Oral health of children with special health care needs has been one of grey areas in the field of pediatric dentistry. There has been a general agreement that disabled population has higher prevalence of dental caries, poor oral hygiene, and compromised gingival and periodontal h...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/28426
Background: Safe and clean water is of major concern to mankind because it is directly linked with the health and their wellbeing. The disposal of different kinds of pollutants and nutrients through sewage, agricultural runoff and industrial effluents into rivers and water bodies...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2016/27279
This study mainly measure the level of technical inefficiency and the determinants factors among rice farmers in Ezza south of Ebonyi State, Nigeria using stochastic frontier production function. Multi- stage random sampling technique was used to select 120 rice farmers from whi...
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Research Article10.9734/ACRI/2016/27465
The role of non-bank financial institution towards financial intermediation process in Nigeria is not fully noticed. It is against this background that we assess the effect of non-bank financial institutions on financial intermediation process as well as the long run relationship...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2016/28359
Aims: The aim of this study was to compare the histo-architectural variation (if any) on hypothalamus of both Rat (Rattus norvegicus) and Bat (Eidolon helvum). Study Design: The histological and histochemical investigations into the hypothalamus of two mammalian species were stu...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2016/27102
This study was aimed at investigating and evaluating the toxicity of Rifampicin on the liver of albino rats. The hepatoxicity of Rifampicin was determined by measuring the hepatic enzymes such as alanine amino transaminase (ALT) and alkaline phosphatase (ALP). Liver toxicity was...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2016/28379
Food irradiation is a method of preservation used to extend the shelf life of food products fresh and/or dried, destroy the contaminating harmful pathogens and modify the activity of bioactive compounds present in food materials. Objective: The present study was conducted to test...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2016/28493
This article addresses the problem of farmers' access to agricultural information through Information and Communication Technologies (radio, telephone, agricultural magazines). The purpose of this research work is to assess sorghum farmers' access to ICTs, and ICTs’ contribution...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/17195
A new universal mechanism of the formation of long-lived atmospheric vortex is proposed. It is based on the hydrodynamic pressure drop in the air stream, if air density decreases in the flow direction. The magnitude of this drop may increase with jet velocity increasing. It is as...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2016/28055
Aims: The relevance of Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) in promoting community participation, enhancing sustainable development in rural communities, and its capacity to succeed where other approaches fail is well recognized in the rural development literature. Some PRA tools...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/28327
The present study was conducted in the Bikaner district of Rajasthan to find out the extent of adoption of improved cattle management practices by the women. A list of women engaged in cattle management practices was procured from Uttari Rajasthan Sahkari Dugdh Utpadak Sangh Limi...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/28366
Aims: This study was to evaluate cardioprotective effects of extracts of stem barks from Trichilia emetica against cardiotoxicity induced by doxorubicin. Methodology: This experiment was performed as follows: Group I receives some distilled water; group II receives doxorubicin on...
Plant genotypes differ in their zinc (Zn) uptake; and accumulation of Zn by genotypes could be affected by soil types. In pot experiments in 5 different soil types, Zn uptake of a barley landrace (Sahara = Zn-efficient) was compared with a bred barley cultivar (Clipper = Zn-ineff...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/27713
There have been varied views about the role that spirituality plays in academic success. Some people either agree or disagree out rightly on the matter. Others are also of the view that the role that spirituality plays in academics is dependent on the level of the student’s invol...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2016/27910
Background: This article aimed to sensitize the healthcare providers to the possibility of late and atypical presentation of sickle cell anemia (SCA). Case Presentation: A 24 year old female university undergraduate presented to the Medical out-patient Department of our hospital...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/28031