Aims: The kinetic features of neem biodiesel production were studied to establish the conversion parameters that govern optimal product yield in minimum reaction span. The mechanistic features of the dual acid/base catalytic conversion were investigated to gain an insight into th...
Aim: The objective of the present work was to optimize the environmental parameters for Cellulase (1,4 β-endoglucanase, E.C.3.2.1:4) production using Penicillium citrinum MTCC 9620 in Solid State Fermentation. Study Design: One unit of Cellulase (1,4 β-endoglucanase, E.C.3.2.1:4)...
The adsorption of 2,4-D (dichlorophenoxyacetic acid) in 4x10-4 and 10-3 mol/l aqueous solutions on carbonized chest nut shell (CCS) was studied at 25ºC. The effect of temperature was also studied at 25 and 35ºC for the concentration of 10-3 mol/l. The adsorption data was modelled...
Aim: The study assesses the qualities of contaminated soils of ten municipal waste dumpsites in Kaduna metropolis, Nigeria. Study Design: Physico-chemical parameters and heavy metals were analyzed in soils and plants of ten dumpsites across wet and dry season in Kaduna metropolis...
Prospective outdoor imaging depends on diurnal changes through the day and it needs an understanding of light and its effects on quality of the images. In this paper, investigations have been carried out to study the effect of diurnal changes on the quality of the images taken at...
Aims: Procalcitonin, the prohormone precursor of calcitonin rises in serum response to bacterial infections. Circulating PCT levels decrease when the infection is controlled by the host immune system or antibiotic therapy. The present study was conducted to measure the diagnostic...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/4413
The Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) are both sexually transmitted infections, which have impacted the prevalence of cervical dysplasia and cancer in women. Infections with one of these viruses can facilitate infection with the other. In Jamaica...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/4538
Aims: Eggs are a good source of lutein and zeaxanthin, carotenoids known for their antioxidant properties. Mexican children have been shown to consume limited amounts of fruit and vegetables. The purpose of the current study is to determine whether the inclusion of eggs in the di...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/4702
In previous work of the first author, a solvability condition of the Neumann boundary value problem for the polyharmonic equation in the unit ball was obtained. This condition has a form of equality to zero of some integral of a linear combination of the boundary functions. In th...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2013/5610
Aims: The present study aims to evaluate the antidiarrhoeal activity of aqueous and methanolic extracts from M. oleifera leaves by evaluating its potential as antibacterial (against pathogens like Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeroginosa, Salmonella typhi a...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2013/3952
The present study was conducted to investigate the effect of implicit focus on form through input flooding on structural accuracy. To fulfill the purpose of the study, 43 Iranian pre-intermediate EFL learners of one of the language institutes were chosen by means of administering...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2013/4452
Aims: Nigeria’s contraceptive prevalence is one of the lowest in sub-Saharan Africa. The majority of married women in Nigeria is not currently using contraceptives and has no intention of doing so in the near future. This study was aimed at exploring the key cultural and societal...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2013/4573
Aims: Purpose of this study is to compare corneal reflex value measurements performed by the Plusoptix S08 photo-screener between anisometropic non–strabismic amblyopic children and non-amblyopic children. Study Design: This is a randomized and controlled prospective study. Place...
Aim: To develop and validate a selective, sensitive and simple RP-HPLC method for the determination of ergotamine tartrate (ET) in pharmaceutical dosage forms. Study Design: All variables were studied to optimize the chromatographic conditions. Place and Duration of Study: Depart...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2013/4528
Aim: Methods of pollution reduction and human health protection would be more successful if the fields of green analytical chemistry and computational analysis could come together. This overlap would help to minimize, or even eliminate the use and generation of hazardous substanc...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2013/4923