Due to the combined effect of urbanization and changes in lifestyle, consumption of bread in Nigeria has increased significantly over the years. On 15 July 2012, the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) announced the cassava bread policy mandating flour mills and bakeries to inclu...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/16706
Aims: The purpose of this research was to establish a five-arsenic-species separation and analysis method including arsenite [As(III)], arsenate [As(V)], monomethylarsonate (MMA), dimethylarsonate (DMA) and arsenocholine (AsC) in water sample by liquid chromatography with hydride...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/16992
This paper presents a new methodology of estimating the mass flow rate of gases flowing outward from room, the mass flow rate of the outer air entering a room and the rate of combustible material gasification in building based on solving the problem of inverse enclosure fire dyna...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/18212
Three varieties of Ipomoea batatas and two varieties of Manihot esculenta leaves were analysed for their proximate and major essential element (Magnesium, Calcium and Iron) contents using standard analytical methods. The nutritive values for all the samples were high ranging from...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/17184
This paper focuses on analyzing the influence of chaotic oscillations on Markov process using numerical simulation based on qualitative methods to detect different types of chaotic oscillations depending on Transition-Probability matrix of Markov process. The dissipative chaotic...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/18233
Abstract: An optimum design of non-linear steel frames using an effective artificial intelligence algorithm is presented. To consider the actual behavior of steel connections, the studied steel frames were designed as semi rigid connections. The Frye and Morris polynomial model i...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/16831
Production of certain substances that inhibit other microorganisms in the microbial environment of the oral cavity could serve as aggressive by product that may eliminate competitors and pathogens. Hence, this study was carried out to isolate and identify microorganisms from the...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2015/17649
Séverin Donald Kamdem, Palmer Masumbe Netongo, Michel Kengne, Jacqueline Dongtsa, Takam Patricee, Donfack Sontsa Olivier Trésor & Barbara Atogho-Tiedeu·International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health·2015
Aim: We aimed at studying the influence of some potential interference factors on the immunochromatographic Rapid Diagnostic Tests commonly used in Cameroon for the diagnosis of Human Immunodeficiency Virus / Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) and Hepatitis B (HBV) wh...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2015/16624
Background: Despite the evidence that lifestyle modifications (LSMs) play important role in glycaemic control, adherence to healthy lifestyles has been variable in Nigeria and this has great impact on the success or failure of pharmacological care. Aim: The study was designed to...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2015/16069
Gregory Edie Halle Ekane, Fulbert George Nkwele Mangala, Thomas Egbe Obinchemti, Charlotte Tchuente Nguefack, Theophile Nana Njamen, Jacques Tsingaing Kamgaing & Eugene Belley Priso·International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health·2015
One of the objectives of the fifth Millennium Development Goal [MGD] is to decrease annually by 5.5% the maternal mortality so as to attain a three- quarter’s reduction of the world’s burden by the year 2015. The health care referral system has been shown to play an important rol...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2015/18111
Aim: To determine the sensitivity of Staphylococcus aureus to commonly used antibiotics in patients with skin, soft tissue and upper respiratory tract infections. Study Design: Cross sectional. Place and Duration of Study: Samples were obtained from Ruiru District Hospital, Kenya...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2015/16516
Aims: Allogeneic bone marrow (BM) has been shown to support human islet survival and function in long-term culture by initiating human islet vascularization and β-cell regeneration. Various BM subpopulations may play different roles in human islet functions and survival. In this...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/17536
Malaria prevalence, the use of intermittent preventive therapy (IPT) and long lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) was studied among pregnant women in Onitsha, Anambra State, Nigeria. Peripheral blood were obtained from 204 pregnant women and examined microscopically for malaria par...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2015/16630
Aim: The Spontaneously Diabetic Torii (SDT) fatty rat is a novel obese type 2 diabetic model, showing hyperphagia, obesity, and diabetes mellitus from a young age. In this study, we investigated the effects of isolation stress on pathophysiology in SDT fatty rats. Methods: SDT fa...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/17988
Judith Lum Ndamukong-Nyanga, Helen Kuokuo Kimbi, Irene Ule Ngole Sumbele, Yannick Nana, Sunjo Cyrilla Bertek, Kenneth J. N. Ndamukong & Leopold Gustave Lehman·International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health·2015
Aims: Malaria and soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections are parasitic diseases afflicting populations that are impoverished and malnourished. The aim of this study was to assess the influence of altitude and urbanisation on Co-infection of malaria and soil-transmitted helmin...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2015/17926