The purpose of this research work is to evaluates the in-vitro antioxidant and antioxidant enzymes inhibition potentials of Aframomum melegueta [Roscoe] K. Schum (Grains of Paradise) Leaf, Stem Bark, Seed Bark and Seed Extracts. Aframomum melegueta is a spice with a similar compo...
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Research Article10.9734/acri/2020/v20i230176
Vegetable fields in Katsina State are increasingly being loaded with heavy metals through various pollution sources such as agricultural activities mining and traffic. Onion bulb samples from the three senatorial zones that constitute to make up Katsina state in the North West of...
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Research Article10.9734/acri/2020/v20i230175
Background: Diabetes mellitus is a group of metabolic disorder in which there are high blood sugar levels over a prolonged period. This study assessed the effects of diabetes on levels of some oxidative biomarkers and pattern of antioxidant genes expression in the peripheral bloo...
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Research Article10.9734/acri/2020/v20i230173
Introduction: Breastfeeding, especially exclusive breastfeeding (EBF), is considered effective for children’s survival. The practice and duration of EBF still remain low. The aim of this study was to determine the pattern of breastfeeding and factors preventing EBF practicesamong...
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Research Article10.9734/acri/2020/v20i230174
Background: Tetanus still causes significant morbidity and mortality amongst children in Nigeria despite decades of immunisation with tetanus vaccine. Objectives: To determine the prevalence, case fatality rate and predictors of fatality amongst school age children treated for te...
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Purpose: Celebrity endorsement has been investigated in prior studies regarding various behavioural and cognitive aspects about consumer purchasing behaviour, it is not clear whether principles findings in the general celebrity literature can be directly applied to the service co...
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Research Article10.9734/acri/2020/v20i130171
The study was based on the prediction of critical thinking using learning styles. It was guided by two research questions and two null hypotheses. A sample of 393 third years undergraduates selected from four faculties in the University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria was...
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Research Article10.9734/acri/2020/v20i130178
Warly Neves de Araujo, Randra Karoline Rodrigues Inacio, Amanda Aguiar Barros, Daniela Santos do Nascimento, Eva Coelho da Silva, Agrinazio Nascimento Neto, Jefferson Rodrigues de Souza, Taiany Neves de Araujo, Daniela Ponsiano Oliveira, Sávia Denise Silva Carlotto Herrera, Ligiane Rodrigues de Souza, Daniela Pereira da Rocha, Edilane Floriano da Silva & Mare Socorro Alves Vinhal·Archives of Current Research International·2020
Childhood obesity has grown worryingly on a global scale one of the biggest influencers are technological advances exposed early to children. Therefore, this study aimed to seek in the literature the relationship between modernity and the high incidence of children above their id...
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Research Article10.9734/acri/2020/v20i130169
Inaccurate cost estimation of painting works often leaves a client dissatisfied and mars the professional expertise of the quantity surveyor. This is because either excess quantity of paint is left behind after completion of the work or the paints purchased and budget allotted fo...
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Research Article10.9734/acri/2020/v20i130170
Background: As in adults, there is a high burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in children and this is often associated with a high mortality rate, however, little emphasis is being paid to NCDs in children. Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the burde...
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Research Article10.9734/acri/2020/v20i130168