The fluoroquinolones are broad-spectrum bactericidal agents inhibiting DNA synthesis. They are active against gram positive and gram negative organisms like P. aeruginosa, Mycoplasma, Chlamydia, Staphylococci and a few of the Streptococci. They are useful in the treatment of pneu...
In order to evaluate the effects of green manures and various nitrogen fertilizer levels on some traits of wheat, a field experiment was conducted at the experimental farm of the Faculty of Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Iran, during the 2010-2011 growing season. The experim...
This paper assessed the global solar radiation potential in Nigerian Defence Academy, (NDA) permanent site Afaka Kaduna, North west Nigeria, for the period of March, April and May 2012. The cantonment lies exactly between longitudes 7º 12’E to 7º 35’E of the Greenwich meridian an...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2013/3475
Aims: Optimization of neem oil production and its characterization using Response Surface Methodology (RSM) was carried out in this study. The effects of three factors: sample mass, particle size and extraction time on the response, neem oil volume extracted, were investigated St...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2013/3705
Objective: Studies have found a frequent co-occurrence of psychological symptoms such as anxiety and depression with addiction. This pilot study examined the effect of EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques), a widely practiced form of energy psychology, on 39 adults self-identified w...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2013/3500
Aim: Malaria remains an enormous public health problem. Regular and ongoing surveillance to detect changes in its trends to initiate the control measures is the need of the hour. The present study was undertaken to provide the malaria transmission dynamics using surveillance indi...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2013/3344
Aims: The main objective was to determine the influence of nitrogen fertilization on spring wheat grown after catch crops or without them. Study Design: The split-plot experimental design with four replications was used. Place and Duration of Study: A field experiments were carri...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2013/3297
Aims: To detect significant relationships between risk factors of cerebral stroke and the age of patients. Identify a number of exogenous factors among the geoheliomagnetic and meteorological ones which have a significant impact on the increase in the fatal outcome probability. S...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/3991
Aims: 1) To identify a dietary pattern associated with plasma interleukin-6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα) and monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1) in Latinos diagnosed with T2D. 2) To examine whether the “pro-inflammation” dietary pattern obtained is associated wit...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/4248
Aims: Hibiscus sabdariffa is a medicinal plant that is consumed for its health benefits in Africa. The study was designed to investigate the hepatoprotective potentials of Hibiscus polyphenolic rich extract (HPE), (a group of phenolic compounds occurring in the dried calyx of Hib...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/3762
Background: Low birthweight is an important contributor to neonatal morbidity and mortality. Various interventions have been instituted toward the reduction in the incidence of low birthweight deliveries and admissions. Knowledge of the current trend and seasonality in low birthw...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2013/3416
Aims: The purpose of this study is to report confirmatory factor analysis on existing previously validated scales, by means of validating a television viewing scale. Study Design: Survey. Place and Duration of Study: A survey was conducted in the Klang Valley in Malaysia for a p...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2013/3751
No doubt that the revolutions of the Arab Spring in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Yemen and Syria affect macroeconomic variables and stock markets in the national economy. The revolution in Egypt began by a series of popular movements on Tuesday, January 25, 2011. This paper investigate...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2013/3768
The present study was aimed to determine the antibacterial activity of some mosses [Octoblepharum albidum, Hyophila involuta, H. perannulata, Campylopus introflexus, Syrrhopodon subconfertus, Erythrodontium julaceum and Sematophyllum subhumile] collected from different altitudes...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2013/3164
A study was conducted on molecular succession of bacterial community to show their response to oil spill. Crude oil contaminated soil and water samples were obtained from Agbada-Aluu, Obite, and Bonny in Rivers State, Nigeria. The PCR-DGGE method was used to generate complex mole...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2013/3918