration of Study: The Emergency Department (ED) of Interim Louisiana State Univers...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/3001
Aims: To investigate in vitro antioxidant/radical scavenging activities and hepatoprotective ability of ethanolic leaf extracts of Cassia occidentalis (COLEX) in male Wistar rats treated with sodium arsenite (NaAsO2). Study Design/Methodologies: Using four different methodologies...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/4356
Objective: To investigate the demographic characteristics and dietary patterns of elderly adults (>60 years) in Ondo State, Nigeria. Methodology: This was a random sampling of 400 elderly individuals (>60 years) living in Ondo State, Nigeria. Data on demographic and non-dem...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/4111
Aims: To investigate the favorable temperature regimes for growth of Macrophomina phaseolina isolates in vitro and the adaptability of the isolates in relation to different climatic conditions of Iran. Methodology: Forty-three isolates of M. phaseolina from different host (canola...
The present study was carried out to determine the total carbohydrate dynamics in the non infected and infected muscle samples of Nemipterus japonicus, harboured with pathogenic Klebsiella pneumoniae and Vibrio vulnificus. About twenty seven fish collected from the coast off Visa...
The dispersion of a solute in peristaltic motion of a magneto-Newtonian fluid flow through a porous medium in an asymmetric channel is studied in the presence of both homogeneous and heterogeneous chemical reaction as well. The fluid is electrically conducting by a transverse mag...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2013/4195
In this study, stem bark extracts of Cylicodiscus gabunensis, Nauclea latifolia and Araliopsis soyauxii were investigated for possible adverse effects on male reproductive organs and sex hormones of male albino rats of about eleven weeks weighing between 120-180g. The total of tw...
Aims: In this work we assessed Fe2O3 nanoparticles with bulk Fe2O3 for possible phytotoxicity and stimulative effects on wheat seed germination and early growth stage. Methodology: The treatments in the experiment were five concentrations of bulk (100, 500, 1000, 5000 and 10000 p...
Aim: Optimizing plant growth regulators in the manipulation of growth physiology, development and seed yield of pigeon pea landraces is cardinal, especially as it complements other improvement techniques. The research was aimed at evaluating the effect of IAA, NAA and paclobutraz...
Aims: This study was conducted to evaluate effects of phytase (E) supplementation of low phosphorous diets (NPP) included olive pulp (OP) and date pits (DP) on performance of laying hens, egg quality traits, blood parameters and excreta pH of laying hens. Study Design: Data were...
Aim: To evaluate the effects of fertilization on the growth performance of Cedrella odorata, Entandrophragma angolensis and Terminalia superba in nursery. Study Design: A complete randomized block design was used. Place and Duration of the Study: Screen house of the Department of...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2013/4656
The aim of this study is to measure the fuel and physiochemical properties of cashew nut oil, its biodiesel and blends with diesel fuel. The oil was extracted by soxhlet extraction method and transesterified with methanol using sodium hydroxide as catalyst. The resulting biodiese...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2013/1680
Aims: This paper addresses critical security challenges of the smart power grid due to the tight coupling between cyber and physical systems.It features approaches to inform utilities, policymakers, researchers, and consumers about practices to reduce the risks from cyber attacks...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2013/3682