Background: Prevention of negative health effects due to pesticide residues and contaminants in food is an important world-wide issue. It has been recognized that especially children may be a potentially vulnerable subgroup in this respect due to their higher consumption levels p...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2014/7653
Aims: The paper explores whether entrepreneurship is a significant determinant of financial development in 12 African countries. Study Design: Cross-sectional Study Place and Duration of Study: The study is in 12 African countries between 2004-2011 Methodology: Total domestic cr...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2014/6382
An experimental study using artificial neural network (ANN) is carried out to achieve the optimal network architecture for proposed positron emission tomography (PET) application. 55 experimental phantom datasets acquired under clinically realistic conditions with different 2-D a...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/5084
Aim: Biogas research and subsequent production is fundamental to mitigating the possible depletion of crude oil and energy crisis, especially in Nigeria. This research paper was aimed at evaluating the biogas production capacity of water hyacinth, poultry droppings, cow dung and...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/5662
This paper demonstrates that cooperation is the way to solve emission problem and to find a better dynamic emission rights allocation. We present a model to analyze the difficulty in global climatic cooperation, and the tragic result if there is no cooperation. We preset a weight...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/5008
The relationship between fines content and cohesion of soil was studied. Selected lateritic soil samples were subjected to laboratory analysis. The fines were separated from the coarse component of the soils after which the samples were remoulded in varying ratios (fines:coarse)...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/6290
Aims: In this study, the effect of washing process on shelf-life of surimi of Clupeonella spp. with cold-water, solution of 1.5 and 3 percent strength was investigated. Study Design: Data collected were analyzed by one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA). Place and Duration of Study...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/5753
Aims: To assess knowledge of students of the University of Abuja about sexually transmitted infections (STIs) including HIV/AIDS by determining their knowledge about the types, routes of transmission and symptoms of STIs including HIV/AIDS and the preventive measures available. S...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/6102
Aim: The aim of the present investigation was to perform the precolumn derivatization of Amantadine Hydrochloride (AMT) with phenylisothiocyanate and to develop a RP-HPLC-PDA method for the quantification of Amantadine Hydrochloride-phenylisothiocyanate (AMT-PITC) complex in bulk...
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Research Article10.9734/BJPR/2014/6374
Introduction: The present study aimed at clarifying the cross talk between peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma (PPAR- γ), cardiac reactive Oxygen species (ROS) and Renin-Angiotensin System (RAS). Methods: A total of 90 male albino rats were used. The rats were divid...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2014/6009
Electrical machines are critical components in industrial processes. A motor failure may yield an unexpected interruption at the industrial plant, with consequences in costs, product quality, and safety. To determine the conditions of each part of motor, various testing and monit...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2014/4837
I consider the teleportation of superposition of coherent states and using beam splitters and phase shifters. I propose some modifications which consist of writing the output state as a superposition of the vacuum state and nonzero even photon state, which allow for an almost p...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2014/6307
Aims: Portfolios are used more and more in medical education, especially in Western countries, and lately, also in the Middle East and Asia. This is the first portfolio to be included in the curriculum of preclinical medical education in Germany. The aim of the study is to presen...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2014/6789
Aim: We aim to describe a case of hyperekplexia in a Saudi neonate due to Novel mutation in GLRB. Case Presentation: One month old Saudi neonate with hypertonicity, repetitive episodes of jitteriness and exaggerated startle reflex. Discussion: Hyperekplexia (OMIM:149400, 138492 &...
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Research Article10.9734/INDJ/2014/5368
We present first retrievals of the Lidar-Radiometer Inversion Code (LIRIC), applied on combined lidar and sunphotometer data during a Saharan dust episode over Athens, Greece, on July 20, 2011. A full lidar dataset in terms of backscatter signals at 355, 532 and 1064 nm, as well...
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Research Article10.9734/BJECC/2013/2615