Aims: This study determined the current aggregate levels of job satisfaction, the intrinsic, extrinsic and demographic factors that are related to the job satisfaction of Nigeria National Park Service employees. Study Design: This study was a questionnaire survey. Place and Dura...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2015/9272
Tuo Karim, Béourou Sylvain, Touré André Offianan, Ouattara Karamoko, Silué Kigbafori Dieudonné, Tano Konan Dominique, Adagba Marius, Koffi David, Yao Serge Stephane, Djaman Allico Joseph & Coulibaly Adama·Journal of Advances in Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences·2015
Introduction: Malaria is a deadly parasitic infection in its severe form. It is caused by an endoparasite protozoan transmitted by a mosquito vector. Despite considerable efforts to eradicate it, this endemic disease remains a public health problem because of its high frequency,...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2015/13779
The leading cause of death across the globe is due to cardiovascular diseases complicated by a chronic oxidative stress only partially corrected with orthodox drugs. About 80% of deaths occur in low and middle-income countries of every continent. In order to reduce the burden of...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2015/15549
Aim: This study was designed to study the effects of leaves extracts of four indigenous Nigerian medicinal plants namely- Ficus sur, Jatropha tanjorensis, Mucuna pruriens and Chromolaena odorata on platelets counts and blood coagulation tests (bleeding and clotting times) in allo...
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Research Article10.9734/IBRR/2015/14602
Common sense and simple economics suggest that countries endowed with an abundance of natural resources should prosper. Yet over many years, it has been observed that developing nations rich in oil, gas or mineral resources have been disadvantaged in the drive for economic growth...
Objective and Aim: Nasal septum deviation (NSD) is an important otorhinolaryngologic cause of headache. We evaluated the frequency of common forms of headache in subjects with NSD. Methods: All participants underwent examination, 4-mm rigid nasal endoscopy exam. One hundred and e...
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Research Article10.9734/INDJ/2015/15272
Field trials were conducted at the Manga Agricultural Research Station near Bawku in the Upper East Region to evaluate nine genotypes of Pearl millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.] for adaptation to the Sudan Savanna agro-ecology of northern Ghana. The varieties are: Arrow, Bon...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2015/14640
Production quality in periurban agriculture is question mark regarding to soil potential contamination affecting yields. The level of contaminations of soils and vegetables by copper (Cu), zinc (Cu), cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) around Abidjan city were assessed. Survey was conduct...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2015/15140
Aims: This study was carried out to evaluate the antimicrobial activity of methanol extract of fecal droppings of common house lizard/gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus). Methodology: The antimicrobial activity of the methanol extract of fecal droppings of common house lizard/gecko was...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2015/13059
Aim: The aim of this research was to ascertain the quality of the honeydew honey harvested with wood smoke. Methodology: The sample was stored in a container underlined with aluminium foil and then covered with a cork and kept for subsequent analyses. The sample was analyzed for...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2015/13808
The field study to evaluate the changes in soil chemical properties of TypicQuartzipsamment has been conducted from conventional to organic farming system in Piauí state, Northeastern Brazil. Three areas were were selected: organic (ORG) and conventional (CNV) farming system with...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/14827
Selection from established high yielding pure line wheat cultivars would rarely isolate a new genotype. Inducing new genetic variation in bread wheat populations via gamma ray irradiation and hybridization procedures and isolating drought tolerant genotypes from derived heterogen...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/15018
Aims: Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) can mitigate plant response to severe water stress. On this basis, an experiment was carried out under field conditions to evaluate the effect of arbuscular mycorrhization, realized by a mixture of two AMF species, Rhizophagus intraradices...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/15408
The combined effects Albizia zygia and Tithonia diversifolia biomass on a degraded humid alfisol and maize yield were studied. The experiment was laid out as a randomized complete block design (RCBD) with five treatments and three replicates. The experiment was conducted at the T...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/9180
An understory comparison of the invasive tree species Phellodendron amurense Rupr. and surrounding native tree species at two locations in the greater New York metropolitan region is examined. The understory of canopies consisting of P. amurense was compared with adjacent canopie...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/13067