Malaysia is a country that since its independence has endeavoured to practice democratic governance. In line with this, it seeks to ensure that the Malaysian government is representative of the will of the people. To achieve this, there must be in place numerous mechanisms to ens...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/11688
Zimbabwe, the once bread basket country of Southern Africa is experiencing recurring food shortages as a result of poor maize harvest. Researchers and politicians have blamed recurring droughts coupled with and lack of timely planting as the main cause of poor yields. This paper...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2015/13227
Aims: To ascertain the suitability for consumption of some selected refined vegetable oils commonly found and sold in most of the markets located in Nigeria. Study Design: Five different brands of vegetable oils commonly sold in Nigeria market, namely; Grand ground nut oil obtain...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/12940
The study reviewed baseline conditions of the third National Fadama Development Project in Kogi State from beneficiaries’ perspective. The synthesis was based on interview with 100 randomly selected members of adama - users, focus group discussion and official document of the pro...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2015/11283
This paper presents the results obtained during the development and implementation of two distributing motion control algorithms as part of an X-Y cutting table. One algorithm issues commands to the motor drivers on every sample cycle while the other does it only when a control p...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/13429
Weight loss and electrochemical (open circuit potential (OCP), linear sweep voltammetry (LSV) and Potentiodynamic polarization (PDP)) techniques were used to assess the effectiveness of Gnetum africana leaves extracts as corrosion inhibitor for mild steel in 1.0 M hydrochloric ac...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/13605
Aims: This work aims at finding out the effectiveness of a commercial micro-switch as the base component for building bump sensor for a design of a robotic fish. Methodology: A pair of micro switch (the type commonly used in computer mouse and similar devices) were assembled betw...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/13768
Aims: Emblica officinalis, locally known as Amla, is a highly nutritious seasonal fruit. The processed fruit could be an important dietary source of natural vitamin C with potent antioxidant activity. The aim of present investigation was to study factors influencing antioxidant p...
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Research Article10.9734/BJPR/2014/6643
Aim: This paper analyses the global and European responses to the break out of the H1N1 virus in 2009 and highlights the major deficiencies of the European authorization procedure of vaccines against H1N1 pandemic flu. Study Design: The study analyses the institutional reactions...
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Research Article10.9734/BJPR/2014/12966
Stefano Rusconi, Roberta Gagliardini, Felicia Stefania Falvella, Dario Cattaneo, Valentina Di Cristo, Andrea De Luca, Massimiliano Fabbiani, Emilio Clementi, Massimo Galli & Simona Di Giambenedetto·Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International·2014
Background: Atazanavir, an antiretroviral drug of the protease inhibitor class, is co-administered with ritonavir to inhibit atazanavir metabolism and decrease pharmacokinetic variability. Atazanavir is metabolised mainly by CYP3A4/5 enzymes. High CYP3A intersubject variability h...
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Research Article10.9734/BJPR/2014/14348
Ηerpes Gladiatorum (HG) outbreaks should be regarded as serious long term infections that can have negative consequences on the health of individual athletes and the athletic community as a whole. Purpose: The main goal of this analysis was to provide a scientific basis and evide...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/12794
The prevalence of sickle cell disease (SCD) is high in the southwest region of Saudi Arabia. Liver involvement in patients with SCD represents a challenging medical problem in clinical practice and carrying a high morbidity and mortality rates. We reported two cases of young pati...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/13755
Nephrotic syndrome (NS) is associated with edema, proteinuria, hyperlipidemia, and an increased risk for deep vein thrombosis. Therapy may include glucocorticoids, immunosuppressive therapy, and/or chemotherapy. Each is associated with significant toxicity. Adrenocorticotrophic h...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/13992
Introduction: Dental caries, an important public health problem of children and adolescent has multi factorial causation. Different studies have brought out varying prevalence and attributed its increase to dietary factors, poor oral hygiene, lack of knowledge and paternal sociod...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/14274
Aims: The main aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of laser over cryosurgery and to evaluate the intensity of repigmentation after both interventions during a period of 9 months.” Study Designs: This study was a randomized controlled clinical split mouth trial. Place an...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/12870