Background: The high cost of intensive care unit (ICU) services and limitations in health resources can prompt managers to use predictive scoring systems. Objective: To evaluate the role of APACHE II as a scoring system to predict outcomes and to compare actual and expected morta...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/15604
Erythema multiforme, Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis are rare and severe cutaneous syndrome that are usually drug related. Aromatic oral anticonvulsants (e.g.: phenobarbital, phenytoin, carbamazepine) are recognized as the most common cause of these disord...
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Research Article10.9734/JCTI/2015/18387
Aim: This study aimed to describe the range of acute traumatic stress disorder symptoms in a sample of displaced and non-displaced children and adolescents in the Gaza Strip. Methods: This was descriptive analytic study. The study sample consisted of 381 children and adolescents...
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Research Article10.9734/INDJ/2015/18136
Aims: This study assesses the clinical profile of children and adolescents with psychotic disorders presenting to a psychiatric facility in Lagos, Nigeria. Study Design: The study design was a retrospective chart review. Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted at...
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Research Article10.9734/INDJ/2015/18077
Aims: The objectives of this experiment was to establish initial steps of somatic embryogenesis from the fused protoplasts between two Brassica species: Brassica rapa L. (var. Agrani, AA, 2n=20) and Brassica juncea L. (var. BINA Sharisha-7 and var. BINA Sharisha-8, AABB, 2n=36)....
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/17696
The effect of grains of selim (Xylopia aethiopica) as additive on the performance, gut microbes and blood parameters of finisher broilers was investigated. One hundred and ninety five (195) 28 days old broilers (Arbor acres strain) were randomly assigned to five treatment groups...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/17083
Background: Coffee Leaf Rust (CLR) is a fungal disease caused by Hemileia vastatrix Berk. and Br. The pathogen is constantly evolving leading to rapid break down in resistance of once resistant coffee varieties. To date, more than 49 races of the pathogen have been characterized...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/16968
Aims: This study aims to determine prevalence of Salmonella in shellfish and to study their resistance to antibiotics. Samples: Three species of shellfish consisted of cockles, clams and mussels were sampled monthly in six sites during two years 2008 and 2012. Methodology: As man...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/18501
Aims: This study describes the production of cellulases by a newly isolated fungus, Penicillium verruculosum BS3 on lignocellulosic biomass with special emphasis on endoglucanase. Study Design: Isolation, screening and characterization of cellulolytic fungus. Production of cellul...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/17865
Aims: Rice blast disease (RBD), which is caused by the pathogenic fungi of Magnaporthe oryzae is the most devastating diseases of cultivated rice (Oryza sativa L) Although many strategies have been applied to control the RBD, chemical anti-fungal agents are the most effective sol...
Existing potential-field based path planning methods in the literature often do not take into account environmental constraints and robot dimensions. Moreover, they normally do not provide the shortest path either. In this paper, we develop a new repulsive potential function that...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/18275
In the present work the effect of working fluid (Al2O3 + water nanofluid) on the efficiency of a parabolic trough solar collector was investigated experimentally. The weight fraction of nano particles was 0.1% and the particles dimension was 40 nm. Experiments were performed with...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/11946
Wide application and versatility of steel have resulted in the need to improve its mechanical properties at desired temperature and microstructure to achieve production goal and reliable service performance. Quenching, a method of improving mechanical properties of steel, is char...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/13674
Aims: Nutritional status can be compromised by food insecurity which is common among HIV infected persons. Providing food assistance is expected to improve food insecurity and nutritional status among persons infected with HIV. This study aimed at examining the relationship of pa...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/10876
Aims: This study investigates the antifungal activity of green tea, neem leaf and aero root medicinal herbal extracts on organic cotton and bamboo knitted fabrics against Aspergillus and Trichoderma reesei. Study Design: To evaluate the antifungal activity of treated fabric using...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/17709