This study investigated the efficacy of cashew nutshell extract against termite attack on Triplochiton scleroxylon wood in other to add to the quest for readily available and cost-effective pest control materials, specifically on termite attack on wood. The study was carried out...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2016/26066
Aims: The aim of the study is to find whether there is any relationship between glycated hemoglobin level and serum lipid profile in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients. Study Design: A total of 128 study participants were approached during a period 6 months of which 72 were confir...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/26175
Aims: Monoamine oxidase-B inhibitors (MAO-BIs) are used for the initial therapy of Parkinson’s disease. Also, MAO-BIs have shown to be effective neuroprotective agents in several neurodegenerative diseases. However, some concerns exist regarding the long-term use of these compoun...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/26453
MicroRNAs are a class of endogenous, approximately 22 nucleotides in length noncoding RNA, which is evolutionary conserved and mediates post-transcriptional gene regulation. MicroRNA play a crucial role in development of plant, cellular processes, biological processes, cell proli...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/25221
Aims: This paper aims at developing a model to calculate the net premiums under Bonus-Malus System. This model depends on the following components; frequency, severity and policy year(s) of an individual policyholder in vehicle insurance. Study Design: This study is an empirical...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2016/26520
Public hue and cry about Nigeria’s overdependence on oil has now faded into an inaudible whisper and a mere rhetoric as diversification of the Nigerian economy still remains an unsettled issue. However, the dwindling international oil price has rendered the country insolvent ther...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2016/25381
Agapit Wouyou, Christophe Bernard Gandonou, David Montcho, Julien Kpinkoun, Eliane Kinsou, Françoise Assogba Komlan & Simplice Léopold Gnancadja·International Journal of Plant & Soil Science·2016
Aims: In this study, salt resistance level of six amaranth (Amaranthus sp.) cultivars including five from Amaranthus cruentus species (AA-04-028, AA-04-017, Locale, Rouge and Red-Sudan) and one from Amaranthus graecizans species (Stem2-Sat2) cultivated in Benin was evaluated at t...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/25892
This paper examines ‘wait for your time concept in management practice in the Nigerian terrain’. Theories are systematic groupings of interdependent concepts and principles which give a framework to or tie together a significant area of knowledge and they enable us to communicate...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2016/26082
Aim: A mathematical approach was employed to optimize and observe the interactive effects of Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA-PCR (RAPD-PCR) master mix with a view to resolving its limited reproducibility for reliable diagnostic and biomarker discovery for Salmonella Typhi. Metho...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2016/25029
Rasheed M. A. Q. Jamhour1* Pillared host-guest material or layered double hydroxides (LDHs) of the type Mg-Al-CO3 with dodecylamine (DA) has been synthesized. The sorption capacities have been investigated for the removal of some heavy metal ions Ni(II), Cd(II), Co(II), Cu(II), P...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/25977
Introduction: Ankyloglossia is another name for tongue tie which in mild form is characterized by mucous membrane bands to complete ankyloglossia whereby the tongue is tethered to the floor of the mouth. It can affect feeding, speech, and oral hygiene [3] as well as have mechanic...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/24168
Herein we report a short stature man with unilateral retinoschisis associated with optic disc anomaly. The patient presented to our clinic after 5 years of gradually decreased vision in his right eye. He had flat retinoschisis with large round-shape break of the inner retinal lay...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/27379
A formula expressing an in nite product as an infinite sum is called a product-to-sum identity. In this paper we try to consider a special product-to-sum as and so for integers r, u, a, b, c, x, y and z we deduce all solutions of (r, u, a, b, c, x, y, z) with r ≥ 0.
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Research Article10.9734/ARJOM/2016/26832
This work investigates the radio refractivity over Awka, South Eastern Nigeria using meteorological parameters of surface air temperature, pressure and relative humidity collected from 2013 – 2014 respectively, using Davis weather station vantage pro 2 (with Integrated Sensor S...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2016/25880
Aims: Management of infections in new-born remain a major problem globally due to their delicate nature. Bacteremia in new born has resulted in high mortality. Determining the prevalence and antibiotic susceptibility pattern of Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Staphylo...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/25324