In order to make organic fertilizer more quantifiable and attractive to farmers, a pelletizing machine was fabricated locally to produce pellets from powdery fertilizer. However, concerns have been raised on the potential impacts this process could have on the quality of organic...
Aims: To elucidate the effect of estrogen and folic acid on high fat (butter) induced lipid profile (total cholesterol (TC), low density lipoprotein (LDL), high density lipoprotein (HDL), and triglyceride (TG)) and on tissue texture changes in mice. Designs: Randomized block desi...
Aims: The objective of the work is to remove Pb2+ by Pleurotus florida and Trichoderma viride in batch studies and to study the kinetics and adsorption isotherm of Pb2+ adsorption by fungal species and to determine the desorption performance by suitable desorbing agents. Study D...
Aims: This study determines the antibody levels of Malaria and Hepatitis B and associated risk factors among pregnant women attending anti-natal Clinic at General Hospital Minna. Study Design: The subjects were pregnant women who attended ante-natal clinic. Sample sizes were dete...
Aims: Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are cancer cells that possess characteristics associated with normal stem cells. CSCs represent a minor subset of cells in the tumor and are thought to be the reason for the initiation of disease, resistance to cancer treatment, and the occurrence o...
Aim: This study was carried out to determine the effects of Cissus populnea and Panax ginseng on flutamide-induced testicular toxicities in pre-pubertal rats. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine of the University of Lagos, Lagos – Nigeria, betw...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/1701
Introduction: The benefits of surgical treatment to reduce ischemic penumbra and raised intracranial pressure have been challenged by results of randomized controlled clinical trial. With the lack of level I evidence, decision of whether to evacuate spontaneous intracerebral hema...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/1717
Pseudocedrela kotschyi is used in ethnomedicinal practice for the treatment of fever, pains and inflammation. The ethanol leaf extract of the plant was investigated for antipyretic potency in rats. Yeast and amphetamine induced hyperpyrexia were used to determine the antipyretic...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2013/1097
The objectives of this research were to determine the relationship between soil apparent electrical conductivity (ECa) and soil P distribution, and to compare the effectiveness of noncontact mobile electromagnetic induction (EM) and direct contact methods for relating ECa to soil...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2013/2122
Valérie R. Louis, Athanase Badolo, Tabea Schröer, Wamdaogo M. Guelbeogo, Justin Tiendrebéogo, Albrecht Jahn, Maurice Yé, N’Falé Sagnon & Olaf Mueller·International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health·2012
Aims: The aim of the study was to evaluate the field performance of insecticide-treated mosquito nets (ITNs) in north-western Burkina Faso. Study design: Cross-sectional survey. Place and Duration: The study took place between September and November 2008 (end of rainy season) in...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2012/2110
This study analyzed the determinants of poverty among crop farmers in Ogo-Oluwa Local Government, Oyo State, Nigeria. Primary data were collected with the aid of well-structured questionnaires and a total of 80 respondents were chosen through a multistage random sampling techniqu...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2012/2121
Background: Most evidence behind interventions for depression is, in essence, based on the total score of the 17-item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS). We identified no systematic review or meta-analysis examining if a total 17-item HDRS score is associated with suicide at...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/1709
Aim: Breast cancer is leading cause of cancer deaths in women, globally. Recently a study on a Chinese population suggested that there is a protective role of rs11655505 (c.-2265 C/T) in the BRCA1 promoter whereas, the same in Caucasian population showed no effect on breast cance...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/2082
Charilaos Karambetsos, Constantinos Kouskoukis, George Giannakopoulos, Eirini Agapidaki, Constantinos Mihas, Alexandra Katsarou, Constantinos Miridakis, Argiro Vatakis & Gerasimos Kolaitis·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2012
Aims: There is an increased interest in the psychosocial impact of pediatric skin diseases on children and their families. The present study tried to examine possible differences regarding mental health problems among children with alopecia areata (AA) or atopic dermatitis (AD),...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/1586
Aims: The aim of this study is to determine microbial load of tomatoes including microbial species it constitute under storage with particular reference to raw and canned tomatoes. Study Design: Random sampling of Tomatoes, from selected sources in Ondo State, Nigeria. Place and...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2013/2177