The effect of Gongronema latifolium and Ocimum gratissimum supplemented diet on diesel petroleum induced liver damage in rats was investigated. Rats were acclimatized for two weeks and divided into three groups. Oxidative stress was induced with diesel petroleum (4 ml/kg body wei...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2012/1023
The study uses primary data, descriptive statistics, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and correlation analysis to analyze the contributions of farming activities to climate change in Mississippi between 1992 through 2002. This involved the assessment of methane emissions from...
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Research Article10.9734/BJECC/2012/1371
Aims: To evaluate the antimicrobial effects of benomyl (a systemic fungicide) on penicillin production and rhizosphere organisms of cowpea plant. Study Design: 3 factor factorial experiment. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Microbiology, Federal University of Technology...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2012/1042
Aims: The prognostic value of different clinical, echocardiographic and functional parameters was evaluated in clinically stable outpatients with heart failure due to idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). Study Design: Observational prospective study. Methodology: 56 patients...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2012/1251
Aims: To elucidate if endothelial dysfunction is an early CV risk marker in obese men and women with prediabetes. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Clinical Research Unit, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA. United States. Metho...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2012/1479
Aims: To determine the level of some chemical parameters in samples of 5 potable water sources namely, tap, borehole, open well, sachet water, and bottled water. To further compare results with WHO (2011) standards to ascertain safety of water sources within the study area. Study...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2012/1078
In Cotonou (Benin), growth of the population leads to an excessive use of natural resources, inducing organic contaminations. Surface soils collected in the town, were extracted and fractionated by liquid chromatography in three families: aliphatic, aromatic hydrocarbons and pola...
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Research Article10.9734/BJECC/2012/1085
Nadia Abd El-Hamed Montasser, Randah Mohamad Helal, Walaa Mohamed Megahed, Sally Khairat Amin, Adel Mohemed Saad, Talaat Refaat Ibrahim & Haitham Mohemed Abd Elmoneem·International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health·2012
Aim: to assess pregnant women perception of ANC (antenatal care) and their satisfaction with different aspects of care. Study Design: A Cross sectional study was conducted on 600 pregnant females. Place and Duration of Study: Shawa family medicine center in Shawa village in Mans...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2012/1312
Aims: Fusarium wilt of melon (Cucumis melo L.), which is caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. melonis is regarded as a severe disease worldwide. Among the races (0, 1, 2 and 1,2), no gene conferringhigh resistance to race 1,2 has been identified in melon Wild Cucumis species have...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2012/1421
Aims: To design and develop the cassava digging and preparing unit and the conveying unit for the Cassava Harvester Machine. Study Design: Efficiency data. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Engineering Khon Kaen University, between Se...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2012/1395
The reaction of the cyclopenta[b]thiophene derivative 3 with phenylisothiocyanate4 gave thiourea derivative 5. The latter was reacted with the active methylene reagents 2a, b and 7 to give pyrimidine derivatives 6a, b and 8. N-Acylation of compound 3 was achieved via its reaction...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2012/1222
Zirconia stabilized by addition of bismuth oxide was prepared by co precipitation process from metal oxide chlorides using sodium hydroxide. The dried gels produced pure phase ZrO2-Bi2O3 powders on calcination at 800ºC for the co precipitated powders. The phase evolution was stud...
Aims: To examine the efficacy of a weight loss strategy using a high-protein formula diet in combination with a lipid adsorbing fibre, polyglucosamine, over 12 weeks. Study Design: Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel group study. Place and Duration of Study: In...
The diversity and abundance of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) was assessed in the Kumaon Himalayan foothills. Four typical ecosystems were selected in the Sat-Tal area located in the Nainital, district in Uttarakhand, India, representing vegetation change due to human settlem...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2012/1136
Aims: To understand the relationship between what students understand to be their knowledge and what the educational system takes to be its knowledge. The latter appears to replace the former in some manner and it is this process which the article seeks to expose and comprehend....