Coconut water, a natural nutritious beverage that contains several biologically active chemical substances, is used in the management/treatment of several disorders in Eastern Nigeria. This study was set up to evaluate the antioxidant potential of coconut water and its effect on...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2015/9805
The E1 Copper Binding Domain of Full-Length Amyloid Precursor Protein Promotes Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition in DU145 Cells in an Isoform-Specific Manner Epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) confers migratory and dynamic properties on cells and, as such, plays a pivo...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2015/14873
Evaluation of the Effects of Methanolic Extract of Alligator Pepper (Aframomum melegueta) on Serum creatinine, Blood Urea Nitrogen and Electrolytes in Wistar Albino Rats The effect of methanolic extract of Alligator pepper (Aframomum melegueta) (AME) on the serum creatinine, bloo...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2015/15061
Prognostic Value of Leptin Gene Polymorphisms in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients in Egypt Aim: The work wasto study polymorphisms in the LEP gene in type 2 diabetics in Minia, Egypt and determined the relationship between the leptin and c-peptide levels in different genotypes a...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2015/14694
Antiplasmodial Activity of Ethanolic Leaf Extracts of Spilanthes uliginosa, Ocimum basilicum (Sweet Basil), Hyptis spicigera and Cymbopogon citratus on Mice Exposed to Plasmodium berghei Nk 65 In Africa and elsewhere, medicinal plants including Spilanthes uliginosa, Ocimum basili...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2015/9806
The study examined the determinants of credit accessibility among cotton farmers in the Northern Guinea Savanna zone of Nigeria. A purposive sampling technique was adopted to select two hundred and forty (240) cotton farmers for enumeration. Primary data were collected using stru...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2015/13538
This research proposes the thesis that liberative pedagogy is germane for the realization of such ennobling ideals like independence, freedom, creativity and development. The work has among its objectives the task of exposing the idea and ideals of liberative pedagogy articulated...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/13455
Hayat M. Farah, Tigani H. Elamin, Hassan E. Khalid, Abdel Rahim M. El. Hussein, Zakia A. Mohammed & Husna M. El Basheir·Biotechnology Journal International·2014
In vitro Antitheilerial Activity of Paluther (Artemether 80) Against Theileria lestoquardi Aim: The aim of this study was to screen Artemether 80 for activity against Theileria lestoquardi (Apicomplexa: Theileridae) using buparvaquone as a standard drug. Study Design: In vitro st...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2015/10605
Following the outbreak of the sovereign debt crisis in the euro zone, austerity policies have emerged as the solution to the ills devastating the economies on the periphery. The impact of fiscal consolidation policies on growth remains an open question. There is widespread accept...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2015/15177
The subject of this paper addresses how the academic world depends upon peer reviews of scholarly narratives. The goals of this paper are to present a challenge to how such narratives are usually performed subject to a strict set of rules and regulations that have become formulai...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/13050
Smallholder farmers in western Kenya who plant maize (Zea mays L.) intercropped with beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) face many challenges associated with nutrient-poor soils and weather-related crop failures. In regions where temperatures are favorable, crops are grown twice per ye...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/14476
In recent years thematic mapping has undergone a drastic change due to advances in technology, as the result of this different aspects of field of study begin to emerge while others has been transformed. Soil mapping is an example of these aspects. Soil information is one of the...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/14789
Lúcio Fábio Lourençato, Nerilde Favaretto, Fabrício Augusto Hansel, Agnes de Paula Scheer, Luiz Fernando de Lima Luz Junior, Luiz Cláudio de Paula Souza, Jeferson Dieckow & Andressa Cristhy Buch·International Journal of Plant & Soil Science·2014
Poor soil management and intensive use of pesticides causes serious damage to soil and water quality in Brazil. To confirm this, two studies were conducted in an area with intensive farming in Southern Brazil with objectives to evaluate the level of pesticides in the river adjace...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/14419
A unique feature of the Ghanaian Parliament as compared with other democratic institutions of State is the establishment and development of recognized caucuses. The objective of these caucuses is to promote the development of the ideals of society and democratic principles within...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/14119
A field trial was conducted to evaluate the effects of composted rice husks plus poultry manure rates on the soil chemical properties, morphological growth and yield of three varieties of cucumber (Cucumis sativus). The experiment was a 3 × 4 factorial laid out in a randomized co...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/13603