The aim in this paper is to present the comparison of results from the present study and published results for sand with fines (clay or silt) contents. The stress ratio and normalized peak deviator stress for sand-clay specimens are discussed, while the stress path and stress rat...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2014/12109
This study investigated the influence of cultural practice-related misconceptions on achievement among Biology students of senior secondary schools in Zone C of Benue State in central Nigeria using the survey design. A multi-stage method was used to select the sample of 2,879 SS3...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2014/11163
Aims: To prove the effect of S. typhimurium vaccine on inhibiting foam cell formation and arterial wall thickness, and also to decrease body weight and abdominal visceral fat. Study Design: This experimental research was conducted using rat models. Place and Duration of Study: Fa...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/4480
Aims: To share our experience in the management of a patient of congenital bladder exstrophy, who conceived spontaneously following Indiana pouch surgery for urinary diversion. Presentation of Case: 21 year old primigravida, who had undergone urinary diversion surgery for congeni...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/12585
Arteriosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory vascular pathology that features a leading cause of coronary artery disease contributing to significant mortality and reduced quality of life. The recent identification of the possible role of infections in the initiation of a serious of...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/12747
Background: Obstructed labour and ruptured uterus contribute a significant proportion to the alarming maternal mortality ratio in sub-Saharan Africa. Proper management of labour by using the partograph, a simple tool that is designed to detect early signs of abnormal progress, ca...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/10853
Mineral and vitamin concentrations of heat processed Plukenetia conophora seed kernel consumed as snacks in Nigeria were investigated. The seeds which were obtained from Ojoto in Anambra State, Nigeria were washed in several changes of distilled water, divided into four lots - PC...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/9450
Alberto Gajofatto, Francesca Gobbin, Silvio Piffer, Francesca Calabria, Stefano Forlivesi, Flavio Fenzi, Alessandro Barbieri, Claudio Lunardi, Salvatore Monaco & Maria Donata Benedetti·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2014
Aims: Susac’s syndrome is a rare clinical entity characterized by encephalopathy, sensorineural hearing loss and retinopathy caused by immune-mediated arteriole occlusion in the brain, retina and inner ear. No familial cases have been reported. We describe here the cases of two s...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/12662
Mass intoxication due to methanol is often heard from all parts of the world. Methanol is highly toxic substance that associated with over 25% fatality rate, irrespective of the treatment. The present article reviews clinical and pathological findings observed during clinical for...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/11898
Aims: Currently there is not a single conventional marker to reliably assess liver function recovery after hepatectomy. Our aim was to investigate the potential role of circulating lipid levels as markers of liver function recovery. The study was conducted in the experimental lab...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/11979
Aims: This study was aimed at evaluating the phytochemical and nutrient composition of G. kola seed. Also to examine the effect of G. kola seed on the serum lipid profile of fed rats. Study Design: Quantitative phytochemical, proximate analysis and in vivo effect on serum lipid p...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/12259
Aim: The objective of the present work was to assess the ability of crude peroxidase from hairy roots of Armoracia rusticana (horseradish) to decolourise two model azo dyes: The mono-azo dye Methyl Orange (MO) and the di-azo dye Bismarck Brown (BB). Study Design: The enzymatic de...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/12113
Information about the air pollutants at sheep and goat feeding operations (SFOs) is presented in this review. This survey covers the effects of environmental parameters, including ambient air temperature, relative humidity, gaseous and particulate contaminants on sheep health. Fu...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/12119
Aims: The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of bud splitting technique on suppression of apical dominance and induction of multiple buds development in banana shoot tips of cv. Yangambi. Study Design: The experiment was conducted in a completely randomized des...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/7290