Aim: To determine the performance of grasscutter does with litter fed cassava-based energy diets. Study Design: The Completely Randomized Design was used in this study. Place and Duration of Study: The study, which lasted for 12 weeks, between March 2014 and June 2014, was carrie...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2015/16920
Aims: The effect of aqueous extracts of castor bean (Ricinus communis L.) On the germination of six cultivated crops was investigated. Study Design: Samples of R. communis were harvested from the region of Gabès (south of Tunisia) and tested at laboratory on crops seeds. Place an...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/16483
The present study aimed at evaluating S. setigera population structure in natural stands and estimating the effect of pretreatment methods on seeds’ germination capacity and seedling establishment. Dendrometrical measurements were performed on 504 S. setigera trees for population...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/17562
The effect of plant population density and varying levels of NPK 15:15:15 fertilizer on the growth, yield and proximate composition of onion (Allium cepa L.) was investigated in a 2-year study, 2010/2011 and 2011/2012. The experiment was a factorial combination of three plant den...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/16666
Endovascular aortic repair (EVAR) is the treatment of choice for patients with descending thoracic aortic aneurysm who are unfit for open surgery. We report a 50-year-old Asian woman who presented with a saccular symptomatic thoracic aortic aneurysm and underwent EVAR with a cove...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/17600
Judith Lum Ndamukong-Nyanga, Helen Kuokuo Kimbi, Irene Ule Ngole Sumbele, Sunjo Cyrilla Bertek, Kangam Lafortune, Kouodjip Nono Larissa, Mbiakop Kemajou Gaelle, Ngapmen Yamadji Arlette Linda, Nyabeyeu Nyabeyeu Hervé, Assomo Ndemba Peguy Brice, Mbang Sophie Marlyse, Calvin Tonga, Kenneth J. N. Ndamukong & Leopold Gustave Lehman·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2015
Introduction/Aim: Malaria is a major public health problem and can lead to fatal consequences within few days if not diagnosed and promptly treated. The aim of this study was to determine the malaria parasite prevalence and assess the performance characteristics of the Partec CyS...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/17927
Aim: Malnutrition in the form of under-nutrition is still a major public health problem in developing countries of sub-Saharan Africa including Nigeria. This study compares the nutritional status of under-five children and their mothers in rural and urban areas of Anambra State N...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/17392
Aims: To recognize heart block as a complication associated with congenitally-corrected transposition of the great arteries (CCTGA). Presentation of the Case: A healthy 36 year old male with CCTGA presented with syncope as a manifestation of heart block. A unique feature of this...
Recent research efforts examining the effects on the brain of listening to music have discovered that music, with specific characteristics, is able to improve cognitive and learning capacity. Recent studies have demonstrated that music, in particular some musical compositions (su...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/17192
Aims: Building cost more currently, and a significant amount of such cost may be caused by increased expenditure on building security. However, various factors constituting the cost of building security are yet to be established. This lack of knowledge has led to an investigation...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/17909
It is well known that pre-school age is the period of grate importance for psychological development and for preparation for school. The process of learning and achievements at school depends on the types of activities selected at pre-school level. Unfortunately, it is often to f...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/16913
The study examined the various strategies adopted by yam farmers of Delta State in coping with the menace of yam beetle (Heteroligus meles). The specific objectives were to: describe the socio-economic characteristics of yam producers in Delta State; ascertain the economic losses...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2015/17041
Aims: To isolate and to characterize the chemical constituents in sinyo nakal (Duranta repens) fruits’ methanol extract. The fruits were collected from Jombang, East Java, Indonesia. Methodology: The fruits have been extracted with n-hexane in previous study to separate the nonpo...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2015/17616
New compounds namely amino-N'-(3-(hydroxyimino)butan-2-ylidene)-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzo[b]thiophene-3-carbohydrazide (1), amino-N'-(thiophen-2-ylmethylene)-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzo[b]thiophene-3-carbohydrazide (2) and amino-N'-(1-(pyridin-2-yl)ethylidene)-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzo[b...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2015/17491
Ghanaian’s demand for refined petroleum products keeps increasing although monthly prices of the product keeps rising. The paper aims to forecast refined petroleum products (gasoline, diesel, kerosene and LPG) future prices trends in Ghana. Employing benchmark techniques, cointeg...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2015/17766