Background: Blood samples of clinically suspected typhoid fever patients were screened for bacterial and fungal co-infection. Methodology: The study was conducted in three different hospitals in Ondo State, Nigeria viz; State Specialists’ Hospital, Akure, Don Bosco Clinic, Akure...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/17316
A study was conducted in 2011 at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana to evaluate the effect of different levels of nitrogen in liquid fertilizer on the population dynamics and within plant distribution of Aphis gossypii (Glover) and Thrips palmi...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/17715
This paper presents the results of an experimental investigation on the use of waste foundry sand as fine aggregate replacement to produce lightweight concrete (LWC) with Portland volcanic ash based blended cement (PVC) and coarse pumice aggregate. The effect of foundry sand as...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/17484
Background: Muscle fatigue, which is the diminished ability of muscles to generate force, has been found to play a major role in limiting performance during physical activity. For centuries herbal remedies have been used in the plight to ameliorate fatigue and increase muscle str...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/17032
Poultry production is no doubt one of the important ways of alleviating the scourge of protein deficiency in Nigeria and other developing countries. Specifically, poultry eggs are rich source of high quality protein. Despite the importance of poultry eggs, majority of farmers in...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/12014
The population of Indian adults suffering from diabetes is expected to increase threefold, from 19.4 million in 1995 to 57.2 million in 2025. The objective of the study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of antidiabetic drug and to find out their cardio protective action in...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/17537
Energetic losses in systems especially miniaturized systems are presently a global challenge. In this work, four new models were developed through a combination of bond orbital model, Tomlinson’s model and Sang’s equation. Using Jump energy models, which is the energy that preven...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/17446
Advancement of science and technology has enhanced the use of chemical products, such as fertilizer and pesticides, into agriculture to improve yield. Normally, these products contain metals which are detrimental to human health. These metals may be absorbed by plants and hence b...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/17548
The main objective of a safe grounding design is to carry current into earth under normal and fault conditions without exceeding operating and equipment limits or adversely affecting continuity of service, also, to ensure that personnel within the vicinity of the grounding facil...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/18626
The Unified Modeling Language (UML) is a general-purpose visual modeling language for specifying software-intensive systems. More precisely, it is a graphical language for visualizing, specifying, constructing and documenting the artifacts of software-intensive systems. UML is a...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2015/17075
Defining the ideal treatment for peripheral arterial disease remains an ongoing endeavor. The initial treatment standard of balloon angioplasty and stenting has produced suboptimal long-term outcomes due to in-stent restenosis and the subsequent need for revascularization. Yet, t...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/18492
Purpose: The DIO2 gene transcribes the deiodinase type 2 enzyme that changes the thyroid prohormone, thyroxine (T4), to the biologically active triiodothyronine (T3) hormone. T3 plays a vital part in the regulation of energy balance and glucose metabolism. DIO2 single-nucleotide...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/18535
This paper proposes a new meta-heuristic approach to solving continuous optimization problems using 21 benchmark test cases. The African buffalo algorithm evolved from an understanding of this animal’s survival instincts and the search techniques they utilize in the African fores...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2015/17145
Naso-Gastric (NG) tube use is very common in patients’ care at all levels of healthcare service delivery Worldwide. However, it is not without its complications. Naso-Gastric tube self-knotting is an unusual complication associated with its insertion and removal. A review of lite...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/19071
This paper presents the new technique of the spatial domain image steganography for hidden electronic communication in grayscale and color images. The method hide one message bit per pixel and creates least changes in the statistical properties of the image. Experimental results,...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2015/17628