Background: In most developing countries, intestinal parasites are the major cause of morbidity and mortality killing millions of patients each year. Hence, this study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of intestinal protozoans in HIV/AIDS patients on ART in three hospita...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/15737
Aims: This study was carried out to ascertain the prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection and its relationship to gender and age among apparently healthy students of a tertiary institution in North-eastern Nigeria. Study Design: Sero-prevalence of HBsAg in relation to gender an...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2015/16469
Background: Malaria still remains a life-threatening disease worldwide causing between 190 and 311 million cases of malaria in 2008. Due to the ever increasing resistance to malaria drugs, source reduction has been recognized as a complementary approach to further reduce malaria...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2015/11813
Aim: To optimize conditions for maximum recovery of protein from wet blue as large quantities of chromium containing biological solid wastes are generated in the tanning industry which poses environmental hazard. The chromium recovery from this acidic (pH ≃ 3.5) solid waste is...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/17107
Introduction: Industrial effluent often contains heavy metals which bio-accumulate in biological systems and persist in the environment, thereby constituting public health problems. Plantain (Musa paradisiaca) wastes, which are easily available, could be used to produce resource...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/16989
Contamination of groundwater resources is more often associated with the infiltration of pollutants from anthropogenic activities such as waste dump sites and industrial effluents. Similar to this, reported results may be limited in its accuracy by poor sampling and analytical te...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/14955
The study examined the sources of risk and management strategies of monocropping and intercopping systems in Kebbi State, Nigeria with the aim of identifying the most important sources of risk and coping strategies. The study is based on primary data gathered through a questionna...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2015/17308
The paper analyzed constraints to the adoption of improved cassava varieties among rural cassava farmers in Imo state, Nigeria. Specifically, it analyzed the sources of information on improved cassava varieties, identified improved cassava varieties planted, determined level of a...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2015/14421
The study investigated indigenous mitigation and adaptation to climate change among small holder farmers in Arochukwu area of Abia state, Nigeria. The study described the socio-economic characteristics of farmers, ascertained their indigenous mitigation and adaptation to climate...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2015/15605
Aim: To assess the antibiotic biosynthetic potential of actinomycete isolates from rhizospheric soil samples collected from Ngaka Modiri Molema district in North West Province of South Africa. Study Design: The analysis of biosynthetic gene clusters through PCR-based approach pre...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/14627
Two different species of Aspergillus are able to produce kojic acid at higher concentrations under static conditions in the present study. Various physicochemical parameters which influence the production of kojic acid are optimized by means of One-factor-at-a-time method. The ot...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/15325
Aim: The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of Disabling Hearing impairment and describe socio-demographic and hearing related risk factors as possible predictors of disabling hearing impairment. Study Design: This was a Cross-sectional and descriptive study Place a...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2015/16822
Rotary tillage implements are now being projected as important rotary tools that result in production of fine tilth soil however the rotavator being in line with the tractor at the back cannot be used in orchards due to the hindrance posed by narrow space between the trees. Hence...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2015/16396
Aims: To assess the knowledge and attitude of post- graduate medical students regarding evidence based medicine (EBM) and to find out the barriers against its implementation, if any. Study Design: Medical college based cross-sectional survey. Place and Duration of Study: The stud...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/16398
Four vegetable oils (cotton seed oil, palm kernel oil, neem seed oil and palm oil) were characterized with respect to their physicochemical properties and fatty acids profiles with the aim of investigating their suitability as quenching media for medium carbon steels. The physico...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/16177