Ali Amini Harandi, Farzad Ashrafi, Mojgan Tabatabaei, Askar Ghorbani, Hamidreza Hatamian, Hossein Pakdaman, Manochehr Ilkhani, Koroush Gharagozli, Maziar Shojae, Marjan Asadollahi, Farshid Alaeddini & Seyed Kazem Hosseini·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2013
Aim: To evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of MLC601 in patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer disease (AD). Study Design: This is an open-label pilot study. Place and Duration of Study: It was conducted at three university referral centres in Iran from September 2009 until...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/2537
Aims: Evaluation of anti-greasiness properties of oat extract and oil in shampoos. Methodology: Seborrhea can cause greasiness in scalp and hair. There are few compounds currently in use to reduce sebaceous gland secretions. Avena sativa or oat is a plant containing saponins as a...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/1828
Aims: The Purpose of this short article is to summarize the recent developments in the genetics of normal tension glaucoma (NTG). Background: Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of irreversible blindness. Primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) is the most common type of glaucoma in...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/2655
Aims: It is most unfortunate that human rights are no fundamental freedom in Nigerian Universities because of secret cult activities. This article explores the evolution, activities and consequences of cults and cult-like organisations on Nigerian campuses. Cults, both on campus...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2013/2448
This short note presents a dialectic that discusses certain limits that are assumed to be intrinsic according to the work of author Robert (1978). Work of Serge Robert relates to the study of logic, epistemology and sciences cognitive. We therefore suggest the idea that there is...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2013/2383
Aims: The effect of process variable on shattering index and compressive strength characteristics of the water hyacinth briquettes were evaluated. Study Design: The experimental design for this study was 5 x 3 x 4 Randomized Complete Block Design. Place and Duration of Study: The...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2013/1963
Aims: The study was conducted to investigate the effect of compaction pressure, binder proportion and particle size on ignition time and burning rate of fuel briquettes produced from a mixture of water hyacinth and plantain peel. Study design: The experimental design for this stu...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2013/1964
Poverty is a topical issue in developing countries especially Africa and Nigeria in particular. The dearth of studies on quantitative determinants of poverty in Nigeria is a major weak point in the country’s poverty reduction policy and strategy formulation. This study analyzed t...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2013/2196
Aims: The study aims at identifying the challenges with which Malaysian students of Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) are faced before, during and after stages of video production process. Study Design: Interpretive. Methodology: In this study an interpretive analysis...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2013/2248
This article introduces the concept of gradual (or partial) reducibility of linear differential equations (LDE) with variable coefficients. In this article we construct algorithm for reducing the order of LDE with variable coefficients which after replacing variable has at least...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2013/2360
Aims: Analytical determination of the eccentricity and attitude angle, rotordynamic coefficients (stiffness and damping), stability threshold velocity of the hybrid short journal bearing with the oil injection ports situated in symmetric points for ß= 7Π/4, 5Π/4, 3Π/4, Π/4. Analy...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2013/2142
A convenient solid state metathetic synthesis has been developed for the preparation of metal tungstates MWO4 where M = Mn, Fe, Co, Ni and Zn using Na2WO4 and respective MCl2 as reactants. Stoichiometric quantities of respective reactants were mixed and ground for 2hrs. XRD patte...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2013/2748
Benzimidazoles are known to represent a class of medicinally important compounds which are extensively used as antibacterial agents. Hence, a series of five 2-substituted benzimidazole precursors (1a-e) were synthesized via [4 + 1] condensation and imino compound (1f) by simple c...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2013/2480
Soils need to be tested before and after the establishments of plantations. This is because the results of a soil test gives a relative measure of the amount of nutrients available in the soil and thus are use as a base for nutrient diagnosis. The Calcium Acetate lactate (CAL) me...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2013/2600
Aims: To assess the likelihood of occurrence of domino effect in a group of neighbouring companies in Msasa Industrial area. Study Design: A case study approach was used. Place and Duration of Study: Msasa industrial area, Harare Zimbabwe between June 2011 and June 2012. Methodol...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2013/2677