Background: Acinetobacter has gained importance as an emerging multi drug resistant nosocomial pathogen among non fermenting aerobic gram negative bacteria, especially in intensive care units. This organism is contributing to increased morbidity and mortality with strong propensi...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/14427
Background: Principles for fabricating prosthetic restorations include sufficient axial preparation and adequate occlusal clearance of the prepared teeth. This study measured the convergence angles in the prepared teeth for porcelain fused to metal (PFM) crowns done by general pr...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/15861
Aims: To determine and compare tactile acuity of commercial motorcyclists with that of their age and sex matched controls. Study Design: Cross sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: The study was done in Uturu, a suburban university town in South Eastern Nigeria, from July...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/15805
The improvement of an industrial policy is a key focus in developed countries as well as in countries in development. The efficient use of competencies and knowledge of the research laboratories is one the strategies that can lead to the creation of new products and services link...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/14000
The hospital ward role of the pharmacist has developed in the last few years due to the necessity to improve the use of drugs. The Increasing complexity of drug therapy, particularly in hospitals, has highlighted the need to integrate the role of the pharmacist into the healthcar...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/14625
In order to deal with the problem of the mixture noise removing and deblurring, a new model based on partial differential equations is proposed in this paper. We analyze some basic properties of the model, such as the existence and uniqueness of the solution of the model. Further...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/15910
In this work, a DC planar sputtering system has been successfully designed, manufactured and assembled. The glow discharge plasma chamber was made of stainless steel with a length of 40.5 cm and a diameter of 28 cm. This chamber consists of two Co- planar sputtering magnetrons ad...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/14876
Staphylococcus aureus is a well-known agent of zoonotic infections. Livestock-associated methicillin-resistant S. aureus (LA-MRSA) had been receiving public health attention for over a decade. Recently, the genomes of some MRSA strains evolved further by enabling acquisition of v...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2015/13145
Aims: To investigate the influence of seed size variation on seedling growth height, root collar diameter, root length, seedling length, root shoot ratio, number of leafs, leaf area, dry weight and survival of Albizia lebbeck in the nursery. Place and Duration of Study: The exper...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2015/15995
Constructed wetlands are excellent chemical-free system, for reducing physico-chemical parameters and faecal coliform densities. Present research work was carried from 2013 to 2014 with the objective of wastewater management using two plant species cattail (Typha domingensis) and...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2015/15583
Aim: To evaluate the Anaerobic microbiological activities and souring potential of a Nigerian deep water offshore oil production facility with special emphasis on functional group activities. Methodology: CSB-K medium was used for the anaerobic microbial activity assay such as th...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/13588
Aims: The present work was designed to investigate the production of proteases from an Egyptian bacterial isolate. Study Design: Samples were collected from soil, water and food, and screened for the isolation of proteases producing bacteria. The highest proteases producing isola...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/15435
Aims: The study was conducted to examine the efficacy of dietery black cumin seed oil (Nigella sativa) on the immune response of climbing perch, Anabas testudineus against A. hydrophila. Place and Duration: This experiment was performed in the Laboratory of Fisheries and Marine B...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/15330
Molecular techniques were used for studying the epidemiology of Escherichia coli from five major towns in Ondo state, namely; Akure and Ondo, Owo, Okiutipupa and Ikare-Akoko. In total, 807 urine and faecal samples of apparently healthy primary school pupils were gathered between...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/14535
Aims: The aim of this short communication is to report strategies of how to improve patient`s adherence. Methodology: 60 psychiatric in-patients were subdivided into three subsamples with different methods to organize outpatient treatment, one third was informed about the importa...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/12992