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Fatigue Syndrome in Multiple Sclerosis

Fatemeh Hosseini, Mansooreh Dehghan Firoozabadi & Ali Mellat · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2016

Background: Multiple sclerosis (ms) is a chronic and often debilitating disease that mostly affects young people who constitute the active part of community. The incidence of the disease has increased in recent years. Fatigue is one of the common complaints in patients with ms, w...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2016/24518

Attitude of Pregnant Women Attending Ante-natal Clinic towards Adequate Diet in the Prevention of Anaemia in Selected Hospitals in Osogbo

E. O. Adesuyi · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2016

Aims/Objectives: To assess the attitudes of pregnant women based on their knowledge about anaemia and adequate diet in its prevention. Study Design: Descriptive. Place and Duration of Study: The ante-natal clinics: Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Osogbo and Osun State T...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2016/23427

Salt-tolerant Triticale (X Triticosecale Witt) Cultivation in Jordan as a New Forage Crop

Mohunnad Massimi, Moh`d Al-Rifaee, Jamal Alrusheidat, A. Al-Dakheel, Faddel Ismail` & YOUSEF Al-Ashgar · Journal of Experimental Agriculture International · 2016

The impact of climate change and global warming on food and feed crops production is reported in Jordan; a country where dry areas constitute about 90% of its land. The remaining arable areas (under rain fed or irrigated farming system) are decreasing due to urbanization, land fr...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJEA/2016/24292

Fertility Behaviour in a Rural Nigerian Community: Determinants and Implications

Itimitang Wilson Etukudo & Ben Victor Effiong · Journal of Scientific Research and Reports · 2016

This study was carried out in Jesse kingdom in Ethiope West Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria, to find out the fertility level in the area, its determinants and the implications for the people of the area. Data used in the study were collected from a representative sa...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JSRR/2016/13232

New Metal Free Organic Dyes Based DSSC with Graphite-PSS: PEDOT Counter Electrode

Sarita Bose & K. R. Genwa · International Research Journal of Pure and Applied Chemistry · 2016

Dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) have emerged as an efficient third generation solar cells. This is a photo-electrochemical cell where the junction consists of a semiconductor–electrolyte interface.  The DSSC was fabricated using TiO2 nanoparticles, wide band gap semiconductor,...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IRJPAC/2016/24519

A Theoretical Study of the Enol Contents of Cyclohexanone, Cyclopentanone and Acetone

Ashraf M. Al-Msiedeen, Ghassab M. Al-Mazaideh & Salim M. Khalil · Chemical Science International Journal · 2016

PM3 and DFT calculations have been performed with complete optimization of geometries on cyclohexanone, cyclopentanone, and acetone. The enol content trend determined in this work was cyclohexanone > cyclopentanone > acetone, which was found to agree with published experime...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ACSJ/2016/25048

Incidence of Leptospirosis Infections among Acute Febrile Patients in Lakhimpur and Dhemaji Districts, India

Mridul Malakar, Susmita Bose Roy & Fanindra Kumar Pandey · International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health · 2016

Leptospirosis is a disease condition of infected wild or domestic animals. Humans get this infection when they come in touch with the contaminated soil or water in the infected animal’s urine/excreta of animal reservoirs directly or indirectly. Water logging during rainy session,...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IJTDH/2016/25132

Utilization of Traditional Herbs, Spices, Seasoning and Condiments: A Case Study of the Preparation of “Buknu” in Selected Villages of Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India

Kumari Kshama Awasthi & Amit Pandey · European Journal of Medicinal Plants · 2016

Majority of the world’s population is still using the traditional herbal food for their healthcare. India has a good amount of diversity in spices like black pepper, cardamom, ginger, turmeric, cinnamon, tamarind and garcinia. The other important spices relevant to India are cori...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJMP/2016/24951

A Study on the Influence of the Matching between Learning Style and Teaching Style on the Academic Record of English Majors

Liu Yonghou, Xue Rui & Wang Ke · Journal of Education, Society and Behavioural Science · 2016

Educational researches, over the last few decades, have focused on the debate over which classroom pedagogy best encourages learning: the match approach, the mismatch approach or the balanced approach. Most studies on this issue appear to support the argument that the matching be...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJESBS/2016/24810

Screening for Musculoskeletal Deviations: Epidemiology and Patterns of Occurrence among Basic School Pupils in Accra Ghana

Ajediran I. Bello, Anna Hughton, Josephine Ahenkorah, Samuel Otoo & Beatrice Sankar · Archives of Current Research International · 2016

Background: Childhood age through adolescence mark period of major postural transformation which warrants screening for structural abnormalities. The study provided needs assessment for musculoskeletal screening and determined the prevalence of musculoskeletal deviations (MSDs) a...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ACRI/2016/25176

A Potential Role of Fructose to Modulate Fibroblast Growth and Expression of Connective Tissue Growth Factor In vitro

Yu Nagayama, Masako Kawamoto & Kayo Masuko · Advances in Research · 2016

Aims: Hyperglycemia has been posited to have an effect on the healing process at the cellular level, particularly on fibroblasts that produce extracellular matrix components including collagen. However, the mechanisms underlying this process have yet to be fully elucidated. In ad...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AIR/2016/25173

Rainfall Variability in Sine Saloum River Basin in a Context of Climate Change and Variability

Fatou Rokhaya Doumouya, Vieux Boukhaly Traore, Mamadou Sadio, Hyacinthe Sambou, Alhadj Hisseine Issaka Ali, Amadou Tahirou Diaw, Bienvenu Sambou & Aboubaker Chedikh Beye · Advances in Research · 2016

Drought is one of the most worrying manifestations of variability and change of climate in many West African countries. Due to its threats on human life, socio-economic activities, agricultural productivities, shortage of water, natural resources and environments, the problems re...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AIR/2016/25349

Adsorption, Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Methylene Blue on Nano Structured ZnO Crystals

Ismail K. Al-Khateeb & Muna S. Mahmood · Chemical Science International Journal · 2016

This investigation was concern to study the removal of methylene blue pollutants from aqueous solution using nano ZnO synthesized from raw materials of zinc oxide. The equilibrium adsorption data were analyzed using adsorption models of Langmuir, Freundlich and Temkin. The thermo...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ACSJ/2016/25000