Mineral and vitamin concentrations of heat processed Plukenetia conophora seed kernel consumed as snacks in Nigeria were investigated. The seeds which were obtained from Ojoto in Anambra State, Nigeria were washed in several changes of distilled water, divided into four lots - PC...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/9450
Mass intoxication due to methanol is often heard from all parts of the world. Methanol is highly toxic substance that associated with over 25% fatality rate, irrespective of the treatment. The present article reviews clinical and pathological findings observed during clinical for...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/11898
The health enhancing properties of physical activity are evidence-based and widely accepted for children and adolescents. Today many children and adolescents are engaged in specific sports and that causes great attention of coaches to use safe and appropriate methods. Volleyball...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/11631
We attempted to clarify whether the suitability of three-dimensional porous barium-ion-crosslinked alginate (Ba-alginate) gels as a scaffold for cells, in comparison with calcium-ion-crosslinked alginate (Ca-alginate) gels, differed according the type of method used to induce cro...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/12407
The estuary of Comoe River in Grand-Bassam is facing to a hydrosedimentary dynamics spectacular than the others estuaries of Côte d’Ivoire. The sediments deposits produce a sandbank which breaks the natural contact between Comoe River and Atlantic Ocean. This increases the concen...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/12133
Edmund C. Merem, Edwin Nwaobodo, Joan Wesley, Emmanuel Nwagboso, Siddig Fageir, Peter Isokpehi, Marshand Crisler, Shayron Thomas & Coney Romorno·Journal of Scientific Research and Reports·2014
Aims: This paper analyzes the changing agricultural landscape in Northern Louisiana using GIS. Study Design: Adopted a mix scale approach Place and Duration of Study: The inland parishes of Northern Louisiana from May 2011 to December of 2012 Methodology: The study uses a mixed-s...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/8752
This paper attempts to make fundamental connections between the usage of intervention strategies and the instructional practice used to improve students’ performance in mathematics. The public policy demands that educational offerings be made accessible to students with disabilit...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/11496
There is significant global application of plant(s) extract for curative purposes. One of such focus is herbal remedies for malaria and their safety in biological system need to be ascertained. The antiplasmodial activity of Hippocratea africana root bark has been studied. Its ef...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/12491
Aim: This study examined spatial pattern of crime and residents’ response to criminal activities in different residential areas of Ile-Ife, Nigeria. Methodology: Data were obtained through the stratification of the study area into the traditional town centre, middle income, high...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/3825
Aim: The objectives of this study were to investigate the effect of crystallization 5-H-dibenz(b,f)azepin-5-carboxamide and fexofenadine hydrochloride from different solvents commonly used for purification of drugs during their final stages of synthesis. The synthetic pathway has...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/12033
Decentralisation is presumed to have a number of democratic as well as developmental benefits. It is assumed that democracy will be deepened by facilitating democratic participation at the grassroots thereby empowering grassroots and channelling their input constructively into co...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/9749
Diabetes is a pandemic that continues to worry about Governments and health policy makers. It is ranked at the top of chronic diseases that threaten global health with 371 million cases reported by the International Federation of diabetes in 2012. A big percentage of diabetics (8...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/10287
In this paper, the information dissemination model involving propagation delay was studied. The effect of delay in the Social Network Service (SNS) was found by considering the theory of complex network and infectious disease dynamics. Also, the authors simulate the online social...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/7627
This paper is purported to assess the impact of the modeling of bivalent Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine and Pap test on prevalence of carcinogenic HPV 16/18 types in Ghanaian females. For this purpose, a non-linear dynamic SIR model of homogeneous transmission for HPV 16/18 t...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/11019
In the recent years, with the increase of using Internet and other new telecommunication technologies, cryptography has become a key area to research and improve in order to transfer data securely between two or more entities, especially when the data transferred classified as a...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/11804