Aims: This paper evaluates the use of percentage of micronucleus (MN), polychromatic erythrocytes (PCEs), chromosomal aberration (CA) and mitotic index (MI) frequencies in mice bone marrow smears as a method for assessing the ability of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, is an omega-3 fa...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/3752
Aims: To characterize gender differences in the ophthalmic findings and clinical outcomes of patients with open globe (OG) injuries. Study Design: Retrospective case series. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital, New Jersey Medical School b...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/3333
Whereas deletions involving the long arm of chromosome 5 are among the most common chromosomal abnormalities in myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), isolated del(5q) MDS, which includes the 5q- syndrome, is rare and characterized by hypoplastic anemia and a moderate risk of transforma...
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Research Article10.9734/IBRR/2013/3234
Sales promotion is a collection of incentive tools designed to stimulate sales of particular products or services in the short-term. The objectives of the study were to identify the Se m’anhyia duck bar soap sales promotion mechanisms adopted and to determine how the sales promot...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2013/3098
The study was carried out to examine the role of radio agricultural programmes on awareness creation among farmers in the study area. The study districts were purposively selected for their known potentiality of agricultural production and a convenient sampling was employed to ge...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2013/1988
Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the current prevalence of bovine tuberculosis at Yaoundé and Douala abattoirs. Study Design: Many investigations confirmed that bovine tuberculosis is prevalent in cattle destined for consumption in Cameroon but the magnitude and the dis...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2013/3065
N. K. Udaya Prakash, S. Bhuvaneswari, A. Balamurugan, B. Radhika, R. Bhagya, N. Sripriya, L. Prameela, S. Sarojini, R. Vigneshwari, M. Chandran & S. Arokiyaraj·Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International·2013
Aims: Knowledge on the plant phytochemistry provides a fundamental use of plants as a reservoir of chemical agents. Hence, the study on the presence of Phytochemicals in the aqueous extract of 100 different plant species belonging to 44 families collected from Chennai, India was...
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Research Article10.9734/BJPR/2013/3201
Aims: Present investigation was performed to assess the phytotoxic effect of weed, Ageratum conyzoides L. on two pulses, lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.) and grass pea (Lathyrus sativus L.) and the ameliorative role of selenium (Se) to counter it. Place and Duration of Study: Leaf...
Aims: Liver biopsy has always been represented as the standard reference for assessment of hepatic fibrosis although it has several limitations. This study aimed at evaluating the accuracy of noninvasive methods for diagnosis of hepatic fibrosis in adult Egyptian patients with ch...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2013/3323
Cellulose is an abundant natural biopolymer on earth and most dominating Agricultural waste. This cellulosic biomass is a renewable and abundant resource with great potential for bioconversion to value-added bioproducts. It can be degraded by cellulase produced by cellulolytic ba...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2013/2367
Aims: The aim of the study was to find out whether there is any difference in the opinions of teachers from high- and low-performing schools concerning the application of different aspects of the evaluation of teachers in determining performance-related pay. In addition, the stud...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2013/2510
Aims: To examine the effects of the Guided Inquiry Method [GIM] on students’ performance in Social Studies in Anambra State relative to gender. Study Design: The study used quasi experimental design. Place and Duration of Study: Junior secondary schools in Anambra State of Nigeri...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2013/3300
Endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) are a heterologous population of bone marrow-derived cells that play a key role in maintaining homeostasis of the endothelium, as they home to areas of endothelial injury, replace damaged endothelium, and participate in neovascularisation. The...
In this paper, autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) model is used to predict the prevalence and incidence of measles in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. The Mean Absolute Error (MAE) and the Mean Squared Error (MSE) are used to compare the in-sample forecasting performanc...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2013/2182
Aims: The present case study is on maximizing the aqua feed properties using response surface methodology and genetic algorithm. Study Design: Effect of extrusion process variables like screw speed, L/D ratio, barrel temperature, and feed moisture content were analyzed to maximiz...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/2985