Aims: To analyze and compare the in vitro antimicrobial activity and antioxidant profile of Grewia asiatica L.; Grewia tiliifolia Vahl.; Grewia tenax (Forsk.) Fiori. Study Design: This study was designed to evaluate and compare the antimicrobial activity and antioxidant profile o...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2016/26748
Daniela P. Toledo, Luiz A. M. Wiirzler, Eliane H. Akamine, Maria A. Oliveira, Saulo E. Silva-Filho, Ciomar A. Bersani-Amado, Roberto K. N. Cuman & Zuleica B. Fortes·Journal of Applied Life Sciences International·2016
Aims: The purpose of this work was to investigate the inflammatory response changes caused by obesity in an experimental model of glutamate-induced obesity in rats. Methodology: Wistar rats were injected, subcutaneously, with 4 g/kg of monosodium glutamate (MSG group) on days 2,...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2016/27791
The present study was designed to standardize protocol for asepsis of different explants of Alstroemeria hybrida cv. Pluto (rhizome tips, rhizome sections, shoot tips and shoot nodal segments). Carbendazim 200 ppm for 30 minutes + mercuric chloride (0.1%) dip for 10 minutes and f...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/27020
Aims: This study aims to test the effectiveness of the cowpea conservation method in PICS (Purdue Improved Cowpea Storage) bags with a Lippia multifla leaves on the evolution of ochratoxin A and the estimated daily intake in adult Ivorian Study Design: Cowpea grains that have und...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/28164
Water deficit is one of the most important environmental factors affecting agricultural production especially in rainfed cropping systems. To understand how morphological and physiological factors interact, a study was conducted to assess the responses of leaf stomatal parameters...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/25101
Eye is a window to a rare disease. Two children aged 9 year old male and 5 years old female presented with pain, redness and sudden diminution of vision in right eye and left eye respectively following trivial trauma while playing. On complete ocular examination it was found that...
In this paper the author(s) present derivations for the mean and variance of the nth power transformation of the error component of the multiplicative time series model. as a general rule to any power transformation. Some of the published transformations like the square root and...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2016/27246
Fast image retrieval has been a fundamental problem in the area of image processing for a long time. This paper proposes a rapid image retrieval algorithm by improving the conventional nearest neighbor search through the implementation of vector product quantization and inverted...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2016/27865
The traditional data visualization technology concentrates on the chart analysis and the summary of calculation analysis, and ignore the spatial distribution characteristics of statistical information. Currently, data visualization technology and its applications suffer from the...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/27685
Aims: To determine the performance, apparent nutrient digestibility and cost benefit of West African Dwarf goats fed dietary levels of Moringa oleifera leaf meal diets. Study Design: Completely randomized design and Latin square design. Place and Duration of Study: At the Sheep a...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2016/27390
Aim: To assess the potentials and constraints of production and utilization of white lupin in the major growing areas and analyze the production, area coverage and productivity trend in Ethiopia. Study Design: Purposive sampling method was used to select districts and random samp...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/27930
Background: The pre-analytical errors occur commonly due to the presence of interfering substances like hemoglobin, bilirubin, lipids and paraproteins. Analyzer has the capability to detect them and produce semi quantitative unit less index values, collectively known as serum ind...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2016/28150
Aim: To assess enrolees’ perception and experiences on the National Health Insurance Scheme, launched in Nigeria, in 2005 and made mandatory for all Federal civil servants. Study Design: This descriptive cross-sectional study conducted between August and September 2013 focused on...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/27309
Introduction: Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are mycobacteria species other than the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTC); they are opportunistic pathogens and cause life threatening infections with symptoms that mimic those of tuberculosis (TB). Paradoxically, the routine...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/28058
This article aims to explore how Chinese University graduates’ career identity is interrelated with their English language learning through semi-structured narrative interview of 2 Chinese university graduates. Based on the interview, the analysis focuses on Chinese students’ sel...
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Research Article10.9734/ACRI/2016/27399