Objective: Blood smear examination serves as a quality control tool in verifying the results generated by the automated analyzer and identification of abnormal or immature cells amongst other functions. This study was undertaken to estimate platelet and White Blood Cell (WBC) cou...
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Research Article10.9734/IBRR/2016/25105
Vision 2020 is the objective of the Nigerian government to grow the size of Nigeria’s economy from a position of 40th in 2005 to the 20th Nation in the world by the year 2020. The drafters of the vision had believed that by 2020 Nigeria will be one of the 20 largest economies in...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2016/8101
The tea crop in Kenya ubiquitously is exposed to biotic and abiotic stresses which can be devastating. This includes damage by five species of tea weevils. Tea weevils reported to occur in Kenya include, the Tea Root Weevil (Aperitmetus brunneus) [Hust], Nematocerus Weevil (Nemat...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2016/23235
It is prerequisite to extract Ribonucleic Acid (RNA) with high quality and integrity in order to carry out molecular biology studies in any plant species. Samples collected from remote fields require preservation before being processed for RNA extraction and downstream process li...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2016/24497
Herbal medicines are considered to offer gentle means of managing chronic diseases at a lower cost. Pterocarpus marsupium Roxb. (PM) (Gammalu in Sinhala) heartwood and bark have been used as antidiabetic remedies in many cultures for thousands of years. The aim of this review is...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/23930
An experiment on maize crop with preceding legumes and nitrogen levels were carried out at the Research Farm of Agronomy, the University of Agriculture, Peshawar during 2011-2012 using summer legumes-maize cropping pattern. The summer legumes were sown in the summer gap (60-65day...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/22538
The study was designed to assess the costs, returns, profitability, and food security status of Pangus farm households. Samples were collected from two villages namely Baganbari and Konabari at Trishal Upazilla under Mymensingh district, Bangladesh in 2013. 100 sample farmers wer...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/23881
Aims: Staphylococcus aureus is a common cause of community and a hospital infection, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), is a common nosocomial infection pathogen, its resistance to multiple antibiotics has made it difficult to control. Healthcare workers are the...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/24090
In the modern era of pharmaceutical research much attention has been focussed on patients’ health in terms of therapeutic efficacy and safety. The tradition of prescribing medication at evenly spaced time intervals throughout the day, in an attempt to maintain constant drug level...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2016/23624
Non-invasive blood glucose measurement is one of most innovative domain in Biomedical Engineering. Multiple methodologies have-been introduced over last few decades to fulfil the clinical requirement for non-invasive glucose measurement in human beings, however, without a success...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2016/24861
Introduction: The integration of high risk oncogenic strains of human papillomavirus into the genome of cells in the cervix results in specific cytopathic changes. The propensity for dysplastic changes is worst in the presence of depressed immunity. Aim: To compare screening meth...
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Research Article10.9734/JCTI/2016/25209
Aims: To find out whether group based aftercare with duration of ten to 20 weeks would help clients discharged from psychiatric in-patient treatment to maintain or improve clinical symptomatology over a follow-up period of at least one year. Study Design: Exploratory study with a...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2016/24438
Climate change is affecting precipitation patterns and intensity; increasing regional drought conditions and increasing runoff, respectively. The use of soil surfactants presents an opportunity to improve soil water content and infiltration in soils. As aridity and drought vulner...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/24304
Aim: We report a case of schwannoma arising from the middle trunk of the right brachial plexus and presented with radiating pain down to lower arm. The patient developed temporary neurological deficit after surgery. Presentation of Case: A 30- year old patient presented with hist...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2016/24527
Aims: The study aimed at the identification of the disincentives hindering their on-farm cultivation in Ekiti State. Place of Study: The study was carried out in Ekiti State, Nigeria. Methods: A combination of social survey and direct field observation was used to assess the on-...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2016/24811