Aims: Cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen 4 (CTLA4), an important regulatory molecule in the process of antigen presentation, was previously associated with the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases and asthma. Therefore, the goal of our study was to determine the expression of CTLA4 in...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2016/24564
The main aim of this paper is to propose a numerical integration method using polynomial interpolation that provides improved estimates as compared to the Newton-Cotes methods of integration. The method is an extension of trapezoidal rule where the Lagrange interpolation is emplo...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2016/25299
In this article, the two dimensional Advection- Diffusion equation has been solved by two finite difference techniques. In the first technique an Alternating Direction Implicit scheme (ADI) is used, this technique is a second order accurate in time and space. In the second techni...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2016/25464
Aims: To evaluate antimicrobial and cytotoxicity activities of Clausena anisata, Acokanthera shemperii and Olea europaea against seven Gram negative bacteria and fungal species. Study Design: Bioassay of antimicrobial assay was done using 96-well micro-dilution method. Place and...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/23635
Aims: To investigate the effect of combined administration of testosterone and vitamin E on diabetes-induced testicular dysfunctions and dyslipidemia in male Wistar rats. Place and Duration of Study: Applied and Environmental Physiology Unit, Physiology Department, University of...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/25329
Aims: HPV-16 variants distribution is reported to differ geographically and in their oncogenic potential for progression to cervical cancer. In this study, we investigated the HPV 16 variants distribution among women from Gabon. Methodology: Amplification of E6 and E7 genes of 29...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/17225
Harvested feed costs, particularly during the winter, are traditionally the highest input associated with a ruminant livestock operation. Although swath grazing has been practiced for over 100 years and literature exists for cattle use of swath grazing, no published results are a...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/25197
The biosorption of chromium [Cr (VI)] and cadmium [Cd (II)] ions using dead biomass of bivalve mollusk shell, Anodontoides ferussacianus was studied. Effect of various physico-chemical parameters was determined. Optimum pH was 4, temperature was 30°C, biosorbent concentration was...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2016/25229
The main goal of present study is to experimentally and analytically investigate the behavior of indirect loading, deep flanged reinforced concrete (RC) beams. The load is applied via shear on the side arms of the beam with bearing plates. Eighteen reinforced concrete deep T- bea...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/25264
In this research, one-dimensional steady state thermal structure in part of Niger Delta sedimentary basin has been modelled using one layer model. The solution to the Fourier one dimensional heat flow was used to generate geotherm the area. The model column is about 7.0 Km thick,...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/25830
Aim: Incubation experiment was conducted to determine nutrient release patterns of tithonia compost and poultry manure in three dominant soils in the southern Guinea savanna, Nigeria. Study Design: Complete randomized design replicated three times. Methodology: Two- kilogram surf...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/25828
Inherent low soil nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) is one of the major hindrances of increased soybean productivity in Malawian soils. Although, inoculation of legumes with rhizobia, has been advocated for decades as a way of boosting leguminous crops’ productivity through biologi...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/24905
Four levels of aluminium activity (0, 5, 50 and 300 μMAl3+) were used to screen soybean seedlings in hydroponics for 3 days (3D) and 13 days (13D). The objective of the research was to determine genetic variation for aluminium stress tolerance in seedlings (primary root length, r...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/25902
Aim: To explore the possibility of using Mango (Mangifera indica) seed kernel as an alternative to glucose in the production of biodegradable plastic (polyhydroxyalkanoate) using soil isolated Bacillus megaterium. Study Design: Experimental design. Place and Duration of Study: Th...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2016/25112
Seven novel 2-amino-6-oxo-3-(piperidinylamidino)-4-aryl-6,7-dihydro-pyrano[2,3-d]-5,7-thiazol derivatives, which are different with the products of 2-amino-3-cyano-6-oxo-4-aryl-6,7-dihydro-pyrano[2,3-d]-5,7-thiazol derivatives in the conventional heating conditions, were synthesi...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2016/25957