Aims: Xylanase (EC 3.2.1.8) also known as endo-1,4-β-xylanohydrolase is a type of hydrolytic enzyme participated in the hydrolysis of hemicelluloses particularly in xylan to generate xylose and xylo-oligosaccharides. Due to its enormous potentials, xylanase is frequently used in...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/22959
Oladipupo A. Lawal, Isiaka A. Ogunwande, Andy R. Opoku & Adebola O. Oyedeji·Advances in Research·2016
Aims: The study investigates the essential oil obtained from the rhizomes of Cyperus distans collected from different location, and compared the result with previous sample and other reports on the chemical composition of essential oils from several species of the genus Cyperus....
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2016/25252
Leomara A. da Silva, Sandra Layse F. Sarrazin, Ricardo B. Oliveira, Chieno Suemitsu, José Guilherme S. Maia & Rosa Helena V. Mourão·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2016
Aims: The leaves of Myrcia sylvatica have traditional use in the control of dysentery and intestinal parasites for the riparian inhabitants who live in savanna areas along the Amazon River, Brazil. Methodology: The constituents of the oils (fresh and dried leaves) of this plant...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/25494
The degree of usefulness of a document to the resolution of a decision problem is not only a function of terms in the document index matching terms in the user query. It is also a function of the user’s ability to express the problem in query terms that will facilitate document r...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2016/24576
The search for antifungal agents with possible novel application in battling plant diseases cannot be overemphasized. Hence, a study was carried out to investigate the antagonistic ability of some hard palate isolates; Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Bacillus sp.,...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2016/16971
The objective of this paper is to determine whether the introductory computer course in Preparatory Year Program (PYP) influences students’ performance and attitude towards computer studies in Qassim University, Saudi Arabia. The instrument employed for examining the attitude tow...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2016/24989
This research was conducted to evaluate the changes in β-carotene (the major pro-vitamin A) associated with processing of sweet potatoes, Total β-carotene of a sweet potato cultivar (Ex-Igbariam) was quantified using High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC). The level of ret...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2016/22265
Aims: Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS) is an auto-immune mediated demyelination polyradiculo-neuropathy. Clinical features include progressive symmetrical ascending muscle weakness of more than two limbs, areflexia with or without sensory, autonomic and brainstem abnormalities. The...
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Research Article10.9734/INDJ/2016/24399
The article presents a system, including a multi-sensor instrument, for measuring, recording, processing and displaying the level of biologically active UV-B radiation. The multi-sensor instrument comprises of solar erythemal UV detectors distributed on a spherical (faceted) dome...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/24334
The mechanism of adsorption for methylene blue from aqueous solution using an activated carbon prepared from plantain pod was studied at varying time. The adsorption reached at equilibrium in 90 minutes of contact time. The kinetic data were fitted to the pseudo first-order, pseu...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/24079
Violence against women (VAW) is a universal phenomenon which has gained a lot of attention from policy makers, donors, researchers and government agencies as well as civil societies. In spite of the efforts by various international agencies, government and non - governmental org...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2016/24010
Aim: The article analyses sexuality and quality of life among people with mental and physical disabilities in the Italian context. It is aimed at contributing to a social debate over the sexual assistant for disabled people, as this professional is not still present in Italy. The...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2016/24984
D. O. Laniyan, M. A. Charles-Davies, A. A. Fasanmade, J. A. Olaniyi, O. E. Oyewole, M. O. Owolabi, J. R. Adebusuyi, O. Hassan, B. M. Ajobo, M. O. Ebesunun, K. Adigun, K. S. Akinlade, S. U. Okoli, O. G. Arinola & E. O. Agbedana·Journal of Scientific Research and Reports·2016
Introduction: Defective spermatogenesis and metabolic syndrome affect 2-4% and 12.4% of males respectively. Deficient testosterone levels due to increased conversion of testosterone to oestradiol have been demonstrated in males with the metabolic syndrome (MS) with limited pituit...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2016/24641
Aim: The study examined the relationship between familial dysfunctionality and school going children conduct behavior problems. The variables were tested at 0.05 level of significance. Study Design: This study is a descriptive survey. It adopted expo-facto design. It mwas carried...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2016/23984
A postharvest evaluation study of groundnuts (Arachis hypogaea L.) was undertaken in a total of thirty (30) districts selected from the three Northern Regions of Ghana, namely, Upper West, Upper East and Northern, by employing the Participatory Rural Appraisal (P.R.A.) procedure....
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2016/22384