Aim: To study the impact of sweet potatoes on α-glucosidase, β-glucosidase, acid phosphatase, and phytase activity of Lactobacillus. Study Design: Enzymatic activity of seven strains of Lactobacillus grown in a sweet potato medium (SPM) was determined and compared to the standard...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2014/5921
This work was carried out to study the effect of iron on the growth density of Mycobacterium tuberculosis as well as drug susceptibility testing. Fifty two smear-positive acid fast bacilli out of 100 sputum specimens were obtained from patients who were referred to National Healt...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2014/7049
Present study was carried out at Agronomic Research Area, University of Agriculture Faisalabad during summer season, 2011 to determine the best variety and optimum sulfur level to get higher yield of sesame crop. The experiment was laid out in randomized complete block design (RC...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2014/3538
Aims: There are varieties of factors that results into hypoxia in plant’s root zone. Hypoxia causes oxidative stress and lipid peroxidation, which seriously affect plant growth. In this experiment, effects of hypoxia and post aeration on root and shoot dry weight, relative membra...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2014/3002
The Jeans instability of infinite homogeneous plasma has been investigated in the presence of magnetic field considering the effect of radiative heat-loss function and quantum correction. In the present approach, it is initiated that the criterion of Jeans instability is modified...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2014/4820
Background: Spatial variation of soil physical and chemical properties influences soil and crop management efficiency causes uneven crop growth and decreases the effectiveness of uniformly applied fertilizers. Purpose: Therefore, a comprehensive survey was made to determine the s...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2014/3514
Aims: The pomegranate, Punica granatum, is cultivated in tropical and subtropical region. Pomegranates contain a polyphenols such as gallic acid, ellagitannins, gallotannins, chlorogenic acid, caffeic acid, ferulic acid, coumaric acids, and catechin and anthocyanins. The term cat...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/6046
Aims: In this research, we evaluated the effects of progress monitoring grounded in a commercially-available tool used to customize assignments and keep track of progress in mathematics for students in elementary school. Study Design: We used a randomized controlled trial and mul...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2014/7259
Aims: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between Behavior Rating Inventory of executive functions and academic achievement of high school students. It was hypothesized that “The scores on Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive functions will be positively c...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2014/6775
Three novel Salicylaldehyde derived macrocyclic Schiff bases were synthesized and well characterized by Elemental analyses, IR, Mass and 1HNMR spectral data. The liquid-liquid extraction of metal cations (Ag+ and Cu2+) from aqueous phase to organic phase was carried out using the...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2014/8147
Aims: To extract, carry out chemical analyses and saponify shea nut fat. Study Design: Triplicate Chemical analysis using standard procedures was employed. Place and Duration of Study: Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry, Kebbi State University of Science & Te...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/7339
In this paper, the fabrication of nanoporous anodic alumina template from aluminum foil has been demonstrated using hard anodization process. Copper nanowires arrays were fabricated using continuous and pulse electrodeposition technique into the porous alumina template. Copper na...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/4777
Aims: In India, annual incidence of animal bite is estimated as 1.7 per 100 population and that of human rabies as 1.7 per 1,00,000 population. Since rabies is universally fatal it requires prevention through timely management by wound care, Anti-Rabies Vaccine (ARV) and rabies i...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2014/5683
David O. Anomneze, Ajana G. Onwuemesi, Benard I. Odoh, Chibuzor V. Ahaneku, Churchill C. Okonkwo & Oladotun A. Oluwajana·Journal of Scientific Research and Reports·2014
Aims: The purpose of this study include to evaluate the theoretical and practical aspects of the 1D and 2D resistivity data types, especially with respect to precision as they pertain to cavity depth investigation for site characterization in Ogbunike community, Southeastern Nige...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/4995
Aims: Detection of drug resistance M. tuberculosis isolates is one of the most important strategies to control the disease. Nowadays, with advances in molecular technology, various methods are available to detect drug resistant M. tuberculosis strains such as those based on captu...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2014/6726