The technique for synthesizing powdered OFF-type zeolite of high phase purity and crystallinity has been developed. The effect of crystallization conditions on the characteristics of powdered OFF-type zeolite samples, namely, crystallinity, particle-size distribution, and adsorpt...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/11500
Amino acid composition of a plant food is an indicator of its protein quality. This could be altered by the processing method. Processed fruit of Canarium schweinfurthii, a Bursereceae, is common traditional snacking item in Nigeria. The pulp of raw and macerated samples of C. sc...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/10266
Introduction: There is persuasive evidence on the benefits of exercise during pregnancy such as; reduced time spent in labour, prevention of caesarean sections, quick recovery after childbirth and getting back to the pre-pregnancy figure. The aim of the study was to obtain inform...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/10693
A modified release formulation of Solifenacin tablet, was investigated in rabbit for pharmacokinetic and in vitro–in vivo correlation studies. In vivo study was conducted in New Zealand albino male rabbit plasma and In vitro release studies were conducted in simulated gastric flu...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/9951
Aim: The present study investigated the effect of operating parameters on the mechanical extraction of oil from groundnut kernel using hydraulic press Methodology: A five factor, five levels central composite design (CCD) was applied to determine the effects of five independent v...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/11662
Aims: The aim of this paper is to develop several 2-tuple linguistic power aggregation operators for aggregating 2-tuple linguistic information. Study Design: We first introduce several power aggregation operators and then extend these operators to 2-tuple linguistic environments...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/11083
Aims: This study examined the effects of exposure to mild hyperbaric oxygen on blood flow and resting energy expenditure. Study Design: Clinical study. Methods: Fourteen healthy women were exposed to mild hyperbaric conditions at 1.25 atmospheres absolute with 36.0% oxygen for 50...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/10101
The bacterial contaminants of poultry (Meat, Egg and poultry products) were investigated in three towns in Khartoum State (Khartoum, Khartoum North and Omdurman) to estimate the level of their safety for human consumption. The study was conducted within the period August 2011 – A...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/9395
The aim of this study was to ascertain the efficiency of selected bacteria (Pseudomonas, Staphylococcus, Klebsiella and Lysinibacillus species) and fungi (Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus flavus, Fusarium and Absidia species) in the removal of phosphate and sulphate compounds from...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/10897
The characteristic functions (CHFs) are derived for GP3 (generalized Pareto) distribution for shape parameters ξ ≠ 0 and ξ = 0 in explicit closed forms. The CHF of 3-parameter Weibull (type-3extreme value distribution (EVD)) is also derived in a closed form by a direct methodolog...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/10087
Research on humans, animals or plants about anti-inflammatory, anticancer, antiviral, repellent, antibacterial, antifungal or antioxidant activities of the essential oils corroborated the biological characteristics of aromatic plants and their use since ancient times for their pr...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/11376
This study presents an evaluation of the variability of the precipitation and its connections with dry years in the Central Anatolia of Turkey, a semiarid region subjected to frequent and widespread drought events. The statistical parameters of major historical drought events in...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/10391
A generalized two-component Camassa-Holm equation is introduced as a model for shallow water waves moving over a linear shear flow. Bifurcations of traveling wave solutions are studied. Phase portraits of the traveling wave system are given. By using the method of planar dynamica...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/10790
This literature review highlights the psychological and social impact of epilepsy, as well as the behavioral problems in school children with epilepsy. From the study of the literature it is found that children with epilepsy have an increased risk of psychological disorders and h...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/9798
In this paper, we study the positive solutions of nonlinear singular two-point boundary value problems for second-order impulsive differential equations. The existence of positive solutions is established by using the fixed point theorem in cones.
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/10981