The phospholipid transfer protein (PLTP) is a lipid transfer glycoprotein that binds to and transfers a number of amphipathic compounds. In previous studies, the focus of the scientific community was on the specific role of PLTP in high-density lipoprotein (HDL) metabolism. Both...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/20124
In this work, an attempt was made to study the effect of organic loading rate (OLR) on biogas yield using cow slurry as a single substrate at mesophilic (37°C) temperature in a long time experiment with Continuously Stirred Tank Reactor (CSTR). The reactor was loaded at OLR of 1....
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/18040
This paper presents the results of the key non-destructive tests performed on the self-consolidating high-strength concrete (SCHSC) mixes including palm oil fuel ash (POFA) as a pozzolanic supplementary cementing material. Twenty (20) SCHSC mixes were produced with several water-...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/19991
Aim: Anomalies of aortic arch are uncommon, accounting for only 1-3% of all congenital cardiac diseases. A vascular ring results from the abnormal development of an aortic arch complex. Generally, it manifests with tracheoesophageal compression symptoms during infancy. We aimed t...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/19837
Aim: To present clinical picture and treatment of anterior idiopathic necrotizing scleritis. Methods: Clinical and laboratory examination; B-scan ultrasound; tissue biopsy and histological analysis, were performed. Results: Herewith we depict a case of 74 year old man, with unila...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/19161
Aims: The purpose of this study was to assess the benefit of wearing a surgical face mask in reducing aerosol contamination of agar plates in a simulated spinal anaesthetic. The contamination of plates with virulent organisms, association of growth with recent upper respiratory t...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/20265
This paper deals with the 3D time-dependent intersecting plasma beams model using Magnetohydrodynamics and Monte Carlo methods under the conditions of high pressures (from 0.01 MPa up to 0.1 MPa) and high current (100 kA). After the detailed presentation of model, two methods hav...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/20264
Hypertension, a chronic medical condition is commonly seen in young people in my environment. Certain risk factors are associated with the development of this condition. They include a positive family history of hypertension, being overweight /obese, excessive alcohol intake, cig...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/20070
Giovanni Messina, Vincenzo De Luca, Andrea Viggiano, Domenico Tafuri, Antonietta Messina, Fiorenzo Moscatelli, Antonio Ivano Triggiani, Giuseppe Cibelli, Anna Valenzano, Sergio Chieffi & Marcellino Monda·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2015
Aims: Menopause is a period of significant physiological change that may be associated with increased body weight and obesity-related diseases. Many studies have been carried out to determine influences of estrogen depletion, resting energy expenditure (REE) decline and aging dur...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/18877
Aims: To develop composite flour from Ghana’s underutilized tigernut and evaluate its physicochemical and functional properties. Place and Duration of Study: Samples for the tigernut composite flour were obtained from the Madina market in Accra, Ghana, in May, 2014. Laboratory an...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/19972
Monitoring patients with heart failure, atrial fibrillation and under anticoagulant agent by using telemedicine systems is a potential means for optimizing the management of these patients. The HOCAS project is developing an “intelligent” communicative platform enabling the home...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/19746
The effects of Aspergillus niger and Trichoderma viride on the nutritional composition of 2 M NaOH pre-treated groundnut husk (GH) were studied. The pre-treated groundnut husk (GH) was subjected to monoculture fermentation using A. niger and T. viride. The lignin and cellulose co...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/15889
Background: Blood vessel appearance is an important indicator for many diagnoses, including diabetes, hypertension, and arteriosclerosis. Aims: Blood Vessel edge detection in retinal images is very important in medical image processing. A lot of algorithms have been suggested for...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/19967
his paper highlights on different models of load estimating and the factors affecting the load. Various methods were discussed on forecasting the minimum and maximum load demand for the Kingdom of Bahrain; these methods are linear, exponential and polynomial. Using the three meth...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/20317
Aims: Cellulases offer very wide applications in biotechnology and enzymes from microbial origins present inexpensive source. Production of value added chemicals from wastes will be an exciting translation from waste to wealth and an eco-friendly initiative instead of the inciner...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2015/18773