Corn silk is thought to possess medicinal properties according to Nigerian folklore. This study was undertaken to appraise its phytochemical constituents and anti-microbial activities. Data obtained revealed that alkaloids, flavonoids, tannins, saponins, steroids, glycosides and...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2016/28530
Aim: We studied the effect of age on survival in the setting of prosthesis-patient mismatch (PPM). Study Design: Retrospective single surgeon practice. Place and Duration of Study: Cardiothoracic department, Mater Dei Hospital Malta, between January 1995 and December 2014. Method...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2016/28381
One of the oil and gas hazard that associated with drilling operation is oil based drilling fluid and its associated cutting disposition. It is highly imperative for policy maker to propagate the use of environmental friendly oil based mud for drilling operation. This paper formu...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/21472
Aims: The effect of sodium chloride (NaCl) reduction and wheat fiber (F) addition on chicken nugget quality was analysed. Storage stability of a low sodium formulation was also determined. Study Design: Thirteen batches of chicken nuggets were produced according to an arrangement...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/28032
Aims: To determine the levels of heavy metals in fall-out dust from Rehoboth town, Hardap region, Namibia. Study Design: Modified open bucket samplers were used to collect the settleable particulate. Six “ordinary” open buckets were placed at different locations (Blocks A to F)....
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/28436
Aims: To investigate the phytochemical constituents and antioxidant properties of Combretum platypetalum leaf. Study Design: In vitro assessment of antioxidant properties and determination of the phytochemical constituents of C. platypetalum leaf extracts. Site and Duration of St...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/25524
One of the important characteristics of the developing societies is the rural and subsistence agrarian economy. Agriculture, carried out by small land holders, face problems of technological and non-technological nature. Increase in marginal and small land holdings on one hand, a...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/28196
A monitoring project for pesticide residues in orange samples in Al-Tamer vegetables market, Riyadh was conducted. A total of 144 samples of organic and non-organic orange were collected according to the Codex Alimentarius recommendations. Samples were extracted with acetonitrile...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2016/26439
In the agricultural North-Patagonian region of Argentina, more intensely different alternative substrates of organic origin have begun to be used, which can replace the use of peat to produce vegetable seedlings. The aim of this study was to evaluate the compost obtained from oni...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/27347
Single crystals of racemic calcium tartrate tetrahydrate, CaC4H4O6·4H2O, were grown at 308 K by a gel method using silica gel as the medium of growth. Differential scanning calorimetry, thermogravimetric-differential thermal analysis, and X-ray diffraction measurements were perfo...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/28258
E. Posi Aduroja, O. Olubukola Isola, Olufunso Akinboye & O. Dora Akinboye·Advances in Research·2016
Aims: To determine prevalence of visceral obesity, compare association of visceral obesity to Blood Pressure (BP) with association of Body Mass Index (BMI) to BP. Study Design: Research was a cross-sectional survey study design. Place and Duration of Study: The study took place i...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2016/27342
Background: The injection of adrenaline containing local dental anaesthesia may be associated with variable adverse effects on the cardio- respiratory system that are clinically undetectable. Methods: The present study was conducted on 60 male patients who received adrenaline con...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/28226
T. V. Kiran, P. Vijayalakshmi, Y. V. Rao, K. N. Swamy, R. Kondamudi, B. Srikanth, I. Subhakar Rao, M. Suchandranath Babu, V. Jaldhani, D. Prema Latha, C. N. Neeraja, K. Surekha, P. R. Rao, D. Subrahmanyam, L. V. Subbarao & S. R. Voleti·Asian Research Journal of Agriculture·2016
Nitrogen is one of the important elements for rice production. Nitrogen utilization was rapidly increased from the time of green revolution, which resulted in environmental hazards. Increasing rice yield with optimized usage of fertilizers has become important for sustainable agr...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJA/2016/28503
Citrus blackfly, Aleurocanthus woglumi is a serious citrus insect pest. The objective of this study was to determine the population dynamic of the CBF in a commercial citrus orchard in the State of São Paulo, Brazil. The experiment was conducted in a commercial orchard of Tahiti...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2016/28668
A survey was conducted to study the biodiversity as well as the distribution of wild mushrooms, which naturally grow, in different localities, at different seasons, in the southern region of Bangladesh. A total 24 species of mushrooms belonging to 17 genera and 14 families were i...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2016/27711