The direct causes for the end-Cretaceous biological crisis are still enigmatic despite of the numerous studies carried out at the Chicxulub asteroid impact site and in the Indian late Cretaceous Deccan volcanic province. None of the discussed physical and chemical devastating fac...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2015/17721
Excessive free radicals in the body system are known to cause oxidative stress, resulting in some pathological conditions which are fast becoming a challenge that needs urgent attention. Plants are known to be good sources of antioxidants that have the potential of scavenging for...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2015/18443
Aim: To evaluate the renal protective effect of ethanolic leaf extract of Gongronema latifolium Benth in acetaminophen-induced renal toxicity in albino rats. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Biochemistry, Abia State University, Uturu, Abia State, Nigeria, between Octobe...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/18881
High yielding and stress tolerant crops are vital for food security needs of a growing population. New approaches are being devised to develop genetically modified (GM) plants suitable for changing climate, resistance to pests and herbicides and enhanced nutrition. Despite having...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/18828
Low solubility of phosphate rock (PR) limits its direct application to leafy vegetables. However the low solubility and slow P releasing characteristics contribute to higher residual effect than water soluble P fertilizers. A pot experiment was conducted over three crop cycles at...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/18484
This study was conducted to evaluate the planting density on growth and yield of tomato fruit to determine the optimum planting density. Plant height, number of leaves per plant, fruit set, number of fruit per plant, fruit weight and fruit yield were recorded. Results indicated t...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/18573
In order to assess the distribution of heavy metals in the urban environment; concentrations of Cd, Cu, Pb, Mn, Ni and Zn were measured on 21 topsoil samples collected from roadside soils of Chittagong city. The heavy metal concentrations were determined by flame atomic absorptio...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/18424
Aims/ objectives: Let Q1; Q2 and Q3 be three non-vanishing meromorphic functions, and be an entire function. In this paper, we consider the dierential equation of the form: and derive some necessary conditions ( in terms of Qj (j = 1; 2; 3) and ) for the existence of an admissibl...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2015/18246
We establish the inequality where is superquadratic and prove a more general inequality where 1/2n and 2n -1/2n are replaced by a/2n and b/2n respectively, with a+b=2n ,n ∈ N, the latter is extended to the case where a+b ≠ 2n , n ∈ N.
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2015/17068
When continuous covariates are present, classical Pearson and deviance goodness-of-fit tests to assess logistic model fit break down. Many goodness-of-fit (GOF) tests such as Hosmer–Lemeshow tests can be used in these situations. Meanwhile, it is simple to perform and widely used...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2015/18616
For efficient transformation of cassava to enhance the productivity of the crop, developing effective protocol for the genetic transformation is necessary. Ten Nigerian cassava cultivars were screened in vitro for production of friable embryogenic callus (FEC) and transformation...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2015/18603
Janneche Utne Skåre, Anne Lise Brantsæter, Livar Frøyland, Gro-Ingunn Hemre, Helle Katrine Knutsen, Inger Therese L. Lillegaard & Bente Torstensen·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2015
Request from the Norwegian Food Safety Authority (NFSA) In September 2013, the Norwegian Food Safety Authority requested VKM to update relevant parts of the benefit-risk assessment of fish in the Norwegian diet published by VKM in 2006. The background for the request was new know...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/18605
Background: Prematurity and low birth weight (LBW) currently account for approximately 40% of neonatal deaths in developing countries. Objectives: To identify major factors that limit the introduction of kangaroo mother care (KMC) services in River Nile State, Sudan. Methods: A f...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/18741
Background: PEF is a reasonably good measure of ventilatory function. It varies with various anthropometric parameters, geographical location of the subjects as well as various disease processes. Objective: To assess the relationship between PEF and certain selected anthropometri...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/12460
This study was carried out to evaluate the effect of two antimicrobials, (azithromycin and rifampin), on Rhodococcosis, a foal disease caused by Rhodococcus equi and to evaluate potential effects of the treatment on foals’ hepatic function. This study was conducted on 17 infected...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/16132