Aim: To evaluate the Anaerobic microbiological activities and souring potential of a Nigerian deep water offshore oil production facility with special emphasis on functional group activities. Methodology: CSB-K medium was used for the anaerobic microbial activity assay such as th...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/13588
Aims: The present work was designed to investigate the production of proteases from an Egyptian bacterial isolate. Study Design: Samples were collected from soil, water and food, and screened for the isolation of proteases producing bacteria. The highest proteases producing isola...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/15435
Aims: The study was conducted to examine the efficacy of dietery black cumin seed oil (Nigella sativa) on the immune response of climbing perch, Anabas testudineus against A. hydrophila. Place and Duration: This experiment was performed in the Laboratory of Fisheries and Marine B...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/15330
Molecular techniques were used for studying the epidemiology of Escherichia coli from five major towns in Ondo state, namely; Akure and Ondo, Owo, Okiutipupa and Ikare-Akoko. In total, 807 urine and faecal samples of apparently healthy primary school pupils were gathered between...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/14535
Aims: The aim of this short communication is to report strategies of how to improve patient`s adherence. Methodology: 60 psychiatric in-patients were subdivided into three subsamples with different methods to organize outpatient treatment, one third was informed about the importa...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/12992
The present paper deals with the flow of an incompressible couple stress fluid past a porous spheroidal shell which is made up of two confocal prolate spheroids S0 and S1 where S0 is within S1. The spheroid S0 is taken to be a solid and the annular region between S0 and S1 is por...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/13368
This paper explored the status, challenges and livelihood opportunities of women small scale agro processors in selected rural communities of the Ga East district of the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. It aimed at identifying the needs and options available to these women and the...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/15523
The experiment investigated the effect of yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae (SC) on gut microflora and gut morphology integrity of broiler chickens. A total number of 324 day old Arbor Acres broilers chicks were allocated to 9 x 3 replicates pens consisting of twelve birds each. On...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/15810
Composite blends were formulated from guna protein/cellulose based biomaterials. The blends ratios prepared using solution method to produce blends ratios of (90/10 to 0/100). These were subjected to soil burial tests from 20 days through 80 days. FTIR analysis was carried on the...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2015/12722
Because the density of non-ranks in the interval 1...Pj is smaller than the average density of non-ranks of parent primes in the interval 1...L , where , there is an inferior limit on the number of twin ranks up to a prime Pj , and hence on the number of twin primes u...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2015/16023
Aims: The anti-ulcer effects of methanol extract of Mangifera indica L stem bark was investigated on wistar rats. Place and Duration of Study: The study was carried out between August and November 2013 in the Pharmacology Laboratory of Department of Pharmacology, Facul...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2015/14569
Surgical management of the cancer with empyema has rarely been reported in the literature because few of such cases are operable. Many patients might be misevaluated because of the incorrect staging associated with an acute or sub-acute infection. Even in the presence of an opera...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/16007
Erectile dysfunction (ED) is the persistent inability to attain /or maintain an erection of the penis adequate for satisfactory sexual intercourse. This condition has been found to be more common, to occur earlier and to be more difficult to treat in men with Diabetes mellitus (D...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/15497
The Study examined an assessment on effect of adoption of small scale irrigation technologies by fadama users in agricultural zone III of Niger state, Nigeria. The broad objective of the study was to examine an assessment on effect of adoption of small scale irrigation technologi...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2015/15282
Droughts are major natural disasters for many parts of the world. Dry areas where the precipitation pattern is markedly seasonal, or is otherwise highly variable, are the most susceptible. The Iranian Prairies are often subjected to drought, and it is sometimes catastrophic There...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2015/14375