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A General Assessment of the Functional Impact of Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis

Iryna Lobanova & Olena Myalovitska · International Neuropsychiatric Disease Journal · 2015

Introduction: Long-term disability in patients with acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) is caused not only by neurological deficiency, but also by the difficulties with social and psychological adaptation. Together with neurological condition, a very important role in cli...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/INDJ/2015/14217

Career Counseling and Life Trajectories in France: Research and Perspectives for Single Parenthood

Marcel Lourel, Ofélia Petric-Tatu, Frédérique Gros, Caroline Closon, Liliane Rioux, Pascale Desrumaux & Virginie Prud'homme · Advances in Research · 2015

The work–family literature is abundant, and there are a considerable number of manuscripts in the field. The main goal of this note is to discuss the fact that certain social, affective and economic aspects can impacts a single woman’s life trajectory. We try to examine the psych...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AIR/2015/16166

Assessment of Particulate Air Quality in Ho Municipality, Ghana

B. B. K. Keteku, N. Bakobie, R. Adongo, A. B. Duwiejuah & S. Sovoe · Advances in Research · 2015

Aims: The study was to assess particulate air quality in some selected areas in the Ho municipality. Study Design: Thirty (30) samples were collected from ten (10) different sites in the Ho municipality using Mini Vol air sampler. Place and Duration of Study: Samples were collect...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AIR/2015/16031

Effect of Sinusoidal Excitation on Fluid Flow across a Cu-Mica Micro-Channel

Sandeep Arya, Saleem Khan, Harneet Kour Khajuria, Sonakshi Sharma, Santoresh Kumari & Parveen Lehana · Advances in Research · 2015

Micro-fluidic devices integrated with on-chip control circuitry have been widely used in various biological and chemical synthesis applications. The objective of this paper is to investigate the effect of gravity, temperature, pulse width modulation (PWM) and sinusoidal excitatio...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AIR/2015/15197

Agricultural Commercialization and Adaptation to Climate Change and Variability in Semi-Arid Central Tanzania

A. B. Chitimbe & E. T. Liwenga · Journal of Agriculture and Ecology Research International · 2015

Aims: The study was conducted to investigate the implications of smallholder agricultural commercialization on adaptation to climate change in semi-arid central Tanzania. Study Design: Descriptive survey and observational designs were used in this study. Moreover, analytical desi...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JAERI/2015/16276

Effect of Inoculum Size and Culture Age on the Cellular Properties and Host-Pathogen Interactions of Cryptococcus neoformans

Khi Khi Choo, Pei Pei Chong, Anthony Siong Hock Ho & Phelim Voon Chen Yong · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2015

Aims: Cryptococcus neoformans is a fungal pathogen which infection caused devastating morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised patients. The present study investigated the effect of culture starting inoculum size and culture age towards cellular properties of C. neoformans an...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BMRJ/2015/16464

Prevalence and Economic Impact of Bovine Fasciolosis at Kampala City Abattoir, Central Uganda

Nambafu Joan, Musisi John Stephen, Mwambi Bashir, James Kiguli, Patrick Orikiriza, Joel Bazira, Herbert Itabangi & Iramiot J. Stanley · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2015

Aim: This study was carried out to determine the prevalence of bovine fasciolosis in indigenous cattle slaughtered in Kampala City abattoir and to compare the diagnostic efficiency of fecal and post mortem examination. The study also assessed the economic impact of bovine fasciol...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BMRJ/2015/15274

Fatal Pulmonary Penicillosis in Camels (Camelus dromedarius)

Elham Abdelbasit Suleiman, Salma Bushra Elmagboal, Fahad Elghazali, Manal Hassan Salih & Omer Mohamed Ahmed · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2015

Aim: The present study was conducted to investigate the cause of death associated with lung abscesses of dead dromedary camels. Materials and Methods: Lung biopsy was examined by culturing onto Sabouraud's dextrose agar (SDA) media supplemented with chloramphenicol. Colony develo...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BMRJ/2015/13925

Aflatoxins Investigation and Mycobiota of Selected Marketed Smoked - Dried Fish Samples in Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria and Their Environmental Health Implications

Emmanuel Dayo Fagbohun & Opeyemi Uwangbaoje Lawal · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2015

Aims: This study was carried out to assess the mycobiota and aflatoxins contamination in selected common smoked-dried fish samples sold at Ojo Oba market in Ado Ekiti, Nigeria and their environmental health implications. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Microbiology, Ek...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BMRJ/2015/16260

- 251 A/T Single Nucleotide Polymorphism of Interleukin 8 and Susceptibility to Acute Myocardial Infarction

Hussain A. Yamany, Sahar A. M. Ali & Mahmoud K. Ahmed · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2015

Background: Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide A well-characterized IL8 gene single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) at position −251 A/T is the only one known to influence its expression and was associated with several dis...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BMRJ/2015/16051

Antibacterial Potential of Ethyl-Acetate Extracts of Marine Streptomyces spp. AIAH-10 against Drug Resistant Escherichia coli

Md. Anwarul Haque, Ashish Kumar Sarker, Mohammad Sayful Islam & Md. Anwar Ul Islam · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2015

The rapid increase in drug resistance among bacteria is a public health challenge in the 21st century. To combat drug resistance, searching for new broad-spectrum antibiotics is urgent and marine microbial flora may be a potential source. The present study was designed to isolate...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BMRJ/2015/15275

Greenhouse Gas Fluxes and Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Following Single Summer Tillage Event

Prakriti Bista, Urszula Norton, Rajan Ghimire & Jay B. Norton · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2015

No-till farming results in gradual buildup of soil organic matter (SOM) and re-introduction of tillage can often reverse it. However, tillage in low precipitation regions may be needed to manage weeds and disperse accumulation of immobile soil nutrients. The main objective of thi...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IJPSS/2015/16234

Ultraviolet-visible and Infrared Spectroscopic Studies of Soil Humic Acids

Minakhi Kachari, Punam Belwar, Krishna Dutta, Annapurna Sarmah, Partha P. Saikia & Mrinal K. Baruah · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2015

Structural characterization of humic acids extracted from surface, below 15 cm depth and 30 cm depth tea garden soils have been studied here. Instrumental analysis of the organic substances were carried out using UV-Visible and IR spectroscopies. The results reveal low level of h...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IJPSS/2015/16032

Effect of Soil Zinc and Boron on the Yield and Uptake of Wheat in an Acid Soil of West Bengal, India

Amiya Biswas, D. Mukhopadhyay & Asim Biswas · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2015

The production of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), an important staple food in the world, is often restricted due to micronutrients status in soil. Micronutrient deficiency in soil including boron (B) and zinc (Zn) is quite widespread in Asian countries including India due to preval...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IJPSS/2015/15921