There is an increasing need in the field of water resource management to study ways to harmonise multiple user demands. This study investigates the interface among various users of the Piabanha River basin in the state of Rio de Janeiro, in particular the implications for the ele...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/23935
Assessment of the perception and willingness of public to buy genetically modified food are important areas of empirical research in food science and agricultural economics. In this paper, the results of a questionnaire survey conducted to investigate the awareness, acceptance, a...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/22873
This present study is designed to investigate the suitability of selected Nigeria clay deposit for Clay based ceramic water filters (CWFs). Clay from eight (8) randomly selected locations within south-west Nigeria have been investigated with a view to determine their suitability...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/23128
Coronary artery disease is a leading cause of death in the world. İnflammation has an important role in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. We have known that microorganisms are responsible in atherosclerosis and since they have found in atherosclerotic plaques. Many studies on...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/23850
Objective: To investigate the relationship between rate of sweat production and sweat potassium concentration in premenopausal (PreM), perimenopausal (PeriM) and postmenopausal (PostM) women after a moderate exercise. Study Design: This is a cross-sectional study conducted in May...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/23890
Shunmugiah V. Ramesh, Bhagat S. Chouhan, Girish K. Gupta, Rajkumar Ramteke, Suresh Chand & Syed M. Husain·Biotechnology Journal International·2016
Aim: Coat protein (CP) genes encoded by Legume yellow mosaic viruses (LYMVs) were analysed to study molecular diversity and to devise effective PCR based assay to distinguish major Begomovirus species (Mungbean yellow mosaic India virus and Mungbean yellow mosaic virus) infecting...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2016/24362
The primary objective of this study was to measure the mean glandular dose (MGD) from craniocaudal (CC) and mediolateral oblique (MLO) views from mammography patients in Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) in the state of Qatar and to compare them with the international guidelines le...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/23129
Aims: This research studied the dynamic changes of main pigments, glucose, GA3 (Gibberellic acid) and ABA (Abscisic acid) contents in different parts of tomato fruit during the ripening stage, and provided references for the further research for the coloring mechanism of tomato f...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2016/23865
Lori A. Post, Thomas L. Conner, James F. Oehmke, Fuad Abujarad, Leo M. Cooney, Cynthia Brandt, Connie Page, Sarah Swierenga, Brian J. Biroscak, Christal Esposito & Jim Dziura·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2016
Objective: Our primary objective was to develop a reliable, valid, and efficient screening tool that measures recovery disability among geriatric patients for the Department of Emergency Medicine (ED) Geriatric Readmission Assessments (GRAY). Methods: We conducted a retrospective...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/23875
Background: Cockayne syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive congenital disorder characterized by growth failure, impaired development of the nervous system, abnormal sensitivity to sunlight (photosensitivity), and premature aging. Case: In this report we present a 24 year old mal...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/22404
Aim: To assess the influence of social and behavioural factors on dental caries experience among adolescent school children in Bengaluru city, India. Study Design: Cross sectional study. Place and Duration of the Study: Primary schools of Bengaluru City, between November 2012 and...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/24021
Background: This study investigated the hypoglycemic potential of methanolic extract of Passiflora foetida (PF) in alloxan-induced diabetic albino mice. Diabetes is a metabolic disease characterized with high blood sugar levels over a prolonged period. Discovery of a new drug wil...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/23767
Introduction: Diabetes mellitus needs medical care and education. Adherence of the diabetic patients to education information provided at primary care level have been scantly documeneted. Objective: To measure the adherence of diabetic patients to education information provided a...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/24203
The aim of our study was to compare the imaging quality of the two machines in order to find out which of them produces more quality brain images that the other. A qualitative study was employed and data was collected, through observation, from a population that consisted of 80 p...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/23918
Lori A. Post, Thomas L. Conner, James F. Oehmke, Fuad Abujarad, Leo M. Cooney, Cynthia Brandt, Connie Page, Sarah Swierenga, Brian Biroscak, Christal Esposito & Jim Dziura·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2016
Objective: The Emergency Department (ED) Geriatric Readmission Assessment (ED-GRAY) is a 16-item questionnaire we developed that can be used to evaluate the prognostic ability to determine if geriatric patients will recidivate to the ED, be admitted or die within 30 days. Methods...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/23877