Background: Disfiguring skin disorders like leprosy and albinism may negatively distort a patient’s body image with resultant impairment in quality of life. Objective: This study determined and compared the quality of life (QoL) of subjects with leprosy and those with albinism. M...
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Research Article10.9734/INDJ/2016/22931
If two non isomorphic graphs are Tutte-equivalent then they are chromatic-equivalent. The opposite is not always true. We give a case of chromatic-equivalence implying Tutte-equivalence.
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/24262
The role of banks is very vital in the overall development of a given country. While Credit risk is one of the main risks of banks and affects the development of the financial system, little study is done to examine its determinants. This study was conducted to investigate the fa...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/23563
Production-tabular knowledge bases are widely used in commercial expert systems. One of the main problems arising from the operation of such knowledge bases is their correctness. The reliability of the inference mechanism and the robustness of the expert system at “paradigm shift...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/22737
Aiming at the traditional Gaussian mixture model has poor adaptability to the complex scenes, we proposes an improved moving object detection algorithm based on Gaussian mixture model and HSV space. The motion region is first extracted by the improved three-frame difference metho...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/24249
We note the similarity between BEC (Bose-Einstein Condensates) formed of atoms between which we have long-range attraction (and shorter-range repulsions) and the field theoretic ”Q balls”. This allows us in particular to address the stability of various putative particle physics...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2016/24118
Aims: To investigate the potential pulp reclamation from easy care treated cotton waste garments for potential paper making and regeneration of fibres. Study Design: This is an experimental laboratory research project. Place and Duration of Study: School of Materials, University...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/24390
The aim of this study was to evaluate the state of metallic pollution of the sediments of the three main Lakes (Mevia, Ossa and Mwembe) of the Ossa lake complex by the analysis of some heavy metals from May to July 2011. Copper, Nickel, Lead, Zinc, Cadmium and Iron were measured...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/24001
The issue of climate change highlighted the dynamics of the global ecosystem especially in the atmosphere component. The perception of this phenomenon at the local level, in the villages, from serious scientific studies conditioned decisions on land use. Yet, these scientific tru...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/24098
The aim of this research is to assess groundwater quality of Dashen and environs for irrigational and domestic purposes using multivariate techniques. Twelve water samples were collected from boreholes and hand-dug wells. The water samples were analysed for major cations: Na+, Ca...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/24069
Aims: This research was conducted with the objective to evaluate amylolytic potential of lactic acid bacteria isolated from wet milled cereals, cassava flour and fruits. Methodology: Strains of lactic acid bacteria were isolated from food samples and screened for amylolytic poten...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/24509
Aims: To determine the phytochemicals and cytotoxicity of methanolic crude extracts of Carissa edulis, Azadirachta indica, Cassia siamea and Harrisonia abyssinica, from Masumbi village, Siaya county-Kenya. Study Design: Qualitative analysis of the phytochemicals and brine shrimp...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2016/23819
In this paper we discussed the unsteady flow of an incompressible electrically conducting viscous fluid in a rotating porous media, with a variable pressure gradient and in the presence of hall current. We have considered three different cases, like impulsive change, cosine and s...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2016/24123
Tamader Al Doheyan, Ala’a Al Saad, Adwa Al Haidar, Haifa Al Fwzan, Jawaher Al Askar, Faisal Al Malki, Omar H. A. Alanzi, Mona Q. Alanazi, Wafa Q. Alanazi, Jawhra Q. Alanazi, Fahad G. Alanazi, Omar Baqadir, Abdul Rahman Q. Alanazi, Abdul Majeed Q. Alanazi & Faris Q. Alenzi·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2016
Background: This study investigates the knowledge, attitudes and practices of cosmetic surgery among female medical students at King Saud University (KSU). Methods: A quantitative observational cross-sectional approach was used to carry out the study at the KSU College of Medicin...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/22887
Precision agriculture is a farming management approach for a whole field with a potentiality to solve some of management problems based on observing and measuring field crops variability using more accurate and timely information of agricultural resources. Site-specific managemen...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/20539