Aims: Scaling up of stocking density of black tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon) under improved shrimp farming system in the Khulna region of Bangladesh. Study Design: Completely randomized design (CRD) with three treatments each with three replicates. Place and Duration of Study: In...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2013/4609
Aims: The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of medication in the prevention of Salmonella in growing chickens. Material and Methods: All specimens were placed in an igloo with ice packs and transported to the laboratory for analysis. Bacteriological media obt...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2013/4109
Field and laboratory experiments were conducted in the wheat growing belt of south-eastern Ethiopia to assess effects of rate and in-season N application on seed and seedling performance of local and improved bread wheat varieties. For the field experiments, a factorial combinati...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2013/3650
Aim: The aim of this study is to describe an unusual case of an Epidermoid Cyst (EC) of the tongue treated by a Potassium Titanium Phosphate (KTP) laser. Presentation of Case: A 38 young male patient came to our attention since a little painless swelling, yellowish, on the latera...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/4122
The blood pressure (BP) changes with the advancement of age from the predominant diastolic BP (DBP) in the young to the predominant systolic BP (SBP) in the older person. This shift is due to the stiffening of the large arteries as a result of the ageing process and the replaceme...
Background: KRAS mutation (KRM) is the earliest, most common mutation in pancreatic cancer. Accurate assessment of tumour KRM status in pancreatobiiary tumours is relevant in an era of targeted molecular therapies. Aim: To assess KRM in tumour and non-tumourous margin tissue in p...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/4604
Aims: Behavior change communication (BCC) has been recommended in maternal health however, little is known about its effectiveness in improving knowledge and utilization of services. This paper presents findings from Matlab, a rural area of Bangladesh to inform policy about the e...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2013/2973
Background: Sierra Leone started the Direct Observation Treatment Strategy (DOTS) for the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis in 1992. The country’s pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) treatment program is now standardized according to international scale. Under the national standardize...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/4057
Aim: The study investigated the possible relationship of luteal phase progesterone, toxic heavy metals and nutrients in normal-weight women with history of recurrent pregnancy loss for adequate management. Study Design: Cross sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: The Obst...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2013/1268
The profiles of amylase activity, soluble sugars and proteins in unripe plantain (Musa paradisiaca) and for a comparison, unripe banana (Musa sapientum), from harvest to ripening were investigated to provide basic information about their nutritional status at the different stages...
Aims: To evaluate the effect of aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) on in vitro dry matter disappearance (IVDMD), gas production and ammonia-N formation of an alfalfa hay based diet using batch culture system. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Animal Science, between July 2011 and Augus...
Aims: Fasciolosis is a widely distributed disease affecting the lives of herbivorous animals and human. The causative agents are Fasciola hepatica and F. gigantica. Snail Lymnaea acuminata is the intermediate host of Fasciola species. Sporocyst, redia and cercaria are the larval...
Automated fabric inspection systems have been drawing plenty of attention of the researchers in order to replace manual inspection. Two difficult problems are mainly posed by automated fabric inspection systems. They are defect detection and defect classification. Backpropagation...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2013/4154
Aim: This study was undertaken to access the intestinal parasitic profile of food vendors in Minna Nigeria. Study Design: This is a cross-sectional study conducted in Minna the capital of Niger state, North central Nigeria. Sample sizes were determined at random from the food ven...
In this paper, we consider a two-species ratio-dependent predator-prey system with free diffusion and discrete time delay. We study the asymptotical wave speed to give the necessary condition on the front speed, and prove that the traveling wave solution by combining the approach...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2013/4804