This work investigates the speciation of phosphorus in four selected streams within Abakaliki, Nigeria using phytase hydrolysis of phytic acid as an indicator. Phytic acid is an important organophosphorus compound that can be hydrolysed by phytases occurring in soil and water. It...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/7625
Aims: To establish and optimize the in vitro antioxidant activity of methanolic extract of flower of C. guianensis at different developmental stages. Place and Duration of Study: Plant Physiology and Pharmacognosy Research Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of North Ben...
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Research Article10.9734/BJPR/2014/8106
Aims: To investigate the effect of pressure, pressurization time, pressurization temperature and their interaction on inactivation and recovery of Listeria innocua inoculated in minced chicken meat. Study Design: Effect of the parameters of high pressure processing (HPP) on the i...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2014/8214
Aim: To use host plant tolerant maize (Zea mays L.) to control Striga hermonthica in northern Côte d’Ivoire and to test the infectivity of seeds of S. hermonthica populations on maize. Study Design: Two-way factorial experiment on a randomized complete block design with three rep...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/7269
Qualitative phytochemical analysis was carried out on Pergularia tomentosa and Mitracarpus scaber (leaves), the results revealed the presence of Tannins, Flavonoids, Alkaloids, Saponins, Glycosides, Saponin Glycosides, Cardiacglycosides, Anthraquinone and Steroids.The quantitativ...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2014/3534
Aims: This experiment was carried out to assess the effect of dietary inclusion of rice husk supplemented with commercial enzyme on performance, nutrient retention and gastro-intestinal tract characteristics of chicken broilers. The experimental design was a 2×4 factorial combina...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/7254
Sterculia setigera is a multipurpose savanna tree with socio-economic importance due to its gum and cultural importance in sub-Saharan Africa. The present study was carried out in Togo’s Sudanian area to characterize the structure and regeneration potential of S. Setigera in orde...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2014/7252
The complexity of fissured aquifers, the lack of exhaustive studies about these aquifers and bad choice of drilling’s sites make difficult access to groundwater. That explains lack of water supply to population in the Department of Tanda. The main objective of this study is to id...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/6463
S. Zulkiflee, A. Asma, R. Philip, M. H. Siti Sabzah, D. Sobani, N. Y. Nik Khairulddin, P. L. Jaclyn Teoh, I. B. Norizzati Bukhary, M. Y. Mazapuspavina, S. Roza, M. Y. Mohd Aminuddin, A. Hafeza, M. Rafidah, A. R. Shahrom, S. Juliana & M. Suhaidie·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2014
Aim: Otitis media with effusion in children can result in impairment of speech and language development secondary to the effects of conductive hearing loss from the disease. The review was conducted as part of a clinical practice guideline to assist healthcare providers in the ma...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/8027
In [1] we can find some formulas of binomial combinatorial convolution sums. Starting from these formulas, we obtain various binomial combinatorial convolution sums.
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2014/7422
Aims: Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) have significant diagnostic value for cancer patients. We report a label-free, simple and rapid microchannel filter type device for isolation of known metastatic cancer cells based on their mechano-physical properties like size and deformabili...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/7392
Aim: The effects of long term consumption of powdered tobacco (snuff) diet on learning and memory was studied in 30 Swiss white mice. Design: The mice were randomly assigned into two groups (n = 15 each). Mice in group 1 (test group) were fed 1% tobacco diet while mice in the oth...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/7420
We construct gradient-orthonormal bases of momentum-entire wavelets in dimension n in the case where n is odd. The scale factor is 3√2 and the coherence on a given scale is based on the propagator exp .This propagator can be described in terms of two one-variable functions. One...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2014/7023
Aims: To evaluate the anthelminthic activity of Annona reticulata seeds extracts against Pheretima posthuma. Study Design: Helminth infections have tormented humans and animals for thousands of years. The indiscriminate uses of the anthelminthic drugs have lead to the emergence o...
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Research Article10.9734/BJPR/2014/6055
An important molecular target for cancer therapy is the possible reactivation of tumor suppressor genes that have been silenced by promoter methylation. It was observed that the treatment of an adenocarcinoma cervical cancer cell line, HeLa with 20 µg/ml of the ethanolic extract...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2014/5975