Aims: To address the limitation in the Nigerian Oil Spill Model (NOSM) which models biodegradation using the first order decay process in which the rate of oil biodegraded is proportional to the initial mass and an empirical decay coefficient. It does not monitor the total biomas...
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Research Article10.9734/BJECC/2012/770
Aims: Our aim was to study the modulatory effect of a Unani herbal formulation Jawarish amla sada against cyclophosphamide-induced toxicity in tumour bearing mice. Study Design: Non randomized control study. Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted at the Department o...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2012/1228
Background: The objective of this study was to carry out a comprehensive ethnomedicinal survey of plants used as memory enhancer and antiaging in Sagamu Local Government area of Ogun State in south west Nigeria. Methodology: Semi-structured questionnaires were used to conduct int...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2012/1372
Aims: This study investigated the attitude and intention of experts in Agriculture Organization of Fars and Khuzestan Provinces towards the usage of variable rate irrigation technology. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: In Agricultural Organization...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2012/1267
Throughout the growing season the numbers of harvested young fruits that reached marketable size fluctuated per unit of time, depicting the production rhythm of the crop. Most studies on the impact of disease on a crop pertain to the extent of yield reductions caused, and not to...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2012/1287
Metabolites play numerous roles in the healthy and diseased body, ranging from regulating physiological processes to providing building blocks for the body. Therefore, understanding the role of metabolites is important in elucidating the etiology and pathology of diseases and fin...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2012/1577
Aims: The herbal extract of Senna alexandrina pods is used commonly to treat constipation. The study was designed to evaluate the effect of oral administration of aqueous extract of S. alexandrina pods at varying doses on Newzealand rabbits for 2 and 4 weeks. Study Design: Bioche...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2012/1434
Aim: To investigate extent to which teachers were proficient in questioning during teaching and learning processes in classrooms. Study Design: Lesson/Class Observation. Place and Duration of Study: Northern and Southern parts of Akure, capital of Ondo State of Nigeria, between A...
The thiosemicarbazide synthesized from the reaction of cyanoacetylhydrazine phenylisothiocyanate reacted with acetoacetanilide gave the 2-pyridinone derivative 4. The reaction of the latter product with 1,3-dicarbonyl and α-halocarbonyl compounds gave the benzo[c]pyridine derivat...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2012/1334
The synthesis, spectroscopic (IR, electronic, 1HNMR and mass), magnetic, thermal and conductance measurements with in-vitro antibacterial and anticancer evaluation on Mn(II), Co(II), Ni(II), Cu(II), Zn(II) and Pd(II) complexes of the Schiff base, 3-(-1-(4-methoxy-6-methyl)-2-pyr...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2012/1540
Co(II), Ni(II), Cu(II), Zn(II) and Pd(II) complexes of the Schiff base, 4-[(2,3-dihydro-1H- inden-4-ylimino)methyl]benzene-2,4-diol are synthesized and characterized by microanalysis, conductance, 1HNMR, infrared and electronic spectral measurements. The ligand coordinates throu...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2012/1541
Aims: This study aims at investigating the antibacterial activity of crude methanolic and aqueous extracts of leaves and root barks of Jatropha curcas against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria isolated from urinary tract infections (UTIs) and to confirm the effective use o...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2012/1233
Natural radioactivity in environmental samples (soil, vegetation and water) from the (Idu) industrial district of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, Nigeria was measured by means of gamma-ray spectrometer with NaI (Tl) detector to establish a baseline data for activity concen...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2012/1467
Aim: To examine women participation in microcredit and its impact on business income. Study Design: Cross-sectional data. Place and Duration of Study: The study was carried out from March 1 to 30, 2011 in five districts from the Central Region of Ghana which is basically agrarian...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2012/1127
Aims: To confirm climate warming changes that have taken place in Gannan Arboretum and Ganzhou City by the expect success of introduced tropical tree species as a response to climatic warming scenarios. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Study Site and Duration: Survey and obse...
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Research Article10.9734/BJECC/2012/1114