Objective: To improve the dissolution of poorly soluble Piroxicam (PRXM) by solid dispersion technique using water soluble carriers with or without the addition of sodium lauryl sulphate (SLS) as surfactant. Methods and Materials: Solid dispersions of Piroxicam were prepared usin...
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Research Article10.9734/BJPR/2013/2534
Aim: The roots of the plant Eriosema chinense Vogel (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae) is taken in the form of vegetable and is traditionally used for the treatment of diarrhoea by the tribal people of Meghalaya, India. Therefore, the present study is an attempt to assess the antioxida...
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Research Article10.9734/BJPR/2013/2661
Aims: Hypochlorous (HOCl) and hypobromous (HOBr) acids are among the most powerful oxidants produced by the innate immune cells. Albumin is the predominant protein in most body fluids and is considered the most important antioxidant of blood plasma. Study Design: Oxidation of bov...
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Research Article10.9734/BJPR/2013/3066
Aims: This study was conducted to assess the risks connected to effluents released by laboratories performing biomedical analyses in four sanitary training units of Abomey Calavi and Sô-Ava area in Benin. Study Design: It is a transversal and analytical study. Duration of Study:...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/2296
This paper considers a condition-based maintenance optimization for continuously degrading systems under continuous noise response in terms of sound pressure level monitoring. After maintenance, the states of the system are randomly distributed with residual damage. An optimizati...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/2341
Organic nonlinear optical single crystals of 4-methoxy benzoin were grown by slow evaporation technique. The X-ray diffraction analysis revealed that 4-methoxy benzoin single crystals belong to orthorhombic crystal system with a space group Pca21.Optical absorption range of the g...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/2587
Aims: Sesquiterpene lactones are one of the most important groups of bioactive substances in Achillea millefolium, a perennial herb cultivated because of its medicinal interest. We sought to determine if the use of inorganic mulches for weed control in A. millefolium crops could...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2013/2648
Aims: This paper aims to describe the popular use of medicinal plants by the Baka Pygmies settled in the periphery of the Ipassa Reserve, analyses their relative importance and characterizes the medicinal flora. Study Design: Gathering data on the popular use of medicinal plants...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2013/2550
Aims: The antioxidant and phytochemical properties of leaf extracts of the Nigerian Oxytenanthera abyssinica were evaluated at different concentrations using ascorbic acid standard. This preliminary study investigates the potentially bioactive components of the plant which may re...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2013/1685
Aims: The study was conducted to assess the synergistic poly-herbal formulation for diabetic patients to determine its three characteristics reducing excessive sugar level to normal, immune-potentiating and antioxidant. Study Design: Subjects were divided into four groups, Group...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2013/2641
Aims: The present paper aims to study the effect of aromatic structure on the inhibition of biogas production and more specifically the comparative study of benzyl and phenyl compounds chemical structure effects on the inhibition of methane production by digested pig manure metha...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2013/2489
The effect of fillers like red mud (RM) on dry sliding wear behavior of pure aluminium has been experimentally investigated. Pure aluminium of IE-07 grades from National Aluminium Company (NALCO), Angul of Odisha, India being collected with fillers in 10%, 15%, 20% and 30% based...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2013/2906
Aims: The aim of this study is to investigate the timeliness and out-of-sequence vaccination among children aged less than five years through the data of a local Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS) in Burkina Faso. Study Design: Cross-sectional study nested into an...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2013/2920
Background: The average numbers of Nigerians who have been incarcerated over the past three decades when HIV/AIDS was discovered have been increasing and the seroprevalence of HIV/AIDS amongst the prison inmates remained higher than the national average due to the occurrence of r...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2013/2901
The current review aimed to highlight the update management in patients with ischemic Cardiogenic shock (CS) and its impact on mortality. We reviewed the literature using search engine as MIDLINE, SCOPUS, and EMBASE from January 1982 to October 2012. We used key words: “Cardiogen...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/2464